Career Guidance Cell informs that MAT has released notification
for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) which is a standardised test being administered since 1988
to facilitate Business Schools (B-Schools) to screen candidates for admission
to MBA and allied programmes. Govt. of India, Ministry of HRD approved MAT as a
national level test in 2003. Any B-School - national or international - can
consider MAT Score as an admission input based on the Score Cards issued to the
candidates. The largest test of its kind in the nation, MAT will continue to be
your passport to over 600 B-Schools across India.
Information to
Candidates for September 2017 MAT
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Name
of the activity
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Management Aptitude Test
(MAT) |
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Mode
of Test
(How to take the test) |
Candidate can choose any one of
the two options to take the test:
Paper
Based Test
or Computer Based Test |
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Test
Date
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Paper Based Test
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Computer Based Test
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03 September 2017
(Sunday) |
09 September 2017
(Saturday)onwards** **If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is limited and can be accommodated in a single day; the test will be completed on 09 September 2017 itself. |
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Test
Timing
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Paper Based Test
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Computer Based Test
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10.00am-12.30pm
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In different Time slots at
specific test venues; subject
to number of candidates registering for Computer Based Test.
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Eligibility
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Graduates in any discipline.
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Final year
students of Graduate Courses can also apply.
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How
to apply
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Candidate can choose any one of
the following modes to apply.
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Register
online at website link: https://apps.aima.in/matsept17 with
Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) / Net Banking payment of
Rs.1652/-(Inclusive of GST). Detailed procedure is given on the website link.
Or
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Register
online at website link: https://apps.aima.in/matsept17 by
making payment of Rs.1652/-(Inclusive of GST) through Demand Draft. Detailed
procedure is given on the website link.
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List of
Participating Management Institutes
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List of Participating MIs.
Four Digit codes for Management Institutes/University Departments accepting the MAT Score are given in the List of Participating Institutes/Universities as MI Code. There are five fields given in the Registration Form. Select the codes of those five institutes only where you have applied or are applying for admission. No additional fee is to be paid for filling these 5 choices. Important Notice: Applicants are advised to check the approval/recognition status of various programs and other details directly from the concerned Authorities/ Institutes/ Universities. AIMA HAS COME ACROSS A COUPLE OF CASES WHERE THE ASPIRING CANDIDATES' MAT SCORE IS NOT ACCEPTED BY SOME PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES FOR ADMISSION TO MBA FULL TIME COURSE DESPITE THEIR CONFIRMATION TO AIMA AT THE TIME OF PARTICIPATION BY INCORPORATING THEIR NOTIFICATIONS IN MAT BULLETIN. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO RECHECK WITH THE CONCERNED INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES BEFORE APPLYING FOR MAT. |
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Important
Dates for Applying
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For
candidates who complete the Online Registration by
o Uploading digital image of photograph,
o Uploading digital image of signature, and
o Online payment
Last Date for Online Registration
: 25 August 2017 (Friday)
(In this case, do NOT send
the printout of the Registration Form. However, the candidate should retain a
Printout of Registration Form for reference.)
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For
candidates who affix the photograph and sign the printout of Registration
Form
and
For candidates who make the payment through Demand Draft (DD) or Online Payment Last Date for Online Filling-up of Form: 23 August 2017 (Tuesday)
and
Last Date for Submission of duly completed Printout of Registration Form at AIMA, New Delhi: 25 August 2017 (Friday) (In this case, SEND the Printout of Registration Form. DD is also to be sent along with the Printout of the Registration Form, if payment was made through DD.) |
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Test
Centre City list is provided in the dropdown menu for the test centre choices
in the registration form. Test Venues for Paper-Based Test and Computer Based
Test are different. The Paper-Based Test will take place only on one day
i.e.,03 September 2017 at one time slot i.e., 10.00am-12.30 pm, whereas the
Computer Based Test will take place from 09 September 2017 in different time
slots. If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is
limited and it can be accommodated in a single day; the test will be
completed on 09 September 2017 itself.
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MAT
Registration Form Acknowledgement
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All filled-in forms or printout of
online registration if required to be sent; received at AIMA will be
processed within 5 days and the Form Numbers of such received forms will be
available on website link: http://apps.aima.in/mat_reciept.aspx Such
receipts will be scrutinized and if found in order; it will be provisionally
registered. However, form printout received later than the due date is liable
to be rejected. Neither any correspondence in this regard will be entertained
nor the fee to be refunded.
