The moderate difficulty level MAT exam pattern is based on the conventional MAT syllabus with easy and common topics in all its 5 sections. According to MAT toppers, if you solve more and more MAT sample papers and past MAT question papers in next 15 days, you can get a high score in the paper pen based MAT 2017 May exam.
The May MAT entrance exam 2017 in paper pen format will be held on May 7, 2017 in a single session across the country. MAT exam registration form can be purchased latest by April 25 at a cost of Rs.1400/- , if you wish to apply offline for MAT 2017. You can also download the May MAT 2017 registration form from the AIMA website and fill it up, if you want to make payment of MAT registration fee by demand draft. The last date to submit the MAT registration form is April 28.
You can also go for MAT 2017 online registration and can also pay online MAT registration fee of Rs.1400/-. The MAT online registration will remain open till April 28 to fill up MAT application form and submit the filled up MAT registration and application form on the same day.
Please note that high percentile scores in Management Aptitude Test (MAT) entrance exam 2017 may offer you MBA admission opportunity in about 700 MBA colleges in India for 2017-19 batch. You need to plan your preparation, practice and testing room strategy to appear in MAT entrance exam 2017 on May 7, accordingly.
Solve MAT Sample papers: MAT toppers advise
In view of the MAT toppers, MAT entrance exam 2017 on May 7 is not expected to be a difficult one. To score high in MAT entrance exam, MAT toppers who have have scored 99 or 100 percentile in past MAT exams, advise the May MAT 2017 aspirants to solve more and more MAT sample papers.
In fact past MAT question papers and MAT Mock tests with detailed solutions offer the opportunity to the MAT test takers to know their mistakes. After attempting MAT sample papers, you should analyse the solutions and should check your mistakes in MAT Mocks. Note these mistakes and make sure that you do not repeat them in next MAT Mock test.
There are still 15 days left to the MAT exam date 2017 which is on May 7. So in next 15 days, if you solve 2 – 3 MAT sample papers or MAT Mock tests in a week, your practice level will be good enough to crack MAT entrance exam with a high score and without much difficulty.
Know the MAT Exam pattern 2017
MAT 2017 May exam can prove to be the last opportunity to get admission in one of the top MBA colleges in India and 400 MBA colleges of Maharashtra.
May MAT 2017 exam will be an objective type test with multiple-choice Questions (MCQs). The test will be divided among 5 key sections on which questions will be formed. The sections are - Language Comprehension, Mathematical skills, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Indian and Global Environment.
Each of the 5 sections will have 40 questions making it a total of 200 questions to be solved in 150 minutes.
AIMA, MAT exam preparation experts as well as the MAT exam toppers have prescribed suggested time limit to solve questions in each of the 5 sections in MAT 2017 May exam. The test is designed to measure the test taker’s general aptitude in following areas
|
Section no. |
Section Subject |
Number of questions |
Suggested time to solve (In minutes) |
|
1 |
Language comprehension |
40 |
30 |
|
2 |
Mathematical skills |
40 |
40 |
|
3 |
Data Analysis and Sufficiency |
40 |
35 |
|
4 |
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning |
40 |
30 |
|
5 |
Indian and Global Environment |
40 |
15 |
|
|
Total |
200 |
150 |
4 sections are important to score high
Scores of first 4 sections in MAT entrance exam 2017 will determine your percentile and merit position as the calculation of percentile is done in MAT entrance exam by keeping the 5th section on Indian and Global Environment out.
There is equal score weightage for the 1st four sections in MAT exam. The maximum score of 160 is scaled to 800 and there are many candidates in MAT exam who are awarded 800/800 making their percentile score at 100. The scores of 5th section are separately shown in your MAT score card after MAT result is declared.
Toppers’ tips
Some of the past MAT toppers like Ankit Kumar who scored 800 out of 800 and Ketan Anand who scored 795 out of 800 have focused more on 1st 4 sections to grab 100 percentile in past MAT entrance exams. Ketan also advises the aspirants to focus more on the scoring sections and then go for GK section which is not counted for determining your percentile.
