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:

The 10th Annual IIC Conference of Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow focused on the theme of Technology and Business. IIC stands for Interdependence, Integration & Co-creation, and the annual series was conceptualized in 2006 to foster an industry-academia interface through a discussion and analysis of ideas on major issues pertaining to sectors of Indias socio-economic environment.

The event will have B-Plan Competition, Start-up Showcase, Start-up Talks and Start-up Exhibitions.

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Now Great Lakes has decided to add another feature by inviting it alumni to polish their skills as part of Back2School program clubbed with Alumni Meet. The meet is scheduled for January 10.

Says Great Lakes, The aim of Back2School program is to brush the management fundamentals and further strengthening the theoretical concepts alongside giving alumni a chance to cherish the old times.