MAT (February 2010) Analysis

The  MAT  exam  conducted  on  7th  February  2010  had  200  questions  to  be  attempted  in  150 minutes. These 200 questions were from five test areas with exactly 40 questions in each.  Negative marks for each question  were to the extent of  1/4 of  the maximum  marks for each question.  A brief snapshot of the various sections  is presented below:

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Similar to December MAT, Arithmetic was the most favoured area this time too. Nearly 50% of  the questions were from Arithmetic. Geometry was also  a major portion  of  the Quant section  this  year. The  questions were mostly on the easier side. The rest of  topics included Modern Maths and Trigonometry. Within the time available, the possible correct attempts in this section are expected to be 23+. The time allocation has to be around 35 minutes.

DATA ANALYSIS AND SUFFICIENCY

The questions  comprised  mostly  of  standard  Data Interpretation  and  Data  Sufficiency questions. Nearly  60%   of   the  questions   were  from  Data  Interpretation.   There   was  a  section   on  Data Comparison,  questions  of  which were  of  average difficulty  level.  Within the  time  available,  the possible  correct attempts  in this  section  are  expected  to  be  24+.  The time  allocation  has to be around 30 minutes.

LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION

The questions  were equally  distributed  among Reading  Comprehension  and Verbal  Ability.  There were 5 passages  in all.  The  difficulty level  was moderate.  The Verbal  Ability  section  comprised questions  of  Grammar, Parts of  Speech and Vocabulary.  The difficulty level  was moderate. Within the time available, the possible correct attempts in this section are expected  to be 25+.  The time allocation has to be around 35 minutes.

INTELLIGENCE AND CRITICAL REASONING

The  questions  were distributed  among Logical  and  Critical Reasoning.  The  questions  in  Logical Reasoning  were  easy  while those  from Critical Reasoning  were a little  on the  difficult side.  The questions  were  asked   from  Blood Relations,  Coding-Decoding,  Arrangement-based  Reasoning, Sequence and Series among other areas. Within the time available, the possible correct attempts in this section are expected to be 24+.  The time allocation has to be around 40 minutes.

INDIAN AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

The questions  in this  test area were, predominantly,  from Current and Business  GK.  Within the time  available,  the possible  correct attempts  in this  section  are  expected  to  be  14+.  The time allocation has to be around 10 minutes.

SECTIONAL SCORES  AND OVERALL CUT-OFFS

The overall  level  of  the  paper  was  difficult this  time  and scores and cut-offs are expected to go lower this time. Below is presented the summary of the above analysis.

Since   MAT  is  silent   on the  marking   scheme   but  looking at  the  past  trends   of   scores a rough prediction of scores of good colleges  participating is given below:

Disclaimer:  The  above  cutoffs  are  only  suggestive  in  nature  and  may differ  from  the  actual cutoffs. Roots Education  cannot be held  responsible for any decision  taken by the candidate  on the basis of the above information.

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