Management Aptitude Test exam pattern

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

[Kiran Chandar]

As you want to get the details of Management Aptitude Test exam pattern 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:
The candidates will be short listed by the MAT 2014 participating B-schools on the basis of their scores depending upon the institute cut off marks.

MAT 2014 Exam Pattern:
The duration of the exam is 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 2014 Application fee:
The application fee for MAT 2014 is Rs. 1200.

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

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Hello brother myself Naresh what is the exam pattern of Management Aptitude Test, and provide me the syllabus of MAT?

[Raman Vij]

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is the MBA entrance exam conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA)

MAT Exam Pattern
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

Syllabus
Quantitative Ability syllabus
Geometry
(Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc.)
Ratios and Proportion,
Percentages
In-equations Quadratic and linear equations
Algebra
Profit & Loss
Averages
Partnership (Accounts)
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
Menstruation
Allegation & Mixtures
Work
Pipes and Cisterns

Simple Interest & Compound Interest
Set Theory
Venn diagram
Installment Payments
Clocks
Probability
Permutations Combinations
Trigonometry
Vectors
Binomial Expansion
Co-ordinate geometry
Logarithm
Calendar
Maxima & Minima Progression,
Surds & Indices
Complex numbers

Data Interpretation
Graphs
Column graphs
Bar Graphs
Line charts
Pie Chart
Graphs representing Area
Venn diagram etc

Reasoning
Critical reasoning
Visual reasoning
Assumption-Premise-Conclusion
Assertion and reasons
Statements and assumptions
Identifying valid inferences
Identifying arguments
Statements and conclusions
Cause and Effect
Identifying probably true probably false
Definitely true definitely false kind of statement
Linear arrangements
Matrix arrangements (Puzzles, Syllogisms, Functions)
Family tree - identifying relationship among group of people
Symbol Based problems
Coding and decoding
Sequencing

Verbal Ability
Verbal Reasoning
Syllogisms
Contextual usage
Analogies
Antonyms
Fill In the Blanks
Jumbled paragraphs
Sentence Correction
Foreign language words used in English
Sentence completion
Sentence correction
Odd man out
Idioms
One word substitution
Different usage of same word

General awareness
In this section question will be based on the following topics:
Current Affairs
Business
Punch line of companies
Top officials of big companies