Hi Vaishnavi,

MAT (Management Aptitude Test) is a national level test, approved by the Ministry of HRD, GoI and is used by more than 600 B-schools across India to screen potential candidates who will be opting for admission into their MBA and other related programs.

Please find below some relevant information regarding MAT 2021 before we move on to the important topics that you need to cover:-

• Modes of conducting the test and their corresponding fees - You may choose to give the test in any of the listed modes as per your preference -
  • Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) - Rs. 1,650
  • Double Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) - Rs. 2,750
  • Paper Based Test (PBT) - Rs. 1,650
  • Paper Based Test and Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (PBT + IBT) - Rs. 2,750
  • Computer Based Test (CBT) - Rs. 1,650
  • Computer Based Test and Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (CBT + IBT) - Rs. 2,750
  • Paper Based Test and Computer Based Test (PBT + CBT) - Rs. 2,750
  • Computer Based Test (Phase-2) - Rs. 1,650
• Cities conducting the test - More than 50 cities all across the country will have test centers. Some of them are -
  • Paper Based Test (PBT) mode - Agra, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Chandigarh, Ghaziabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Varanasi an many more.
  • Computer Based Test (CBT) mode - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Kochi, Kozhikode, Trichy, Vishakhapatnam and many more.
• Eligibility - You should have either completed your under-graduation in any area or you should be in your final year in the same.
• Essential documents - Some of the vital documents that you absolutely require in order to register yourself to sit for the exam are as follows -
  • A valid Email ID
  • A scanned image of your photograph
  • A scanned image of your signature
  • A credit/ debit card or netbanking details in order to pay the requisite fees online
• Participating B-schools - Some of the B-schools that accept MAT scores during its admission process are:-
  • Eastern zone - Birla Global University, Calcutta Business School, Globsyn Business School, Heritage Business School, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, KIIT-School of Management, NSHM Business School, Techno India Group, Xavier Business School, etc.
  • Northern zone - Apeejay School of Management, Asia Pacific Institute of Management, Asian Business School, Bennett University, Doon Business School, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lloyd Business School, Lovely Professional University, OP Jindal Global University, Sharda University, etc.
  • Western zone - Ahmedabad University, Flame University, Indus University, Dr. D Y Patil B school, Institute of Rural Management, ITM University, Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, MIT World Peace University, IIHMR University, Pune Institute of Business Management, etc.
  • Southern zone - Alliance School of Business, Christ University, Crescent School of Business, GITAM Institute of Management, Global Institute of Business Studies, Hyderabad Business School, Indus Business Academy, Presidency University, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, etc.

MAT 2021 will be an objective type test. It will have 200 questions to be finished in 150 minutes. These will be divided in the following 5 sections with 40 questions in each:-

• Language comprehension - Try to finish in 30 minutes.
• Intelligence and critical reasoning - Try to finish in 30 minutes.
• Mathematical skills - Try to finish in 40 minutes.
• Data analysis and sufficiency - Try to finish in 35 minutes.
• Indian and global environment - Try to finish in 15 minutes.

The detailed syllabus for each of the five sections, with the more important topics being underlined, have been listed below:-

