The candidate must possess a bachelor's degree from a recognised board or university
Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification or awaiting results are also eligible to apply for the MAT exam.
MAT consists five sections of namely
| Section | Number of Questions (MCQ) | Time Suggested (In Min.) |
| Language Comprehension | 40 | 30 |
| Mathematical Skills | 40 | 40 |
| Data Analysis & Sufficiency | 40 | 35 |
| Intelligence and Critical Reasoning | 40 | 30 |
| Indian and Global Environment | 40 | 15 |
| Total | 200 | 150 |
| Section | Important Topics |
| Language
Comprehension | Verbal
Reasoning, Using the same word with a different meaning, Analogies, Contextual
Usage, One-word substitution, Antonyms, Idioms, Fill in the blanks, Odd man
out, Jumbled Paragraphs, Sentence Correction, Sentence Completion, Foreign
language words used in English |
| Mathematical
Ability | Geometry,
Trigonometry, Ratios and Proportion, Percentages, Quadratic and linear
equations, Algebra, Profit & Loss, Averages, Partnership (Accounts),
Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time Number system, HCF &
LCM, Geometric Progression |
| Data
Analysis & Sufficiency | Column
Graphs, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Graphs representing Area, Venn diagram,
combination graph, line graphs, Quantitative Comparison, Multiple Graph, Data
Castles, Data Comparison, Quantitative Comparison |
| Intelligence
and Critical Reasoning | Seating
Arrangements, Puzzles, Blood Relations, Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning,
Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and
assumptions, identifying valid inferences, Identifying arguments, Statements
and conclusions, Cause and Effect, Identifying Probably true and probably
false. |
| Indian
and Global Environment | Current
Affairs, Business, the tag line of companies, top officials of big companies,
Major corporate events, Famous awards and prizes, World Records, Books and
Authors, Science, History, Geography, International organizations, Important
quotations, Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment |
