Students’ Speak: What should you focus on after appearing for MAT 2020
Management Aptitude Test 2026 ( MAT )
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1 Apr '26 - 25 May '26
By: Bisharah Saeed
Well, now that you have taken the MAT 2020 exam doesn’t mean that you can sit back, stretch your legs and enjoy. There’s still work to be done.
After the exam is over, the next thing you should be focusing on is getting an idea about your percentile score. The reason is that this can be beneficial in knowing which colleges you can apply. I know, this is not an easy task to pinpoint your exact score but rather, at least try to get a range. Getting an exact score is possible only when the results arrive or when the answer key gets published. If you are capable of getting a range, the advantage is that you can get an idea of the college that you are capable of applying to. At the same time, if you feel that your MAT score won’t fall in the range that you are looking for, you can immediately start working on your next entrance exam or if you are willing to repeat the exam in the next few months, you are welcome to try that as well.
In the event preparing for the next exam, the one thing that you should keep in mind is not to repeat the mistakes that you have made in the previous exam. This can be identified once you get the answer key. I know that a lot of students might not want to find out what went wrong and would like to just focus on the final score. Believe me, I am one of them. But the advantage is that once you know what went wrong, it is easier for you to prepare for the next exam that you are appearing, be it MAT or whatever it may be.
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Another thing that you should keep in mind is to not get disheartened if you think that you haven’t done well in the exam. By doing so, you are just making yourself worse. After all, it is just an exam, it is not the end of life. A lot of successful people are present in this world. If you were to read their life stories, the one thing that they all have in common is a failure. So, just let it go, and build up the will power to crack the exam in the next attempt.
One more thing that I would like to share with my friends is that you guys might apply for a lot of exams. Just because you score high in one of the exams doesn’t mean that you skip all the exams that come after it. You never know what might be waiting for you in the future. The point that I am trying to pinpoint here is that you might have a chance of studying in a better college even if you score a little lower in the next exam. Obviously, this might depend on the exam that you are attending, but try to attend all the exams that you have registered for.
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About the Author:
Bisharah Saeed is a second-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) student at Rajagiri Business School. He has a Bachelor's degree in Automobile Engineering. Bisharah has over 10 months of work experience at Amazon.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
Business schools with campus in Bangalore GIBS Bangalore accepts a wide range of entrance exams for its AICTE-approved PGDM programme (MBA equivalent), prioritizing accessibility for diverse candidates over elite CAT toppers alone. This flexible policy suits your MAT 522 score, enabling shortlisting
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
GIBS Business School situated in Bangalore acknowledges CAT, MAT, and XAT as authorized admission tests for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
Approved Admission Exams
- CAT (Common Admission Test)
- MAT (Management Aptitude Test)
- XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test)
Additionally to these Three Tests, GI
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a week ago
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida does provide scholarships to students based on their MAT scores. Aspirants with CAT, CMAT or XAT scores can also get the financial students. The institute offers scholarships to deserving students.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
No, you cannot join Jindal Global Business School without an entrance exam if you want admission to the MBA course. For admission to the management courses, the institute accepts various national-level exams, like
- CAT
- MAT
- ATMA
- GMAT
- NMAT
- XAT
- CMAT
Students who attain qualifying percentiles for these exams are
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, you cannot join UPES Dehradun for its MBA programme without appearing for the accepted entrance examination. To gain admission to this institute, students would need to take one of the following exams after they clear the basic eligibility rules.
- NMAT, XAT and MAT
Students who attempt the previou
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
MAT is overall an easy exam, but if you compare the sections, usually the Quantitative Aptitude is considered tougher than rest of the four sections, due to calculation intensive questions.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
All the MAT sections have same weightage, i.e. 30 questions and 30 marks. So candidates must keep in mind to prepare each section properly and poor performance in one section can affect overall score.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
To get into Anna University for the MBA/PGDM course, students would need to appear in the accepted exam, like CAT, MAT, and TANCET.
Students who appear in the CAT or MAT exam would need to attain a valid percentile, and only then are they eligible for the next round of admission, which involves GD,
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
No, you can not join Anna University without appearing for an entrance exam if you want admission to the MBA/PGDM course. Students can either take the CAT or MAT exam, attain a valid percentile and then proceed to the next round.
Or they can take the TANCET entrance examination, attain valid ranks an
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The percentile needed for admission would depend on the category you belong to. JAGSoM accepts various entrance examinations for admission to the MBA/PGDM course, like CAT, XAT, MAT, etc.
As per the estimated XAT cutoff in 2026, a percentile of 70 would be good enough to secure a chance at admission
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