MAT Mock Test — Management Aptitude Test
MAT is conducted multiple times a year by AIMA and is accepted by 600+ B-schools across India. The paper is broad rather than deep, rewarding steady accuracy across five sections including Indian and global environment.
Conducting body: All India Management Association (AIMA)
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MAT 2026 — official exam information
MAT is held four times a year by AIMA (February, May, September and December). Details below follow the AIMA bulletin for the September 2026 session.
Conducting body
All India Management Association (AIMA)
Exam dates
PBT 13 September 2026 · CBT 20 September 2026
Mode
Paper-based test and computer-based test (no home mode)
Official website
mat.aima.in
| Registration opens | July 2026 |
|---|---|
| PBT registration closes | 7 September 2026 |
| PBT admit card | 10 September 2026 |
| PBT exam day | 13 September 2026 |
| CBT registration closes | 14 September 2026 |
| CBT admit card | 17 September 2026 |
| CBT exam day | 20 September 2026 |
| Result | Expected mid-October 2026 |
| Section | Questions | Sectional time |
|---|---|---|
| Language Comprehension | 30 | Composite |
| Intelligence & Critical Reasoning | 30 | Composite |
| Mathematical Skills | 30 | Composite |
| Data Analysis & Sufficiency | 30 | Composite |
| Economic & Business Environment | 30 | Composite |
Marking: +1 for every correct answer, −0.25 for a wrong answer. Most B-schools use the scaled composite score built from four sections (the Economic & Business Environment section is excluded).
Eligibility: Graduates in any discipline; final-year students may also apply.
Official MAT websiteMAT exam key highlights
| Exam name | MAT (Management Aptitude Test) |
|---|---|
| Conducting body | All India Management Association (AIMA) |
| Mode of exam | Paper Based Test (PBT) and Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Question types | Objective multiple choice questions (MCQ) |
| Total questions | 200 |
| Total marks | 200 |
| Duration | 150 minutes |
| Marks per correct answer | 1 mark |
| Negative marking | -0.25 for every wrong answer |
| Official website | mat.aima.in |
MAT exam pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Comprehension | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
| Intelligence & Critical Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
| Data Analysis & Sufficiency | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
| Mathematical Skills | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
| Indian & Global Environment | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
Total duration: 150 minutes
Total marks: 200
Negative marking: -0.25 for every wrong answer
MAT syllabus breakdown
- Reading comprehension passages
- Synonyms, antonyms and vocabulary in context
- Para jumbles and sentence rearrangement
- Fill in the blanks and one-word substitution
- Idioms, phrases and grammar correction
- Analogies and classification
- Coding-decoding and series
- Blood relations and direction sense
- Syllogisms and statement-conclusion
- Seating arrangement and puzzles
- Arithmetic — percentages, ratio, profit & loss
- Time, speed, distance and time & work
- Algebra and equations
- Geometry and mensuration
- Number system and modern maths
- Tables and caselets
- Bar, line and pie charts
- Data comparison
- Data sufficiency
- Mixed graph sets
- Current economic trends and budget basics
- Banking and financial products
- Business and corporate affairs in the news
- Government schemes and policy
- Static business general knowledge
Chapter-wise weightage in MAT
Based on the last five years of MAT question papers.
| Topic / chapter | Expected questions | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 12-15 | 9% |
| Vocabulary & Grammar | 15-18 | 11% |
| Analytical & Critical Reasoning | 20 | 13% |
| Verbal Reasoning | 10 | 7% |
| Arithmetic | 15 | 10% |
| Algebra, Geometry & Modern Maths | 15 | 10% |
| Data Interpretation sets | 20 | 13% |
| Data Sufficiency | 10 | 7% |
| Economic & Business Environment | 30 | 20% |