MAT exam toppers and MAT preparation experts do not advise you to start studying anything new in the last 1-2 days before the MAT exam. MAT 2017 May exam in PBT format is over and now it is the MAT 2017 May in CBT form on May 13.
The 10 points last minute gearing up strategy for MAT 2017 May CBT exam needs to be divided in 3 parts namely – MAT CBT exam preparation tips; MAT exam day tips and testing room strategy and post MAT exam strategy.
Benefits of MAT May 2017 high score
MAT 2017 May CBT exam is the last opportunity to get admission to MBA 2017-19 in any top MBA college including JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, PUMBA among others. Those who have prepared well, are quite familiar with computer based online testing and are aware about the navigation tools in computer based test stand a good chance to score high and use the last opportunity of May MAT 2017 computer based test for admission in one of the top MBA colleges.
MAT May 2017 CBT: Last minute Preparation tips
Since there is no time left for your further studies to prepare for MAT 2017 May CBT exam now, it is advisable to take note of MAT toppers’ last minute tips and expert advice to crack the exam with high score and not to miss the opportunity of getting admission in a good B-school out of 700 management institutes accepting MAT 2017 May exam score.
Revise the key topics: Don’t begin anything new
The weightage to all the sections in MAT exam is equal. If you analyse previous MAT question papers, MAT Mocks, you will find that more questions on following topics frequently appear in MAT exam. You should check how prepared you are for MAT May 2017 exam by going through these topics as per MAT Syllabus 2017 and MAT May exam pattern. Prof S K Agarwal, expert and mentor on MAT preparation reiterates not to begin anything new at the eleventh hour and focus only on revision.
What to revise?
MAT exam analysis reveals that questions in all the 4 sections in MAT exam have remained more or less same in past without throwing any surprise element. If you focus on following key topics, it could help you emerge a winner in the MAT May 2017 CBT exam.
Language comprehension
Out of 40 questions in Language Comprehension section, following is the expected composition of questions in the MAT CBT exam. It is advised to revise in next 2 days as much as possible on the key topics-
-10 MCQs on vocabulary comprising synonyms-antonyms, jumbled words and picking odd man out, inserting correct words to fill in the blanks.
-4-5 comprehension passages followed by 4 questions each are expected in the MAT exam.
-Other questions are supposed to be based on jumbled paragraphs, core grammar usage, summary/main thought essence of paragraphs.
Questions are supposed to be moderately difficult and are expected to be answered in 30 minutes, if you attempt the section with due concentration.
Mathematical Skills
Revision on major share of questions in this section should be done on following topics-
-Arithmetic- Percentages, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages.
-Other favourite topics on which questions may be based are LCM/HCF; Probability; Mensuration; Geometry among others.
Intelligence and critical reasoning
Favourite MAT topics to be revised in this section are-
-Assertions reasons, Family tree, analogies, Direction, series, cause & effect, calendar, distribution, assertions. The section is supposed to have moderate level of difficulty but may be more time consuming.
Data analysis and Sufficiency
70% of the questions in this section are expected to be on data interpretation. More practice is needed on - Pie charts, bar diagrams, charts, line graph, and data comparison.
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.
Don’t waste time on Indian and Global environment
To save your time and energy, there is no need to revise further on GK as it will not be counted to calculate your percentile in MAT May 2017 exam. You need to score high in the first 4 sections in MAT May exam - Quant, English Language Comprehension, Reasoning, Data Interpretation & sufficiency.
Questions in GK 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.
Attempt different LoD MAT Mocks
You can assess your expected performance to a great extent by taking MAT Mock tests in 2 days and check your nearest MAT score and percentile.
MAT Mock tests are available online on sites. Attempt CBT MAT Mocks as per MAT Syllabus 2017 and MAT May exam pattern. It will help you in 2 ways – one that you are able to see the actual type of questions which you will face in MAT May 2017 CBT exam on May 13 and second that you will be able to understand well on answer marking pattern for MAT May 2017 CBT exam.
Another key point you should remember while solving the MAT Mock and checking your MAT percentile after attempting the MAT Mock is to analyse the mistakes that you have made. Take note of these mistakes and make sure they are not repeated.
