MAT

There is no cap on the number of attempts in MAT. Candidates can appear for the exam as many times as they want. They can use best score of all their attempts for admission. For every attempt, the candidate will have to fill a fresh MAT form and pay the fee. When appearing for MAT more than once, your aim should be to improve score with every consecutive attempt.

No, it is not necessary to opt for coaching for MAT preparation. If one is already preparing for CAT or any other top MBA entrance exam, they need not take coaching for MAT. One can prepare for MAT with relevant study material and practice tests as it is an easy exam. Test takers can join online study group for doubt clearing sessions and basic guidance.

It depends on the candidate's knowledge of MAT syllabus and whether they have appeared for the exam before or not. Someone who has prior experience of MAT will need about 4 hours daily to prepare as they will mainly need to do revision and practice mock tests. Those who are starting MAT preparation from the scratch, then they will need about 6-8 hours daily.

There is no single MAT session or phase that can be considered the toughest. Overall difficulty level of MAT is easy to moderate and every session has a test form which is the same – easy to moderate. There can be slight variation in the difficulty level of the test form, due to difference in questions. No two MAT sessions have the same set of questions.

No, MAT is not compulsory for admissions to the MBA course at SJES College of Management. The college accepts several national/ state based management entrance examination scores for admissions to the MBA course, and MAT is one of those. SJES Management College accepts the relevant scores in CAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ PGCET for admission to the MBA course. Therefore, candidates with relevant scores in MAT can be considered to get admission into the MBA at SJES Management College. However, only scoring in the MAT entrance examination is not compulsory. 

Candidates can refer to CAT books for MAT preparation but they should also study from books and study material specifically designed for MAT. The Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation and English topics are same for CAT and MAT. But to prepare for Economic and Business Environment section of MAT, one will need books and study material specific to it.