Mat Syllabus

mat-syllabus:
What is MAT?
MAT is the MBA entrance test conducted country-wide by Centre for Management Services (CMS) of All India Management Association (AIMA). It is usually conducted four times in a year in February, May, September and December. MAT is conducted in all major cities in the country and in leading cities abroad.

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Eligibility Criteria:
The minimum qualification for appearing in MAT is graduation in any discipline from any recognized University or equivalent recognized degree. A final year student in any undergraduate (i.e., B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.Tech., etc.,) can also appear provisionally. Usually, there is a minimum percentage requirement in graduation, which is different for different MIs / University.

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MAT 2010 Syllabus and Pattern:
The Management Aptitude Test or MAT is the test conducted by All India Management Testing Service for entering into MBA or equivalent post graduate programmes.

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There are five papers in MAT:
1. Language Comprehension
2. Mathematical Skills
3. Data Analysis
4. Intelligence & Critical Reasoning
5. Indian & Global Environment Section

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Paper Pattern:
Total Questions: 200
Time: 150 minutes

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Marks allocation:
Correct attempt: 1 mark
Incorrect attempt: Negative marking not specified

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Section Questions:
Reading Comprehension 40
Data Interpretation/Data sufficiency 40
Quantitative Aptitude 40
Logical and Critical reasoning 40
General Awareness** 40
Note: **Scores are based on the first four sections only, the decision to consider scores of the General Awareness section are left to the institutes.

IIMs use biometrics to prevent CAT applicants from cheating

Find below a special report by Business Standard;  Source Link : Here

CAT 2009 will be conducted between November 28 and December 7

To avoid a repeat of the Common Admission Test (CAT) paper leak in 2003, the Indian Institutes of Management(IIMs), which conduct the exam usually, spend a tense few months to ensure there are no leaks and glitches. This time around, aided by technology and a professional examination conducting company, the IIMs are confident there will be no security breaches.

Prometric, the company that bagged the contract to conduct the computer-based examination this year has a security mechanism in place which will help the IIMs manage over 2 lakh applications received this year. Also being introduced is capturing of biometric information which will ensure that no fradulent motives like writing the exam twice or using a proxy candidate can be used.

It is learnt that despite the instructions given to students in the CAT bulletin, nearly 1,000 applications every year get rejected by the IIMs due to discrepancies in the forms of which a few of them are suspected to be deliberate.

“Till last year, there were cases where the photographs would not match or candidates would not attach their photographs while applying for hall ticket. Since there were chances of somebody else appearing as proxy for these candidates, the institute used to reject such cases. On an average, the institute used to come across 100-200 such cases involving photographs,” said a source.

Similarly, incomplete forms and those with different names also used to get rejected. “Some candidates used to register on CAT Bulletin by a different name and would later apply for hall ticket with a different name. However, the institute was alert enough to identify such inconsistencies and reject the forms. This also used to create some hue and cry among the candidates. However, the new security measures like capturing candidates’ pictures and biometric information will make it almost impossible to make any attempts of fraud,” the source added.

Eligibility Criteria for CAT

CAT Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor’s degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.

Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at Selection Process of IIMs.

Prospective candidates must maintain a valid email account throughout the selection process.

Note for SC/ST, NC-OBC, and DA Candidates

If you belong to SC or ST categories, your caste/tribe must be listed in the Government of India schedule. The caste certificate that you send to IIM should be in the Government approved format and should clearly state: (a) Name of your caste/tribe; (b) Whether you belong to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe; (c) District and the State or Union Territory of your ordinary residence; and (d) the appropriate Government of India schedule under which your caste/tribe is approved by it as Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. A copy of the certificate must be sent to CAT Centre, C/O PGP Admissions Office, Indian Institute of Mangament, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, 380 015. Mention the Voucher Serial Number on the certificate. Failure to produce a copy of the caste certificate will result in the rejection of your CAT registration.

The caste certificate must be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time of interviews. Moreover, the caste certificate must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.

