MAT May 2010 Analysis

The MAT exam conducted on 2nd May, 2010 had 200 questions to be attempted in 150 minutes. These  200 questions  were  from five test areas with exactly  40 questions  in each.  There was no mention of negative marks in the paper. A  brief  snapshot of  the various  sections  is presented below:

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Similar to February  MAT, Arithmetic was the most favoured area this time too. Nearly 50% of  the questions  were from Arithmetic.  The topics  included  Time and  Work, Time, Speed and Distance, Ratio and Proportion. The questions  were mostly on the easier side, but a little lengthy. The rest of the  topics included Permutation, Probability  and  Mensuration.  Within  the time available, the possible correct attempts in this section are expected  to be 22+. The time allocation should have been around 40 minutes.

DATA ANALYSIS AND SUFFICIENCY

The questions  comprised  mostly  of  standard  Data Interpretation  and  Data  Sufficiency questions. The questions on Data Interpretation came from Mixed Graphs (Example being a Pyramidal shaped graph  with data  within).  One of  the sets was a near replica  of  a DI set  discussed  in the  class exercise  of  one of  the sessions.  There  were 5-7 questions  on Data  Sufficiency. Within the  time available, the possible correct attempts in this section are expected  to be 24+.  The time allocation should have been around 30 minutes.

LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION

The questions  were equally  distributed  among Reading  Comprehension  and Verbal  Ability.  There were 5 passages in all with a total  of  21 questions.  The difficulty level  was moderate. There  were no questions  on Synonyms and Antonyms.  The Verbal  Ability  section  comprised  of  questions  on grammatical  errors and Para Jumbles  which had  around  10  questions.  There  were questions  on Assertion  and Reasoning.  The difficulty level  was moderate. Within the time  available,  the possible correct attempts  in this  section  are  expected  to  be  23+.  The time  allocation  should  have been around 30 minutes.

INTELLIGENCE AND CRITICAL REASONING

The questions  were distributed  among Logical  and  Critical Reasoning,  but surprisingly  there were no questions  on Arrangement  based reasoning.  There  were 8 questions  on Cubes,  4 on Blood Relations,  3-4 questions  on Venn  diagram  and 5 questions  on Coding/Decoding,  besides  questions on miscellaneous  reasoning.  Within the time  available,  the possible  correct attempts in this  section are expected to be 24+.  The time allocation should have been around 35 minutes.

INDIAN AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

The questions  in this  test area were, predominantly,  from Current and Business  GK.  The level  of this  section  was medium.  Within the  time  available,  the possible  correct attempts in this  section are expected to be 17+.  The time allocation should have been around 15 minutes.

SECTIONAL SCORES AND OVERALL CUT-OFFS

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 accepted by 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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