MAT

MAT - The Management Aptitude Test

Test Date
December, February, May And September

Total duration of the test 150 minutes

Total number of questions 200

Timed Test No sectional time limits

Number of choices per question 4

Marks per question 1

Negative marking ¼

Stationery to be used for OMR Answer sheets HB pencil




MAT is a good option for students who miss out on other opportunities to get admission to the hallowed institutions. It is important to note that not only is the number of institutes that accept the MAT score higher, but also the number of students applying to MAT is lower. However, there are many institutes which enjoy a good reputation and accept MAT scores for admissions.



The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is one of the 5 national level entrance tests for admissions 0to MBA programmes conducted by B-schools all over India. The All India Management Association (AIMA) conducts the MAT entrance test and its score is valid for admissions to several leading B-schools of the country.



Test Structure:

Last year, the sequence of sections differed for every booklet series; however, the structure in terms of number of questions in every section and the marks allotted to them was the same. The entire paper was a speed as the questions had been asked in straightforward manner and options were very explicit. The ideal time allocation for the sections would be as follows:



Language Comprehension-30 minutes; Indian and Global Environment-15 minutes; Intelligence and Critical Reasoning-30 minutes; Data Interpretation and Sufficiency-35 minutes; Mathematical Skills-40 minutes.

Test Details

Section 1: Mathematical Skills
Most of the questions in this section were on Probability and Trigonometry. Arithmetic had around 30 questions. The level of difficulty of most of the questions was easy but they were time consuming. The questions were based on application of formulae and not reasoning, intensive.

Section 2: Data Analysis and Sufficiency
This section had 40 questions. There were 4 questions based Data Sufficiency (2 Statements) and 8 questions on Data Comparison. The section had: 8 questions (i.e., 2 sets of 4 questions each) on Tables, 4 questions on 2 Line Graphs (based on Timber and Logs), 8 questions (i.e., 2 sets of 4 questions each) on pie charts. The level of difficulty of the questions varied from easy to medium.

Section 3: Intelligence and Critical Reasoning:
This section had 40 questions of which 28 were of Logical Reasoning and remaining 12 were of Critical Reasoning. The section had: 12 single problems on Directions and Coding. All these questions were easy.

The Critical Reasoning questions were on Arguments Statement Based (4 questions), Logical Conclusion/Deductions (2/3) statements (8 questions). Level of difficulty of the question was easy to medium.

Section 4: Language Comprehension
This section comprised Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. The Verbal Ability section had 4 grammar based questions of moderate level of difficulty. Fill in the Blanks (2 blanks) (8) were easy. Jumbled Paragraphs (4) and Completion of paragraphs (4) were also of moderate level difficulty.
The Reading Comprehension questions were based on 5 passages. Out of the five passages, two of them were easy and 3 were of moderate level of difficulty.

Section 5: Indian and Global Environment
The questions were based on business awareness, economics, finance, books and authors, politics, sports, sociology, history and abbreviations. The question on business awareness and finance were based on current affairs.

Desired Performance:
A good performance in this test should be an attempt of 120+ questions. One could expect a cut-off of 95+ for the top institutes.
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