Exam pattern of Management Aptitude Test

I want to give the exam of Management Aptitude Test and for that I want to get the details of exam pattern of Management Aptitude Test so can you provide me that?

[Raman Vij]

As you want to get the exam pattern of Management Aptitude Test so here it is for you:

MAT 2014 Eligibility:
Candidates must have passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year students can also apply for MAT 2014.

MAT 2014 Selection process:
Candidates will be selected on the basis of short listed by the MAT 2014

The students will have to appear for the Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds.

MAT 2014 Exam Pattern:
This paper will be of 2 hours 30 minutes.

There are 200 multiple choice questions on 5 sections, namely Language Comprehension, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Mathematical Skills, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning and Indian and Global Environment.

Each correct answer bears four marks and for each wrong answer, there is 1/4 negative marking.

MAT May 2014 Important Dates:
Paper pencil based MAT May 2014: Sunday, May 4, 2014
Date of Computer based MAT May 2014: Saturday,May 10, 2014 onwards
Sale of forms: First week of March 2014
Last date of sale of forms: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Last date of submission of filled in registration forms: Friday, April 19, 2014
Last date for online registration: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Admit Card download starts from Saturday, April 26, 2014

MAT Syllabus for English:
Comprehension of passage, Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms , Contextual usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, idioms, Errors in word choice, mania & phobia, Incorrect words, Conditionals & Multiple Usage , Punctuation, Proverb, , one word substitution, Different usage of same word Phrasal verb etc.

MAT Syllabus for Quantitative Ability:
Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc)
Ratios and Proportion, Ratios, Percentages, In-equations
Quadratic and linear equations
Algebra
Mensuration, Alligation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns
Instalment Payments, Partnership, Clocks
Probability, Permutations & Combinations
Profit & Loss
Averages, Percentages, Partnership
Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time
Number system: HCF, LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic progression, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean , Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS, etc.

MAT Syllabus for Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
Data Interpretation based on text, Data Interpretation based on graphs and tables.
Graphs can be Column graphs, Graphs representing Area, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Venn Diagram, etc.
Graphs can be Column graphs, Graphs representing Area, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Venn Diagram, etc.
Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and conclusions, Cause and Effect, Identifying Probably true, Probably false, definitely true, definitely false kind of statement, Linear arrangements, identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments, Matrix arrangements.

GK/GA/BA:
Current Affairs, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big companies, Major corporate events
Science, History, Geography, International organisations
Important quotations
Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics etc.
Famous award and prizes
World Records
Books and authors

Hello sir, I’m preparing for the MAT exam to getting admission in MBA program. Is there any one can tell me what is the exam pattern of management aptitude test?

[Raman Vij]

MAT exam is usually conducted four times in a year in January, May, September and December.
MAT is the MBA entrance exam conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA). The type of questions is of multiple choices in MAT exam. The candidates have to select the correct option. There are 5 sections with 200 questions. The duration of MAT is 2 hours 30 minutes or 150 minutes and there is no sectional time limit.

The 5 sections in the MAT Exam Pattern are
Language Comprehension
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
Data Analysis and Sufficiency
Mathematical Skills
Indian and Global Environment

Duration : 150 minutes

Total Number of Questions: 200

Number of Sections: 5

Number of Questions in each Section: 40

Marking Scheme: 1 mark per question

Negative Marking: ¼ of the total marks or 0.25 mark

Number of Options: 4

Sectional Details: Language Comprehension
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
Data Analysis and Sufficiency
Mathematical Skills
Indian and Global Environment

The scores are given on the basis of the first four sections only. The total marks are 800. However, the scores of the Indian and Global Environment, or the General Knowledge section are not considered by the B-schools. Generally, the cut-off of the exam ranges for 500 and more score which is 50 percentile and above.

Eligibility:
Candidates should have graduated in any discipline from any recognised university or equivalent recognised degree. A final-year student can also appear provisionally.