MAT 2016 - EXAM PATTERN AND SYLLABUS

The MAT May 2015 exam pattern will also remain the same over the months. It is an objective type test of multiple choice questions of 2.5 hours duration. There are 200 questions in total, 40 questions each in 5 sections. Each question carries 1 mark and there is negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

Total number of Questions: 200
Total Time allocated: 150 minutes
Marks allocation
Correct attempt: 1 mark
Incorrect attempt: Negative marking not specified
Sections with Questions
MAT entrance exam covers five sections in all. Scores of first four sections compose the final scores. However, institutions might choose to consider the score of the General Awareness section.

Test Duration & Pattern (MAT Sep 2015)

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

MAT is the test conducted by All India Management Testing Service for entering into MBA or equivalent post graduate programs. The five sections mentioned above are basically comprised of the following five papers:

• Paper 1 : Language Comprehension
• Paper 2 : Mathematical Skills
• Paper 3 : Data Analysis
• Paper 4 : Intelligence & Critical Reasoning
• Paper 5 : Indian & Global Environment Section

MAT 2015 Syllabus

Quantitative Ability for MAT:

Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc)	Arithmetic progression,	Installment Payments,
Ratios and Proportion,	Arithmetic mean,	Clocks,
Percentages,	Geometric mean,	Probability,
In-equations Quadratic and linear equations	Harmonic mean,	Permutations Combinations,
Algebra,	Median,	Trigonometry,
Profit & Loss,	Mode,	Vectors,
Averages,	Number Base System,	Binomial Expansion,
Partnership (Accounts),	BODMAS,	Co-ordinate geometry,
Time-Speed-Distance,	Mensuration,	Logarithm,
Work and time,	Alligation & Mixtures,	Calendar,
Number system,	Work,	Maxima & Minima Progression,
HCF & LCM,	Pipes and Cisterns,	Surds & Indices
Geometric Progression,	Set Theory,	Complex numbers
Vectors,	Venn diagram,	Etc.

Data Interpretation based on text, Data Interpretation based on graphs and tables.
Graphs can be Column graphs, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Graphs representing Area, Venn diagram, etc. Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and assumptions, identifying valid inferences , identifying Strong arguments and Weak 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 , identifying next number in series, etc.

Verbal Ability for MAT:
Comprehension of passage (Poems can also come).
Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms , Contextual usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Jumbled paragraphs with 4 or 5 sentences, Jumbled paragraphs (6 sentences with first and last fixed), Sentence Correction, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, odd man out, idioms, one word substitution, Different usage of same word etc.


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

MAT scores are valid for one year for most management institutes. It help students in getting admissions in various management programs such as Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Insurance Management, HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and International Business, Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology & Management (PGDITM) in IT Marketing, E-Commerce, Information Systems Management etc.