BUMAT 2023 Exam Pattern & Syllabus

BUMAT Exam pattern evaluates a candidate’s quantitative, verbal/reading, data interpretation, and reasoning skills. The paper has 200 objective-type questions that are to be completed in 150 minutes.

BUMAT syllabus is based on the fundamentals of 10+2 curriculum. As per the Marking Scheme, 1 mark are awarded for a correct answer and there is no negative marking for an incorrect answer. The exam aims to assess an applicant’s ability to understand the subject critically and apply prior knowledge to solve the problems.

BUMAT Syllabus	BUMAT Marking Scheme	BUMAT Participating Colleges

BUMAT 2023 Exam Pattern Highlights

Candidates must go through the highlights of BUMAT 2023 carefully. The list of important details about BUMAT 2023 has been given below:

Exam Pattern Highlights
Conducting body	Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University
Mode of BUMAT 2023	Offline (pen-paper based)
Number of questions	200
Maximum marks	200
Duration of exam	2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes)
Sections in exam	4 sections- Numerical Aptitude, Reasoning/ Logical Aptitude, Verbal Ability Reading Comprehension
Medium of language	English

BUMAT 2023 Exam Pattern

BUMAT 2023 Pattern	No. of questions and marks assigned to each section	Timing
Numerical aptitude	60	Time for each section: 37 minutes 5 seconds Time for each question: 1 min 33 seconds
Logical reasoning	60
Verbal reasoning	60
Reading comprehension	20

BUMAT 2023 Marking Scheme

The exam will be conducted in offline mode. Aspirants will have to mark their responses on an OMR sheet.

Candidates must choose the most appropriate option which he feels is the right answer.
Each correct response will fetch 1 mark and there will be no negative marking.
Each question is followed by 4 options, choose the correct option among the given

The 4 sections on which questions of BUMAT 2023 will be based are given below:

Section	Number of Questions
Test of Numerical Aptitude	60
Test of Reasoning/Logical Aptitude	60
Test of Verbal Ability	60
Test of Reading Comprehension	20
Total	200

BUMAT 2023 Syllabus

The syllabus of BUMAT usually pertains to Mathematics of 12^th standard and is similar to the syllabus of other major aptitute tests.

Numerical Aptitude Syllabus

Numerical Aptitude Topics
Number Systems	Ratio and Proportion	Permutation and Combination
LCM and HCF	Linear Equations	Probability
Percentages	Quadratic Equations	Functions
Profit, Loss and Discount	Complex Numbers	Set Theory
Simple/ Compound Interest	Logarithm	Mixtures and Alligations
Speed, Time & Distance	Sequences and Series	Geometry
Time and Work	Binomial Theorem	Co- Ordinate Geometry
Problems on Ages	Surds and Indices	Trigonometry
Averages	Inequalities	Mensuration

Logical Reasoning Syllabus

Logical Reasoning Topics
Number and Letter Series	Syllogism
Calendars	Blood Relations
Clocks	Bar Graph
Cubes	Line Graph
Venn Diagrams	Pie Chart
Binary Logic Seating Arrangement	Combination of Graphs Data Sufficiency
Logical Sequence	Venn Diagram
Logical Matching	Logical Connectives

Verbal Ability Syllabus

Verbal Ability Topics
Sentence Correction	Fact Inference Judgment
Word usage	Analogies
Fill in the blanks	Idioms
Para Jumble	Synonyms
Para completion	Antonyms
Jumbled Paragraph	Fill in the blanks
Meaning-Usage Match	Cloze Passage
Summary Questions	Analogies or Reverse Analogies
Verbal Reasoning	-

Reading Comprehension

The Reading Comprehension section analyzes how effectively a candidate reads a given passage. The objective of this section is to test the ability of the candidates to express the meaning of the content in the comprehension. Here are the ideas about how to prepare for this section as mentioned below:

What is Reading Comprehension
The Four Modes of Reading
Pre-Reading Techniques
Paragraph Structure
Types of Reading Material

To attempt this section a student should make the habit of solving questions based on comprehension to increase their words read per minute speed and the speed of comprehending a passage.

Recommended Books

Selecting the right books is very important for sure success in any exam. It reduces the efforts. Selecting the best books simplify your learning process and enhances your chances of doing best in the Exam.

Books for Numerical Aptitude

Subject	Book Name	Author
Numerical Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude	R.S.Aggarwal
Numerical Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude Test	N.K.Singh
Numerical Aptitude	The Complete Success Package – Bank PO	Arihant Publications

Books for English Language

Subject	Book Name	Author
English	Essential English Grammar	Murphy
English	General English	R.S. Aggarwal

Books for Reasoning

Subject	Book Name	Author
Reasoning	Verbal- Non Verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College

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