NICMAR ADMISSIONS 2020 - 2nd Round

PGP PROGRAMMES

Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Advanced Construction Management Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Project Engineering and Management Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Real Estate and Urban Infrastructure Management Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Infrastructure Finance, Development and Management Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Contemporary Smart City Development and Management One Year Post Graduate Programme in Management of Family Owned Construction Business

One Year Post Graduate Programme in Health, Safety and Environment Management

Admission Test Center: NICMAR Pune Campus

1. ADMISSION PROCEDURE

i. NICMAR Common Admission Test (NCAT) is of two hours duration.

NICMAR Common Admission Test (NCAT): The test covers 150 marks. Each question carries one mark. The exam is of general kind of aptitude test on Quantitative & Analytical Ability, Data Interpretation and Verbal & General Ability. This is like CAT/MAT examinations. You can refer similar guides/books available in the market for preparing for such general management entrance examinations. Sample questions are attached herewith.

ii. Personal Interview (PI): You should be presentable and conduct yourself as per prescribed PI norms. Personal Interview (PI) covers 50 marks.

2. Please reach Pune a day before the date given to you for Selection Process. Visit the campus so that you can feel relaxed for next day morning further process.

3. For accommodation assistance at the time of Admission Process - 2020 (2nd Round), please contact the Hostel Office, NICMAR Pune, Mr. Ignatius Joseph (Mobile No. 9922765489) or Mr. Virendra Joshi (Mobile No. 9823465901).

4. Tea/coffee, snacks and meals are available on chargeable basis in the campus mess.

5. Reaching NICMAR Pune Campus:

i. The campus is about 14 kilometres away from Pune Central Railway Station and 7 kilometres from Savitribai Phule Pune University Gate. It is situated alongside the Mumbai-Bangalore highway, opposite to Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Balewadi, Pune and adjunct to National Insurance Academy (NIA). The address is given below:

National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR),

25/1, Balewadi, N.I.A. Post Office, Pune – 411045, Maharashtra.

ii. Bus Route No. 208 starts from Hadapsar via Pune Railway Station Bus Stop and drops at Sadanand Hotel Bus Stop. Bus Route No. 114 starts from Pune Municipal Corporation Bus Stop and drops you at Sadanand Hotel Bus Stop or Bus Route No. 256 starts from Pune Municipal Corporation Bus Stand and drops you at NICMAR/Moze College Bus Stop. Also, Bus Route No. 129 starts from Pune Station Bus Stop to NICMAR/Moze College Bus Stop via Aundh (medipoint) is available on every 2 hours interval. In case of unavailability of bus facility, it is better to take an auto rickshaw on your first trip to NICMAR campus. The one-way trip may cost you Rs. 250 to 350 from Pune Railway Station (day time tariff). We suggest that you may engage an auto to arrive at the above mentioned address.

6. Incase, you need any more information, kindly call our Admission Office (Pune Campus) on Tel.: 020 - 66859166/270/271/333

E-mail: admission@nicmar.ac.in

WITH BEST WISHES

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH

Post Graduate Programmes: NICMAR Common Admission Test (NCAT) - 2020

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES

1. Write your Registration Number, Test Center and Date in the space provided in the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Sheet.

2. Time allotted is two hours only.

3. Immediately after opening the Test Booklet, verify that all the pages are printed properly and are in order. If there is a problem with your Test Booklet, immediately inform the invigilator. You will be provided with a replacement.

4. Question booklet contains 150 objective type questions:

- Section A: Quantitative and Analytical Ability - 60 Questions (60 Marks) - Section B: Data Interpretation - 30 Questions (30 Marks) - Section C: Verbal and General Ability - 60 Questions (60 Marks)

5. Candidates have to answer in the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Sheet by darkening the circles using a black/blue ballpoint pen only. Since circles darkened by the black/blue ballpoint pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the circles in the OMR Sheet very carefully.

6. Each question carries four options. Choose the correct alternative and darken the circle provided in the ‘OMR SHEET’.

7. There is no NEGATIVE MARKING.

8. Attempt all the questions. You are free to attempt questions from any section at any time during the test.

9. Don’t start answering the questions unless the INVIGILATOR instructs you to do so.

10. You are permitted to leave the class only after the invigilator collects the OMR Sheet, question booklet and rough sheet at the end of the test. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination hall, before the scheduled end of the test.

11. Once the test starts, the candidate is not allowed to go outside the examination hall, even temporarily, for any purpose whatsoever.

12. During the test, keep only the Call Letter/Admit Card and black/blue ink ballpoint pen with you. DO NOT KEEP with you books, rulers, slide rulers, drawing instruments, calculators (including watch calculators), pagers, cellular phones, stop watches or any other device or loose paper. These should be left at a place indicated by the invigilator.

13. The candidate is not allowed to exchange any material during the test. Any form of communication among candidates during the test is strictly prohibited.

14. Do not write anything on the question booklet.

15. For rough work use the separate A4 size blank sheet given to you.

16. In the box provided in the OMR Sheet for each answer, write your choice only once. Do not over write or strike off the answer etc. in the circle. Such cases will be treated as null and void.

17. Candidates found violating any of the instructions from instruction no. 9 onwards will be summarily asked to leave the examination hall by the invigilators.