If you belong to the Non-Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC), you must produce the NC-OBC certificate duly signed by competent authority and enclose its photocopy at the time of interviews. Moreover, the certificate must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs. Failure to do so during the post CAT selection process will result in you not being considered under the reserved category.

If you belong to Differently Abled (DA) Category, a copy of the DA certificate must be sent to CAT Centre, C/O PGP Admissions Office, Indian Institute of Mangament, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, 380 015. Mention the Voucher Serial Number on the DA certificate. Failure to produce a copy of the DA certificate will result in the rejection of your CAT registration. The DA certificate must be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time of interviews. Moreover, the DA certificate must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.

Source – http://www.catiim.in/cat_eligibility.html

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Painted Cube PUZZLE

Twenty-seven identical white cubes are assembled into a single cube, the outside of which is painted black. The cube is then disassembled and the smaller cubes thoroughly shuffled in a bag. A blindfolded man (who cannot feel the paint) reassembles the pieces into a cube. What is the probability that the outside of this cube is completely black?

Today’s Question

Is the number (2^58+1)/5 prime or composite?

CAT 2009 Test Duration & Pattern

Test Duration and Pattern

The duration of the test is 2 hours and 30 minutes including initial 15 minute tutorial. No breaks will be given during the test. The test consists of questions that evaluate a candidates quantitative, verbal, and logical & data interpretive abilities. Therefore, there are a total of three sections in the test. There will be about 60 to 70 questions in the test.

At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room.

Reporting for the Test

If you have registered for Session 1 (morning session), candidate check-in will commence from 8 AM. Candidates are required to arrive at the test centre no later than 8:30 AM. Testing will begin at 10 AM and end at 12:30 PM. If you have registered for Session 2 (afternoon session), candidate check-in will commence from 1:30 PM. Candidates are required to arrive at the test centre no later than 2:00 PM. Testing will begin at 3:30 PM and end at 6 PM.

Candidates will need to bring their CAT 2009 Admit Card, voucher, a valid document as proof of SC/ST eligibility (if applicable) and one photo-identification to the test centre. Acceptable forms of photo identification are Driver’s license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, College ID, Employee identification card, or a notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address. Candidates will not be permitted to take the test if photo identification and Admit Card is not presented. If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, you must show the documents such as Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, Legal Name Change etc. and submit a photocopy at the time of the test, interview and at the time of joining a programme.

Candidate will not be permitted to carry any personal items to the test centre, including but not limited to wrist-watch, pen, cellphones, calculators etc.

SHRI NARAYANA MURTHY AT IIM INDORE

SHRI NARAYANA MURTHY AT IIM INDORE

Shri N R Narayana Murthy, Co-Founder, Chairman and the Chief Mentor at Infosys Technologies Ltd visited the Indian Institute of Management, Indore on February 23, 2009 as the first speaker of the “Distinguished Leadership Series”. He addressed the IIM I academic community. After a warm welcome, Dr. N Ravichandran, Director, IIM Indore requested Mr. Murthy to speak about “The joy of creating Infosys”.

Mr Murthy spoke about how the seeds of Infosys were sown because he believed that creating employment opportunity was the only way to solve the problem of poverty in India. The vision that he had when he started Infosys was “To be the most respected company in India”. This he believed would lead to the highest standards of corporate governance, fairness, transparency and accountability and that financial results will follow.

The Infosys journey in an unfriendly business environment was a difficult one. Mr Murthy explained how they started working with some simple principles – spend less than what you earn, dividends from day one and re-investing earnings,
choosing one leader who will sacrifice the most and look out for the others and deciding every issue based on data and facts. Mr. Murthy also explained that family had no role to play in the business and this belief has always been upheld.
The address was followed by an interaction with the participants. A range of issues related to his experience in creating Infosys were discussed.

