NPAT (National test for Programmes after Twelfth) 2018 Exam Pattern
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February 23 2018
NPAT (National test for Programmes after Twelfth) 2018 Exam Pattern
NPAT 2018 Exam Format will vary with the question paper sets for the exam to be held in 2 shifts; shift 1 on May 12, 2018, and shift 2 on May 13, 2018. There will be 2 Papers on each shift. Paper 1 is a common test and Paper 2 is especially for design subject (only for B.Des Program).
- First 2 sections have 45 minutes for each section and the third section will be 30 minutes. In Paper 1, there will be objective type multiple choice 120 questions equally divided into 3 Sections i.e. 40 questions in each section.
- Paper-2 has objective type multiple choice 60 questions equally divided in 3 sections i.e. 20 questions in each section.
- Total marks for Paper-1 are 120 marks and negative marking scheme is not eligible.
- NPAT 2018 Paper 2 is to be taken by aspirants applying for B.Des Program. This test will be started after 10 minutes of completion of Paper-1.
- Period of Paper-2 is 90 minutes; each section has 30 minutes. Maximum marks are 60 marks for Paper-2.
- Paper-1 and Paper-2 both tests have 3 sections. Period of Paper-1 is 2 hours which is divided into 3 parts for 3 sections.
- NPAT 2018 Exam - Paper-1 is common for all aspirants and covers 3 subjects: Quantitative & Numerical ability, Reasoning & General Intelligence and Proficiency in the English Language.
NPAT (National test for Programmes after Twelfth) is a common entrance exam organizeed and managed by Mumbai campus of SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. Admission to undergraduate and integrated degree Program in all campuses of the university is given.
Exam Format Highlights Table of NPAT 2018
NPAT 2018 Exam will be an online exam to be organizeed in 2 shifts in 2 days. All questions are objective type multiple choice questions and total marks for Paper-1 are 120 marks and for Paper-1, it is 60 marks. Program. Each Shift consists of 2 papers; one is common for all aspirants and another is for participants applying for B.Des.
Exam format table is being given below for reference:
| Exam Format Highlights |
|---|
| NPAT 2018 Exam Mode | Online Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Number of papers in NPAT 2018 | 2 Paper Paper-1 (Common for all Participants) Paper-2 (for B.Des Participants) |
| Number of sections | Paper-1, 3 Sections
Paper-2, 3 Sections |
| Question Paper Type | Objective Type, Multiple Choice |
| NPAT 2018 Total Marks | Paper 1- 120;
Paper 2- 60 |
| NPAT 2018 Exam duration | Paper-1: 120 minutes
Paper-2: 90 minutes |
| NPAT 2018 Exam language | English |
Exam Format in Detail of NPAT 2018
NPAT 2018 Exam Format is organizeed to test reasoning, analytical, general intelligence and command over the English Language. Weightage is given to questions topic-wise under each subject.
For every section, a specific time limit is set which will be indicated by a clock on computer test screen. The clock will be set at the server and countdown timer in the top right corner of the screen will display the remaining time available for completing NPAT 2018 exam. The participant will not need to end or submit NPAT 2018 examination. When the timer reaches zero, NPAT 2018 exam will over by itself.
Paper 1
Paper 1 is common for all participants. It consists of Multiple Choice Questions and there is no negative marking.
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Time Limit (Minutes) |
|---|
| Quantitative & Numerical ability | 40 | 40 | 45 |
| Reasoning & General Intelligence | 40 | 40 | 45 |
| Proficiency in English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 |
| Total | 120 | 120 | 120 |
Paper 2
Paper 2 is only for B.Des participants. It consists of Multiple Choice Questions and no marks are deducted for an inaccurate answer.