The best way to analyse MAT Mock is to check it section wise and see whether you know the topic and mistake can be avoided with revision. If the topics on which question is based is new to you, do not try to study it fresh now.
More questions for the section in which you are not able to score good, should be attempted and more sectional Mocks and past papers should be solved to get high marks in the particular section.
MAT toppers Interview: Last minute tips
Past MAT toppers with 99.9 percentile and 800/800 score suggest the MAT exam aspirants to follow last minute tips without getting under pressure.
Ashish Patial – 800/800 in MAT
Ashish Patial who scored 800/800 in MAT with 99.99 percentile shares key tips to score top score in May MAT 2017 exam-
-MAT aspirants must know their strengths and weaknesses.
-The need is to practice mocks with good speed and accuracy and must know how to choose and prioritise the MAT exam sections in order of preference
- Leave your ego outside the examination area
-You may follow this strategy to attempt May MAT exam 2017 or devise your own strategy to maximise scores.
Karan Sharma – 800/800 in MAT
Karan Sharma who also belongs to Chandigarh has scored 800 out of 800 marks in MAT exam. Sharing his success mantra Karan says “Hard work and consistency have been my driving force”
Cramming is not of much help in MAT exam. Since the test mainly aims at judging the aptitude of a student, it is the speed, accuracy gained through Mocks and sample papers that can help you get the high score in MAT exam.
Ankit Kumar – 800/800 in MAT
With an aim to get into JBIMS Mumbai, Ankit Kumar of Greater Noida cracked MAT exam with a score of 800 out of 800 in the 1st attempt. MAT exam offers good opportunity to explore admission chances in JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, PUMBA and 400 other MBA colleges in Maharashtra.
His last minute advisory to crack MAT with high score is to practice Mock, analyse mistakes and diarise not to repeat them.
Ketan Anand: 792/800 in MAT exam
Ketan Anand from Ambala also suggests to attempt Mocks as this was the strategy he followed. In his view writing the mock tests would help to increase the speed of solving the questions and also you will be able to identify your weak areas. Take 2 – 3 Mocks and convert your weak areas into stronger ones.
MAT CBT exam Admit Card and Exam day logistics
You must have downloaded and taken a print of the MAT 2017 May exam Admit card for CBT exam. Please check whether your exam option- paper based or computer based correctly reflects on your Admit Card.
Download MAT CBT exam Admit Card & check details
After downloading the MAT CBT exam admit card, please ensure to check the following details before getting ready for the computer based MAT 2017 exam-
Name: Your name as entered in the registration/application form of MAT 2017 May exam
Application form Number: The Application form number is your registration number also to login the AIMA website to view the admit card and score card in future.
MAT 2017 Roll number: AIMA has allotted the roll number to each prospective test taker. Please note it down and save it somewhere.
Date & Time of test: Date of your MAT 2017 CBT exam and the time slot is mentioned on your admit card. Since the computer based test will be conducted from May 13, 2017 in multiple slots depending upon the number of candidates at a particular centre, please check yours.
Test Venue & Address: Name & Address of MAT 2017 May CBT test centre would appropriately be mentioned on the Admit card.
No change allowed
According to AIMA ‘Candidate has to strictly follow the date and time allotted to him/her in the case of Computer Based Test’. Please therefore note that no alteration in time slots and date will be allowed to take CBT MAT 2017 and you have to adhere to the instructions in Admit Card.
Key documents to carry on the Exam day
The print copy of the Admit Card for MAT 2017 May CBT exam has to be carried with you to the testing venue of computer based test. You should also carry a valid photo ID proof with you to establish your identification. One additional photograph will also be required.
Following need to be carried to the testing venue
- Admit Card duly completed;
- Ball Point Pen;
- HB Pencils, Eraser
Pay Visit to test venue today
It is recommended to visit your MAT 2017 CBT exam test venue today to avoid any eleventh hour problem in reaching the testing site to save your time tomorrow.
