IGNOU OPENMAT 2025 Exam Pattern - Check Marking Scheme, Total Marks, Chapter Wise Weightage, Duration

Updated By Shivangi Ahirwar on 14 Sep, 2022 15:53

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IGNOU OPENMAT Exam Pattern

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering direct MBA admission this year. There will be no OPENMAT exam for the selection of candidates for the July 2022 session. One can get admission by submitting the application form. However, IGNOU might not continue to provide direct admission and conduct entrance exam for the upcoming session.

IGNOU conducts IGNOU OPENMAT for candidates who wish to take admission in the UG and PG diploma courses in management. This test takes place twice a year and it is important for students to have an idea about the IGNOU OPENMAT exam pattern to perform well in the exam.

The exam pattern of IGNOU OPENMAT remains usually the same every year. The paper has 200 questions in total and the duration of the exam is 3 hours. The questions are divided into four sections:

  • General Awareness

  • Quantitative Attitude

  • Reasoning

  • English Language

IGNOU OPENMAT Exam Pattern

IGNOU has cancelled the OPENMAT exam for this year. So, no entrance exam will be conducted. However, there might be an entrance exam for MBA admission in the upcoming sessions. Candidates can refer to the below exam pattern when the IGNOU OPENMAT is conducted.

Sections

Number of Questions

Duration

General Awareness

30

3 Hours

English Language

50

Quantitative Aptitude

50

Reasoning

70

Total

200

    Section-Wise Distribution of Questions

    The tables below mention the number of questions section-wise which are asked in the IGNOU OPENMAT exam.

    English Section

    Topics

    Number of Questions

    Synonyms

    5

    Antonyms

    5

    Sentence Improvement

    10

    Pair of Words

    5

    Phrases and Idioms

    5

    Choose Analogous Pair

    5

    Total

    50

    General Knowledge Section

    Topics

    Number of Questions

    World Organisations

    2

    Sports CE

    1

    Countries

    1

    General Knowledge

    6

    Person, Places, Awards

    3

    Sports

    1

    General Knowledge Study

    1

    National CE

    4

    General Science

    7

    Democratic Policy

    1

    History of India

    3

    Total

    30

    Reasoning Section

    Topics

    Number of Questions

    Decision Making

    5

    Number Test

    3

    Ranking Test

    2

    Logical Diagrams

    5

    Logical Reasoning  

    5

    Direction and Distance

    2

    Analytical Reasoning

    11

    Mixed and Substitution Coding

    3

    Blood Relations

    5

    Number Analogy Test

    5

    Letter Test

    1

    Number Series Test

    2

    Complete Word Analogy

    4

    Letter Series Test

    2

    Cubes and Dice questions

    5

    Total

    70

    Quantitative Aptitude Section 

    Topics

    Number of Questions

    LCM and HCF

    1

    Simplification

    6

    Decimals and Fractions

    1

    Number System

    7

    Algebraic Equations

    4

    Average

    2

    Percentage

    1

    Ages

    1

    Calendar

    1

    Sets

    1

    Table

    5

    Profit and Loss

    1

    Time and Work

    1

    Pipes and Cisterns

    1

    Problems on Train

    1

    Mixture and Allegation

    1

    Logarithms

    2

    Clock and Discount

    2

    Areas and Parameter

    2

    Probability

    1

    Square Root

    1

    Volume and Surface Area

    1

    Compound Interest

    1

    Total

    50

      IGNOU OPENMAT Marking Scheme

      Let's take a look at the IGNOU OPENMAT marking scheme:

      • Candidates will be awarded 1 mark for every correct answer.
      • There is no negative marking.
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