MAT September, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
After the CAT now it is MAT that is going online. September 2009 MAT is going to be a paper based as well as an online test – the notification regarding this has been put up on the official website of All India Management Association (AIMA), the conducting body for MAT. A candidate can select any of the formats while applying but he/she cannot apply for both the formats.
The paper-based test (PBT) will be conducted all over India on 6th September, 2009, from 10 a.m to 12.30 p.m. The computer-based test (CBT) will be conducted in different time slots from September 7, 2009 onwards. One candidate can appear only for one date for September ’09 MAT. Since the CBT will be conducted over a period of time, a candidate has the advantage of choosing the center, the date and the time slot as per his/her convenience.
As a test taker, you should not get intimidated by the change in test format. Actually there are a number of things that have not changed, like:-
The eligibility criteria for application - Graduates in any discipline or Final year students of Graduate Courses can apply.
Duration of the test – MAT is still a 2 hours 30 minutes test.
Total Number of questions – The test would still have 200 questions with 4 options.
Marks per question – All questions would carry equal mark.
There will be negative marks for each incorrect answer, but the exact figure has not yet been revealed. Till May'09 test, there used to be 0.25 negative marks for each incorrect answer
How the CBT format works?
The CBT format assumes that the test taker has basic familiarity with the use of computers like the use of keyboard and mouse operation. The candidate sits in front of a computer and the questions are presented on the monitor and he/she has to submit the answers through the use of keyboard or mouse. A main server prepares the question sets and delivers the same to each terminal.
The candidates would be provided with blank sheets for rough work. Details like one’s name, roll no, form no, etc have to be entered in the space provided on the screen before taking the actual test.
The individual sections / parts of the test would not be timed, so the test taker would be allowed to go back and change any answer that he/she thinks was marked incorrectly at the first go (quite similar to a PBT format).
In MAT all questions are of MCQ (multiple choice question) type. Each question will consist of a stem, which may be in the form of a question or an incomplete statement and four options. One has to choose the correct answer by clicking on the button next to the answer. One can navigate freely through the questions.
The invigilator will guide the candidates regarding how to record or save the work.
The registration process has already started and the forms will be available till 10th August, 2009. The last date for receipt of filled in registration forms at AIMA , New Delhi is 13th August, 2009.
Posted bySaini at 3:06 PM
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