KMAT Preparation

For studying for the KMAT exam, there is no one best book. You must choose your study materials in accordance with the KMAT exam syllabus. Here are some section-by-section book suggestions from professionals to assist you in preparing for the KMAT entrance exam:
1. You must regularly read the newspaper in order to do well on the KMAT's verbal ability and reading comprehension sections. Additionally, you can choose a verbal aptitude book from Norman Lewis' Word Power Made Easy, Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay's Sharma and Upadhyay, or Wren and Martin's Wren and Martin.
2. You can choose from Nishit Sinha's, Arun Sharma's, or Abhijit Guha's quantitative aptitude for the section on quantitative ability.
3. You should study topics in any reputable book on logical reasoning in order to prepare for the section on logical reasoning. You can choose between Peeyush Bharadwaj, RS Aggarwal, and Arun Sharma.

Both the KMAT and MAT exams are conducted for admission to management courses. These exams differ in the following ways:
1. The KMAT score is mostly accepted in Karnataka management colleges, whereas the MAT score is accepted in more than 800 management colleges.
2. The KMAT is conducted once a year, whereas the MAT is conducted four times a year.
3. The KMAT is comparably tougher than the MAT. The MAT exam is more convenient to take as it is available in three modes.
4. In contrast to MAT scores, KMAT enables qualified students to request a fee waiver in their designated B school.
5. The KMAT registration fee is lower than MAT. The KMAT registration fee is Rs. 800, whereas the MAT fee is Rs. 1850.
6. The MAT has a 0.25 negative marking for wrong answers, whereas the KMAT has no negative marking.

Karnataka Private Post Graduate Colleges Association (KPPGCA):
Important topics for the exam are listed below:
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
- Quantitative Ability
- Logical Reasoning
Each of these sections will have 40 questions and total of 120 questions. So it is important to focus on each of the subtopics under these broad sections.
Important areas to study:
-Grammar, vocabulary, sentence completion, synonyms, comprehension of passages
- Seating Arrangement problems, Circular Arrangements, Blood Relations, Selection and Conditionals , Sets based on grouping and patterns, and Mapping and best routes.
- Algebra, Trigonometry, arithmetic problems involving ratio and proportion, percentage, interest, time and speed.
- General Knowledge- Current affairs, history, geography and economics