MAT 2016 syllabus & pattern

MAT is conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA), and is a national-level management entrance examination. Candidates have the option of choosing their preferred mode of exam. The exam will be held in paper-based mode and computer-based mode.

MAT is divided into two exams a paper-based test and a computer-based test and is held four times a year- February, May, September and December. MAT 2016's May exams were held on May 1 and 7. The next set of exams are scheduled on September 4 (pen and paper) and September 10 (computer-based) and December 11 (pen and paper) and December 17 (computer-based).

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The exam paper will consist of five sections, and the duration of the exam will be 150 minutes. The five sections that candidates can expect in the question paper are as follows:

• Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
• Language Comprehension
• Data Analysis and Sufficiency
• Indian and Global Environment
• Mathematical Skills

Before appearing for the exam, candidates must prepare well in advance and have a grip on logical and analytic reasoning, verbal ability, data interpretation, mathematics, quant and social awareness.

MAT 2016 Sep: Eligibility & test centres

Section	No. of questions	Suggested time (In minutes)
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning	40	30
Language Comprehension	40	30
Data Analysis and Sufficiency	40	35
Indian and Global Environment	40	15
Mathematical Skills	40	40
Total	200	150

MAT 2016 Sep syllabus will comprise of the following topics:

Intelligence and Critical Reasoning Section

 

• Numeric grid
• Course of Action
• Blood Relations
• Puzzles
• Multi-dimensional arrangements
• Family tree
• Strong Arguments and Weak Arguments
• Visual reasoning
• Arrangement
• Series
• Pie Chart
• Critical Reasoning
• Calendars
• Coding & Decoding
• Syllogisms
• Statement Conclusions
• Column graphs
• Graphs representing Area

 

Language Comprehension Section

 

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

 

Data Analysis and Sufficiency/ Mathematical Section

 

• Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc.)
• Time-Speed-Distance
• Number system
• Ratios and Proportion
• Geometric Progression
• Percentages
• Partnership (Accounts)
• HCF & LCM
• Profit & Loss
• In-equations Quadratic and linear equations
• Averages
• Work and time
• Algebra

 

Indian & Global Environment Section

 

• Current affairs
• Famous awards and Prizes
• International Organisation
• Geography
• Social issues
• Finance
• Science
• Punch line of companies
• Books and Authors
• Top officials of big companies
• Entertainment
• Important Quotations
• Major Corporate news
• Automobiles
• Business
• World Records
• History
• Sports
• Politics