NICMAR ADMISSIONS - 2020

Dear Applicant,

This is with reference to NICMAR Common Admission Test 2020. ‘Registration Number’

is your sole identity during NCAT – 2020. Hence, it is mandatory to fill in your correct

registration number in the answer sheet (OMR Sheet) provided to you in the

examination hall.

Below are the steps you should follow to fill in the registration number in the answer

sheet:

1. Write your 7 digit registration number in square boxes, as shown in the

illustration below (Registration no. 3618749 is used only for illustrative purposes).

2. Darken the digit in Column no.1, corresponding to the first digit of your

registration number (In the illustration, in column no.1, digit 3 is darkened, which

is the first digit of given registration number).

3. Continue this procedure for all the digits of your registration number (Refer to the

illustration shown below. For example, in column no. 2, digit 6 is darkened which

corresponds to the second digit of the given registration number).

4. During examination, you are instructed to fill each answer by fully darkening only

one out of four circles provided as choices.

For example,

SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR NICMAR COMMON ADMISSION TEST - NCAT

(5 questions per section as sample)

Section A: Quantitative and Analytical Ability (Total 60 Questions, 60 Marks)

1. What is the sum of 25 terms of an Arithmetic Progression (AP) whose first term is

5 and common difference is 7/4?

a. 525

b. 475

c. 675

d. 650

2. A passenger train traveling at the speed of 90 kilometres per hour follows a

goods train after 6 hours from a station and overtakes it in 4 hours. What is the

speed of the goods train?

a. 30 kilometres per hour

b. 60 kilometres per hour

c. 36 kilometres per hour

d. 42 kilometres per hour

3. In the below circle, O is the centre of the circle. If ∠AOB = 120°, then find ∠ACB.

a. 600 b. 300

c. 450 d. 500

4. In the following Logarithmic equation, find the value of x.

logx 32 = 10/3

a. 5/3

b. 20/9

c. 8

d. 4

5. Two fill pipes A and B can fill a tank in 30 and 20 hours respectively. Pipe B alone

is kept open for half the time and both pipes are kept open for the remaining time.

In how many hours, will the tank be completely full?

a. 25 hours b. 15 hours

c. 40 hours d. 28 hours

A

C

B

O

Section B: Data Interpretation

(Total 30 Questions, 30 Marks)

These questions are based on the following data.

Percentage sale of different newspapers in Bangalore in 1996 and 1997

1. How much more was the sale of Deccan Herald than that of Hindu in 1996?

a. Rs. 1.5 crore b. Rs. 2 crore

c. Rs. 2.5 crore d. Rs. 3 crore

1997

Deccan

Herald 30%

Others 24.2% Regional

Language 5.2%

The Hindu 7.2%

Times of India

14.7%

Indian Express

18.6%

Total Sales = Rs. 28.2 crore cccccrorecrore

Indian Express 11.3%

Others 27.3%

Regional Language

7.6%

The Hindu 6.0%

The Times of India 14.2%

The Deccan Herald 33.6%

Total Sales = Rs. 9.20 crore

1996

2. Which of the following is the best approximation of the ratio of sales of Times of India in 1996 to that in 1997?

a. 1:3 b. 1:2

c. 1:1 d. 2:1

3. If the total sales in 1996 are not Rs. 9.2 crore and the sales of Regional

Language newspapers are Rs. 1.32 crores, what is the total sales? (Assuming same proportion of sales of the newspapers as in the graph)

a. Rs. 34.2 crore b. Rs. 25.4 crore

c. Rs. 17.4 crore d. Rs 15.9 crore

4. Of all the newspapers shown on pie charts, which is the fourth largest sold

newspaper?

a. The Times of India in 1997 b. The Deccan Herald in 1996 c. The Hindu in 1997 d. Regional Language in 1997

5. Which newspaper experienced greatest growth in 1997 over 1996?

a. The Times of India b. Regional Language

c. Others d. The Deccan Herald

Section C: Verbal and General Ability

(Total 60 Questions, 60 Marks) The question below gives a word followed by four choices. From the choices, select the most suitable synonym (word which means the same) for the main word and mark its number as the answer.

1. MORBID

a. dry b. ethereal

c. inflatable d. macabre

The question given below has a sentence with two blanks followed by four pairs of words as choices. From the choices, select the pair of words that can best complete the given sentence.

2. The news about the bank ______threw the financial market into a/an _______.

a. fraud......turmoil b. cheating.......confidence

c. safety........suspicion d. scam........excitement

The critical reasoning question given below is based on either a short argument or a set of statements or a plan of action. Select the most appropriate answer out of the choices provided.

3. Any college football player who uses steroids should be banned from competition.

The national agency with the responsibility to preserve the natural competitive balance between the players enforces rules specifically mandating that no player be allowed to use drugs to gain a competitive advantage. Studies show that steroid users tend to have much greater strength and weight than non-users.

Which of the following statements, if true, would most strengthen the argument?

a. Users of steroids often suffer from acne, extreme nervousness, and reduced sexual potency.

b. Increased strength is more useful than increased weight to college football players.

c. Superior strength and weight give college football players a significant competitive advantage.

d. Steroid use is much more prevalent in college football than in college baseball.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the lettered pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

4. MONK : DEVOTION

a. maniac : pacifism b. explorer : contentment

c. visionary : complacency d. rover : wanderlust

Following Question is based on General Knowledge.

5. The ‘greenhouse effect’ is due to increase in

a. atmospheric CO2 levels b. atmospheric SO2 levels c. soil organic content d. soil nitrogen