The entire exam pattern information for MAT 2025 is detailed below:
Test Mode
The MAT 2025 exam will be conducted in the following modes:
- CBT (Computer Based Test)
- PBT (Paper Based Test)
- IBT (Internet Based Test)
Exam Sections
The exam will consist of a total of 5 sections:
- Language and Comprehension
- Mathematical Skills
- Data Analysis and Sufficiency
- Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
- Indian & Global Environment
Exam Time Allotment
The exam duration is 2 hours, reduced from the previous 2.5 hours, and the number of questions has been reduced to 150 from 200.
Total Questions
The exam will contain a total of 150 questions.
Types of Questions
The exam will consist of multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
Marking System
Each correct response will receive one mark.
Negative Marking
0.25 points will be deducted for each incorrect response.
Subject-wise Distribution
| Section | Subject | No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| I | Language and Comprehension | 30 |
| II | Mathematical Skills | 30 |
| III | Data Analysis and Sufficiency | 30 |
| IV | Intelligence and Critical Reasoning | 30 |
| V | Indian & Global Environment | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
MAT Exam Sections and Subsections
Here is the detailed distribution of questions and marks across all the sections and subsections:
Reading Comprehension
- Number of questions: 3 short passages with 5 questions each.
- Marks: 15 marks
- Types of questions: Central idea, true/false statements, and antonyms/synonyms based on the content of the passage.
Verbal Ability
- Number of questions: 15 questions
- Marks: 15
- Types of questions: Jumbled paragraphs, sentence correction, sequence correction, fill in the blanks, antonyms/synonyms, word substitution, and idioms and phrases.
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
- Number of questions: 30 questions
- Marks: 30
- Types of questions: Family relations, cause and effect, assumptions, clocks and calendars, reasons, analogies, directions, series, and incorrect terms.
Mathematical Skills
- Number of questions: 30 questions
- Marks: 30
- Types of questions: Arithmetic questions, percentage, time and work, and quadratic questions.
Data Analysis and Sufficiency
- Number of questions: 30 questions
- Marks: 30
- Types of questions: More than half the questions will come from data analysis, with the rest from data sufficiency and data comparison. Questions will analyze bar, line, and pie charts.
Economic and Business Environment
- Number of questions: 30 questions
- Marks: 30
- Types of questions: Questions are formed on film awards, taxation & duties, and the Indian constitution.
