Total Duration of the exam (minutes) : 120 minutes
Total Number of Questions : 150
Number of Sections : 4
Marks per question : 1
Negative Marking : 1/4
Institutes accepting this Exam score : IIT- SOMs + IISc
Mode of marking the ovals : HB Pencil
Summary
Section
Area
No. Of Questions
Section I
RC & Verbal
40
Section II
Reasoning
40
Section III
Quantitative Aptitude
40
Section IV
Data Interpretation
30
Section I (RC & Verbal)
Area
No. Of Questions
Difficulty Level
2 Passages
14
Average
Analogies
6
Easy
Antonyms
4
Average
Synonyms
4
Average
Fill in the blanks
6
Easy
Sentence completion
6
Average
Ideally one could attempt 22-24 questions in 30 minutes.
Section II ( Reasoning)
This section comprised questions from Reasoning and Data Sufficiency. The reasoning questions were of average level of difficulty which comprised around 10 questions from critical reasoning, 10questions from analytical reasoning, and 5 from logical reasoning. Some questions were based on evidence & support, hypothesis etc. The data sufficiency questions were based on quantitative aptitude and were quite easy.
Ideally one could attempt 22 - 25 questions in 30 minutes.
Section III ( Quantitative Aptitude)
About 10-12 questions were based on higher mathematics (Maxima & Minima, Complex numbers, Matrices, Trigonometry, and Integration). There were quiet a few questions on Modern math (Probability, Functions, Progressions, Seq. & Series). Few questions were based on work, ratio & proportion, numbers, co-ordinate geometry, etc, which were also lengthy and time consuming. In all this was the toughest of all the sections.
Ideally one could attempt 13-15 questions in 30 minutes.
Section IV ( DI & DS)
The questions were of easy to average level of difficulty. Though the graphs/tables were complicated/large, the data could be easily culled.
Ideally one could attempt 20 questions in 30 minutes
Overall Cutoff:
Candidates who obtain an overall score of 70 + can expect a call from all IITs and those with a score of 60 + can expect a call from at least one.
List of Institute taking JMET scores in alphabetical order
INSTITUTE
LOCATION
WEBSITE
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
