NIMCET Mathematics
Probability and Statistics for NIMCET
8 topics from the official syllabus, how to approach them, and where to practise.
Topics in the official syllabus
- Basic concepts of probability theory
- Averages
- Dependent and independent events
- Bayes' theorem
- Mean, median and mode
- Mean deviation, standard deviation and variance
- Moments
- Frequency distributions
Official information fromRevised syllabus of NIMCET (2026 onwards)(opens in a new tab)· checked 25 Oct 2026
How to approach it
- Write the sample space before calculating. Most errors come from miscounting it.
- For Bayes' theorem questions, draw a tree of the cases first.
- Learn how mean, variance and standard deviation change when data is shifted or scaled.
Your next steps for this unit
- Step 1Learn the conceptsGo through the topic list below and your textbook or notes for each.
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- Step 4Review your mistakesOpen the test result and note why each wrong answer went wrong. Your results
- Step 5ReviseCome back to this unit after a few days and retest it. Plan revision