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NPAT Question Paper 2026: PDF Download & Analysis

Last Updated on 22 Jun 2026

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The NPAT question paper 2026 will be provided shortly after the exam. Candidates can download the question paper, answer key, and solutions. According to the NMIMS NPAT paper pattern, the paper is divided into three sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Reasoning. Each section contains 40 questions, constituting a total of 40 questions. 

Based on analysis of past NPAT papers, the exam's overall difficulty level is moderate to difficult. Students taking the exam must attempt 95+ questions to score 100+ marks in NPAT. Students are advised to focus on high-weightage topics such as DI and Arithmetic from Quant, Family tree and Coding from Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension and Para Completion from Verbal Reasoning.

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NPAT Question Paper 2026 PDF

NPAT Question Paper 2026 will soon be provided below with answer key solutions.

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NPAT Question Paper Pattern 2026

The NPAT exam is held online once a year. The exam duration is 100 minutes for 120 questions. Check the detailed NPAT exam pattern below.

Features Details
Exam frequency Once a year
Exam mode Online
Exam duration 100 minutes
NPAT subjects English Language, Quantitative & Numerical Ability, Reasoning & General Intelligence.
Total number of questions 120 questions 
Question paper format MCQ
Medium English
Negative marking No negative marking

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NPAT Question Paper Analysis 2026 (Expected)

The detailed analysis of the NPAT exam question paper will be provided here shortly. Meanwhile, check the expected number of questions, good attempts and important topics mentioned in the following table.

NPAT Subjects Good attempt Important Chapters
Quantitative Reasoning 28 to 30 DI, Trigonometry, Arithmetic, SET Theory
Logical Reasoning 32 to 34 Verbal Reasoning, Visual Reasoning, Data Sufficiency, and Venn Diagram.
Verbal Reasoning 34 to 36 Reading Comprehension, Cloze Passage, Spot the Error

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NPAT Question Paper - Previous Year Paper Analysis

To have a better clarity about the exam structure, difficulty level and sectional weightage, have a look at the NPAT question paper analysis of the previous years provided below.

NPAT Paper Analysis 2025

Section-wise analysis of last year's NPAT paper is provided below.

Quantitative Reasoning

Topics Number of Questions
Data Interpretation 8
Data Comparison  6
Trigonometry  4
Set Theory & Venn Diagram  3
Sequence & Series  2
Time & Work  2
Percentage 2
Probability 2
Statistics 1
Geometry 1

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Logical Reasoning

Topics Number of Questions
Verbal Reasoning 10
Visual Reasoning 8
Data Sufficiency 5
Venn Diagram 4
Linear Arrangement (1 Set) 4
Series / Odd one out 4
Coding Decoding 3
Syllogism 2

Verbal Reasoning

Topic Number of Questions
Reading Comprehension 12
Para Completion 8
Para Jumbles 5
Fill In the Blanks (FIB) 5
Antonyms / Synonyms (Sentence) 5
Error Detection 5

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Importance of Solving the NPAT Question Paper

Students often ignore the importance of solving past question papers. Practising the past papers is as important as taking the mock tests. Here is why you should solve the NPAT previous year question papers.

  • Past question papers provide clarity on the overall structure of the exam. 
  • You get to know the standard of the questions and the difficulty level of each section.
  • For the NPAT exam, you need a good speed with accuracy. The past papers will help you understand which section you should approach first to save time for the difficult one.
  • Solving the previous year’s papers multiple times provides insight into the sectional weightage.

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Download NPAT Previous Years’ Question Papers PDFs

Find the year-wise NPAT past papers with answer key PDFs. It is recommended to solve at least the past 4-5 years of question papers to have a better knowledge of the exam.

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NPAT Sample Paper 2026

NMIMS has released the NPAT sample paper 2026 on its official website. Check the official sample paper provided below.

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NPAT Cut Off 2026 (Expected)

Check the expected NPAT cut-off score 2026 provided below. Based on the cutoff trends, students aiming for NMIMS Mumbai need to score 90+ marks. 

NMIMS Campuses Expected Cutoff Range
NMIMS Mumbai 90+
NMIMS Bengaluru 74-78
NMIMS Navi Mumbai 70-75
NMIMS Hyderabad 65-68
NMIMS Indore 65-68

FAQs On Previous Year Question Papers

The NMIMS NPAT question paper pattern details the exam structure. The question paper includes three sections, each having 40 questions. The sections are Quantitative Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Reasoning. NPAT has no negative marking criteria.

There are three sections in the NPAT BBA exam: Quantitative Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning. Each section contains 40 questions with no sectional time limit.

The difficulty level of the NPAT varies based on the standard of each section's questions. Generally, the exam's overall difficulty level is moderate. Over the past 3 years, the Quantitative Reasoning section has been on the moderate-to-high difficulty side.

The NPAT total marks are 120. The three sections in NPAT are Quantitative Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning. As per the NPAT marking criteria, each section includes 40 questions, with 1 mark per question.

No, the NPAT exam has no negative marking criteria. Every section has 40 questions, and each question is worth 1 mark.

The NAT paper time is 120 minutes for 100 questions. There is no sectional time limit, and candidates will not be given any extra duration to complete the paper.
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