IRMA 2010 Analysis

The IRMA exam conducted on 14th  Nov was of  easy to moderate level with no visible change in pattern from last year. The brief of the paper is given  below. The time  duration  was 120 minutes. There were 5 options for each question.

The sectional analysis is given below.

Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension:

The breakup  is given below.

The Reading  Comprehension passage was based on “Water conservation”. The questions were tricky and at times it was difficult to pick the right options. The maximum number of questions that  can be attempted from this passage could be 8-10.The questions on Para jumbles were a little confusing and the options were close. The close test was easy on account of the familiar words and theme. Overall this was an Easy-Moderate section. The cut-off for this section is expected to be around 22-24 with the potential to score around 25-27 by allocating around 30 minutes for this section.

QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

The breakup  is given below.

The questions on Arithmetic were very easy and were based on the straight forward application of formula. They were mainly from Percentage, ratio and Partnerships. Data Interpretation questions  were from Table, Pie Charts and Combination Graphs. There were 4 sets out of  which at least 3 were easy.  The Venn diagram set on languages was easy .The operation  based questions  mainly  focused  on  Calculations.The  cut-off  for  this  section  is expected to be around 24-26  with the potential  to score around 30-32 by allocating  around 30 minutes for this section.

LOGICAL REASONING

The questions were mainly from Selections and Arrangements, Coding-Decoding and Series Completion, Statements and Assumptions and Inferential reasoning. The Critical Reasoning questions  which were  around  25  were  on  the  tougher  side  taken mainly  from true  false types, drawing conclusions from paragraph,  Cause and Effect. The Logical Reasoning set on Soft Drink was easy.  The Data sufficiency questions required basic reasoning concepts and should have been attempted. Overall this was a moderate level section. The cut-off for this section   is  expected to  be  around 23-25  with  the  potential   to  score  around  30-32  by allocating around 35 minutes for this section.

ISSUES OF SOCIAL CONCERN

This section  has always been the key to determining  whether one gets a call from IRMA or not. The section had 60 questions with heavy emphasis on Economics, followed by focus on Government schemes. This section was a little  tough as compared to last year. The cut-off for this section is expected to be around 20-22.The  time allocation could be around 25 minutes.

SECTIONAL SCORES AND OVERALL CUT-OFFS

The overall level of the paper was on the medium side and scores and cut-offs are expected to go lower this time as compared to last year. Below is presented the summary of the above analysis.

The Probable Cut-offs could be 100-102  for IRMA and around 80-83 for XIMB (RM).

Disclaimer: The above cutoffs are only suggestive in nature and may differ from the actual cutoffs. Roots Education cannot be held responsible for any decision taken by the candidate on the basis of the above information.

B-schools Zone

Login / Register

Discussion