Part-1: MAT Syllabus for Reading Comprehension (RC)

• RC Syllabus covers current affairs making impact on Social Life, International Affairs, Govt policies and Schemes for example Triple Talaq, Clean India Mission, Migration of people from one country to other, Growing intolerance across the Globe, Agricultural policies, poverty eradication programmes
• Business & Economic RC Passages for example Global economic changes, economic development at the cost of environment, Impact of Demonetization in India, Wasteful expenditure by Governments
• RC passages from various English Literature books, from articles authored by great philosophers, thinkers, from various speeches of great personalities like passages from Charles Dickens, Aristotle, Martin Luther King, Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi, Churchill among others
• Passages on Science & Culture including the journey to Modern world; Fading culture with the advancement of technology
• Abstract topics and fiction are also included in the Reading Comprehension Syllabus for MAT. These Passages make the candidates put themselves in the author’s shoes before answering the questions following these passages since they are opinion based.
• RC Passages on Historical events leading to social changes for example French Revolution, War of Roses, Social changes in Indian History and thoughts shared by  various activists which are very much relevant even today
• RC Passages from Mythology. These passages try to correlate the Mythological events with the current social structure and answers to the questions on them have to be inferred

Key Facts on RC Syllabus in MAT & Type of questions 
RC passage on any topic under the Sun can be placed in MAT exam.

• Number of Questions: 20
• Sectional Weightage in MAT Syllabus: 50%
• Type of RC passages: 4 Short passages of moderate difficulty level
• Division of questions: 5 questions based on each passage
• Type of Questions: All of MCQ type with penalty of ¼  negative marking
• Format of questions: Questions based on information in RC passage; Antonyms/synonyms of the words & phrases as used in the passage; In context of the passage –True/false statements; main idea of RC passage

Part-2: Syllabus for Verbal Ability

• Jumbled Paragraphs (3-4 questions)
• Error Correction of Verb, Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb and other parts of speech in the Sentences.
• Correcting the sequence of sentences in the paragraph for example correct use of conditional sentence, time clauses, reported speech, passive writing (3-4 questions)
• Antonyms/Synonyms (5-6 questions)
• Fill in the blanks (3-4 questions)
• One word substitution (1-2 questions)
• Idioms/Phrases (2-3 questions)

Key Facts on Verbal Ability Syllabus in MAT & Type of questions 

• Number of Questions: 20
• Sectional Weightage in Syllabus: 50%
• Type of Questions: All of MCQ type with penalty for wrong answer

Section-2: Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
Although MAT syllabus for this section is short but in fact MAT question paper has tricky questions in this area. Major topics covered in MAT on Intelligence and Critical Reasoning are:

MAT Exam 2021 Syllabus for Intelligence & Critical Reasoning

• Fact Inference Judgment
• Passage Conclusion
• Analogy
• Statement Argument among others.
• Clocks
• Calendars
• Binary logic
• Seating Arrangement
• Blood Relations (Family Tree)
• Logical Sequence
• Assumption
• Premise
• Conclusion
• Linear and matrix arrangement
• Team Formation
• Direction sense and Decision Making
• Input-Output
• Series
• Syllogism
• Cubes
• Rows
• Set Theory, Venn Diagrams, Network Diagrams
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Puzzles
• Logical Reasoning based on Rankings
• Critical Reasoning

Key Facts on Reasoning Syllabus in MAT & Type of questions 
MAT entrance exam syllabus defines that questions in Reasoning section can be individual or can be in the set of 3-4 questions.

• Weightage of Reasoning Syllabus questions in MAT exam: 20%
• Weightage of Reasoning Section in MAT Percentile calculation: 25%
• Total Reasoning questions in MAT exam: 40
• Type of Questions: MCQs
• Past trend of topics in MAT Reasoning Syllabus: Questions were based on Family Relation, Statements-Cause & Effect, Clocks & Calendars, Statement –Assumptions, Reasons, analogies, direction, series, Incorrect Terms.

Section-3: Mathematical skills
Section Highlight: Syllabus for Mathematical skills refers to the Quant topics on which MAT questions are based. MAT syllabus for Mathematics section is very wide and covers everything in Mathematics that you may or may not expect. The syllabus on Quant is based on questions on different topics on Arithmetic, Algebra, Modern Math, Geometry, Mensuration, Trignometry among others.

MAT Syllabus on Mathematical Skills

Arithmetic (15-16 Questions)

• LCM and HCF
• Percentages
• Profit and Loss
• Interest (Simple and Compound)
• Speed, Time and Distance; Time and Work; Averages; Ratio and Proportion and others
• Number System (3-4) questions
• Elementary Mathematics
• Number System
• Mixtures and Allegation
• Unitary Method
• Commercial Maths
• Permutation and Combinations
• Sequence And Series
• Heights and Distance

Algebra (5-7 questions)

Geometry/Mensuration (6-8 questions)

• Triangles
• Circles
• Coordinate Geometry

Pure Math (1-2 questions)

Other topics

• Venn diagrams and other topic based questions are 2-3
• Linear Equations; Quadratic Equations
• Complex Numbers
• Logarithm; Progressions
• Binomial Theorem
• Surds and Indices
• Inequalities
• Set Theory
• Mixtures and Alligations
• Co-ordinate Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Linear Programming

Key Facts on Mathematical Skills Syllabus in MAT & Type of questions 

• Number of Questions: 40.
• Sectional weightage in Syllabus: 20%
• Sectional Weightage in Percentile calculation: 25%
• Type of Questions: MCQs
• Past trend in exam syllabus for Mathematics shows that there is More emphasis on Arithmetic with  number of questions going in the range of 15 to 16.
• Questions were based on Interest, Percentages, Time and Work, Profit, Loss, Partnership.
• Other questions were based on topics like Equations, Ratio, Proportion & Variation, Geometry & Mensuration, Permutation and Combinations, Probability among others

Section-4: Data Analysis and Sufficiency
Section Highlight: The syllabus for Data Analysis and Sufficiency covers more topics on Data Interpretation. MAT 2021 syllabus for Data Analysis and sufficiency section is very wide and covers everything in Data Interpretation and sufficiency of data that you may or may not expect.  

Syllabus for Data Analysis and Sufficiency

• Data Tables
• Data charts
• Bar diagrams & Charts including Simple, Stacked, Composite Bar charts
• Pie charts
• Graphs – Line X-Y Graphs
• Data analysis and Data comparison among others
• Caselet based Data
• Venn diagram
• Data Sufficiency

Key Facts on Data Analysis and sufficiency Syllabus in MAT & Type of questions 

• Number of Questions: 40
• Type of questions: MCQs
• Sectional weightage in Syllabus: 20%
• Sectional Weightage in Percentile Calculation: 25%
• Past trend of topics in MAT Syllabus for Data Analysis & Syllabus: Questions on Data Analysis were  based on text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), venn diagram. Data could be given in form of tables, charts or graphs. In this section it is tested that how candidates can interpret the given data and answer questions based on it.
• This section had maximum questions on data interpretation
• Data comparison time remained the major hurdle to solve these questions with speed and accuracy
• Questions on Data Interpretation (DI) occupy more than 50% of the section, rest of the part covers questions on data sufficiency and data comparison
• The questions in MAT question paper can be expected in sets as well as individual ones

Section-5: Indian and Global Environment
Section Highlights: MAT syllabus on Indian and Global Environment refers to the GK syllabus and expects you to know everything under the Sun on Business & Economy, Who’s who, current affairs, static GK among others.

Indian & Global Environment Syllabus
Major topics covered in the syllabus in this section are the GK topics current and static:

• Conventional GK-available in books
• Current GK- based on current reading of newspapers and periodicals;
• Business & Economics GK -for example changes in Fiscal and monetary policy, CRR, Repo Rate,
• Devaluation and up valuation of Rupee.
• Business, National and International events
• Who’s who
• Constitutional of India,
• Currency and Capitals of the countries
• States of India
• International Organizations
• Monetary and fiscal tools
• Emblem
• Identification of personalities, companies among others

Key Facts on Indian & Global Environment Syllabus in MAT & Type of questions 

• Number of Questions: 40
• Type of questions: MCQs
• Sectional weightage in Syllabus: 20%
• Sectional Weightage in Percentile Calculation: Nil
• Past trend of topics in Syllabus for Indian & Global Environment reveal that the Questions are formed on Film Awards, taxation & duties, Indian constitution, Who’s who, States of India, Sports, Recent events
• Suggested time limit by AIMA to answer the 40 questions in this section is 15 minutes but 10 minutes are enough to attempt this section
• No Re-thinking or Recalling is required for what you do not know or are confused on it. The answer is either known or not known, so the best strategy is to skip the question if the answer was not known
• Ideal time to attempt one question is less than 30 seconds
• The questions are based on conventional GK, business and economics, current affairs, international affairs
• This section is not counted for percentile calculation in MAT exam
• Many Candidates skip or answer very few questions in this section to save time for other sections
• There are many other topics on which questions are placed in the MAT question paper in this section.
• In-depth and regular reading of GK helps more as sometimes a few GK questions in MAT exam need intensive reading.