Comprehensive Analysis of each section of FMS Entrance exam
FMS is one of the most coveted B-schools for the MBA candidates. FMS (Faculty of
Management Studies) is part of Delhi University. FMS offers PhD (Management), Two-year
MBA (Full Time), Two- year MBA-Management of Services (MS), 3 year MBA (Part Time)
programmes. The admission in the B-School takes place through its FMS entrance exam. Here’s an analysis of
FMS Entrance Exam which will give you an overview
of exam pattern and types of questions asked in FMS
Exam.
Analysis of Past 3 Years FMS Entrance Exam:
|
Year
|
Sections
|
No. of Questions
|
Difficulty Level
|
|
2008
|
English Usage, Reading Comprehension, Analytical and Logical Reasoning, Quantitative
Aptitude
|
35 + 40 + 50 + 50 = 175
|
Moderate to Difficult, Difficult, Moderate, Easy. Overall, Moderate to Difficult
|
|
2009
|
English Usage, Reading Comprehension, Analytical and Logical Reasoning, Quantitative
Aptitude
|
49 + 49 + 35 + 42 = 175
|
Moderate to Difficult, Moderate, Moderate, Moderate to Tough. Overall, Moderate
to Difficult
|
|
2010
|
English Usage, Reading Comprehension, Analytical and Logical Reasoning, Quantitative
Aptitude
|
50*4 = 200
|
Moderate, Moderate, Easy to Moderate, Easy to Moderate. Overall, Moderate
|
FMS Exam Analysis 2011:
FMS 2011 was not much surprise in the MBA exam paper but like previous years, the
questions were complicated. Overall, the difficulty level of the MBA exam paper
was Medium. The Verbal Ability section consists of mostly vocabulary and English
usage questions. This Quantitative Ability section consists of questions only on
Quant Data Interpretation, physics orientation and mathematical problems.
FMS Entrance Exam Strategy:
FMS entrance exam mainly focuses on Verbal Ability
section and speed. Since last year there were 200 questions and the duration of
the test was 120 minutes, speed becomes the winning factor. The marking scheme of
the exam is, there are four marks for each correct answer and one mark of negative
marking for each wrong answer. Choose questions carefully and should not get stuck
in a ‘speed breaker’ question.
How more importance is given on the Verbal Ability section. "FMS is known to give
relatively long passages running into more than a thousand words at times, with
direct questions. This means that often the answer to a particular question is clearly
mentioned within the passage and hence the student has to merely locate the answer.
Due to the fact that the passages are lengthy, a good reading speed will be important
for the candidate." The FMS entrance exam also tests the strength of vocabulary.
"The test does sometimes ask you the meaning of some complex words, some even based
on classical literature. Students can either use the ‘root’ of the word (if they
are aware of these) or try to infer the answer or leave the question."
- Quantitative Ability: You might encounter different
topics in the Quantitative Ability section which you didn’t face in other MBA entrance
exams. "Do not be shocked, if a total of four to five questions on force - momentum,
calculus and its application, matrices, trigonometry, shares and dividends, properties
of logarithms, equation of circle, parabola, ellipse, conditional probability etc.
appear in the test. It contains basics of all these topics."
- Data Interpretation: Questions on Data Interpretation
are relatively simpler and involve simple calculation. In this section, you can
efficiently attempt the questions and finish the section within the required time
and leverage the speed.
- Reasoning: This section is a mix of Logical, Analytical
and Critical Reasoning based questions. "Do expect questions on Input - Output,
Coding - Decoding, Sequences and Series etc, which do not appear in CAT." In this
section, you cannot risk yourself by hastily marking the option you feel is correct
as the questions are tedious and calculation intensive. "Do not be in a hurry to
solve them unless you are very sure of your answer choices." But you should always
give priority to accuracy. Ensure that while maintaining speed, you do not commit
any error. "Though you have less time and a high mountain to climb, but do not hurry.
Be alert and concentrate hard during the test with focus on accuracy."
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