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SNAPSHOT-FEB 2016 MAT EXAM
This MAT exam, conducted on 7th Feb 2016, had 200 questions to be attempted in 150 minutes. These 200 questions were from five test areas viz. Language Comprehension, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Mathematical Skills, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Indian and Global Environment with exactly 40 questions in each. Each question had equal marking and one-fourth mark was deducted for every wrong answer. For the sake of convenience, 1 mark has been taken for every correct answer. OVERALL SUMMARY(ESTIMATED FOR FEB 2016 MAT EXAM) The consolidated score is evaluated by taking only four areas into account. Indian and Global Environment (GK) is not the part of the consolidated score. Hence, the scoring is done out of a maximum possible score of 160 marks(@1 mark for 160 qs). However, the score card(by AIMA) doesnot give the net marks. It gives the scaled score and the percentile in each and every section. It also gives the overall composite score and the overall percentile. A net score in excess of 60 marks (excluding the score in GK) is considered to be a very good score. Let us analyze the different types of questions from each of the test area along with the overall difficulty level of each of the test area. DATA ANALYSIS AND SUFFICIENCY As shown in the table below, this test area comprises DI, DS and Data Comparison, with DI accounting for 25 out of 40 questions while DS and Data Comparison put together accounting for the remaining 15 questions. The questions in DI involved were of standard model -based on observation, calculations like comparison of fractions, computing the average, percentage based calculations etc. Overall, this test area can be considered to be Moderate. A good time allocation strategy would be to spend around 35-40 min for a good net score of 16
INTELLIGENCE AND CRITICAL REASONING This sections was a mix of Analytical Reasoning (25 questions) and Critical Reasoning (15 questions). A good time allocation strategy would be to spend 30-35 minutes on this section. Overall, the questions were of a moderate level of difficulty. Questions of topics like Blood Relations and Direction Sense were easy, but the questions on Distribution can be classified as moderate – difficult. A net score of 20 or more can be classified as a good score in this section.
LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION This section comprised a total of 40 questions. There were a total of 20 questions from 5 passages and 20 questions from Verbals as outlined below. A) Reading comprehension: A total of five passages, with 4 questions each.
Passage I: It was on corruption in India at various levels, whether private or government. No. of words: 550-600 Level of difficulty: Easy (1-2)
Passage II: The passage was based on pollutants and pollution and their causes and effects. No. of words: 550-600 Level of difficulty: Medium (3)
Passage III: The passage was based on Greek mythology and was moral based. It spoke about dealing with problems rather than running away from them.
Passage IV: The passage was based on immune system of a human body and its working procedures. No. of words: 600-700 Level of difficulty: Easy to Medium (2-3)
Passage V: The passage was based on understanding the behavior of animals and finding their responses to the same and thereby determining their intelligence. No. of words: 650-500 Level of difficulty: Medium to Difficult (3-4)
B) Best essence: There were a total of 5 questions, with medium level difficulty.
One of the examples:->
The senior dancers moved around the stage in frenzied circles are called 'Lafife' while the junior dancers forming a circle around the veterans are called 'Hanatice'. The dance and music is passed down generations, the spokesperson said. The Al Darawish dance, which dates back to thousands of years, represents the ascent of the human soul to heaven. The movement of the dancers coincides with the natural rhythm of the four seasons and the movement of the pilgrims at the Kaba in Makkah.
C) Fill in the blanks: There were a total of 5 questions, each with two blanks. The questions were of easy and medium level difficulty.
For e.g:-> Many people want to get away from the rat race or the treadmill; the feeling of work is too ______, and are looking for _______ that is/are less stressful or completely unstressful, a more relaxed way of living, perhaps in the village.
D) Sentence error: There were a total of 5 questions. Each sentence was broken down into four parts labeled (1), (2), (3), (4). They were all on the easy levels.
Identify the part of the sentence having error. (1) Men differ in their capacity (2) for excellence, yet democracy (3) insists that everyone (4) have an equal right to judge.
E) Para formation questions: There were a total of 5 questions. They were on the difficult side as the options made it very confusing to choose one from the other.
The overall difficulty of the paper was between medium and difficult.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS The paper predominantly had questions from the Arithmetic areas like (Percentages, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Simple Equations, Ratio, Proportion, Variation). The questions involved only the basics and those who would have done adequate practice would have found those questions quite doable. The success in this particular test area depended on one's basic conceptual skills, and calculation skills. Overall, the test area can be classified as MODERATE- DIFFICULT. A good time allocation strategy would be to spend around 35-40 min for a very good net score of 16.
The questions in this test area were, predominantly, from business, current affairs, Person and their associated fields, etc. Those who read newspapers on a regular basis will find this area comfortable. Overall this test area can be classified as Moderate. It is to be noted that the marks scored in this section is NOT counted in the consolidated score. A good time allocation strategy would be to spend around 5 minutes. 
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