Management Aptitude Test

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) Process & Pattern

Every programme has its own selection process, so as with MAT Exam. The various B-schools release their own cutoff and shortlist the persons according to that. Often, the MAT Exam Process of election is common for all management institutes.  

1. Group Discussion (GD)
2. Personal Interview (PI)
3. Written Ability Test (WAT)

MAT Exam Pattern

The main concern of every applicant is to understand about the MAT Exam Pattern, as it will aid the claimant to perceive the actual depiction of the MAT Exam.

This two-and-a-half hours MAT Exam contains 200 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) which is categorized into subsequent five areas: Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Indian and Global Environment, DA & Sufficiency, and CR.

Each section consists of 40 questions and each question gives one mark on the correct answer and deducts 1/4^th mark for every incorrect answer.

The score and percentile are calculated on the basis of the 4 sections. The marks of Indian & Global Environment are not considered into the total percentile, it will be calculated separately. 

The question format of MAT Exam is akin to other MBA Entrance Exams.

Let’s go through the section-wise question distribution and suggested a time for each section: