BMAT

No, for the BMAT exam, candidates are not expected to study advanced topics beyond the Class 12 or graduation level for the BMAT exam preparation. The BMAT syllabus is designed to assess their knowledge and skills at the graduation level, and it covers topics within the standard MBA curriculum. The BMAT syllabus is easy. Although the BMAT exam syllabus is not advanced, regular practice, solving sample papers, and taking mock tests are necessary to ace the BMAT exam. 

The Abstract and Logical Reasoning section of the BVP BMAT exam has the highest weightage in terms of the questions as well as the marks. There are 50 multiple choice questions which carry one mark each. Then comes the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section which has 40 multiple-choice questions and each question carries one mark. The Mathematics section has the third highest weightage with 30 marks in total. The rest of the sections have 20 marks each. 

BMAT question paper is divided into 4 sections. There are 50 MCQs in each section. Total number of questions are 200. BVP BMAT exam is conducted online in a CBT test mode. There is no negative markings. 

No, there are no subjective questions in BVP BMAT exam. BMAT question paper only has 200 MCQs. The total duration of the exam is 180 minutes. 

No, BMAT exam does not have negative markings. Each question in BMAT exam carries one mark and if the answer is incorrect students will not be penalised for that question. 

BMAT exam does not have section time limit. Total duration is 3 hours and number of questions is 200. So, students should not give over 2 or 3 mins per question.

BMAT exam is usually conducted at least twice in a year. The first session of BMAT 2026 exam was conducted on February 15. BVDU conducted the BMAT exam for admission to PGP courses in the computer-based test mode. 

• MBA-BMAT-Bharati Vidyapeeth MBA Entrance Exam by Dr. Chandresh Agarwal
• A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by R.S Aggarwal
• High School English Grammar and Compsition Key by Wren and Martin
• BMAT practice papers by Arihant Publications
• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay

The BMAT exam is conducted in the online mode (CBT and IBT). Candidates have to mark the correct option against each question as there are only multiple-choice questions in BMAT. The detailed BMAT exam pattern is as follows:

Numerical Ability section of the BMAT question paper is tough. The important topics of this section include Arithmetic, Algebra Modern Math, Geometry, Number System Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Time, Speed and Distance, Mensuration Permutation and Combination, Quadratic Equation, Logarithm, Probability Statistics Pie Chart, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Mixture and Allegations, Time and Work, etc. The Numerical Skills in BMAT exam tests the mathematical ability of the students.