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MAT Exam Syllabus 2025: Weightage, Important Books, Preparation Tips

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Updated on Mar 16, 2025

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The MAT Syllabus 2025 is available on the AIMA MAT official website. Candidates must study the entire syllabus to be ready for the MAT 2025 exam. The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a renowned entrance exam for admission to various management programs in India.

MAT 2025 syllabus is the same for all three modes: PBT, CBT, and IBT. There are five sections in the MAT exam: Mathematical skills, data analysis & sufficiency, language comprehension, intelligence and critical reasoning, economics and environment. MAT 2025 question paper will have 150 questions to be solved within 120 minutes.

MAT 2025 Syllabus

The MAT syllabus 2025 consists of five subjects- English & Reading Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Intelligence & Critical Reasoning, Data Analysis & Sufficiency, and Economics and Business Environment. Each subject has various topics from which questions are asked in the MAT exam. The entire curriculum for the MAT 2025 exam is covered in the section below:

Subjects Topics
Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension. Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms, Antonyms and Synonyms, Jumbled Paragraphs, vocabulary, sentence correction, grammar, etc.
Mathematics Skills LCM and HCF, percentage, profit and loss, speed, time and work, number system, unitary methods, simple interest and compound interest, mixtures and allegations, permutations and combinations, sequences and series, height and distance, commercial maths, elementary mathematics, percentage, averages, triangles, circles, arithmetic geometry, Venn diagrams, quadratic equations, probability, coordinate geometry, trigonometry, linear programming, surds and indices, inequalities, set theory, linear equation, complex number, binomial theorem.
English Antonyms, Comprehension of Passage, Synonyms, Proverbs, Sentence Correction, Punctuations etc.
Indian and Global Environment Devaluation and up the valuation of the rupee, Business and Economics, Current GK, Basic on the current reading newspaper and periodical, business, national and international events.
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning Fact-inference-judgement, passage conclusion, clocks, calendars, statement-argument, analogy, blood relations/ family tree, logical sequences, assumption, premise, conclusion, seating arrangement, linear and matrix arrangement, team formation, input-output, series, syllogism, cubes, rows, set theory, Venn diagram, and network diagrams, puzzles, logical reasoning based on ranking, critical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, direction sense, decision making.
Data Analysis and Sufficiency Data Analysis, Data tables, data charts, bar diagrams, and charts including simple, stacked, composite bar, pie charts, Graphs, Data Comparison among others, caselet-based data, Venn diagram, data sufficiency.

MAT Syllabus 2025: Topic-wise Weightage

The MAT 2025 exam consists of five sections to assess different skills required for management studies. The table below consists of topic-wise weightage and questions in each section:

Subject Total Questions Total Marks
Language Comprehension 30 30
Mathematical Skills 30 30
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning 30 30
Data Analysis & Sufficiency 30 30
Economic & Business Environment 30 30
Total 150 150 

Important Books and Resources for MAT 2025

To excel in the MAT exam, students should choose books and study resources carefully that will help them with effective preparation. Some important books and resources are listed below:

Subject Important Books & Resources
Language Comprehension General Objective English by Arihant  English Comprehension for MAT -Disha Publications Publications Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis 
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning General Intelligence and Critical Reasoning -Disha Publications Modern Approach for Logical Reasoning -R S Aggarwal  Logical Reasoning for CAT by Nishit K Sinha
Mathematical Skills How to Prepare for QA for CAT -Arun Sharma Quantum Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude -Dinesh Khattar CAT -S K Verma Quantitative Aptitude – RS Aggarwal 
Data Analysis & Sufficiency Data Interpretation & Analysis and Data Sufficiency – Kiran Prakashan Publishers Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency – Disha Publications 
Economics and Business Environment General Knowledge by Lucent Publications General Knowledge by Manohar Pandey  Newspapers, journals, and magazines

Preparation Tips for MAT 2025

To secure good scores in the MAT 2025 exam, candidates should look into some practical preparation tips listed below:

Know the MAT 2025 Exam Pattern: Understand the exam structure and types of questions asked in the exam.

Stay Updated on Current Affairs: Read newspapers, magazines, and journals to learn about the current affairs of business and the economy.

Time Management: Enhance time management skills by solving questions within the specified time.

Frequent Revision: Regular revision helps students recall the concepts clearly so that they can remember what they have studied.

Regular Mock Tests: Attempt mock tests regularly to evaluate your preparation level and enhance speed.

MAT 2025 Syllabus FAQs

Which section of the MAT 2025 exam has maximum weightage?

According to the MAT exam pattern 2025, all five sections from the MAT 2025 syllabus have equal weightage.

What is the MAT syllabus 2025?

The MAT syllabus 2025 consists of the following subjects- English & Reading Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Intelligence & Critical Reasoning, Data Analysis & Sufficiency, and Economics and Business Environment.

Are syllabus for MAT 2025 and CAT 2025 syllabi the same?

The syllabus for MAT and CAT is similar. However, the CAT doesn’t have the GK section, which the MAT exam has. However, the difficulty level of the questions is quite higher in CAT compared to MAT.

A: The MAT exam has a moderate difficulty level. Compared to the CAT exam, MAT is less difficult. 

A: To prepare well for the MAT 2025 exam, candidates should focus on strengthing their concepts of the topics. Also, revise frequently, practice mock tests and solve sample papers.

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