• Mr. Murthy pointed out that the purpose of creating Infosys was to leverage entrepreneurship to create jobs, to show that a legal and ethical business in India is possible and to confirm his belief in democratization of wealth.
• On entrepreneurship and recruiting for Infosys, he spoke about focusing on ‘learnability’ as a key factor. He believes in recruiting people who are smart and have a similar value system.
• On the state of Indian IT Industry, Mr. Murthy said that even though it has done exceptionally well, the synchronised downturn is bound to sap the enthusiasm. His view was that the situation should turn around in about 18-36 months.

“It was a pleasure to interact with a person who I hold in such high regard. His belief in his value system and the foundation on which Infosys is built, make me proud of having been a part of it. “ – Prerna Raman, PGP Student, IIM Indore.

“An awe inspiring speaker, his talk showed us what a man is capable of achieving if his principles are sound and his mind is sharp. A truly exhilarating experience” – Pratik Mittal, PGP Student, IIM Indore.

“Its heartening to see a man remain true to his values and succeed as a business man” – Amit Prasad, PGP Student, IIM Indore.

He concluded the interaction by saying that India has no lack of talent and that the measure of one’s value system is the price that one is willing to incur in an attempt to stick to that.

CAT Dates and Other Exam Dates

Important Dates for CAT, XAT, MAT, IIFT, SNAP and JMET Management Exams:

Common Admission Test (CAT 2009) Dates

CAT Advertisement : Sunday, 30 August 2009

Sale of CAT Vouchers : Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009

Registration for CAT 2009 : Online CAT form Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009

CAT Test Dates : Saturday, 28 November 2009 – Monday, 7 December 2009

CAT Result : Friday, 22 January 2010 onwards

Rescheduling Window : Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009

XAT Dates

XAT Test Dates: 3rd January, 2010

XAT 2010 Prospectus: 1st September, 2009 to 30th November, 2009

Online Registration for XAT and XLRI: September 1, 2009

MAT Exam Dates

Date of MAT(Paper Based test): 6th September, 2009

Date of MAT(Online test): 7th September, 2009 onwords

Last date of availability of forms: 10th August, 2009

Last Date for receipt of complete application form: 13th August, 2009

Availability of Admit Cards: Seven days before the date of test

Online Filling of Management Institute Codes (MI Codes) of five chosen institutes where your MAT score to be sent: Up to the date of test.

SNAP Dates

Last Date for Registration: November 24, 2009 Tuesday

Payment Closes on: November 27, 2009 Friday

SNAP 2009 Test Date: 20th December 2009

SNAP 2009 Result: January 12, 2010 Monday

IIFT Dates

Last date for sale of prospectus by post: 20th August 2009

Last date for sale of prospectus across the IIFT counter: 3rd September 2009

Last date for receipt of completed application: 3rd September

Written test: 22nd November 2009 (10 am – 12 noon)

JMET Dates

Commencement of submission of data for ONLINE Application: Monday, September 7, 2009

Last date for submission of data for Online Application (website closure): Friday, 9th October (6.00 p.m.)

Last date for Receipt of completed Offline and Online Application Form at IISc Bangalore Office: Friday, October 16, 2009

JMET Exam Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009

JMET 2010 Results: Monday, January 4, 2010

Editing possible in CAT

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Important Dates

• Sale of CAT Vouchers : Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009. Vouchers will be sold through major Axis Bank branches. To locate your nearest branch, click here

• Registration for CAT 2009 : Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009. Register on www.catiim.in

• CAT Test Dates : Saturday, 28 November 2009 – Monday, 7 December 2009

• CAT Result : Friday, 22 January 2010 onwards

• Rescheduling Window : Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009

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Editing Possible!!

From the evening of 18 September 2009, candidates can log on to https://iim.prometric.com/ to

* reschedule their CAT date
* update their Candidate Profile including
o personal details (e.g. address)
o application data (e.g. educational information)
o interview location.
* request for their Admit Card to be re-sent

Candidates who have made an error will be able to access this facility until 8 October 2009 to make any amendments to their Candidate Profile. Rescheduling, however, will still end on 1 October 2009. For security reasons, editing of candidate’s full name and user ID will not be allowed.

