FMS test structure
Hi guys
Can anyone tell me the FMS test Structure and any other details about their test?
I have following questions..
Whats d test structure....total no of questions...questions in each sections...how many marks they carry?whats d time limit?
Do they carry neg- marking?if yes then is it like 25%...like in snap?
Whats d difficulty level...normally which sections is tuffest?
Do they check sectional cut-off or overall cutoff?
Whats d normal range of marks required in order 2 clear their cut off....based on last few years results?
Anything in particuar they ask more in english or maths or logic...?
Please provide me these information ..thnks in advacnce for taking out ur valuable time.
Any kind of advice over its preparation would be helpful 2 me .Also please send me Practice if u have it. my email id is deepak.prasad86@gmail.com
Regards
Deepak
So there is no GK in FMS?
Also there is no section for particular area like english quants?all 175 questions r mixed like in cet?
GK is used to be a part of FMS in past but no more. .
Like JMET. .
Yaar pls send me IIFT Question papers. My email id is- nehakalra23@gmail.com
is there ne sectional cuoff in fms written test?? coz they mention dat v need to have 50%ile in each section in order to qualify..
wat if v get a good overall cutoff bt cunt qualify in a section??
is there no sectional cutoff?what is meant by dat 50%ile in each section.
mail me fms quespaper please amit_slls@yahoo.co.in
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TIME FMS 2007 Analysis
Exam Snapshot
No. of Questions
175
Marking Scheme
4
Negative marking
1
Number of Sections
No Sections
Number of Choices
4
Duration
120 Min
FMS gets added to the already quite long list of Institutes surprising students with a particularly vicious section and a far higher level of difficulty than the previous year.Students who went into the last major exam of the season with a view of maximizing the attempts were in for a rude shock as the entire paper did not afford too many chances of scoring marks. FMS stuck to the old format of a section-less paper and the 175 question format. Each question was worth 4 marks and negative marks were ¼ of the marks allotted to the question.
Quantitative Aptitude
No. of Questions:49 Good Attempts:20-25 Good Score:70-80
The macro view for this area was that this was quite tough. However this area had a quite a few ‘Easy’ questions and one could have easily picked them up to increase the score. Given the high pressure environment of the exam students would have found this area to be on the tougher side on account of the higher emphasis on Complex Numbers, Logarithms, Inequalities and Coordinate Geometry. The average difficulty level thus went up and so did the time that one spent here to get a good score. Attempts in the range of 20-25 should be considered good with an accuracy of around 80%. A good time allocation would be around 30-35 min and a score of 70-80 should be considered good.
Data Interpretation
No. of Questions:10 Good Attempts:8-10 Good Score:30-35
This area had two very simple and straight forward sets, one bar graph on the ‘Steel Factory’ and one pie chart based set on the ‘Breakup of Costs of an Original Equipment Manufacturer’. A good student should have been able to maximize the score here and a perfect 40 was certainly possible as the questions were very straight forward and did not have any tricks. A good time allocation would be around 10 min and a score of 30-35 should be considered good.
Reasoning
No. of Questions:59 Good Attempts:25-30 Good Score:90-100
This section was quite lengthy and tricky and it wasn’t easy to identify the easy questions nor was it easy to solve them once identified. The reasoning puzzles were not easy to solve and should have caused problems for many. The questions on Statements and Conclusions and Courses of Action were quite doable and one should have attempted them. A score of 90-100 in around 35-40 min should be considered good.
Verbal Ability
No. of Questions:21 Good Attempts:12-15 Good Score:40
English Usage was a moderately difficult area though one could find a few easy questions. Vocabulary based questions consisted of Antonyms, Synonyms and Homonyms and were of the ‘moderate’ type. Fill in the blanks questions were moderately difficult and so were the questions on Analogies. The very close answer choices also contributed to the difficulty level of this area. Students strong with vocabulary would have done well here. A score of 40 in around 15 min should be considered good.
Reading Comprehension
No. of Questions:36 Good Attempts:20 + Good Score:60
The sheer length of the passages (some running into a couple of pages), the not easy to read content and the presence of quite a number of ‘None of these’ options made this section quite difficult. The number of attempts would have reduced significantly on account of this. A score of 60 in around 25 min should be considered good.
Good Scores
Quantitative Aptitude-70-80
Data Interpretation-30-35
Reasoning-90-100
Verbal Ability-40
English Usage-60
The overall cut-off for the MBA program is expected to be in the range of 300-320. The cutoffs for the MS program would be around 20 marks lesser than that for the MBA program .
CAREER LAUNCHER
Executive Summary
Total Time: 120 min
Total No. Of Questions: 175
Marking Scheme: +4 for correct answer and –1 for wrong.
FMS paper, this time too, came up with the standard pattern of 175 questions but the difficulty level was much higher than the previous year. Quantitative section was full of questions on algebra, complex numbers, logarithms, mensuration and coordinate geometry, which could have perplexed you in case you were not comfortable with them. Reading Comprehension & English Usage sections were difficult, 2 sets on Data Interpretation were sitters. Verbal Logic was easy. The questions in Analytical and mathematical Reasoning section, were tough to say the least.
