Entrance Test (paper- or computer-based)
Entrance Test (paper- or computer-based)
The written entrance test is KUMAT's first filter: multiple-choice items built largely from grade 11–12 physics, chemistry and biology, plus English and quantitative aptitude. It rewards usable recall - a fact you can deploy inside a minute - rather than facts you merely recognise.
Core rules
- Every item carries the same weight, so a three-step calculation costs the same as a one-line definition. Bank the cheap items first.
- In the computer-based version, the question palette and flag-for-review are part of the test; flag long numerics and return to them.
- In the paper version, transfer answers as you go and never leave the transfer to the final minutes.
- Read the stem's last line first: "total time", "average speed" and "net force" each change the working required.
Worked example
A ball is thrown vertically upward at 20 m/s (g = 10 m/s²). How long is it in the air? (a) 2 s (b) 4 s (c) 5 s (d) 8 s. At the top the velocity is zero, so the rise takes u/g = 20/10 = 2 s; the fall mirrors it, giving 4 s. Dimensional check: (m/s)/(m/s²) = s ✓. Option (a) is the half-journey trap; (d) comes from doubling twice.
Traps that cost marks
- Answering time-up when the question asks for time in the air.
- Unit drift: kJ vs J, cm vs m, molarity vs moles.
- Picking a textbook-sounding word instead of the option that actually answers the stem.
- Leaving flagged items blank when the section clock expires.