MAT Exam Preparation 2025: Key Tips to Score 99 Percentile
Management Aptitude Test 2026 ( MAT )
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MAT exam is student friendly and easy to crack. However, one needs to have correct strategy for the same. It is conducted multiple times in a year so one can appear for it according to preparation done. If you are planning to pursue MBA this year, get the key MAT 2025 preparation tips here.
MAT Preparation 2025 - The first step towards MAT preparation is know the syllabus and pattern. MAT is a speed based test in which candidates have to solve 150 questions in 120 minutes. It may sound tough but one can easily crack it with focused MAT preparation 2025. Being a speed based MAT expects candidates to be quick in solving questions and with maximum accuracy.
The syllabus includes Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning abilities along with General Knowledge and Current Affairs. The MAT is an easy exam, so you need not get worried on seeing the vast syllabus. If you have appeared for any other MBA entrance or are preparing for it, you will find these topics familiar. Read here some useful tips for MAT preparation 2025.
What is MAT exam?
The All India Management Association (AIMA) conducts the Management Aptitude Test or MAT at all India level for MBA/PGDM admissions. The MAT exam is conducted multiple times in a year, in four phases - February, May, September, December. More than 800 B-school accept MAT scores for admission to MBA/PGDM courses.
MAT Preparation Strategy 2025
To score well in the MAT 2025, study the important topics and keep practicing MAT question papers side by side to assess your strengths and weaknesses. Before reading MAT 2025 preparation tips, take a look at the MAT exam pattern and syllabus.
MAT Exam Pattern 2025
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Given below is the MAT 2025 exam pattern, which highlights the sectional break-up of the MAT question paper. Although there is no sectional time-limit in MAT exam, candidates must divide their time as suggested in the table.
| MAT Sections |
Number of Questions |
Suggested Time |
|---|---|---|
| Language Comprehension |
30 |
20 minutes |
| Mathematical Skills |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Data Analysis and Sufficiency |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Intelligence and Critical Reasoning |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Indian and Global Environment |
30 |
10 minutes |
| Total |
150 |
120 minutes |
MAT Syllabus 2025
Before starting with MAT preparation 2025, aspirants must arrange MAT books and study material and make a study-schedule. Devote equal time to each of the topics included in MAT syllabus. It is better to pre-determine hours for each subject. Go through the MAT 2025 Syllabus, and make a MAT preparation plan topic wise to avoid missing out on any important topic.
| MAT Sections |
MAT Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Language Comprehension |
Reading Comprehension, Parajumbles, Fill in the blanks, One Word Substitution, Sentence Correction, Verbal Ability, Antonym & 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 |
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MAT 2025 Preparation: Time Management
The duration of MAT exam is 120 minutes in which candidates have to attempt 150 questions. Therefore, it is crucial for a candidate to have a proper plan for each section. Here, time management plays an extremely important role. To attempt all questions within the time duration, you need to solve each question in less than a minute. However, it is not mandatory to solve all the questions. The trick is to choose which questions to solve. You must first decide how many questions to attempt per section (focus on sectional cut off).
Solve easy questions that require less time first and then move to tough ones. Solve all the easy questions of all the sections first. You can attempt tough questions in the remaining time. Do not waste time on tricky questions. Do not attempt a question you are not sure of solving accurately. MAT exam has negative marking so don’t take chances.
MAT 2025 Preparation: Complete the Syllabus
Merely, having theoretical knowledge of topics and concepts will not help you score well in MAT 2025 exam. You must have practice of solving questions quickly. In MAT, you will be targeting at least 100-120 questions out of 150 questions which means you will get less than 1 minute for each question. To gain enough speed and accuracy, you need to practice as many sample papers possible for MAT exam. Keeping this in mind, solve as many MAT mock tests and sample papers as you can. This will give you an idea about the expected topics, the difficulty level of questions, types of questions, time taken per questions and tricks and shortcuts to apply. Practicing MAT mock tests will also help you in experiencing the actual exam pressure and environment. In order to know your level of MAT preparation, start taking online mock tests and carefully analyse your performance in each one of them to know your strengths and weaknesses.
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MAT 2025 Preparation: Choose the exam phase wisely
MAT exam is conducted multiple times in four phases. Candidates have the choice to opt for the exam in February, May, September or December. You must register for MAT only when you are fully prepared and have started scoring 99 percentile in mock tests. If you need six months to prepare then go for the exam phase which is six months away. If you can prepare for MAT in three months, then opt for the phase which is three months away. You need to be well prepared for optimum result in MAT, so register for it only in the phase that suits your preparation plan.
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