MBAUniverse.com spoke to some of Indias leading MBA Exam Experts to present an analysis on what to expect from XAT 09. Here, we share the advice from experts at IMS Learning, Career Launcher & PT Education. Click on the links below to read full analysis.

Countdown to XAT (Part 2): Expect a tough paper with low scores; dont lose heart

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Countdown to XAT (Part 1): What to expect and how to do well; XAT should be treated at par with CAT

Leading test prep institutes told MBAUniverse.com that NMAT was an easy test with no big surprises.

NMAT paper was a total of 150 questions to be attempted in 120 minutes. There were three sections - Quantitative Ability with 60 marks, Logical Reasoning with 50 marks and Language Skills with 40 marks. Negative marking was 25% of the allotted marks to the questions where each question was carrying equal marks.

MBAUniverse.com presents an analysis by Mumbai based IMS Learning and Delhi based Career launcher.

NMAT 08: Overall Analysis

IIM C informed MBAUniverse.com that 48 alumni from the 1983 batch of 105, some with their families and around 70 alumni of the various other batches attended the two day long festivities on the campus.

The two day celebration offered a diverse menu of events and interactions including performances, plays, student-faculty-alumni interactions, parties. Sharing his experience of coming back on campus after 25 years, Shantanu Khosla, an alumni of the batch of 83 said, It feels great to be back on campus!

To continue the special series on various MBA entrance exams, MBAUniverse.com presents expert advice and tips on NMAT 08.

The NMAT test paper is designed on multiple-choice answers format that include Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, General Awareness, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation.

Last year, NMAT had three sections-
(a) Language Skills with 40 questions
(b) Quantitative Skills, Data Analysis & Sufficiency, with 60 questions
(c) Intelligence & Logical Reasoning with 50 questions.

In this article for MBAUniverse.com, Indore based PT Education tells MAT aspirants how to prepare and do well.

How to prepare and do well in MAT 09

By PT Education
Like other management entrance tests Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a test of Life Skills - Skills/techniques which are necessary to live an efficient life. It contains General Intelligence and Logical/Analytical thinking, Arithmetic, Interpretation and Understanding of Data, General Awareness and English Language.

According to the SNAP 08 analysis done by Indore based MBA test prep company PT Education, The paper pattern was slightly changed compared to the previous year. There were 135 questions spread across 4 sections. This time the test takes introduced the differential marking to all the sections instead of only Analytical Reasoning section.

According to the information shared by Wg Cdr V S Bejoy (Retd), Director, CMS, AIMA, A total of 360 management institutes are participating in MAT this time. Every year, lakhs of students avail of this test. The test is conducted 4 times in a year in the months of February, May, September and December.

Lakhs of MBA aspirants will take the test which will be used by over 350 management institutes who are participating in MAT February 09. After publishing the article by PT Education, now MBAUniverse.com presents an article shared by Mumbai based IMS Learning on how to do well in MAT test.

How to do well in MAT 09
By IMS Learning

What does MAT test in a candidate?
MAT is an objective type test (with multiple choice answers) conducted four times a year in the months of September, December, February and May. The test design is as follows:

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