MAT 2018 Topper Interview: Sumit Bhattacharyya Shares His Two Months Strategy to Crack MAT!

If you are nervous that you started preparing for MAT exam quite late, clear your fear. You may still succeed. MAT 2018 Topper Sumit Bhattacharya cleared MAT 2018 securing 99.87 percentile with just two months preparation. Read more!

Sumit Bhattacharyya, a computer engineer from Kolkata cleared MAT 2018 with 99.87 percentile in the first attempt with just two-month preparation. He has a work experience of 5 years in IT sector and intends to pursue executive MBA by clearing GMAT exam. We at Shiksha spoke with Sumit to learn his successful strategy to crack MAT exam and his advice to the MAT aspirants. Read the interview below, to know his MAT exam strategy. 

Q 1: Are you satisfied with your MAT result? How much score were you expecting?

Ans: Yes, infact honestly I did not expect my score to be this high!

Q2. Was this your first MAT attempt?

Ans: Yes, MAT exam was my first attempt to any management exam.

Q3. When did you start preparing for MAT exam? What was your overall prep strategy?

Ans: Two months before the exam. My overall strategy was to keep my basics clear and logically approach any and every question.

Also read: MAT preparation tips

Q4. Can you share with us your section- wise strategy?

Ans: For English, I read the questions carefully to determinethe exact facts it intended to be answered. For Maths, instead of trying to fit in formula, I tried to determine the logic in each questions.

Also read: MAT Exam Pattern

Q5. Which books did you refer to for MAT preparation?

Ans: Arihant MAT face to face 20 years is the only book I referred to. Ultimately practicing a lot only helps. So, once you go through all the questions that has come in the 20 MAT exam, you would already have practised a lot.

Also read: MAT Exam Syllabus

Q6. Did you join any coaching institute? How does coaching institute help in exam preparation?

Ans: No, I did not take any coaching. However, I will encourage others to reach out to the various test series that are available through the various coaching institutes.

Q7. How important is practicing MAT mock test series?

Ans: This is the most important part. The mock tests makes you exam ready. It most importantly makes you habituated with the time constraint. Gives you clarity on the types of question you will probably face and the difficulty level you need to adjust to.

Also read: MAT Questions & Sample Papers

Q8. What was your MAT exam day strategy?

Ans: The best way to deal on your exam day is to remain calm and not think about the outcome of the exam. Do not keep any hope. Just clear your mind and give the exam.

Q9. Which other MBA entrance exams did you take or are planning to take?

Ans: CAT, IIFT, NMAT. I used these exams as preparation for the GMAT exam, which is my ultimate objective.

Q10. How did you deal with your strengths and weaknesses while preparing for the exam?

Ans: Improved my basics. When answering the questions answered smartly. Even when I could not determine the correct answer for questions, I tried the process of elimination of wrong choices. I knew my knowledge in the environment part was weak; hence, I tried to make up for it by answering more questions and accurately in the other sections.

Q11. Any tips for future MAT aspirants?

Ans: Do not delay your exam. Attend the exam on your final year of college or within a year of passing out. This is simply because your preparation for the job entrance aptitudes will be very helpful. Also, practice a lot.

Q12. Which institutes did you join/aim to join?

Ans: I did not join any institute because I had already completed 3.5-4 years of service. Hence, I decided to prepare for GMAT and get into executive MBA.

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