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Exams

The CAT 2024 exam is scheduled for November 24, 2024, and will serve as a key step for admission to the 21 IIMs and top MBA colleges across India. IIM Calcutta will be conducting this year’s exam. As per the official CAT notification released on July 28, 2024, the registration process will open on August 1, 2024, and close on September 20, 2024.

Given the challenging nature of the CAT exam, it’s important to begin preparation well in advance, ideally at least nine months before the exam. However, if you haven’t started yet, there's still time. The final batch of the IMS CATapult Live Online Program for CAT 2024 starts in August, offering a chance to complete the syllabus and be exam-ready.

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NPAT 2023 Syllabus

The 10+2 standard is the basis of the NMIMS NPAT 2023 Syllabus. The syllabus is created with subjects and issues that are broadly and popularly accessible and approachable with common sense and general intelligence, taking varied backgrounds of candidates into consideration.

 

The following are the subject-by-topic specifics of the NMIMS NPAT 2023 syllabus:

Paper 1

  1. Quantitative and Numerical Ability

Contents

Description

Number System

Fractions, Surds, and Decimals, Number Series

Arithmetic

Percentages, Profit & Loss, Discount, Compound Interest & Annuities, Ratio & Proportions, Time, Work & Distance, 2D & 3D Figures- Areas & Volumes

Algebra

Basic Algebraic Identities, Equations - Linear & Quadratic sequence, and Series (AP, GP)

Sets and Functions

Sets, Operation on Sets, and their Applications using Venn Diagrams, functions

Elementary Statistics & Probability

Mean, Mode, and Median, Measures of Dispersion

Trigonometry

Trigonometric Ratios, identities, Height, and Distances

 

2. Reasoning & General Intelligence

Contents

Description

Critical Thinking

Decision Making (Take into cognizance various rules/conditions and take decisions based upon those rules/conditions) Problem-Solving (To analyze the given information and condense all the information in a suitable form and answer the questions asked)

Verbal-logical reasoning

Derive conclusions from logical premises or assess the validity of arguments based on the statement of facts

Data sufficiency

Judge if the information given is sufficient to answer the question or if some additional information is required

Numerical Reasoning

Venn Diagram (Identify the class-sub class relationship among a given group of items and illustrate it diagrammatically) Mathematical Equalities

Data Interpretation

Be able to use the information given in graphs and charts to answer questions

Spatial Reasoning

Figure Analogy (Choosing the figure from the alternatives that match with the relationship specified by a given figural pair) Figure Matching / Classification (Notice the common quality in figures to be able to match figures or find the odd one out) Figure Series (To discover a pattern in the formation of figures in a sequence to be able to complete the series / identify the missing figures)

 

  1. Proficiency in the English Language

Contents

Description

Error Recognition

Recognizing grammatical structure and usage.

Applied Grammar

Using prepositions, determiners, connectives, and tenses appropriately.

Vocabulary

Grasping the meaning of underlined words in sentences

Contextual Usage

Using appropriate words in the given context

Sequencing of Ideas

Putting ideas into logical sequence by putting jumbled sentences in the correct order

Reading Comprehension Total 3 Passages; 400-500 words in each passage & 5 Questions will be per Passage

Locating Information, grasping ideas, identifying relationships, interpreting ideas, moods, characteristics of characters, tone of the passage, inferring, getting the central theme, evaluating

 

Paper 2

  1. Spatial Ability and Visualization Skills

Contents

Description

Principle of Perception and visual design

Principles of Perception - Continuation and Closure, Similarity, Proximity by Gestalt

Sight and thought perception according to Huxley-Lester Model

Cognitive Perception involves a multitude of mental processes: analysis and recognition, interpretation, comparison, memory, salience, association, and inventory,

Principles of Design: Emphasis and Unity, Pattern, Balance, Rhythm, Contrast, Movement, and Proportion,

Semiotics (Science of signs and symbols): Indexical, Iconic, and Symbolic,

Pragmatics of Graphics Design with its Syntax, Semantics

Spatial relationships assessment

Explanation of Space- Light and Scale (Spatial Properties)

Constructivism— visual blueprinting (relating a pattern of shapes or arranging a series of planes together visually)

Orthographic representations

Isometric representations

Perspectives

Knowledge of practical and everyday mechanical and scientific concepts

Knowledge of form and material, usability, and emotional impact (day-to-day objects)

Basic Mechanics

Concept of Patterns in Data

 

  1. Observation & Problem Solving

Contents

Description

Ability to reveal hidden attributes in situations, people, normal things, and events, and create a critical view

Skill to detect complications/problems related to ease-of-use of modern / routinely used devices

Ability to understand and analyze relations between 2D and 3D objects

Implementing awareness of certain details, inferring, and predicting. analyzing, reasoning, classifying

Creative Problem-Solving Techniques (Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, and Verification)

Bottom-to-top and top-to-down approaches

Skill to differentiate devious differences in visual properties and aesthetic outcomes.

Knowledge of the spatial composition, lighting, Golden Ratio, Rule of Thirds, Balance, and color preference (Hue, Saturation, lightness)

Using these to solve problems

Fonts and symbols used as part of communication or awareness of fonts

Understanding the principles of design and its perception, Usage of a design component, & spatial properties, cultural tendency, and structured design process

 

  1. General Awareness & Design Sensibility

Contents

Description

General awareness of environmental factors i.e. natural resources, water, weather, climate, population, pollution, vegetation, etc., and their suggestions on the product design, various images, wide infrastructure, and changing environment.

Environmental Design to gain sustainability- Green Design

Changes in Process and Products ( focus on subtle products)

Awareness of social and cultural relationships with design, historical artifacts, social responsibility, and environmentally sustainable design responses.

Designing for Social and cultural sustainability- Inclusive Design

Principles of Inclusive design: Responsiveness, Flexibility, Convenience, Accommodation, Welcoming, and Real

Visual culture- Expression of Culture through visual images.

History of Art, sculpture, and Literature

Art Movements / Periods- Basic Info

Renowned sculptures, historical artists, and their paintings.