Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a national-level MBA entrance exam conducted four times a year (February, May, September, December) by the All India Management Association (AIMA). It is accepted by over 600 MBA/PGDM institutes across India and offers both online and paper-based modes.

Official 2025 syllabus extracted from https://mat.aima.in/

Language Comprehension

Reading comprehension

Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, analogy

Para-jumbles

Sentence correction

Fill in the blanks

Idioms and phrases

Intelligence and Critical Reasoning

Analogy, classification, series

Coding-decoding

Blood relations

Direction sense

Statement and assumptions / conclusions

Critical reasoning

Syllogism

Data Analysis and Sufficiency

Tables, bar/line/pie charts

Caselet DI

Data sufficiency

Comparison of quantities

Mathematical Skills

Arithmetic

Algebra

Geometry and mensuration

Number system

Modern math: P&C, probability

Indian and Global Environment

Current affairs

Business and economy

Politics, sports, science

Static GK

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