MAT Exam Pattern, Insights and Details
MAT stands for 'MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST' (MAT) is a national l level exam conduct by the All Indian Management Association (AIMS) since 1988. MAT is cast-off for admission to master business administration and allied programs by over 600 business schools across. MAT exam is conducted for times in a year, each in February, May, September, December. MAT provides two modes to take the exam, 1) paper-based test (PBT) and, 2) computer-based test (CBT) but, it has provided a new exam mode due to COVID-19 crisis, MAT Remote Proctored Internet-Based Test - (MAT IBT)- can be taken from the home. A candidate can take any one of the testing formats. While the paper-based test is conducted only one day, the computer-based is conducted in the following week over a window of approximately a week. As per the eligibility criteria, the candidate must be a graduate in any discipline. The validity of the MAT Exam is 1 year.
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Key Highlight
of Mat
Mode of Exam
Computer Based (Online)
Paper Based Test (Offline)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized university/institute.
Final Year students can also apply.
Exam Level
National Level Exam
Application Fee:
Rs. 1550 (For Paper-based)
Rs. 1550 (For Computer-based)
Rs. 2650 (For Both)
Syllabus: MAT
Indian & Global Environment Section
This section is unique to the MAT exam. It's mostly about current affairs and latest news:
Current affairs, Business, World Records, Top officials of big companies, Famous awards and Prizes, Books and Authors, Punch line of companies, History, International Organisation, Important Quotations, Social issues, Geography, Sports, Finance, Major Corporate news, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics, Science
Data Analysis and Sufficiency / Mathematical Skills
Core topics in DA are: Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone, etc), Ratios and Proportion, Number system, Work and time, HCF & LCM, Algebra, Profit & Loss, In-equations Quadratic and linear equations, Geometric Progression, Percentages, Averages, Partnership (Accounts), Time-Speed-Distance
Language Comprehension
Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms, Fill In the Blanks, Contextual usage, Analogies, Different usage of the same word, Antonyms, Sentence completion, Jumbled paragraphs, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence correction, Idioms, One-word substitution
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
Prepare the following subjects under CR: Family tree, Strong Arguments, and Weak Arguments, Multi-dimensional arrangements, Course of Action, Puzzles, Visual reasoning, Arrangement, Series, Numeric grid, Pie Chart, Blood Relations, Critical Reasoning, Calendars, Coding & Decoding, Syllogisms, Statement Conclusions, Column graphs, Graphs representing Area
How to Prepare for MAT, Tips & tricks
• You need speed to finish MAT within the prescribed time limit. Go through the topics that are available on the MAT official website and start with the ones that you are good at. Practice reasoning and mathematics problems by memorizing formulas.
• After each study session keeps 1 hour for revision of topics learned/practiced.
• Make mathematics and reasoning your strong suit, practice questions to solve them within time to increase efficiency.
• Become smart by attempting questions that you are sure of first, then come to the questions you’re in doubt. But don’t attempt them anyway, remember negative marking is a factor here. Therefore, only attempt a question if you really know the answer to.
• Manage your time properly; give an appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests will time limit attached to each question; this way one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.
• Studying in a stretch for hours can be tedious and hard and also not so good. Therefore, try to study several times in regular sessions during a day. This will make learning easy and fun, also you will have enough time to brush up the already studied topics in between intervals.
• It is very important to maintain proper health, so you don’t fall sick on the big day. Give your brain an appropriate time to refresh itself. Don’t rush too much information into your head than its limit allows. Take it slow and steady. And get at least eight hours of sleep each night.
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