The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is conducted by All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS), for admission to several top B-schools across the country.
It is a National Entrance test approved by the government of India. MAT is conducted four times a year i.e. February, May, September and December. With MAT score a candidate can apply to around 600 colleges across the country.
MAT 2016 for May 2019 is only a few days away, so it’s time for the students appearing for MAT 2015 to start their revisions. Candidates appearing for MAT 2019 must understand the pattern of the exam, it will help in scoring a good percentile.
So, here are 5 quick tips and tricks to Ace MAT 2019.
1Understand the MAT 2019 Exam pattern and Time Management
Plan time to devote on each section before the exam.
The paper is objective type with four options for the students to choose the correct answer. The test will have 200 questions each of one mark. The time duration of the exam is 150 minutes.The Exam is divided into 5 categories with 40 questions in each section. The categories are as follows:
| MAT 2019 Pattern | Suggested Time |
| Language Comprehension | 30 minutes |
| Data analysis and data sufficiency | 35 minutes |
| Indian and Global Environment | 15 minutes |
| Mathematical Ability | 40 minutes |
| Intelligence and Logical Reasoning | 30 minutes |
| Total Time duration | 150 minutes |
Important Note: For every wrong answer 1/4th marks for each question will be deducted. However, no marks will be deducted for the questions not attempted.
2Practice make you perfect
Practice, practice and practice the sample MAT papers and try solving maximum question in 150 minutes.
3Revision
It is important to revise all the topics before the exam.
4Important topics
Solve puzzles to enhance reasoning skills and practice analogies
5De-stress
It is very important to keep yourself calm and composed. So, take regular breaks and snack on healthy food. Eat light the night before the exam.
MAT 2019 will be held on 1 May 2019, while the online test will start from 7 May 2019. Stay tuned for all MAT 2019-2020 updates.
Best of luck!
Originally posted 2016-04-17 07:34:32.
