Provide me details about MAT exam.

I am preparing for MAT exam. Provide me its details.

[Arun Vats]

MAT- Management Aptitude Test is an entrance test conducted by All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS), for admission to MBA colleges.

Eligibility criteria:

Applicant must be a graduate from recognised university or in the final year of graduation.

Paper pattern:

Section No. Section No of Questions Time Suggested
(Minutes)
1 Language Comprehension 40 30
2 Mathematical Skills 40 40
3 Data Analysis and Sufficiency 40 35
4 Intelligence and Critical Reasoning 40 30
5 Indian and Global Environment 40 15

Total 200 150

Paper is available in both modes- paper and online. Applicants can select mode with which they are comfortable. Paper based is on a single day only and online is spread over a week.

Important dates: for your reference

Last date to purchase form Aug 23, 2014
Last date for submission of filled in registration
forms at AIMA, New Delhi Aug 25, 2014
Last date for online registration Aug 23, 2014
Last date for submission of filled in online
registration forms at AIMA, New Delhi Aug 25, 2014
Test date (paper based) Sep 7, 2014
Test date (computer based) Sep 13, 2014 onwards
Download admit card Aug 29, 2014 onwards

Top colleges accepting MAT score:

Galgotias Business School (Greater Noida)
Alliance Business Academy (Bangalore)
Bharatidasan University (Tiruchirapalli)
Kohinoor Business School (Khandala)
Som-Lalit Institute of Management Studies (Ahmedabad)
MITCON Institute of Management (Pune)
NIILM Centre for Management Studies (New Delhi)
Jagan Institute of Management Studies (Delhi)
IMT (Navi Mumbai)
Christ University (Bangalore)

Syllabus:

Quantitative ability:

1. Number Systems
2. LCM and HCF
3. Percentage
4. Profit and Loss
5. Interest (Simple and Compound)
6. Speed, Time and Distance
7. Time and Work
8. Average
9. Ratio and Proportion
10. Linear Equations
11. Quadratic Equations
12. Complex Numbers
13. Logarithm
14. Progressions
15. Binomial Theorem
16. Surds and Indices
17. Inequalities
18. Permutation and Combination
19. Probability
20. Functions
21. Set Theory
22. Mixtures and Alligations
23. Geometry
24. Co-ordinate Geometry
25. Trigonometry
26. Mensuration

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning:

1. Tables
2. Column graphs
3. Bar Graphs
4. Line charts
5. Pie Chart
6. Venn Diagrams

Verbal ability:

Vocabulary Based (Synonyms Antonyms)
English Usage or Grammar
Sentence Correction
Fill in the blanks
Cloze Passage
Analogies or Reverse Analogies
Jumbled Paragraph
Meaning-Usage Match
Summary Questions
Verbal Reasoning
Facts / Inferences / Judgements
Reading Comprehension


Vocabulary
primary meanings of words, secondary shades of meaning, usage, idioms and phrases, antonyms, related words, etc.

Grammar
subject-verb agreement, use of modifiers, parellel construction, redundancy, phrasal verbs, use of articles, prepositions, etc.

Verbal Reasoning
to identify relationships or patterns within groups of words or sentences.

General and Business GK(Elementry Level)
includes question related to current affairs and business GK at elementary level.