What to Focus & How to Prepare?
What the MUR decree tests in the 5 logic questions, the question types of the 2026 paper, difficulty rankings, solved official questions and a 10-week study plan.
Logical Reasoning and Problems is the second block of the IMAT: 5 of the 60 questions (Q5–Q9 in 2026), worth 7.5 of the 90 points. The decree describes it in one sentence: completing a line of reasoning consistently with premises given in symbolic or verbal form, on concrete or abstract cases.
In practice the 2026 questions mixed quick quantitative problems — a percentage chain, a number sequence, a substitution — with classic deduction. None needs advanced maths; all reward working carefully from the premises.
Which topics demand your deepest attention? Below is the topic breakdown from our IMAT question data:
| Topic | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Word Problems (Percentages) | 1 | |
| Number Sequences & Patterns | 1 | |
| Symbolic & Algebraic Reasoning | 1 | |
| Syllogisms & Deduction | 1 | |
| Geometric Facts as Propositions | 1 |
*Question types of the 5 Logical Reasoning & Problems questions (Q5–Q9) in the official IMAT 2026 paper. The 2024 and 2025 logic questions are not yet in our question bank, so a multi-year comparison is not possible yet.
Not all topics require the same time investment. Some need extensive problem-solving practice, others rely on precise conceptual recall:
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Take Diagnostic TestA topic-by-topic look at the Logical Reasoning section of the official MUR IMAT syllabus (DM 1005/2026, Allegato A):
How it appears on IMAT: A pair of premises followed by ‘which statement is correct?’. The trap options are true in the real world but do not follow from the premises.
How it appears on IMAT: Short chains such as ‘20% of the 80% who work full-time’. Write the chain as one product before computing.
How it appears on IMAT: A sequence with one missing term. The rule is often recursive (each term from the two before it), not a fixed difference or ratio.
How it appears on IMAT: Relations like , with options that invert the ratio. Substitute, then rearrange — never guess the direction.
The official IMAT programme is Allegato A of the Ministry of University and Research decree for the 2026/27 admission test:
MUR — DM n. 1005 of 06-08-2026See how IMAT logical reasoning questions are built and how disciplined elimination avoids the −0.4 penalty:
Recurring conceptual and tactical errors that cost students crucial points:
The right answer follows from the premises. An option can be true in reality and still be wrong.
‘20% of the full-time employees’ is not 20% of everyone. Name the base of every percentage before multiplying.
Sequences on the IMAT are often recursive. Test your rule on at least three given terms.
From and , — so , not . Substitute explicitly.
The block is worth 7.5 points. If a question needs more than two minutes, mark it and come back.
Take a timed diagnostic; rebuild the topics marked ‘Easy’ and note every error type: concept, reading or calculation.
38 of the 60 questions are Biology and Chemistry. Work through their ‘Medium’ and ‘Hard’ topics in the order of the frequency tables.
Cover the 13-question Physics & Mathematics block and the 5 logic questions with short mixed sets; aim for about 90 seconds per question.
One full 60-question, 100-minute IMAT mock per week; review every wrong and every guessed answer.
Re-do your error log, revise the traps, and practise the skip-or-answer rule: a wrong answer costs −0.4, a blank costs nothing.