HI,

Each section has 40 questions and the level of difficulty varies from section to section. To score good marks the most basic and the most important part is to plan a strategy before starting the test. Basically each and every individual have different levels of intellectual ability.

You might find Quantitative Aptitude easy but can find it difficult to complete the reasoning section. Candidate must start doing the test with the section he feels that he can answer questions with higher accuracy. He must not waste time on thinking and solving some question where he gets stuck as it can make him loose further marks in last sections due to time insufficiency. A candidate must keep a strategy in his mind so that he doesn’t get stuck on some question or on any section. Second most important point to be kept in mind is negative marking for each incorrect answer. If the candidate is not sure about the answer then he must not opt out for hit and try method i.e. he shouldn’t attempt the question he is unsure about as attempting unsure questions may lead to incorrect answers and ultimately negative marking.

LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION: This section consists of 40 questions with are of moderate difficulty level. The candidates are suggested not to spend more than 35 minutes on this section. Most of the questions in this section are direct in nature. One can score well in this section as it has direct questions mostly. A score of 18-19 marks in this section with good accuracy will contribute to 90+ percentile.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: This section consists of 40 questions which are of difficult level.  Suggested time to attempt this section is 35-40 minutes. Success in this section is depended upon one’s basic conceptual and calculation skills.  Candidate must not waste time especially if he gets stuck at some question in this section. A score of 13-14 marks in this section with respectable accuracy will contribute to 90+ percentile.

DATA ANALYSIS AND SUFFICIENCY: This section consists of 40 questions which are of moderate level. Suggested time for attempting this section is 35-40 minutes. Around 30 out of 40 questions are asked from DI section and rest 10 are asked from DS and data comparison sections. One can score well in this section also. A score of 16-17 marks in this section will contribute to good percentile.

INTELLIGENCE AND CRITICAL REASONING: This section consists of 40 questions which are divided as 28 questions from Analytical reasoning and 12 questions from Critical reasoning. It is suggested to allot 30-35 minutes in this section. Question in this section varies from easy to moderate. A score of 17-18 marks in this section will lead to a really good percentage.

Since a percentile above 97 is required to get a call from the best B-schools, candidates must make sure that while preparing, they at least cover the first level of problems of all the topics so that the basic questions from each section can bring in marks.

GOOD LUCK