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Online CAT : will it be tougher ?

Cracking one of the toughest entrance tests — the Common Admission Test (CAT) — for entry to seven Indian Institute of Management(IIMs) was never easy.

For the first time, CAT will go online and with just 100 days for CAT 2009, aspirants are preparing hard at coaching centres, trying out various types of question paper patterns.

But how are students preparing to face CAT? What are the difficulties they are encountering?

According to coaching centres that TOI spoke to, students are finding it a tad tough with the online version, as opposed to the paper-based one.

“Many candidates told us that they were finding it difficult to stare continuously at the monitor for over two hours,” pointed out Arindam Lahiri, director (academics) with Career Launcher.

TIME regional director Ajay Arora revealed that candidates could face `computer fatigue’. “According to IIMs, the online test will be user-friendly and the pattern will remain the same, which will be advantageous for students,” Arora said.

With paper-based test, candidates could give the entire paper a once-over and then decide which section to tackle first. But a preliminary scan of the paper before solving it may be difficult with the online version, at least during the mock tests.

Anchana C, a working professional, said she has no problems making the transition from paper to computer. “During mock tests, we were given models — one section after the other and tabbed, where all sections are presented on different windows. You can alternate from one window to the next. Questions are hyperlinked, so you can go directly to the question you want to attempt,” she explained.

Coaching centres are providing question papers with different patterns. “We are giving papers with all types of patterns so that whatever pattern appears, students are ready,” said Ajay of TIME.

Another observation the trainers made is that reading graphs and passages in the Reading Comprehension (RC) section is difficult in the online mode. Unlike with paper, candidates can’t put any marking on the graph. Earlier, students could also mark difficult sentences in RC, which is now not possible.

“The RC section may pose a problem. Grasping power is higher on paper and reading long passages online will be tough. Plus, in DI and Quant and geometry sections, transferring calculations to drawings will be an issue,” said Anchana.

An IIM-B official said details of the exam pattern will be posted on the website. “Information on the nature of the online test and how it will be conducted will be posted in September first week,” said IIM-B professor Eshwar Murthy.

Source: The Times of India

CAT 2009 Updates – Very Important

Given below are very important updates posted by IIM Ahmedabad as FAQs. CAT will be held during the period Saturday, 28 November 2009 to Monday, 7 December 2009. Sale of vouchers starts on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 at designated bank branches and their associate outlets. The sale ends on Thursday, 1 October 2009. Online registration for CAT 2009 will also begin on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 and end on Thursday, 1 October 2009.

Q1: When is the advertisement for CAT 2009 going to appear?

A1: CAT Advertisement will appear in leading newspapers on Sunday, 30 August 2009.

Q2: Once the advertisement appears, is one expected to buy CAT bulletin from designated banks?

A2: No. One does not have to buy a bulky CAT bulletin. We want to go paperless. A prospective candidate buys a scratch-voucher from the designated bank branches, and, later registers online for CAT 2009.

Q3: When does the sale of voucher start and end?

A3: Sale of vouchers starts on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 at designated bank branches and their associate outlets. The sale ends on Thursday, 1 October 2009.

Q4: When and how do I register for CAT 2009 after buying the voucher?

A4: Online registration for CAT 2009 will also begin on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 and end on Thursday, 1 October 2009. Instructions on access to online registration will be given in the voucher, and, detailed registration instructions will be on the CAT website.

Q5: When will CAT be held and can I choose a test date?

A5: CAT will be held during the period Saturday, 28 November 2009 – Monday, 7 December 2009. Yes, you can choose a test date, session (morning/afternoon), and venue across thirty centres (cities) all over India, subject to availability.

Q6: Can you give more details on taking test in a CBT format?

A6: Starting Sunday, 30 August 2009, CAT website (www.catiim.in) will provide all the details.

Source : http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/download/FAQ_6_August_2009.pdf

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