Pattern of MAT Exam

In forthcoming December MAT 2012 there will be Total number of Questions: 200 with Total Time allocated: 150 minutes and Marks allocation will be as:

• Correct attempt: 1 mark
• Incorrect attempt: Negative marking not specified

MAT exam covers five sections in all. Scores of first four sections compose the final scores. However, institutions might choose to consider the score of the General Awareness section.

MAT is the test conducted by All India Management Testing Service for entering into MBA or equivalent post graduate programs. The five sections mentioned above are basically comprised of the following five papers: 

• Paper 1 : Language Comprehension 
• Paper 2 : Mathematical Skills 
• Paper 3 : Data Analysis 
• Paper 4 : Intelligence & Critical Reasoning 
• Paper 5 : Indian & Global Environment Section

Prepare well and get success at December MAT 2012!!!

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CAT 2012: Strategy for attempting DI section in CAT

Strategy for dealing with DI while attempting CAT should be very straight as well as flexible. Do not start solving any set immediately, but read all the sets first and then make a call on which set is more structured and has lesser variables in terms of conditions that can be put in a structured table or a format easily.

 Make a good choice across the sections and, having decided that, give all the time to that set only. There are going to be hurdles but that does not mean you leave the set and move on to another set, as you have already taken a decision and invested a lot of precious time in that set. 

Hence you should make a sensible choice in picking up the right set and doing the right thing before investing any time in a particular set or just jumping from one set to another in DI

Moving from set to set will exhaust you and kill your time. But then even if you spend eight minutes in working out the entire set and the set is very clear, you can solve it immediately.

 Don’t be in a hurry that every two minutes you have to mark a question. Spend time on selection of the right set. Go for Mock Tests as number of times as you can.

The above should be top of mind while attempting DI section so that you can successfully achieve mission CAT 2012 !

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CAT 2012: Points to be remembered for LR

For attempting Logical Reasoning, here are some general test-taking points that should remembered and remain top of mind:

 Study the question carefully. A brief explanation of why each choice is correct or incorrect follows each practice question. If you understand this reasoning for the practice items, you will do well on the actual assessment.

 NEVER assume or use any information that the question fails to give you.Consider ONLY the information given in each reading passage when choosing among the alternative responses.

 Read both the factual passage and the sentence completion instruction carefully. Both must be considered in making your choice.

   Be sure to read all the response choices carefully before choosing one.

 In questions that ask you to select a valid conclusion, always choose the one conclusion that must definitely follow from the information you are given. In questions that ask you to find the invalid alternative, choose the one conclusion that does not definitely follow from the information.

 Pay special attention to words like "all," "some," or "none" when you read the factual information each question gives you. Other qualifying words such as "other than," "only" or "unless" are important, too. These words can play a critical part in precisely specifying the facts to be used in your reasoning.

Candidly for taking on LR best would be to go for Mock Tests and achieve mission CAT 2012

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CAT 2012: Mother of All Exams: What are the other exams I can sit for if I prepare for CAT?

You can sit for almost all the management entrance exams that test the aptitude of the candidate like XAT, MAT, SNAP, CET, SRCC GBO, IIFT, JMET, NMAT, etc. Rather it will not be wrong to call CAT the mother of all MBA Entrance Exams in India. 

The aptitude test consists of English (verbal ability and reading comprehension), Quantitative Ability (mostly Class X level math, except in some exams like XAT and JMET where pure math, which is taught at the higher secondary level, questions are asked), Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency and Reasoning. 

In some exams such as MAT (Management Aptitude Test, another all-India common entrance exam), SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, for the institute in Pune), IIFT (entrance test for the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), IRMA (entrance test for the Institute of Rural Management at Anand) and ATMA (the Association of Indian Management Schools' Test for Management Admissions, another all-India exam), there will also be an additional section of General Awareness.

As can be seen, once you prepare for CAT, you can attempt almost all the management entrance exams.

In addition, the preparation will also be helpful in cracking the campus recruitment related exams. However, the patterns of different exams have to be studied and attempted individually to get maximum results.

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