Hello Shiva. Thanks for connecting with Careers360. I suggest you to take MAT exam as there is always a possibility to score better. You should not rely on just CMAT scores. You might do better in MAT and get a chance to get a better college than what you will get with your CMAT score. So go for MAT exam and try to score better marks. I hope you found this answer helpful. All the best. 

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MAT exam is conducted by the All India Management Association ( AIMA ). This exam is accepted across india by different national and internation level Management colleges .
The exam is conducted 4 times a year and can be given in both Offline as well as Online mode .
The upcoming MAT exam is scheduled on 17th February in Offline mode while the Online paper will be conducted on 23rd February 2019 .
Correct information about the syllabus and exam pattern is necessary to excell in the exam . So here is the complete syllabus and exam pattern for MAT -
Exam Pattern -
The papers has 200 multiple choice questions .
The duration of the exam is 2 hours 30 minutes .
the questions are divided into 5 sections and 40 questions are asked from each section .
These sections are named as follows -
Language Comprehension , Data Analysis and sufficiency , Intelligence and critical reasoning , Mathematical skills and Indian and Global Environment.
Each question carried 1 mark and for every wrong answer 0.25 marks are deducted from the total score .

Syllabus -

• Language Comprehension : For this section here is the list of topics you need to cover . Analogies , Antonyms , Contectual Usage , Idioms , Jumpled Paragraphs , One word substitution , Sentence completion , Sentence correction , syllogisms , Odd one out , Verbal reasoning , Vocabulary , reading comprehension
• Mathematical Skills : For this section, the topics will include
  Algebra , Averages , Linear and quadratic Equations ,  Geometry , HCF & LCM , Number system , Percentages , Artimetic progressions , profit and loss , ratios and proportions , time-speed-distance , vectors , work and Time , Funtions .
• Data Analysis And sufficiency : This section includes the following topics
  Bar graphs , Column graphs , graphs , line charts , pie charts , Venn Diagram , Puzzles and Tables.
• Intelligence and Critical Reasoning : The topics for this section will include
  Reason-Assertions , Assumptions-Premise-Conclusions , Cause & Effect , Family Tree , Coding-Decoding , Critical reasoning , Identigying reasons , Invalid inteferences , Linear and Matrix arrangements , Sequencing , Visual reasoning.
• Indian an Global Environment : For this section you need to study the following topics
  National & International Awards , Books and Authors , Business , Company Punch Lines , Current Affairs , Entertainment , Geography , History , Major eents , Quotations , Science and Technology , Sports and Top official of Big companies. 

For best scores, you need dedicated studies and confidence in oneself. Prepare well, practice previous year papers and choose proper study material. Stay focused and honest towards studies.
Refer to following link to know more about MAT - https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/mat
Feel free to revert back incase of any doubt.

Hope this helps
Thanks!!

• it is high time that MAT exam preparation must be started with out any further delay as per the MAT exam pattern.
• in the view of the experts and past MAT toppers ,the MAT exam preparation must be well defined and one of the important points which differentiate MAT exam preparation from other exams is the seperate section with 40 question in MAT on data analysis and data sufficiency which is slightly different from data interpretation in other exams.
• MAT  exam preparation should be focussed on following key points :

• Be aware of negative marking ,one mark is given for right answer and 0.25 marks are deducted for the wrong answer.
  
• b) Time mangement:
  
• for each and every section,time is allocated to you , and plan in such a way that and manage as per the time.
• c) Tricks :
  
• practice more and more so that you will be getting an idea on how to approach the problem.
• make sure to try for tips and tricks, so that the problem solving is very fast and efficient.
• d) subject wise preparation tips:
  

• regarding this subject, one has to be strong in basic fundamentals and formulas .Every now and then quick revision is required for this subject.
• " practice alone makes perfect and boost your confidence levels"
  
• Try for short cuts and trail and error methods ,it will be helpful in faster and efficient solving.
• go through, online lectures and understand the concept involved and start preparing and practicing according to that.
• since, preparation and practice is key to success ,and sure it will be helpful in your career ahead.
• especially to be strong in maths, make sure to be analyze the subject and correlate the concepts in real time.
• until and unless, you should be strong enough in correlating the concept in real time, one cannot be solve the problem efficiently.
• To be strong in this maths, you should be start doing a question by using the formulas and keep going on, interest will creates you to do in more solving.
• strictly speaking, Maths is the scoring section and one can easily score good marks in this section since the concepts are totally based on formula based.
• make sure that, during your preparation ,make a note of all formulas and use those one at revision time, this will somehow help to be strong in formulas so that while you are approaching a problem, it will be easy and it takes not much time to solve.

• Always keep in mind that, the material you prepare should be in such a way that a normal / ordinary student can reach the understanding of concepts so that it is easy and more useful during a problem solving.

• MAT preparation books by "Arun sharma"
• especially in this book, concepts are explained elaboratively with clear cut description and also the keypoints are very helpful in approaching to a particular problem.
• MAT preparation book by "Nishith k sinha"
  

• This book provides the best advanced and logical thinking knowledge.

• one of the finest way for the effective and fastest preparation is referring previous year question papers because it will get you an idea on what basis the questions are asking and you can prepare according to that criteria.
• sure, it will be very helpful and it will speed up your preparation.

• Both smart and aswell as hardwork is required to crack any type of exam.
• prefacely, mocktests will help you in avoiding the tension and it is highly useful during the main exam because, due to the  frequent appearing of mocktests will makes your solving power more and it saves time during main exam.
• mocktests will boost up your skills and you will get to know what are the mistakes you are doing, so that you will be avoiding mistakes during main exam.

Hello Aadyasha,

To be considered for admissions for this academic year by XIME, you need to have taken your MAT in May 2018, September 2018, December 2018 or February 2019. If you appear for MAT in May this year then you will be considered for next academic years.

Hope this answers your query, feel free to ask for more info.

Hello karthik,

what do you mean by ABM?

Hi Kartik, 

There are many colleges for MBA(finance) under the Amity group, but the most suggested Campus is the Noida Campus. I will attach the links below, please refer the links. It will be helpful for you. 

1. https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-in-finance-colleges-in-india

Amity Noida Reviews

 https://www.careers360.com/colleges/amity-business-school-noida

if any related doubts, please feel free to ask

Dear Sandhya, if you are talking about MAT February 2019 Session, AIMA will release the results tentatively in the 4th week of February. You can check your individual and overall scires by logging to the official website with your login credentials. You can aldo check your MAT scores through SMS. Enter your application number, Date of Birth by prefixing MATS (all caps) and send it to 54242. 

For example: MATS 123456 040182 to 54242

Hello Deepak,
I am sorry to inform you that you can't do such thing. As MAT 2019 February, paper based exam is going to take place on 9th of Feb. So, it's totally not possible.
But if you are not confident for this attempt then you can apply for May 2019 attempt and you can choose paper based exam form. And next time before filling the form go through FAQ's properly and apply according to your prefrences.
I hope this helps you.
All the best !!

Hello Sai.

Thanks for choosing career360.

U r having a good percentile score in CMAT so u can opt for the good colleges in the country. But if u having good confidence in ur preparation then u can obviously go for MAT exam .

So it totally depend upon u to have the decision. But according to me u can apply for getting admissions in the college.

Good luck