How to Prepare for MAT Exam 2025 in Three Months?
Management Aptitude Test 2024 ( MAT )
Registration - 24 Dec '24 - 2 Mar '25
MAT 2025 exam will be held in February, May, September and December. MAT is a low difficulty level exam so one can crack it with a short-term preparation. If you plan to appear for MAT 2025 start preparing for it from at least three months ahead. If you start MAT preparation now, you will be ready for February 2025 session. Get the best preparation strategy to crack MAT in only three months.
MAT exam preparation in three months is possible only if candidates adopt a speedy preparation plan. Even though the exam is of low difficulty level, one needs to practice a lot as it is a speed based test in which 150 questions have to be addressed in 120 minutes.
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Q: How can I prepare for MAT in six months?
Q: Which section of MAT exam has maximum weightage?
Each section of MAT exam has equal weightage. All the five sections - Language Comprehension, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Data Analysis and Data Sufficiency, Mathematical Skills and Indian & Global Environment have 30 questions. Each question carries one mark thus the section wise weightage of marks is 30 per section. There is negative marking of 0.25 in MAT. Since, every section has equal weightage, you need to prepare well for each one of them for a good overall score. Even in the exam, spend a good amount of time on each section and solve a minimum number of questions to meet the sectional cut off. Since, there is no sectional time-limit in MAT exam. Candidates can decide themselves how much time they should spend on which section as one needs to score well in all sections because of equal weightage. Out of 2 hours or 120 minutes, candidates should allot maximum time to the section they find tough or are calculation intensive. It is advisable to attempt the easier sections first and then move to tougher sections.
Q: If I am preparing for CAT, do I need to prepare separately for MAT?
We say it is possible to prepare for MAT in three months because, MAT syllabus is same as that of other MBA entrance exams and most of the candidates appear for multiple entrance tests. MBA aspirants who have prepared for CAT exam, XAT exam, IIFT exam and other MBA entrance exams for admissions to top B-schools in India, need to only brush up the basics and practice MAT mock tests. Therefore, a three-month preparation strategy for MAT is perfect.
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How to Crack MAT 2025 in Three Months?
The key to MAT preparation 2025 in limited time period is enough practice of sample questions from important topics. MAT exam is easy. Also, the score of Indian and Global Environment (GK) section is not included in calculation of final MAT percentile. Thus, you needs to actually prepare for only four main sections. So focus majorly on Language Comprehension, Data Analysis & Sufficiency, Mathematical Skills and Intelligence & Critical Reasoning in these three months. You can prepare for Indian and Global Environment section in the last few days before exam.
If you have no prior knowledge of MAT or any MBA entrance exam, the first thing to do is, check the MAT syllabus and pattern. Let's take you through that below:
MAT Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2025
MAT exam pattern 2025 is prescribed by AIMA, the exam conducting body. There are 150 questions in MCQ format to be answered in two hours. The MAT 2024 syllabus includes five subjects –
Q: How can I prepare for MAT?
Q: What is the difficulty level of MAT exam?
MAT is one of the easier MBA entrance exam. The difficulty level of the exam much easier than CAT XAT or CMAT. Candidates usually prepare for CAT XAT and CMAT and use that experience to give the MAT exam. Even though the MAT has more questions than XAT CAT CMAT. It is easier because the questions of all the five sections include:
- Mathematical Skills
- Language Comprehension
- Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
- Data Analysis and Sufficiency
- Indian and Global Environment
These are easy and straightforward. There are less Reading Comprehension passages of shorter length and are easy to comprehend. Since, the Indian and Global Environment scores are not taken into consideration for MAT percentile calculation, candidates find it easier to crack MAT in 2.5 hours with high scores.
Q: Is MAT syllabus more difficult than other MBA entrance exams?
The MAT syllabus is same as other MBA entrance exams, which is Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude English Comprehension and General Awareness, only their nomenclature is different. So, candidates preparing for MAT has to study the same subject, topics and sub-topics that they have to study in CAT or CMAT.
In fact, candidates can use the same books for studying for MAT as well as other MBA entrance exams. In terms of difficulty level of the exam, MAT is easier in comparison to other MBA entrance exams. The difficulty level of MAT question paper is usually easy and there is no sectional time limit.
Moreover, MAT is conducted multiple times a year so candidates can choose an exam date or session whenever they are fully prepared for the exam, unlike in other MBA entrances, where candidates have to cover the syllabus, etc. Before a particular exam date. In MAT candidates have the choice of multiple attempts to improve score. A lot of candidates opt for the MAT for the reason that it is easy and they can get a good MBA college through it.
Q: Can I prepare for MAT in 1 month?
