MAT May 2017 exam results reveal that more candidates from small towns are among toppers and high percentilers. A good number of candidates from small towns in Bihar and West Bengal have scored high between 765 and perfect 800 out of 800 marks in MAT May 2017 exam.
MAT May exam was held on May 7 in paper pen mode and on May 13 in computer based format. The result of May MAT 2017 exam was declared on May 24 with maximum scaled score awarded as 800 out of 800 for first 4 sections. The marks of 5th section were not included in calculation of merit list and percentile calculation.
A few of the towns in West Bengal like Sivasagar, Birbhum, Tiljala, R C Thakurani, Belurmath, Barasat, Garia, Jharsuguda and in Bihar like Dhanbad, Kalisthan in Bihar have contributed with more candidates getting high scores in MAT 2017 May exam.
Know the MAT May exam toppers
Tuhin Borgohain: 800/800 in May MAT 2017
Tuhin belongs to Sivasagar District of West Bengal. A candidate with Instrumentation Engineering background from Assam Engineering College, Tuhin remains very humble. Despite scoring perfect 800 in May MAT 2017 exam, Tuhin Borgohain thinks that his 99.88 percentile is not enough and wants to score much higher in other top MBA entrance exams before exploring admission opportunity in any top B-school.
There is no doubt he could have applied and explored MBA admission chances in JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, K J Somaiya, N l Dalmiya, Dy Patil, NDIM Delhi and other top B-schools of Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore on the basis of such high percentile. However, since he plans to go for MBA next year by scoring even higher percentile in other exams, he would be exploring some top IIMs as well.
MAT May 2017 sectional and composite scores of Tuhin have remained as:
| Sections | Scaled score | Percentile score |
| Section-1 | 72.36 | 97.28 |
| Section-2 | 99.72 | 99.76 |
| Section-3 | 99.21 | 99.81 |
| Section-4 | 74.08 | 98.63 |
| Section-5 | 45.8 | 39.94 |
| Composite score | 800 | 99.88 |
Debajit Roy Choudhary: 99.72 percentile
Debajit has scored 786.5 as scaled score out of 800 with a percentile score of 99.72. He belongs to Birbhum and wants to crack other MBA entrance exams with high percentile this year.
MAT May 2017 sectional and composite scores of Debajit have remained as:
| Sections | Scaled score | Percentile score |
| Section-1 | 53.13 | 64.37 |
| Section-2 | 99.74 | 99.8 |
| Section-3 | 94.91 | 99.68 |
| Section-4 | 71.37 | 97.49 |
| Section-5 | 50.72 | 58.46 |
| Composite score | 786.5 | 99.72 |
Sayan Sarkar: 99.68 percentile
Sayan from Tiljala, Kolkata has been awarded the composite score of 784.5 with a percentile of 99.68 in MAT May 2017 exam result. Despite this high score he proposes to get a big shot in other exams and get his dream B-school.
MAT May 2017 sectional and composite scores of Sayan Sarkar have remained as:
| Sections | Scaled score | Percentile score |
| Section-1 | 78.35 | 99.29 |
| Section-2 | 99.49 | 99.52 |
| Section-3 | 74.99 | 97.39 |
| Section-4 | 71.71 | 97.65 |
| Section-5 | 47.21 | 45.09 |
| Composite score | 784.5 | 99.68 |
Shirsendu Samanta: 99.6 percentile
Shirsendu has obtained a composite score of 780.5 with a percentile of 99.6. He belongs to the place known as R C Thakurani in Kolkata. With the score he can although get admission in a good B-school, but wants to get a high score in forthcoming exams
MAT May 2017 sectional and composite scores of Shirsendu have remained as:
| Sections | Scaled score | Percentile score |
| Section-1 | 68.94 | 95.26 |
| Section-2 | 99.69 | 99.72 |
| Section-3 | 82.82 | 98.93 |
| Section-4 | 60.53 | 84.61 |
| Section-5 | 59.14 | 82.66 |
| Composite score | 780.5 | 99.6 |
Vipul Kumar: 99.57 percentile
Vipul Kumar has got a composite score of 778.5 with a percentile score of 99.57 in May MAT 2017 exam. He belongs to Kankarbagh, Patna and wish to do MBA from a very good B-school.
Many MBA admission options are open for him but he wants to excel high in the other forthcoming MBA entrance exam to get into his dream B-school.
MAT May 2017 sectional and composite scores of Vipur Kumar have remained as:
| Sections | Scaled score | Percentile score |
| Section-1 | 77.06 | 99.07 |
| Section-2 | 75.5 | 97.34 |
| Section-3 | 95.62 | 99.7 |
| Section-4 | 66.63 | 93.76 |
| Section-5 | 70.37 | 95.88 |
| Composite score | 778.5 | 99.57 |
MAT May 2017 Exam pattern
MAT question paper in May MAT 2017 exam contained objective type with Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). The test paper was divided in 5 sections.
The 5 test sections in MAT 2017 May exam were Language Comprehension, Mathematical skills, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Indian and Global Environment.
Score and percentile in MAT exam was awarded on the basis of 4 sections. The score of Indian & Global Environment was separately shown in the score card but has not been not taken into account to calculate the merit or percentile score in May MAT 2017.
Each of the 5 sections in MAT question paper had 40 questions making it a total of 200 questions in MCQ format to be solved in 150 minutes. Individual time limit for each section was also suggested by AIMA although candidates could move from one section to other in the May MAT 2017 exam.
Key trends in MAT May 2017 scoring pattern
The marking pattern in May MAT 2017 exam as advised by AIMA was as shared below:
| Number of answer options per question | 4 |
| Maximum Marks per question | 1 |
| Negative Marking | 0.25 mark for every wrong answer |
| Total maximum raw score | 200 |
| Total maximum raw score for percentile calculation | 160 (Score of Indian & Global Environment section not included in percentile calculation) |
| Total maximum scaled score out of which percentile score will be awarded | 800 (score of 160 for 4 sections scaled to 800) |
However, the sectional and composite scores awarded in May MAT 2017 exam reveal a unique trend. It could be due to higher or lower difficulty level or due to the fact that candidates paid more or less attention to the preparation of particular section.
The candidates who have obtained a scaled score of above 76-77 in section-1 have been awarded a percentile above 99. Those who have got scaled score of more than 99 in section-2 have been awarded a percentile of above 99 in second section. For example Tuhin scored 99.72 in section-2, he was awarded a percentile of 99.76; Debajit scored 99.74 and has been awarded a percentile of 99.8. So the scaled score and percentile score in section-2 have moved very close to each other.
Same pattern for 99 and percentile in section-3 followed. However, the gap between scaled score and percentile score got widened when it came below 99 percentile in section-3. For example Shirsendu has got a scaled score of 82.82 and was awarded percentile score of 98.93 in section-3.
The section-4 on Reasoning was more difficult in MAT May 2017 exam as there is a gap of more than 20 points between the scaled score and percentile score. At a scaled score of only 66.63 a percentile of 93.76 and at a scaled score of 74.08, the percentile of 98.63 was awarded in section-4 in May MAT 2017 exam.
The scoring pattern in section-5 on Indian and Global environment (GK section) reveals that candidates either did not attempt many questions in this section or did not prepare well for it. The basic reason behind it is that this section is not taken into account for percentile calculation. Except Vipul who has scored 70+ in this section, none other has been able to achieve a scaled score of even 60 in this section.
MBA options available
MBA admission options are still available in good B-schools in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Delhi NCR, Bangalore. A good May MAT 2017 score can land you in a good B-school. The need however is to take a quick decision and apply now.
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