MAT 2016 September: Does it need different preparation plan than CAT?

Columnist & Author, MBAUniverse.com

Updated on July 22, 2016

The best way to get prepared for MAT 2016 September exam is to have more and more practice sessions on different type of questions on the expected topics

September MAT 2016 might have a different difficulty level going by the trends in the current exams, it will be better to practice MAT sample questions from various sections

MAT 2016 September exam has only one separate component which CAT 2016 does not have – and that is Indian and Global Environment (GK) with 40 MCQ type of questions. Given the fact that MAT has lower difficulty level than CAT, if you are preparing for CAT 2016, you will find yourself very well prepared for MAT 2016 September exam. The stand alone GK section can be prepared by daily reading of current affairs and any good book on General Awareness.

It is advisable to apply for forthcoming MAT 2016 September exam as it will not only boost your confidence level but will also help you to go through a good exam the pattern of which is more or less on CAT 2016 and IIFT 2016 exam structure. It will offer you a good opportunity to have a hands-on practice of MBA entrance exam 2016 in real testing conditions.

Hardly 2 months are left for MAT 2016 September exam in paper-pencil mode and as computer based test. The paper based MAT 2016 is on Sunday September 4 while the computer based MAT will be conducted from Saturday September 10 onwards for admission to MBA 2017-19 batch in more than 150 B-schools across the country.

If you are serious enough to appear in MAT 2016 September exam fully prepared with consistent practice, it will not only be advantageous for you to gear up for other exams like IIFT, CAT, SNAP, XAT among others but will also give you an insight to identify your strengths and weakness so that you may further prepare for the top management entrance exams and get into your dream B-school.

MAT 2016 September exam pattern
MAT 2016 September exam will have similar pattern and will also consist of same number of 5 sections and questions as appeared in earlier MAT exams.

Sno	Section	No of Questions in each section	Suggested time (in minutes) to solve
1.	Language Comprehension	40	25
2.	Intelligence and Critical Reasoning	40	40
3.	Data Analysis and Sufficiency	40	35
4.	Mathematical Skills	40	40
5.	Indian and Global Environment	40	10
	Total	200	150

MAT questions have different LoD
September MAT 2016 might have a different difficulty level going by the trends in the current exams, it will be better to practice MAT sample questions from various sections as they will equip you better for the exam.

The best way to get prepared for the exam is to have more and more practice sessions on different type of questions on the expected topics.

The types of questions given below are only illustrative and not exhaustive. In actual test, you may find questions on some or all of these types and also questions on some types not mentioned here.

Language Comprehension
Q.1-3. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

Q.1. His speech was/judged by many/as one of the most important speech/given in the function.
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Q.2. If you would have/gone to his house/before10am you would have/got his autograph.
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Q.3. The five member committee were / of the view that the present/service conditions
(1) (2)
of the employees of this company / are quite good.
(3) (4)

Q.4-5. Each question below has two blanks. There are five pairs of words below the sentence. Each pair is numbered. Choose the pair of words which can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same order so as to complete the sentence meaningfully.

Q.4. In that country, bureaucracy is __________ as a group of men and women that had arrogated to itself power _________ responsibility.

(1) perceived, without
(2) believed, within
(3) held, into
(4) known, unto

Q.5. The employees of the factory owing ___________ to the worker’s union, have _______ of an agitation from next week in support of their demands.

(1) allegiance, warned
(2) respect, called
(3) shelter, started
(4) pressure, proposal

Q.6-10. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

The North-East India is Asia in miniature, a place (9) the brown and yellow races (10) and mingle. There are at least 262 (11) ethnic groups and the region is home to more than 150 million people. If one includes Bangladesh. Take (12) example the state of Manipur, which (13) Burma, with a population of 1.8 million people.

Q.6. (1) when (2) although (3) where (4) to (5) if

Q.7. (1) meet (2) desert (3) form (4) find (5) went

Q.8. (1) identical (2) closed (3) corresponding (4) homogeneous (5) separate

Q.9. (1) from (2) for (3) again (4) besides (5) to

Q.10. (1) holds (2) stretches (3) rules (4) borders (5) side

Mathematical skills, Data Analysis, Reasoning

Q.11. Arun, Prem and Karan started a business in partnership. The amount invested in the business by Arun and Prem is in the ratio 2:3, whereas it is in the ratio1:2 for Prem and Karan. If the profit in the business is Rs. 26,950, what is the difference between the profit received by Arun and Karan?

(1) Rs. 3,450 (2) Rs. 9,800 (3) Rs. 7,350 (4) Cannot be determined

Q.12. If m = 1.5 and n = 2.5, what is the value of 4m2 + 4mn + n2 =?

(1)16.00 (2)15.25 (3)14.50 (4)30.25

Q.13. In a certain class the ratio of number of boys to that of the girls is 4:5. If five girls are shifted from this class to the other how many boys should be added or removed to make the ratio 1:1?