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Time Limit
(Minutes) |
|---|
| Spatial Ability and Visualization Skills | 20 | 20 | 30 |
| Observation & Problem Solving | 20 | 20 | 30 |
| General Awareness & Design Sensibility | 20 | 20 | 30 |
| Total | 60 | 60 | 90 |
Topics under each subject and their weightage:
- Quantitative & Numerical ability
- Elementary Statistics & Probability (4 Marks)
- Arithmetic (16 Marks)
- Number System (4 Marks)
- Algebra (8 Marks)
- Trigonometry (4 Marks)
- Sets and Functions (4 Marks)
- Reasoning & General Intelligence
- Data sufficiency (5 Marks)
- Spatial Reasoning (4 Marks)
- Verbal-logical reasoning (5 Marks)
- Numerical Reasoning (6 Marks)
- Critical Thinking (10 Marks)
- Data Interpretation (10 Marks)
- Proficiency in the English Language
- Mistake Recognition (5 Marks)
- Contextual Usage (4 Marks)
- Vocabulary (4 Marks)
- Applied Grammar (8 Marks)
- Sequencing of Ideas (4 Marks)
- Reading Comprehension (15 Marks)
- Spatial Ability and Visualization Skills
- Spatial relationships assessment (7 Marks)
- Knowledge of practical and every day (6 Marks)
- Principle of perception and visual design (7 Marks)
- Observation & Problem Solving
- Using these to solve problems (5 Marks)
- Applying attention to certain details (6 Marks)
- Ability to detect concealed properties (6 Marks)
- Ability to discern subtle differences (3 Marks)
- General Awareness & Design Sensibility
- General awareness of environmental factors (6 Marks)
- Awareness of social and cultural connection (10 Marks)
- History of art, sculpture and literature (4 Marks)
Syllabus for NPAT 2018
NPAT 2018 Syllabus is based on 10+2 standard. Considering various backgrounds of participants, the syllabus is constructed involving subjects and topics which are widely and commonly understandable and approachable with common sense and general intelligence.
Subject topic wise details of Syllabus for NPAT 2018 is as follows:
Paper 1
- Quantitative and Numerical Ability
| Contents | Description |
|---|
| Number System | Fractions, Surds and Decimals, Number Series |
| Arithmetic | Percentages, Profit & Loss, Discount, Compound Interest & Annuities, Ratio & Proportions, Time, Work & Distance, 2 D & 3D Figures- Areas & Volumes |
| Algebra | Basic Algebraic Identities, Equations - Linear & Quadratic sequence and Series (AP, GP) |
| Sets and Functions | Sets, Operation on Sets and their Applications, using Venn Diagrams, functions |
| Elementary Statistics & Probability | Mean, Mode, and Median, Measures of Dispersion |
| Trigonometry | Trigonometric Rations, identities, Height and Distances |
- Reasoning & General Intelligence
| Contents | Description |
|---|
| Critical Thinking | Judgement Making (Take into cognizance different rules/conditions and make judgements based upon those rules/conditions) Problem Solving (To analyse the given information and condense all the information in an appropriate form and response the questions asked) |
| Verbal-logical reasoning | Derive conclusions from logical premises or assess the validity of arguments based on statement of facts |
| Data sufficiency | Judge if the information given is sufficient to response the question or some additional information is need |
| Numerical Reasoning | Venn Diagram (Identify the class-subclass relationship among given group of items and illustrate it diagrammatically) Mathematical Equalities |
| Data Interpretation | Be able to use the information given in graphs and charts to response questions |
| Spatial Reasoning | Figure Analogy (Choosing the figure from the alternatives that match with relationship specified by a given figural pair) Figure Matching / Classification (Notice the common quality in figures to be able to match figures or find the odd one out) Figure Series (To discover a format in the pattern of figures in a sequence to be able to clear the series / identify the missing figures) |
- Proficiency in the English Language
| Contents | Description |
|---|
| Mistake Recognition | Recognising grammatical structure and usage. |
