Top 10 tips for MAT exam preparation

MAT 2013 entrance is one of the premier entrance exam accepted by more than 3500 institutes and schools to enrol students. This exam is taken by those candidates who want to take admission in management institutes. As there is no fixed exam pattern, but still many students must be facing difficulties while preparing for the exam. The difficulty level of the exam is not similar with the CAT, but still to excel in this exam you need to prepare well. Here are some useful preparation tips for aspiring candidates.

1. Prepare time-table: This is the best way to divide your time. Before starting preparation you should make time-table for your studies and other work. Allot enough time for each and every section so that you will not miss any while preparing for the exam.


2. Focus more on basics: This is very essential that you must have clear all your basic concepts. To right start your preparation and clear your basic concepts you can consult Class 10th and Class 12th textbooks and other study materials. Lear as many formulas and basic concepts as you can and practice them to get well versed.


3. Improve Vocabulary and English: Give special attention to your Vocabulary and English. Read different newspapers, magazines. Watch different news channels to learn the usage of words.


4. Improve reasoning & analytical skills: To score good in this exam it is necessary that you improve your reasoning and analytical skills. It will help you to score high in this exam.


5. Attempt practice papers: To get familiar with the pattern and know what type of questions were asked in the exam, attempt as much practice papers as you can. This will help you to improve your understanding about the paper pattern and the difficulty level.


6. Practice online mock papers: There are many websites which offers online practice papers to students. This will help you a lot to score better. It will save your time as you can visit different preparation sites which offer online practice papers. You can practice as much as you want as the content is unlimited.


7. Work on speed and accuracy: To score high you should concentrate on your speed and accuracy. This will help you to score high and perform better in the exam. The speed and accuracy enhance your performance in exam. If you know how many questions you need to attempt in particular section and know the time limit as well, it will help you to complete this section with the given time. So on exam day you will be able to complete your paper on time.


8. Revise: This is very necessary and mandatory thing for preparation. Once you are through with concepts and have prepared of each and every concept, start revising them. Revise the concepts as many times as you can as it will brush up your concepts. A quick revision is always good to score high.


9. Start early preparation: If you want to attempt MAT exam, start your preparation early, do not wait for last minute to start preparation. To score good in this exam you should start preparation at least three to four months before the actual exam date.


10. Attempt last 5 years papers: It will give your clear idea about the repetitive questions asked every year or kind of similar questions asked in last five years. In every exam, there are same set of questions, which are asked every year, so you can prepare them well to score full marks.