(1) Cannot be determined (2) 4 boys should be removed (3) 5 boys should1 be removed (4) 5 boys should be added

Q.14. If a car takes 40 minutes to cover a distance of 34 kms. What is its speed per hour ?
(1) 45 kms. (2)50 kms. (3)51 kms. (4)61 kms. (5)None of these

Q.15. Present ages of Akanksha and Anushka are in the ratio 8:7. Three years back their ages were in the ratio 7:6. Three years from now what ratio will they have in their ages?
(1) Cannot be determined (2) 8:6 (3)8:9 (4)9:8

Q.16. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
150 ? + 400 = 4000

(1) 784 (2) 676 (3) 576 (4) 484

Q.17. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular field is 5 : 3. If the area of the field is 375 square metres, what is its perimeter?
(1) 85 metres (2) 80 metres (3) 100 metres (4) 120 metres

Q.18. The marks obtained by Ramesh in Mathematics is10 more than the average marks obtained by him in Science, Mathematics and English. If the total marks obtained by him in Science and English is 160, what were his marks in Mathematics?
(1) 90 (2) 95 (3) 80 (4) Data inadequate

Q.19. The perimeter of a circle is 18 units more than the area of a right-angled triangle. If the base of the triangle is 6 cm more than the radius of the circle and the radius is 2 times the height of the triangle, what is the area of the circle?
(1) 88 sq. cm. (2) 616 sq. cm. (3) 308 sq. cm. (4) 176 sq. cm.

Q.20-22. Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below:

Number of Six Different Models of TVs Produced by a Company over the Years (Number in Thousands)

Year	A	B	C	D	E	F	Total
1993	248	140	85	139	95	86	793
1994	252	139	90	162	110	80	833
1995	260	145	92	146	112	75	830
1996	256	138	96	145	108	68	811
1997	272	165	110	148	107	95	897
1998	280	152	112	152	125	112	933

Q.20. In which of the following years was the per cent increase/decrease in the production of model F from the previous years the maximum ?
(1) 1998 (2) 1997 (3) 1994 (4) 1995 (5) 1996

Q.21. The total production of models C and E together in 1993 was what per cent of the production of model C in 1994 ?
(1) 100 (2) 50 (3) 200 (4) 150

Q.22. The production of model A in 1995 was approximately what percentage of the total production of all the models together in that year ?
(1) 40 (2) 35 (3) 25 (4) 30

Q.23-27. Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and -

Give answer (1) – if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (2) – if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (3) – if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (4) – if the data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (5) – if the data in both statments I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Q.23. P is in which direction from J ?
I. P is to the West of Q, R is to the West of J.
II. J is to the North of Q.

Q.24. How many children are there in the row?
I. Amol is fifteenth from the left end of the row and Ranjit who is five places to the right of Amol is thirteenth from the right end of the row.
II. Amol is fifteenth from the left end of the row and Nishant who is three places to the left of Amol is 21st from the right end of the row.

Q.25. How is P related to Q?
I. Q is the mother of P’s sister.
II. P’s mother is Q’s sister.

Q.26. What is the code for ‘have’ in the code language?
I. “Chi ta pe na” means “you have the book” and “ka li ta se” means “I have to go”.
II. “Chi ta pe na” means “you have the book” and “rot sot ta na” means “does not have book”.

Q.27. Who is tallest among the five friends?
I. Bharat is taller than Rohan who is taller than Sushil. Madan is taller than Rohan and Subodh.
II. Rohan is taller than Sushil but not as tall as Bharat who is not the tallest. Madan is taller than Rohan and Subodh.

Q	Ans	Q	Ans	Q	Ans	Q	Ans
1	3	7	1	14	3	21	3
2	1	8	4	15	4	22	4
3	1	9	4	16	3	23	5
4	1	10	4	17	2	24	3
5	1	11	2	18	2	25	5
6	3	12	4	19	2	26	1
-		13	1	20	2	27	2

The 40 questions in GK section would not count for calculation of percentile in MAT 2016 September exam and the total score will be calculated on the basis of other 4 sections. Still GK section is an integral part of the test and one has to score well in it as the marks will be considered at the final admission round in the B school.

Sale of Application forms to close on Aug 20
Registration and application process for MAT 2016 September exam is open and will close on August 23, 2016. The Last date of sale of forms for MAT 2016 September test is August 20, 2016. Candidates can buy the forms from the designated AIMA Nodal centres across India. Candidates have the option of online registration also. However the last date for the on line registration as well as for buying the application form is August 20, 2016. The MAT 2016 September exam registration application complete in all respect should be received at AIMA New Delhi latest by August 23, 2016.

MAT is a national level entrance test for admission to PGDM institutes where thousands of the aspirants test their skills. The test is conducted by AIMA (All India Management Association). Usually there are 4 MAT tests in a year viz February, May, September and December. MAT scores are considered for admission by number of management institutes offering PGDM programmes which are equivalent to MBA.

A good number of B-schools in Delhi NCR and other parts of India have decided to accept MAT 2016 September exam scores for admission to their PGDM/MBA programmes.

Candidates exploring admission in MBA/PGDM can encash the opportunity to do MBA by registering and applying for MAT 2016 September exam.