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    72 MANAGEMENT COMPASSDECEMBER 2012

    CAT Corner IRMA ANALYSIS


    T
    HE Institute of Rural
    Management and Admin-
    istration (IRMA) is a top
    notch B-school and was
    the first in India to launch
    MBA in Rural or Agri-Business. Un-
    fortunately, the institute attracts few-
    er than 15,000 applicants due to the
    tag of Rural Management. However,
    the flip side is that this small number
    of applicants is good news for IRMA
    aspirants as it increases the chances of
    success.
    THE STRUCTURE
    IRMA is a 120-minute test with 200
    questions that are divided into four
    sections. Unlike CAT, each question
    in IRMA has five choices - with +1
    for every correct answer and a - for
    every incorrect answer. The paper is
    divided into four sections (explained
    below) with no sectional time limits;
    you have the freedom to allocate time
    to the four sections as you wish.
    The 2013 IRMA admission test had
    four sections like the previous years
    question papers. Students had to at-
    tempt the four sections in a total of
    two hours.
    This year the biggest change has
    been in the distribution of questions
    across sections. English Comprehen-
    sion had 50 questions, Reasoning
    had 60, while for Social Concerns, the
    number of questions had dropped to
    40. There was negative marking of
    one-fourth for each incorrect answer.
    Lets now take a detailed look at the
    different sections:
    ENGLISH COMPREHENSION
    A big departure from previous years,
    this year's IRMA English Compre-
    hension section did not have any
    grammar questions (aside from one
    question, part of a Reading Compre-
    hension passage, where the student
    had to paraphrase a given sentence
    from the passage), featured two RCs,
    and had a form of Parajumble unique
    to IRMA. There were two RC Pas-
    sages (Topics: The Quality of National
    Statistics; ) with
    14 questions from Vocabulary and 2
    questions on idioms. Like last year,
    there was a Cloze test only with 15
    blanks and easy-moderate options.
    The Para- jumble (six questions based
    GAUTAM PURI
    With the rural economy
    and agricultural sector
    poised for a major boom,
    IRMA might be a good
    choice for you
    Rural Sojourn
    SECTIONAL BREAKUP
    Section
    Total
    questions
    Time
    English
    Comprehension
    50
    2 Hours
    composite
    Quantitative
    Ability
    50
    Analytical
    Reasoning
    60
    Issues of social
    concern
    40
    English Comprehension
    Topic
    Number of
    Questions
    Difculty
    Level
    RC Passage
    (2 Passages)
    29
    Easy-
    Medium
    Parajumble 6 Difficult
    Cloze Test 15
    Easy-
    Medium
    Total 50
    DECEMBER 2012MANAGEMENT COMPASS 73
    IRMA ANALYSIS CAT Corner
    on one paragraph) questions were
    difficult.
    QUANTITATIVE ABILITY
    Like last year, most of the questions
    were of Data Interpretation. Most of
    the DI sets were calculation based.
    This section was almost a copy of the
    QA section of the IRMA FLT given
    by CL this year. An attempt of 20-25
    questions is a good attempt.
    ANALYTICAL REASONING
    There were 60 questions in this sec-
    tion. The surprise came in the form
    of five questions in a DI-CR format.
    Instead of a passage, certain data and
    advertisements were shared and rea-
    soning questions were asked on the
    basis of these. There were five ques-
    tions on Syllogisms (Statement Con-
    clusion), three on Odd Word Out,
    five Critical Reasoning questions
    and two Decision making questions.
    There were also four RCCR combi-
    nation questions. In AR, the selec-
    tion of questions was important as
    the seven question arrangement set
    was difficult, while the five question
    circular arrangement set was easy. A
    mathematical operator based set was
    also easy. Input output question set
    was of moderate level difficulty. An
    attempt of 18-22 questions within 40
    minutes is a very good attempt in this
    section.
    ISSUES OF SOCIAL CONCERN
    This year this section was thankfully
    found manageable by most students.
    More emphasis was laid on Static GK
    - 23 questions out of the 40 given were
    from this area. Overall, the most im-
    portant areas were Indian Economy
    and Agricultural/Rural Develop-
    ment. Questions from these two areas
    were moderate to difficult.
    The analysis and predicted cutoffs are
    based on inputs from our students and
    experienced faculty. CL Educate Ltd does
    not take responsibility for any decision
    taken based on this information.
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    A chemical engi-
    neer by training, CL
    Educate co-founder
    Gautam Puri earned
    his MBA from the
    Indian Institute of Management,
    Bangalore. Read his blog for the
    best CAT tips: www.careerlauncher.
    com/gpspeaks
    Quantitative Ability
    Topic
    Number of
    Questions
    Difculty
    Level
    Data
    Interpretation -
    Table based
    15(5+5+5)
    Moderate
    Tough
    Data
    Interpretation
    Pie chart
    5
    Moderate
    -Difficult
    Data
    Interpretation
    Bar graph
    10(5+5)
    Moderate
    Tough
    Data
    Interpretation
    Line graph
    5 Easy
    Data
    Interpretation
    Pie + Table
    5
    Moderate
    Tough
    Quantitative
    Ability
    Probability
    3 Easy
    Quantitative
    Ability
    Percentages
    2 Easy
    Data-Sufficiency 5 Easy
    Analytical Reasoning
    Topic
    Number of
    Questions
    Difculty
    Level
    Sitting
    arrangement
    (2 sets)
    10(5+5) Moderate
    Data
    Arrangement
    7 Tough
    Data Sufficiency
    (reasoning
    based)
    5
    Easy-
    Moderate
    Statement
    conclusion
    (syllogism)
    5 Easy
    Odd word/letter
    out
    3 Easy
    Odd man out 2 Moderate
    Combination
    Question: RC
    CR
    4 Moderate
    Combination
    Question: DI
    CR
    5 Tough
    Decision Making
    CR
    2 Moderate
    Logical
    reasoning
    set based
    on sentence
    inferences
    5 Tough
    Input Output 5 Moderate
    Symbol based
    reasoning
    5 Moderate
    Mathematical
    Reasoning
    2 Moderate
    Issues of Social Concern
    Topic
    Number of
    Questions
    Difculty
    Level
    Indian Economy 19
    Moderate-
    Difficult
    Agriculture
    and Rural
    Development
    Schemes
    8 Moderate
    Geography 5 Moderate
    Personalities,
    awards and
    place
    5
    Easy-
    Moderate
    Misc 3 Easy
    Estimated Cut: Off Marks (IRMA 2013-15)
    Section
    2011 (Percentile
    Cutoff)
    2010 (Percentile
    Cutoff)
    2012 Predicted Cutoffs
    Analytical Reasoning 80.759 85.607 19-21
    Quantitative Ability 76.266 69.707 22-24
    English Comprehension 58.426 67.24 24-26
    Issues of Social Concern 50.168 70.43 15-17
    Overall 76.332 89.203 95-100

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