| Applied Grammar | Using prepositions, determiners, connectives, tenses suitablely. |
| Vocabulary | Grasping the meaning of underlined words in sentences |
| Contextual Usage | Using suitable words in the given context |
| Sequencing of Ideas | Putting ideas into logical sequence by putting jumbled sentences in the accurate order |
| Reading Comprehension Total 3 Passages; 400-500 words in each passage & 5 Questions will be per Passage | Locating Information, grasping ideas, identifying relationships, interpreting ideas, moods, characteristics of characters, tone of passage, inferring, getting the central theme, evaluating |
Paper 2
- Spatial Ability and Visualization Skills
| Contents | Description |
|---|
| Principle of perception and visual design | Principles of Perception - Continuation and Closure, Similarity, Proximity by Gestalt |
| Sight and thought perception according to Huxley-Lester Model |
| Cognitive Perception involving a multitude of mental procedures: analysis and recognition, interpretation, comparison, memory, salience, association and inventory, |
| Principles of Design: Emphasis and Unity, Format, Balance, Rhythm, Contrast, Movement and Proportion, |
| Semiotics (Science of signs and symbols): Indexical, Iconic and Symbolic, |
| Pragmatics of Graphics Design with its Syntax, Semantics |
| Spatial relationships assessment | Explanation of Space- Light and Scale (Spatial Properties) |
| Constructivism— visual blueprinting (relating a format of shapes or arranging series of planes together visually) |
| Orthographic representations |
| Isometric representations |
| Perspectives |
| Knowledge of practical and everyday mechanical and scientific concepts | Knowledge of form and material, usability, and emotional impact (day-to-day objects) |
| Basic Mechanics |
| Concept of Formats in data |
- Observation & Problem Solving
| Contents | Description |
|---|
| Ability to reveal hidden attributes in situations, people, and normal things, events, and creating critical view | Skill to detect complications/problems concerned with ease-of-use of modern / routinely used devices |
| Ability to understand and analyse relations between 2D and 3D objects |
| Implementing awareness of certain details, inferring and predicting. analysing, reasoning, classifying | Creative Problem-Solving Techniques (Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, and Verification) |
| Bottom to top and top to down approaches |
| Skill to differentiate devious differences in visual properties and aesthetic outcomes. | Knowledge of spatial composition, lighting, Golden Ratio, Rule of Thirds, Balance, Colour preference (Hue, Saturation, lightness) |
| Using these to solve problems | Fonts and symbols used as part of communication or awareness of fonts |
| Understanding the principles of design and its perception, Usage of design component, & spatial properties, cultural tendency and structured design process |
- General Awareness & Design Sensibility
| Contents | Descriptions |
|---|
| General awareness of environmental factors i.e. natural resource, water, weather, climate, population, pollution, vegetation etc., and their suggestions on the product design, different images, wide infrastructure and changing the environment. | Environmental Design to gain sustainability- Green Design |
| Changes in Procedure and Products ( focus on subtle products) |
| Awareness of social and cultural relationship with design, historical artefact, and social responsibility and environmentally sustainable design answers. | Designing for social and cultural sustainability- Inclusive Design |
| Principles of Inclusive design: Responsiveness, Flexibility, Convenience, Accommodation, Welcoming and Real |
| Visual culture- Expression of Culture via visual images. |
| History of art, sculpture and literature | Art Movements / Periods- Basic Info |
| Renowned sculptures, historical artists and their paintings. |
Preparation Books for NPAT 2018
As the topics of NPAT Exam are common and more or less similar to other entrance and competitive exams so there are several options available in the books market.
