MAT 2017: Registration, Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus

Management Aptitude Test (MAT 2017) is a national level entrance test. Every year the exam is conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA). The candidates who are interested in the management education can appear for this entrance test. The MAT examination is held four times a year in month of February, May, September and December. MAT February 2017 Exam Dates has been released now. Here in this article we are providing you the detailed information regarding eligibility criteria, important dates, admit card, application form, exam pattern, and many more.

MAT Exam Dates (Announced)

Candidates may check exam dates for MAT February 2017 from below table:

Events	Dates
Application starts	First week of December 2016
Last date for registration	Last week of January 2017
Exam date	5th February 2017 (PBT mode) and 11th February 2017 (CBT mode)
Result declaration	Within a month after the examination

Check detailed MAT 2017 exam dates.

MAT 2017 Registration

• MAT registration 2017 will be done through the online or offline process.
• The form will be provided from the first week of December 2017.
• After submitting the application form online, the form will be scrutinized by the examining committee and the candidates will get the acknowledgement slip.
• This acknowledgement slip ensures that the form is filled and verified correctly.

Application Fee

• The application form fee for all the candidates is Rs 1200/-.
• There is no fee concession for the reserved category.
• The fee can be paid through the following modes: Credit card/debit card, net banking, demand draft and through cash payment.
• The demand draft will be made in favor of All India Management Association from any bank.

Check How to fill MAT Application Form in details.

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum qualification to appear for the test is graduation. The candidates who have completed their graduation in any of the streams like science, commerce and arts can apply for the exam.
• The candidates who are in the final year of the graduation can also apply for the exam.
• The candidates who have a minimum of 50% marks in their graduation can apply for the test (45% marks for the SC/ST candidates). The NRI candidates can also appear for the test.
• There is no age limit to appear for the MAT exam. The candidates of any age can appear for this entrance test.
• There is no attempt limit for the examination.

Check complete MAT eligibility criteria from here.

MAT Exam Pattern

• Mode of Exam: MAT examination will be held online as well as offline.
• No. of Questions: The question paper will consist of 200 questions.
• Total Marks: There are five sections and each section will carry forty marks.
• Marking Scheme: Each question will carry one mark.
• Negative Marking: For every wrong answer ¼ marks is deducted.
• Subjects: The question paper will consist of the five sections mainly language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis and sufficiency, intelligence and critical reasoning and Indian and Global Environment.

Sections	Questions	Suggested Time
Language  Comprehension	40	30
Mathematical Skills	40	40
Data Analysis	40	35
Reasoning	40	30
Indian & Global Environment	40	15
Total	200	150

Check complete MAT Exam Pattern from here.

MAT Syllabus

Candidates who are preparing for the MAT examination must be aware of the syllabus and pattern of the exam. The MAT syllabus comprises of the questions from the section mentioned below:

• Language  Comprehension
• Mathematical Skills
• Data analysis and Sufficiency
• Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
• Indian and Global Environment

Check complete MAT Syllabus from here.

MAT Preparation Tips

The candidates should prepare each topic and should not leave any topic for the last moment. The candidates can make the short notes and can revise them for the better preparation. The candidates can also prepare from the previous year mock papers. It is also important to make proper planning and study schedule in order to score well in the exam.

MAT Admit Card

The candidates will get the MAT admit card 2017 through the official website. The candidate will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without the admit card. The candidates will get the admit card two weeks before their examination. The admit card contain the details like students roll no, name, exam centre, paper timing etc.

MAT Answer Key

Students can check their answers and can calculate their marks and score with the help of the answer key. Hence after completion of the exams students need not to wait for the result for their score and marks as they can calculate their marks and score from the answer key. MAT 2017 answer key will be declared after one/two weeks of the examination.

MAT Result

MAT result 2017 will be declared one month after the examination. The score of the MAT examination is valid for one year. Here in this page we will update the details regarding MAT Score Card.

Admissions

Almost every management college accepts the MAT score for admission to their management programme. Every college has its own percentile to accept MAT score. Besides the score some of the colleges also conduct their own entrance test for admissions. The score card willbe valid for one successive year only.

Disclaimer: Career Guidance is not an official website for MAT ; we are here just providing you details about MAT exam 2017.

Note: Above mentioned dates are tentative, they are subject to change. We will update changes if any.