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Admit
Card
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All provisionally registered
candidates both for Paper Based and Computer Based Test can download their
Admit Card from AIMA website link: (http://apps.aima.in/matadmitcard.aspx) on
or after 26 August 2017 (Saturday). Specific Admit Card is generated both for
the candidates opted for the Paper Based Test and for the Computer Based
Test. Admit Card contains Candidate's Name, Form No, Roll No, Test Date, Test
Time and Test Venue Address. Candidate has to strictly follow the date and
time allotted to him/her in the case of Computer Based Test.
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Syllabus for MAT and Exam Pattern:
Number of Questions: 200
Marks for Each Question: 1 Mark
Negative Marking: Not Applicable
Duration: 2.5 hours or 150 minutes.
This examination contains five sections in the examination from
each 40 questions are asked. The five sections are given below.
1. Language
Comprehension
2. Mathematical
Skills
3. Data
Analysis and Sufficiency
4. Intelligence
and Critical Reasoning
5. Indian
and Global Environment
Quantitative Ability syllabus:
Ø Geometry
Ø (Lines, angles,
Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, and Cone etc)
Ø Ratios and Proportion,
Ø Percentages
Ø In-equations Quadratic
and linear equations
Ø Algebra
Ø Profit & Loss
Ø Averages
Ø Partnership (Accounts)
Ø Time-Speed-Distance
Ø Work and time
Ø Number system
Ø HCF & LCM
Ø Geometric Progression
Ø Arithmetic progression
Ø Arithmetic mean
Ø Geometric mean
Ø Harmonic mean
Ø Median
Ø Mode
Ø Number Base System
Ø BODMAS
Ø Menstruation
Ø Allegation &
Mixtures
Ø Work
Ø Pipes and Cisterns
Ø Simple Interest &
Compound Interest
Ø Set Theory
Ø Venn diagram
Ø Installment Payments
Ø Clocks
Ø Probability
Ø Permutations
Combinations
Ø Trigonometry
Ø Vectors
Ø Binomial Expansion
Ø Co-ordinate geometry
Ø Logarithm
Ø Calendar
Ø Maxima & Minima
Progression,
Ø Surds & Indices
Ø Complex numbers
Ø Syllabus for Data
Interpretation and Reasoning:
There will be
questions of data interpretation which will be mostly based of various graphs.
Graphs
Ø Column graphs
Ø Bar Graphs
Ø Line charts
Ø Pie Chart
Ø Graphs representing
Area
Ø Venn diagram etc.
Ø Reasoning
Ø Critical reasoning
Ø Visual reasoning
Ø Assumption-Premise-Conclusion
Ø Assertion and reasons
Ø Statements and
assumptions
Ø Identifying valid
inferences
Ø Identifying arguments
Ø Statements and
conclusions
Ø Cause and Effect
Ø Identifying probably
true probably false
Ø Definitely true
definitely false kind of statement
Ø Linear arrangements
Ø Matrix arrangements
(Puzzles, Syllogisms, Functions)
Ø Family tree -
identifying relationship among group of people
Ø Symbol Based problems
Ø Coding and decoding
Ø Sequencing etc.
Ø Syllabus for Verbal
Ability:
Ø Verbal Reasoning
Ø Syllogisms
Ø Contextual usage
Ø Analogies
Ø Antonyms
Ø Fill In the Blanks
Ø Jumbled paragraphs
Ø Sentence Correction
Ø Foreign language words
used in English
Ø Sentence completion
Ø Sentence correction
Ø Odd man out
Ø Idioms
Ø One word substitution
Ø Different usage of
same word etc.
Ø Syllabus for general
awareness:
§ In this section
question will be based on the following topics:
Ø Current Affairs
Ø Business
Ø Punch line of
companies
Ø Top officials of big
companies
Ø Major corporate events
Ø Famous award and
prizes
Ø World Records
Ø Books and authors
Ø Science
Ø History
Ø Geography
Ø International
organizations
Ø Important quotations
Ø Social issues
Ø Sports
Ø Finance
Ø Automobiles
Ø Entertainment
Ø Politics etc.
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S. No.
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Section
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No. of Questions
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Time (in minutes)
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1
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Data Analysis and
Sufficiency
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40
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35
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2
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Language
Comprehension
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40
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30
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3
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Intelligence and
Critical Reasoning
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40
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30
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4
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Mathematical Skills
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40
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40
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5
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Indian and Global Environment
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40
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15
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Total
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200
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150
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