| Subject | Book Name | Author | ISBN |
|---|
| Quantitative and Numerical Ability | Quantitative Aptitude Numerical Ability - 1276: Numerical Ability (Fully Solved) 7000 + Objective Questions | Kiran Prakashan (Author), Pratiyogita Kiran (Author) | ASIN: B00U241N14 |
| Reasoning and Gen. Intelligence | General Intelligence and Test of Reasoning 2016 | S Chand Experts | ISBN-10: 9325994151 ISBN-13: 978-932599415 |
| English Language | Objective General English (Old Edition) Paperback – 2011 | R.S. Aggarwal | ISBN-10: 8121915317 ISBN-13: 978-812191531 |
| Design Sensibility and Awareness | UCEED Design Environment & Social Awareness In Design Perspective Combined With Mental & Verbal Aptitude | Institute of Creative Sciences | ASIN: B01MY2M6Z6 |
| Observation and Problem Solving | The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition Kindle Edition | by Don Norman | ASIN: B06XCCZJ4L |
Exam Day Instructions of NPAT 2018
Please read the instructions cautiously regarding Question & Responses System
General Instructions:
- The questions quantity level is displayed on the right side of the webpage that shows the status of each question using one of the following symbols:
- The Marked for Review status for a question simply indicates that you would like to look at that question again.
- Click on the ">" symbol that appears to the left of question palette to fall down the question palette and maximize the question window. For having a review of the question palette, click on "<" that exists on the right side of question window.
Navigating to a Question:
- To response a question, do the following:
- For navigating fast to one to another question, click on the question number in the Question Palette at the right of webpage screen to access particular question. Response to the existing questions will not be saved if navigates to another question.
- For saving response click on Save & Next present question will be saved and nest question will appear on the webpage screen.
- If the review is needed then click on Mark for Review & Next to save your response to the existing question, mark it for review, and then go to the next question.
Responses a Question:
- How to make response correctly to a multiple-choice type question:
- Click on the button (Radio or Check Button) shown with the options, this will show either DOT or Check Mark in it. Response is done this way
- If required to deselect selected option for response, again either click on the button of the chosen option or can click on Clear Answer button for deselecting the option
- For changing selected option for response, click on the button of other option you like
- For saving response, click on Save & Next button
- If a review of the option of response is needed then click on Mark for Review & Next button.
- For changing the saved response, select that question for changing the response and then act as per the guidance for changing response option of the saved response.
Navigating via sections:
- When Save & Next button on the last question for a section is clicked, the first question of the next section automatically opened.
- Shortcuts are available for having information rapidly about the sections in the paper. Look at the top bar of the computer test screen there are some shortcuts in the section. Clicking on it one can have needed information.
- Navigating from one section to another is facilitated for the convenience so any question in any section can be attended easily.
- Next section will automatically be opened with as the Save & Next Button is entered for saving the last question of the existing section.
Instruction Regarding NPAT 2018
As per the regulations for NPAT 2018 exam some instructions regarding the organization of NPAT 2018 for maintaining a branch, transparency and smooth operations of all activities of the exam. The aspirant must follow all the instructions.
- Conversation or discussion with any other aspirant is not allowed. Such act is deemed to be a punishable act.
- Any food or beverage is not allowed to have during the exam. Only water can be taken with prior permission of examiner or as per the instructions
- Any document other than hall ticket and ID proof, any size and type of paper, mobile phone, analogue watch, any communication device, calculator and electronic devices and gadgets is not allowed in NPAT exam hall.
- Keep one original photo ID proof along with NPAT Hall Ticket.
- Produce hall ticket and ID proof twice or thrice, whenever is asked to by the authorities, don’t be irritated
- If somebody comes with aspirant, he or she will not be allowed to enter in NPAT examination centre. Don’t expect exam centre authorities to offer any facility as they are not instructed for the same so please don’t create any argument with any of staff persons.
- Keep valid hall ticket alloted for NPAT 2018 during exam
- If there is some problem with sitting facility or anything else that is creating a disturbance, don’t try to handle it on your own. Bring this to the notice of examiner and let him resolve the problem.
- No request will be entertained for attempting NPAT 2018 exam without hall ticket whatsoever is the reason.
- Misbehaviour in any attitude or creating unbranched environment in NPAT Examination Hall or troubling or not assisting in the procedure of the verification or checking in the exam with examiner, officials and assisting staff deployed for the organization of the examination will not be tolerated in any case and severe punitive action will be taken under the rules and regulation of the examination.
- Don’t leave exam hall without the permission of examiner
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