• Language comprehension -
  • English grammar-based questions
  • Reading comprehension - Passages may be about topics like business and economics, science and culture, fiction, abstract, historical events, etc. The excerpts may also be lifted from English literature or mythology books. Questions may be about stating true or false, picking the correct answer, etc.
  • Verbal reasoning
  • Critical reasoning
  • Sentence rearrangement
  • Analogies
  • Contextual usage
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Jumbled paragraphs
  • Sentence correction
  • Antonyms and synonyms
  • Sentence completion
  • Odd one out
  • Idioms
  • One word substitution
  • Vocabulary-based
  • Foreign language words used in English
  • Syllogisms
  • Finding errors
• Intelligence and critical reasoning -
  • Fact-inference-judgement
  • Direction sense
  • Verbal reasoning
  • Team formation
  • Coding-decoding
  • Passage conclusion
  • Linear arrangements
  • Statements/conclusion
  • Simple puzzles
  • Family tree/blood relations
  • Cause/effect relationships
  • Sequence and series (alphabetical and numerical)
  • Analytical reasoning
  • Calendars
  • Clocks
  • Input-output
  • Analogies
  • Matrix arrangements (puzzles, syllogisms, functions)
  • Assertion/reasons
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Verbal ability
  • Series
  • Statement-argument
  • Seating arrangement
• Mathematical skills -
  • Geometry
  • Quadratic and linear equations
  • Time-Speed-Distance
  • Sequence and series
  • Algebra
  • Ratios and proportions
  • Allegation and mixture
  • Averages
  • Partnership
  • Percentages
  • Time and work
  • Simple interest and compound interest
  • Number system
  • Trigonometry
  • Instalment payments
  • Triangles
  • Circles
  • Profit and loss
  • Mensuration
  • Permutation and combination
  • Binomial expansion
  • Set theory
  • Venn diagram
  • Clocks
  • Maxima and minima progression
  • Probability
  • Complex numbers
  • Surds and indices
  • Vectors
  • Coordinate geometry
  • Logarithm
  • Calendar
  • HCF and LCM
  • Unitary method
  • Height and distance
  • Commercial math
  • Elementary mathematics
• Data analysis and sufficiency -
  • Venn diagram
  • Pie chart
  • Column graphs
  • Line charts
  • Data sufficiency
  • Data caselet
  • Bar graphs
  • Graphs representing area
  • Data table
  • Multiple graph
  • Data comparison
  • Puzzles
• Indian and global environment -
  • Economics
  • International organization
  • Social issues
  • Current affairs
  • General knowledge
  • Finance
  • Geography
  • Punchline of companies
  • Business
  • Famous awards and prizes
  • Important quotations
  • World records
  • Top officials of big companies , etc

Hello Sandhu

If you will have rank more than or equivalent to Jee main cut off for NIT Harimpur , you will have chances of admission.

Cutoff changes every year and depends upon factors like availibility of seats, previous year's cut off etc.

2020 cut off NIT Harimpur ,(home state)  chemical engineering for general category male was rank 82168, female it was 131912

For computer science engineering, for male -20494, female candidate - 37858

For more information and cut offs you can refer following link

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff-for-nit-hamirpur

For college prediction you may refer following link

https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-rank-predictor

• XIME Bangalore
• BIMTECH Greater Noida
• International School of Business & Media (ISB&M) Pune
• Balaji Institute Of Modern Management (BIMM) Pune
• Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) Rohini, Delhi
• Jaipuria Institute of Management (Jaipuria) Noida
• New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) New Delhi
• IMS Ghaziabad
• Christ University

Hello,

According to the eligibility criteria for IGNOU OPENMAT MBA 2021 it states that Candidates willing to apply must have graduated from a recognized educational institution with minimum 50 percent marks for general category and 45 percent for reserved category.

I am sorry to say that if you belong to the general category and do not have 50% minimum then you are not eligibile.

please refer to the following link for more details:

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/ignou-openmat-mba#IGNOU-OPENMAT-MBA-Eligibility-Criteria-2021

Good Luck

Hello,

As you said that MAT result has not been announced yet but, yes, there is a little possibility that it will be declared by the end of this month of in the first week of April, 2021. The result date was postponed and due to this many candidates are desperately waiting for their results.

If you want to know more about MAT, expected Cutoff if various Business schools then please go through this link

https://www.google.com/amp/s/bschool.careers360.com/articles/mat-result/amp

Good Luck.

The marks for the class 12 is important in IIM because the marks for the class 12 contain some percentage in the IIM examination for the eligibility criteria so it's important to have the good percentage in class 12 I think so you have the good percentage but you can refer to the link below for the more information about the IIM eligibility criteria as and all staff I am providing the link below:

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-admission-criteria

I hope my answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Top MBA colleges in Pune accepting MAT scores,

• Balaji Institute of Modern Management
• Sinhgad Institute of Management
• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
• MIT School of Management
• Ajeenkya DY Patil University
• MIT School of Business
• FLAME University
• Global Business School and Research Centre
• Pune Institute of Management

If you would like to know more on these colleges kindly visit the link provided below.

https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-colleges-in-pune-accepting-mat