MAT Exam Pattern 2023
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MAT Exam Structure
Components | Details |
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Test Duration | 150 minutes |
No. of Questions | 200 |
Marking Scheme | 1 mark for each question |
Negative Marking | 0.25 of the total marks |
No. of Sections | 5 (40 questions in each) |
No. of Options | 4 |
Sections |
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Mode of the Exam
MAT is the popular management entrance examination is conducted in an ‘offline’ and ‘online’ mode.
This means those people taking up examination offline will have to carry a pencil and an eraser with them to colour the correct answer on the OMR sheet.
The number of slots for online MAT examination depends on the number of applicants who are taking up the examination.
Test Duration
The duration of MAT examination is two hours and 30 minutes or 150 minutes.
There is no time limit assigned for each section and candidates can answer questions in different sections depending upon their convenience.
The exam officials propose that candidates should not spend more than 30 minutes on each section.
MAT Exam Pattern
Section No. | Section | No. of Questions | Time Suggested |
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1. | Language Comprehension | 40 | 30 |
2. | Mathematical Skills | 40 | 40 |
3. | Data Analysis and Sufficiency | 40 | 35 |
4. | Intelligence and Critical Reasoning | 40 | 30 |
5. | Indian and Global Environment | 40 | 15 |
Total | 200 | 150 |
Marking Scheme
A candidates scores one mark for each correct answer and there is negative marking scheme of 0.25 marks.