MAT May 2017 CBT exam day tips
Enter with an Open mind
Toppers are those who are not biased. Do not limit yourself in attempting the number of questions. You may or may not attempt all the questions in all the sections, given the time constraint or due to the difficulty level but there is no need to go with a biased mind that you will not attempt all the questions. It is quite possible that you may encounter the questions which you can solve.
Time Management in MAT 2017 CBT exam
All the questions carry equal weightage in MAT 2017 and are to be solved within the given overall time frame. Focus on such questions which you can solve quickly and the saved time can be utilised to solve other questions in that section. You have to judiciously divide the time to maximise your score. Left over questions can be solved in the saved time from other questions.
There are 200 questions to be solved in 2½ hours (150 minutes). It means less than a minute is available to solve a question. On the top of it each question carries a negative marking of ¼ mark.
It requires good time management with speed and accuracy to maximise your attempts and score high in MAT May 2017 exam. If you mark one wrong answer, you will lose the credit for the question and will be imposed a penalty also, pushing you back in score. So the need is to maximise your attempts within the below suggested time limit for each section
|
Section no. |
Section Subject |
Number of questions |
Suggested time to solve (In minutes) |
|
1 |
Language comprehension |
40 |
25 |
|
2 |
Mathematical skills |
40 |
40 |
|
3 |
Data Analysis and Sufficiency |
40 |
35 |
|
4 |
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
|
5 |
Indian and Global Environment |
40 |
10 |
|
|
Total |
200 |
150 |
Maintain your Accuracy level
One wrong answer will take away the credit for the question and will attract a penalty also, pushing your score backwards. Suggestion is not to waste time on one question if you find it too difficult to solve. Go to the next one. You can come back to it later, if time permits.
Maximise your attempts
The best and proven methodology to attempt any MCQ test is to attempt it again and again. MAT 2017 CBT is a comprehensive test without any restriction to navigate to any section during the examination. You can begin from any section, attempt those questions first where you have more expertise and move to other section. Second, third and fourth attempts must be gradually focused on higher difficulty level questions.
Aim to score high in each section
You are supposed to attempt questions from all sections, so don’t focus only on one section leaving one or other section. There are candidates who are expert in Quant and in their anxiety to maximise their score in quantitative aptitude, they forget one or other section. By the time they realise it, the exam duration is over. This results in a very high score in Quant but very poor score in other sections due to which the admission to a B school remains a dream.
Make a smart choice of questions
There is no need to take any question as a challenge as all the answers will carry equal marks in MAT May 2017 exam. You have the liberty to move between the sections as there is no sectional time constraint, so you can maximise the attempts and solve the easier section first moving to the more difficult one.
Key points for MAT exam room strategy
To avoid mistakes in MAT May 2017 CBT exam, adopt the following strategy in testing room
- Target high percentile to get an edge over your peers
- Make 4 to 5 attempts per section. The best doable questions should be covered in the first attempt followed by more difficult questions.
- Skip the questions which you do not find doable in the first instance. If time permits, come back to it.
- Begin with the most favourite section. Also try to maximise attempts in last section as you may get tired by the time you reach the last section.
- Don’t try to cram your head with the unknown type of questions that may cause fatigue.
- Go to the examination hall with open mind to attempt any type of questions.
- Make a wise choice of questions. This will help you to manage each section well.
- Be accurate and prioritize your questions. It is good to attempt those questions first which are from your strong areas and only afterwards, you should choose such questions which appear difficult to you.
- It is not necessary to attempt GK questions. The section is not taken into account to calculate your percentile and merit score.
Check your likely score with MAT Percentile and Score Predictor
The top score of 800 in MAT May 2017 exam is not very difficult, if you are well prepared, have taken plenty of MAT Mocks, analyzed them well and have taken care not to repeat the mistakes.
After attempting your MAT May 2017 CBT exam it is advisable to check your percentile with percentile predictor and gauge your performance level in MAT exam.
This year MAT 2017 exam has brought more than earlier admission options and many top MBA colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, N L Dalmiya, PUMBA, Dy Patil among 700 others will accept MAT 2017 exam scores. On the top of it 15% seats are reserved for All India category candidates who have appeared and scored well in MAT, CAT, XAT, MAHCET, CMAT, ATMA, GMAT.
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