MAT Exam Preparation Tips

Can you provide me the tips to prepare for MAT (Management Aptitude Test) Exams as I find it will help me a lot?

[Raman Vij]

The tips to prepare for MAT (Management Aptitude Test) Exams are as follows:

One needs to plan a study routine in advance, allotting time for each subject. This will help to systematically study each subject instead of juggling between many.

Sample question papers gives an idea about the topics, the standard expected, and the skills required. Practice and solve problems extensively.

Start applying short-cuts to improve speed. Learn tables, common cube roots and square roots, conversions from percent to fraction, and vice-versa to enhance speed while maintaining accuracy.

The more you read different articles the more it will help in going through the comprehension section. It will help to acquire speed and precision.

The sections on Data Analysis & Sufficiency and Intelligence & Critical Reasoning may be new to you. These are more tricky than difficult.

The Indian and Global Environment section test your general awareness. Extensively follow the news dailies and magazines, watch news channels and browse the Internet to keep updated

First, solve papers subject-wise, maintaining stipulated time-limit. Thereafter, solve an entire model paper or a previous paper to see if you can finish in time.

Enrolling in a good institute for preparation of MAT is beneficial. The institutes help to get acquainted with the format of the exam and also conduct regular tests.

Group discussions help to develop speaking prowess and also provides useful information. But more than anything else, the competitive atmosphere of an institute will motivate you to improve yourself.

Always be confident and stay calm and composed so that you can solve the paper efficiently.

Glance at the paper for five minutes before starting off.

Solve the easier ones first and then move on to the more difficult ones.

Do not waste time on a question if you get stuck.

Read the questions carefully to avoid misinterpretation. Re-check the paper before submitting.