Since there were no sectional break-ups, the number of questions you should have attempted is dictated by your average accuracy. The number of attempts should have been 95+ with 90% accuracy. However, if the accuracy is of the order of 80% to 85%, the attempts should have been above 100.
1
English Usage
21
10-15
10 minutes
40+
2
Reading Comprehension
36
20-25
30 minutes
70+
3
Analytical and Verbal Reasoning
59
20-25
40 minutes
90+
4
Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation
49+10
35-40
40 minutes
120+
Total
175
90-110
120 minutes
320+
However, since there was no sectional segregation of the paper, you should have attempted most of the questions from the area, which falls in your comfort zone. Based on the presumption that the attempts you would have made are going to fetch you higher accuracy.
English Usage + RC
Vive la difference! Though moderately difficult, the English section was an English buff’s delight: Five RC passages, homonyms, antonyms & synonyms, analogies in various forms, grammar, deductive logic, it was all there for the asking. Vocabulary played an important role in the English usage section where its contextual usage was tested extensively. RC passages were easy to difficult with the questions demanding a good understanding of the nuances of the text.1
Reading Comprehension (5 passages containing 8+8+7+7+6 Qs)
36
2 Easy +2 Moderate+1 Difficult
2
Antonyms/Synonyms
3
Moderate
3
Homonyms
4
Moderate to difficult
4
Analogies
8
Difficult
5
Grammar
3
Easy
6
Vocabulary
3
Moderate
Total
57
English Usage
1. Homonyms (4): Moderate difficulty levelQ: Ordnance/ Ordinance Q: Perpetuated / perpetrated
Q: Malediction/ Malefactor Q: Misalliance/…….
2. Antonyms/ Synonyms (3); Easy to moderate
Butch, forensic, debate, butchery…
3. Analogies (8): Easy to Moderate to difficult
ANTHROPHAGUS….
OMOPHAGUS….
Antelope, buck, doe…
Verb: action….
Eagle : eayrie
Squirrel: drey
4. Grammar (3): Easy
1.to have passed his 2.passing his 3. to pass his 4. and pass his
5. Vocabulary (3) moderate
6. Verbal logic (3) easy
Reading Comprehension
There were 5 passages, and 36 questions.
Passage 1: HIV/ AIDS- 6 questions – 5 were doable.
Passage 2: US –9/11- 7 questions – 4 were doable.
Passage 3: Enron (Arthur Anderson) –7 questions – 5 were doable
Passage 4: Women empowerment – 8 questions – 4 were doable
Passage 5: Hedge funds – 8 questions – 4 were doable
Overall Analysis for English Usage and Reading Comprehension:
It was altogether a moderate section. In 50 minutes, 35 questions could have been attempted with reasonable accuracy for a good student. One should have attempted English Usage questions first, and moved on to the RC-section. A student with a reasonable amount of preparation could have got 27-30 correct which translates into a score of around 105- 115 in English.
Analytical and Verbal Reasoning
The difficulty level of this section was moderate to high. Some sets were deceptive enough to catch your attention, albeit not that easy to solve. The set on four girls getting grades (A,B,C) in four subjects was comparatively easy. The sets on city and corresponding item for which they are famous and triangle-square-rectangle-circle representing clerks-urban-graduates-govt. employees were also simple. However, the sets on schedule of matches, marble exchange and dice outcome were demanding.
Set 1: 4 girls studying 4 subjects. This set was easy as compared to the other sets.
Set 2: There was a set on city and corresponding item for which they are famous. This set had 4 questions and was relatively simple.
Set 3: There was a set on triangle-square-rectangle-circle representing clerks-urban-graduates-govt. employees.This set was a simple one.
Set 4: There was also a sets on schedule of matches in which there were 9 matches played between three teams and also there was some information given regarding the schedule of matches. This was difficult set
Set 5: Also, there was a set on marble exchanging. There were four different types of marbles and 4 people were exchanging their marbles in three stages. This was a difficult set.
Considering all that, you should have invested not more than 40 minutes on this section and attempted somewhere around 20-25 questions. A score of 80-90 will be a good score in this section and to achieve that, you should have been choosy about the sets to attempt and ones to reject.
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
This section was heavily bent towards algebra. Questions other than those on complex numbers, coordinate geometry, logarithms were very scarce. There were very few questions on geometry and arithmetic, which incidentally escalated the overall level of the section. However, the questions present were very simple and some of them were getting cracked in half-a minute. There were 2 sets (10 questions) on DI which were a give-away. You must have got 10 on 10 in those questions. Thus, this was a section in which you could have scored maximally in a very short time.
Simplification
2
Arithmetic
4
Percentage
2
SI/CI
2
Algebra
26
Logarithm
3
Equation/Inequalities
11
Complex Number
5
Coordinate Geometry
7
1
Mensuration
5
Permutation-Combination/ Probability
3
Set Theory
1
Double Bar Graph
5
Easy
Pie Chart
5
Easy
If you attempted about 30-35 question, including DI; you should have secured about 100 marks from here which is a good and achievable score.
The cut off for FMS - MBA program would be around 310 – 320 and for FMS – MBA (Management of Services) program, it would be around 280 – 300.
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