Prepare as per MAT Syllabus & past trends
Although MAT exam is a national level management entrance test, if we measure the past trend of questions in earlier MAT exams and view the expected level of difficulty in MAT 2017 May exam, the test would appear less difficult than CAT and XAT. A candidate, if prepares according to the MAT syllabus and on the key topics for each section can crack MAT 2017 May exam with high score and without much difficulty.
Key topics in May MAT exam 2017
Toppers and experts suggest the key topics for each section to prepare for MAT 2017 May exam
Language comprehension
Out of 40 questions in language Comprehension section, following is the proposed composition of this section in May MAT exam 2017
|
Topics |
Expected number of questions |
|
Vocabulary usage - synonyms-antonyms, jumbled words, odd man out, fill in the blanks |
10-12 |
|
RC Passages – 4-5 |
16-20 |
|
jumbled paragraphs |
2-4 |
|
Errors in sentences, paragraphs |
4-5 |
Questions in MAT 2017 May exam are supposed to be moderately difficult and are expected to be answered in 30 minutes, if you attempt the section with due concentration. If you are ready with all these topics, you may expect to score high percentile in this section.
Mathematical Skills
The 40 questions on Mathematical skills in May MAT 2017 exam are expected to be of matriculation standard. This section in MAT 2017 May exam is expected to have a major share of questions based on Arithmetic like Percentages, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages etc. The difficulty level is expected to be moderate but may consume a bit more time. Candidates with more practice will be able to solve more of the questions within prescribed time. Those who can attempt this section with accuracy may expect a higher score.
Other favourite topics on which questions may be based in May MAT 2017 exam are LCM/HCF; Probability; Mensuration; Geometry among others. If you have prepared them well, you could score higher than your peers in the exam.
Intelligence and critical reasoning
Favourite topics on which the questions in this section were asked in earlier MAT entrance exam are Assertions reasons, Family tree, analogies, Direction, series, cause & effect, calendar, distribution, assertions. This section in May MAT entrance exam 2017 is supposed to have moderate level of difficulty but may be more time consuming. Make sure that you have covered all of them.
Data analysis and Sufficiency
70% of the 40 questions in this section in May MAT 2017 exam are expected to be on data interpretation. Pie charts, bar diagrams, charts, line graph, and data comparison are the main areas on which the questions are expected in this section. A few questions may be time consuming but overall the questions are supposed to have moderate difficulty level.
Indian and Global environment
Most of the B schools accepting MAT 2017 May exam scores keep might this section as qualifying, although it is an integral part of MAT question paper. Scoring well in this adds to your scores and your score card also reflects it. In the final admission round good B schools consider the score in this section also. However, score of this section is not taken into account to determine your percentile in MAT entrance exam 2017 or earlier also. So, if you score 40 out of 40 marks in this section in May MAT 2017 exam, you will not add anything to your percentile.
Questions in this section are based on conventional GK, business and economics, current affairs, International events, Who’s who. 15 minutes is a sufficient time to answer this section in MAT entrance exam.
MAT 2017 May exam scores can offer admission opportunity in high RoI and top MBA colleges of Maharashtra. A few of the top MBA colleges where admission chances would be available through Centralized Admission Process (CAP) 2017 on the basis of MAT 2017 exam scores are JBIMS Mumbai, SIMSREE Mumbai, K J Somaiya Mumbai, PUMBA Pune, N L Dalmiya Mumbai, DSIMS Mumbai, IESMCRC Mumbai, SIES Mumbai, FLAME Pune, Singhad Pune among others.
Test dates for Paper pen mode and for Computer based test in May MAT 2017 exam are different. Candidates can opt either for paper based test or for online computer based test but will not be allowed to appear in both type of exams.
MAT 2017 May exam in Paper pencil mode will be conducted on Sunday May 7, 2017. The test will be of 2½ hours (150 minutes) and will be conducted from 10 AM to 12.30 PM. Candidates opting for Computer Based online test will be required to appear in the test from Saturday May 13, 2017 onwards.
MAT toppers like Ketan Anand, are of the view that you should appear in paper based test as you can do better in this exam than in computer based online test.
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