MBA Entrance Exam

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, CAT is not the only entrance exam accepted by the college for admission to PGDM programme. Students can also apply by qualifying any one of the following entrance exams:

XAT / MAT / CMAT / ATMA / GMAT

IPMAT exam is conducted for students after Class 12 who are seeking admission to the five year integrated programme in management, whereas CAT is conducted for graduates aiming for the MBA programme at various B-schools in the country including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, etc.

Students who wish to start early and wish to enter IIMs right after Class 12, IPMAT can be a good choice. And, CAT is ideal for those looking to gain work or academic experience before pursuing management studies. Hence, to know which exam is better, the answer lies on the student's career stage and goals. 

Praxis Business School cutoff 2024 for PGDM course depends on the CAT cutoff. Those who wish to get admission into Praxis Business School have to appear for the CAT and, in addition to that, clear the CAT cutoff for the PGDM. According to the cutoff of Praxis Business School in previous years, the CAT cutoff for General category students has been at the 80 percentile. Students can refer to following table for more details:

Yes, there is negative marking of -1 in the Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT, but only for MCQ type questions. There is no negative marking for non-MCQ type questions. The CAT Quantitative Aptitude section is the only section that has non-MCQs. So, candidates can take a chance with non-MCQs in this section and attempt it even if they are not 100% sure. However, they must not do guess work in non-MCQs at any cost because if their chosen option is incorrect they will lose marks. 

For getting 99 percentile in Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT, one needs 32 to 34 marks. So, out of 22 questions, 10 to 12 correct attempts will be good. There is negative marking so candidates must choose questions carefully. They must aim for 85% accuracy.

To prepare for CAT Quantitative Aptitude by self-study, take help from reference books and sample papers, mock tests and practice questions.