The NMAT syllabus is organised around three aptitude sections. GMAC may update the current-cycle blueprint, so use this topic map with the latest candidate guide and official sample questions rather than treating any coaching list as exhaustive.

Language Skills

• Reading comprehension: main idea, supporting detail, inference, tone and vocabulary in context.
• Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, usage, idioms and word relationships.
• Grammar and language usage: parts of speech, sentence structure, agreement, tenses, modifiers and error recognition.
• Verbal reasoning: para-jumbles, sentence completion, critical reading and relationships between statements.

Quantitative Skills

• Arithmetic: percentages, ratios, averages, profit and loss, interest, mixtures, time and work, and time, speed and distance.
• Number properties, divisibility, integers, fractions, indices and basic progressions.
• Algebra: equations, inequalities, functions and word problems.
• Geometry and mensuration: lines, angles, triangles, circles, polygons, area and volume.
• Data interpretation: tables, charts, graphs, caselets, data sufficiency and quantitative comparison.

Logical Reasoning

• Analytical reasoning: arrangements, ordering, grouping, sequences and constraints.
• Critical reasoning: assumptions, conclusions, strengthen/weaken, cause and effect, and argument evaluation.
• Classification, series, coding/decoding, deductions and pattern-based problems.
• Verbal and non-verbal logic questions as represented in official practice materials.

Preparation approach

1. Download or review the current GMAC exam structure and sample questions.
2. Build accuracy topic by topic, then practise mixed timed sets.
3. Use full-length mocks to practise switching between sections and managing the current section timers.
4. Analyse errors and revisit concepts; keep a separate record of careless mistakes and time-consuming questions.