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The NMAT exam analysis 2025 will be released after the exam is conducted successfully in Dec 2025. The exam analysis is given based on the feedback of test takers. Based on the previous year's analysis, there's seen a reduction in Reading Comprehension from 3 passages to 2 passages in all shifts. The logical section was considered time-consuming by many students, whereas the quantitative ability section was considered difficult.
NMAT 2025 exam analysis was based on three equal sections, Language Skills, Quantitative Ability, and Logical Reasoning, containing 108 questions on the exam. The exam authority prepares the NMAT 2025 paper analysis. The exam will be administered in the first to second weeks of December 2025.
NMAT Expected Exam Analysis and Ideal Attempts
NMAT 2025 exam analysis includes difficulty level, topic-wise distribution of questions, section-wise weightage, marking method, total number of excellent attempts, and projected cutoff. You can find the expected paper analysis in the tabular below for a reference to prepare form the exam.
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NMAT Exam Section |
NMAT Difficulty Level |
Sectional Time Limit (in minutes) |
Number of Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Language Skills |
Easy |
28 |
36 |
|
Logical Reasoning |
Moderate |
40 |
36 |
|
Quantitative Skills |
Difficulty |
52 |
36 |
|
Overall |
Moderately Difficult |
120 |
108 |
NMAT Previous Year Analysis
Check out the section below to learn more about the NMAT exam analysis from the previous year. To help you prepare, we have provided NMAT analysis for past years, including 2024-2020.
NMAT 2024 Exam Analysis
The exam was held from November 5th to December 20th, 2024. The exam anaysis for each section has been provided below.
NMAT Language Skills
The details of the Language Skills section is as follows:
|
NMAT Topics |
No. of Questions |
|
Reading Comprehension (3 RCs of 4 questions each were asked in NMAT 2024) |
12 |
|
Para-jumbles (3 Qs were based on 4 sentences, and 3 Qs were based on 5 sentences) |
6 |
|
Analogy (Similar pair of words) |
4 |
|
Fill in the blanks (Vocabulary-based Questions: Double fill-in-the-blanks, 2 words were used for each option) |
4 |
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Fill in the blanks (Preposition-based Questions: 3 fill-in-the-blanks, 5 prepositions were given) |
4 |
|
Spot the Error (Qs were based on underlined phrases/group of words, with one group being incorrect) |
6 |
NMAT Quantitative Skills
The details of the Quantitative Skills section is as follows:
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NMAT Topics |
No. of Questions |
|
Numbers |
2 |
|
Percentage |
3 |
|
Pair of simultaneous equations |
1 |
|
Simple Interest/Compound Interest |
1 |
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Profit, Loss and Discount |
3 |
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Time and Work |
2 |
|
Log-based |
1 |
|
Ratio/Partnership |
2 |
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Geometric progression |
1 |
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Permutation and Combination |
5 |
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Probability |
3 |
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Data Interpretation (2 DI sets with 4 questions each. 1. Caselet – Set theory percentage based, three subjects, students like which subject. 2. Line graph + Bar Graph – based on share prices of a company and their investment.) |
8 |
|
Data Sufficiency (Qs were based on numbers and Time and work) |
4 |
NMAT Logical Reasoning
The details of the Logical Reasoning section is as follows:
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NMAT Exam Topics |
No. of Questions |
|
Analytical Reasoning |
|
|
Data Arrangement (2 sets of 4 Qs based. First set: 5 authors, 5 books written in 5 months and Second set: In a wedding reception, seven dishes are served in an order) |
8 |
|
AR – Rank based |
1 |
|
Input-Output (1 set of 4 Qs each – Numbers and alphabets based) |
4 |
|
Statement based. Four friends have numbers with different divisibility |
1 |
|
Venn Diagram – Rectangle, Circle, Oval shapes-based |
1 |
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Missing number – Image based |
1 |
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Fact statement based. Three facts with different conditions are given. |
1 |
|
Verbal Reasoning |
|
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Statement/Assumption |
4 |
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Statement/ Conclusion |
3 |
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Statement /Argument |
4 |
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Statement /Inference |
3 |
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Meaning of Sentence |
1 |
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Course of Action |
2 |
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Syllogism |
2 |
NMAT 2023 Exam Analysis
The exam was held from Oct 10- Dec 19, 2023. The exam anaysis for each section has been provided below.
| Section | Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Language Skills | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate to Tough |
| Total | Moderate |
NMAT 2022 Exam Analysis
NMAT 2022 was conducted from Oct 10, 2022, to Dec 19, 2022. NMAT section-wise analysis was updated in the table below.
| NMAT Sections | NMAT Difficulty Level |
| Language Skills | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Skills | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning Skills | Moderate |
| Overall | Moderate |
NMAT 2022 Difficulty Level
NMAT exam analysis 2022 has been listed below:
- The NMAT 2022 exam was moderate in difficulty level.
- The NMAT question paper contained no surprises.
- The NMAT Quantitative Skills part was the most difficult.
- The portion on Logical Reasoning was the simplest.
Also Read: Scholarship Through NMAT 2025 by GMAC
NMAT 2022 Section-Wise Time Limit
NMAT 2025 section-wise time duration limit is given below with a range of scores and the number of questions asked in each section.
| NMAT Sections | NMAT Questions | Range of Score | Time Allotted |
| Logical Reasoning | 36 | 12 to 120 | 40 Minutes |
| Quantitative Skills | 36 | 12 to 120 | 52 Minutes |
| Language Skills | 36 | 12 to 120 | 28 Minutes |
Also Read: Understanding NMAT Normalization Process 2024
NMAT 2021 Exam Analysis
NMAT 2021 was conducted from Oct 14, 2021, to Dec 27, 2021.
| NMAT Sections | NMAT Difficulty Level |
| Logical Reasoning | Moderate |
| Quantitative Skills | Moderate |
| Language Skills | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate |
NMAT 2021 Section-Wise Difficulty Levels
NMAT 2021 section-wise levels of difficulty are mentioned below.
