The Joint Admission Test for admissions to Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)/BBE and BFIA 2020 batch of DU was held today, September 7, 2020, in two time slots. The slots had different papers, which would be evaluated through the process of normalization, to ensure parity.
The exam was conducted by University of Delhi, in collaboration with the National Testing Agency (NTA); and the paper was administered in CBT (Computer-Based Test) mode. A total of 100 questions were to be attempted in the stipulated time period of 2 hours. Each question carried 4 marks; and there was a negative mark (1 mark) for each incorrect answer.
There was no section defined in the paper; and the questions were jumbled.
The questions were broadly from four areas: General Awareness, General English, Analytical & Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. Overall, the difficulty level of the paper was easy-moderate.
To the surprise of all, General Knowledge questions were quite limited; and covered current affairs only. There were just 10-12 questions based on GK, vis-à-vis 25 in the 2019 paper. Overall, the level of difficulty was easy. Based on awards, personalities, organizations, etc., every student must have felt comfortable answering the questions, except for the fact that the number of questions was lesser than expected.
Similar to last year, the questions based on English were easy. With just one passage for reading-comprehension, students got enough time to work with other areas. The questions which followed the passage were direct and fact based. Questions on vocabulary and grammar were easy; and helped students save time for the other areas. This section didn’t require any special effort; and could have been completed within 15-20 minutes.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
Reading-Comprehension (1 Passage) |
6 |
Short Passages |
2 |
Antonyms |
3 |
Para Jumbles |
2 |
Fill in the Blanks (2 blanks) |
2 |
Active Voice - Passive Voice |
3 |
Word Pairing |
2 |
The questions based on Reasoning were mostly from Analytical Reasoning, with just a couple of questions from Verbal Reasoning. The difficulty level of the questions can be summed up as easy-moderate; and with proper time management, one could have easily attempted most of the questions.
The breakup of this section is as follows:
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Arrangements |
8 |
Family Tree |
1 |
Sequence and Series |
6 |
Odd One Out |
4 |
Coding |
1 |
Statement-Conclusion |
1 |
Visual Reasoning |
3 |
Clocks |
1 |
Calendars |
1 |
Misc. |
4 |
Surprisingly, this year, a majority of the questions was from Quantitative Aptitude. Unlike 2019, there were quite a few questions based on topics covered in Classes IX-X. The difficulty level of the questions in this section can be summed up as easy-moderate.
The breakup of this section is as follows:
| Topic | Number of Questions |
Functions |
8 |
Limits |
2 |
Time, Speed, and Distance |
2 |
Time and Work |
1 |
Coordinate Geometry |
2 |
Geometry |
1 |
Number System |
2 |
Inequalities |
2 |
Percentages |
2 |
SI-CI |
2 |
Algebraic Equations |
2 |
Linear Equations |
2 |
Others |
10 |
Depending upon practice, one could have easily attempted 80+ questions in the paper.
Overall, the paper in both slots can be rated as moderately difficult. It is expected that cut-off for BMS program at Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies should be around 280+; and for Deen Dayal Updhyaya College and Keshav Mahavidyalaya, the cut-offs are likely to be 270+.
Disclaimer: All information on cut-offs, analysis, answer key, and scores are based on independent analysis and evaluation made by Career Launcher. We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on this information.
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