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The Management Aptitude Test (MAT), a national-level exam administered since 1988, facilitates admissions to MBA and allied programs. Approved as a national-level test by the Ministry of Education in 2003, MAT scores are accepted by over 600 B-Schools across India and can also be considered by international institutions. It remains one of the largest tests of its kind in the country.

 
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Syllabus

MAT exam syllabus has five sections: Indian and Global Environment, Language Comprehension, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Mathematical Skills, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning. Aspirants need a thorough grip on logical and analytic reasoning, verbal ability, data interpretation, quant, mathematics and social awareness.

Section Topics
Language Comprehension Reading Comprehension, Parajumbles, Fill in the Blanks, One Word Substitution, Sentence Correction, Verbal Ability, Antonyms & Synonyms, Idioms & Phrases, etc.
Data Analysis & Sufficiency Tables, Charts, Pie Charts, Bar Diagrams, Caselet-based Data, Venn Diagram, Graphs, Data Comparison, Data Sufficiency, etc.
Mathematical Skills Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Number System, Percentage, LCM & HCF, Inequalities, Set Theory, etc.
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning Blood Relation, Family Tree, Coding & Decoding, Numeric Grid, Syllogism, Clocks, Calendars, Visual Reasoning, etc.
Indian and Global Environment Static GK, Science, Technology, Business, Sports, World News, Events, Politics, Awards & Recognition, Art, Geography, History, etc.
 
 
 

Here’s a detailed view of all topics covered in the MAT syllabus:

Indian & Global Environment Section
1. This section is unique to the MAT exam. It’s mostly about current affairs and latest news:
2. Current affairs
3. Business
4. World Records
5. Top officials of big companies
6. Famous Awards and Prizes
7. Books and Authors

Punch line of companies
1. History
2. International Organisation
3. Important Quotations
4. Social issues
5. Geography
6. Sports
7. Finance
8. Major Corporate news
9. Automobiles
10. Entertainment
11. Politics
12. Science