- NMAT 2021 was not too challenging.
- NMAT 2021 logical reasoning questions were moderately difficult and demanded a lot of analysis.
- NMAT 2021 quantitative skills section has been rated as being only a little bit challenging to attempt.
- Due to some of the questions' length, the Language Skills section was a little challenging.
- In total, 70 to 80 questions on the NMAT 2021 could have been easily answered in the allotted 120 minutes.
Also Read: How are Scaled Scores Calculated in NMAT by GMAC?
NMAT 2020 Paper Analysis
NMAT 2020 exam started on Nov 4, 2020. For an NMAT section-wise analysis of 2020, see the table below.
| Logical Reasoning | Quantitative Skills | Language Skills | Exam Date |
| Moderate | Moderate to Difficult | Moderate to Tough | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Easy | Easy | Moderate | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Difficult | Moderate | Moderate | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Difficult | Easy to Moderate | Moderate | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Moderate | Easy | Moderate | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Moderate | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Difficult | Moderate | Moderate | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Difficult | Moderate to Difficult | Moderate | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Easy to Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Nov 24, 2025 |
NMAT 2020 Section-wise Difficulty Level
According to feedback from candidates who took the exam, the NMAT 2020 difficulty level of the exam was considered to be moderate to difficult.
| NMAT Sections | NMAT 2020 Difficulty Level | NMAT Topics Asked |
| Language Skills | Moderately Difficult |
|
| Quantitative Skills | Moderate |
|
| Logical Reasoning | Easy To Moderate |
|
NMAT by GMAC Analysis by Gradsquare Mentor
Based on the prior year's NMAT exam analysis, Gradsquare Mentor predicts that the exam will include the following questions from various areas across all three parts.
Language Skills (Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension)
NMAT language skills analysis will be based on the weightage of the questions on the exam paper pattern in the exam.
| NMAT Topics | NMAT Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (2 passages, 1 passage = 4 qs.) | 8 |
| Para jumbles | 4 |
| Analogy | 9 |
| Fill in the blanks (Grammar and Vocabulary) | 6 |
| Prepositions | 3 |
| Contextual Words | 6 |
Quantitative Ability
NMAT quantitative ability analysis will be based on the weightage of the questions on the NMAT exam paper pattern in the exam.
| NMAT Topics | NMAT Questions |
| Algebra | 5 |
| Ratio and Proportion/ Average | 1 |
| Time Speed and Distance | 1 |
| Time and Work | 1 |
| Profit Loss | 3 |
| Number System & Set theory | 4 |
| Data Interpretation | 8 |
| Data Sufficiency | 4 |
| calendar | 1 |
| Mixtures & solution | 1 |
| Permutation and Combination / Probability | 6 |
Logical Reasoning
NMAT logical reasoning analysis will be based on the weightage of the questions on the exam paper pattern in the exam.
| NMAT Topics | NMAT Questions |
| Analytical Reasoning | 4 |
| Input-Output | 4 |
| Ranking- Linear Arrangement | 1 |
| Syllogism | 2 |
| Venn Diagram based | 1 |
| puzzles | 1 |
| Set Theory | 1 |
| Statement – Assumption - Conclusion | 8 |
| Course of Action – Decision Making | 4 |
| Strong Argument / Weak Argument | 4 |
| Facts | 2 |
| Logical | 2 |
| Implicit Statement | 2 |
NMAT Exam Pattern
NMAT exam pattern 2025 has three sections and 108 questions in total. It is a computer-based test. NMAT 2025 examination lasts for 120 minutes. You cannot skip any questions, and whether the initial attempt was right or wrong determines how difficult the later NMAT 2025 question will be.
| Medium of the NMAT Exam | English |
| Number of Sections | 3 (Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning) |
| Total Number of Questions | 108 |
| Time Allotted | 120 minutes |
| Type of Questions | MCQ or Objective type questions |
| Mode of Exam | Online mode/CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Total Score Range | 36 - 360 |
You are thus advised to check the NMAT exam analysis for previous years to understand the expected level of the exam.
FAQs on NMAT Paper Analysis
Q: What is the expected difficulty level in NMAT exam analysis 2025?
Considering the last year's exam analysis, the overall difficulty of the exam will be easy to moderate for NMAT 2025.
Q: What will NMAT paper analysis 2025 include?
The NMAT exam analysis will include the following details:
1. Section-wise analysis.
2. NMAT difficulty level.
3. NMAT question paper pattern.
4. Expected NMAT cut off.
5. Good attempts.
Q: What is the NMAT 2025 sectional time limit?
In the NMAT 2025 Quantitative skills section, you have 52 minutes to complete your assignments. The allotted sectional time limit for the NMAT Language Skills and Logical Reasoning sections is 28 and 40 minutes, respectively.
Q: How are the questions in the NMAT section on logical reasoning divided?
As per the NMAT exam pattern, will be 36 questions in the NMAT 2025 Logical Reasoning section covering topics like grouping and conditionalities, blood relationships, sequential output, coding, Venn diagrams, alphanumeric series, grid-based series, ranking, logical puzzles, and circular arrangements.
Q: What questions are covered in the NMAT language skills section?
NMAT language skills section consists of 36 questions that cover reading comprehension, paragraph jumbles, grammar, analogies, fill-ups with prepositions and connectors, the cloze test, vocabulary, and error detection.