It is unlikely that any one can prepare successfully for MAT in one month from scratch. However, if a you have appeared for the MAT or any other MBA entrance exam recently, then you can crack it with one-month preparation. We say this, because if you’ve recently appeared for MAT or any other MBA entrance exam, you will only need to practice more questions and mock tests or revise important topics in the give one month to be able to crack it. The syllabus of MAT is same as that of other MBA entrance exams, and the difficulty level is easy. So, you will not really have to practice too many mock tests. Read More: MAT 1-month preparation plan
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Check below some key highlights of MAT exam 2025:
There has been no change in the MAT exam pattern over the years. It is simple and student friendly. Check the table below for highlights of MAT exam pattern 2025.
| MAT Exam Pattern 2025 |
|
|---|---|
| Exam modes |
CBT, PBT, IBT |
| Exam duration |
2 hours |
| Total sections |
5 |
| Type of questions |
Objective type questions |
| Total questions |
150 questions |
| Total marks |
150 marks |
| Sectional weightage |
30 questions per section |
| Marking scheme |
1 mark per correct attempt -0.25 marks per incorrect attempt GK scores not taken into consideration for percentile calculation |
MAT Syllabus 2025
To score well in MAT 2025 exam, candidates need to be thorough with all the below mentioned topics. Check the table below for section-wise topics included in MAT syllabus 2025:
| MAT Syllabus 2025 |
Topics |
|---|---|
| Language Comprehension |
Grammar, vocabulary, clauses, idioms & phrases, active & passive voice, verbs, tenses, pronoun, sentences, punctuation, parajumble, prepositions, articles |
| Data Analysis and Sufficiency |
Tables & graphs, data sufficiency, venn diagram, charts (column, bar, pie) |
| Intelligence and Critical Reasoning |
Statements & conclusion, judgment, argument, pie chart, blood relations, family tree, analogies, statements |
| Mathematical Skills |
Profit & loss, mean & median, number system, mensuration, time, distance & speed, percentage, vectors, differential equation, trignometry, algebra, geometry, modern math |
| Indian and Global Environment |
Current affairs, political news & events, world records, books and authors, corporate affairs, personalities, history, business & economy, science & technology |
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Section-wise Three-Month Preparation Strategy for MAT 2025
Many B-schools consider sectional scores of MAT while selecting a candidate for admission, thus it is important to prepare well for all the sections even if time is less. Check section-wise tips for MAT preparation in three months below:
MAT Language Comprehension Preparation
- First Month: Practice reading with the help of magazines, newspapers and online blogs.
- Second Month: Practice English grammar, vocabulary and verbal ability.
- Third Month: Practice sample questions, MAT mock tests and exercises every day.
MAT Intelligence and Critical Reasoning Preparation
- First Month: Understand the basic patterns and types of reasoning questions in MAT. Learn the basic concepts.
- Second Month: Learn tricks to solve questions quickly and accurately. Practice a large number of questions of various ranges and various difficulty levels.
- Third Month: Take online MAT mock test to develop the speed of solving Critical Reasoning questions specific to the exam.
MAT Data Analysis and Sufficiency Preparation
- First Month: Understand types of charts, tables and graphs to interpret data accurately.
- Second Month: Practice sample questions, learn shortcuts and tricks to solve questions without using a calculator.
- Third Month: Spend maximum time in revision and practice of sample questions, mock tests, etc. to master each type of data interpretation questions.
MAT Mathematical Skills Preparation
- First Month: List out topics from the MAT syllabus that you feel are difficult and work on them first. If you are weak in Mathematics, learn the fundamentals and formulas first.
- Second Month: Learn shortcuts to solve Mathematics problems without using a calculator or doing rough work on paper. Practice mental calculation.
- Third Month: Solve MAT mock tests to gain control over all types of questions from across the sections and gain speed.
MAT Indian and Global Environment Preparation
Once you've completed the syllabus of the four main MAT sections, move to Indian and Global Environment. This section is all about General Knowledge and Current Affairs. Thus, you can prepare this section in the last few days before the MAT exam. Dedicate about two hours daily to revise static GK and current affairs from Manorama Year Book. You can also refer to other current affairs publications.
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For MAT preparation in six months candidates need to have a focused plan. They must gather the best books for MAT preparation and start with covering the syllabus. MAT syllabus should be completed in three months. You can make a monthly/weekly or daily plan to cover the syllabus which should include studying one topic each from the main four sections - Mathematical Skills, Data Interpretation, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning as well as Language Comprehension. Keep the Indian and Global Environment section for the last. In the next two months, practice MAT sample papers and MAT mock tests to gain control over the topics you studied in the first three months. For a speed based test like MAT mock test and sample paper practice is a must because only with the help of these you can gain speed and accuracy in solving questions. The MAT question paper can have tough, tricky or easy question so you should be prepared for all types. In the last one month, study for the Indian and Global Environment section and do daily revision of all other topics. Solve a few previous year MAT question paper or solve a couple of mock tests to stay in touch with your abilities. Read More: MAT 6 months preparation plan