IGNOU Open MAT Exam Guidance

IGNOU OPENMAT (Indira Gandhi National Open University OPEN) is an entrance test for candidates who aspire to get admission to programmes related to management. The test is conducted in February and August. IGNOU is considered as the largest Open University in our country. The following are the programs offered by the university.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Diploma in Management (DIM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)

Reference Books for IGNOU OPENMAT

• Manorama Year Book 2011
• S.Chand Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations (Fully Solved) , by R. S. Aggarwal
• Pearson Quantitative Aptitude For CAT And Other MBA Entrance Exams by Time
• Sultan Quantitative Aptitude by S. P. Gupta & P. K. Gupta
• Ramesh Logical and Analytical Reasoning by A. K. Gupta
• Upkars Quicker Reasoning Test by Dr. M. B. Lal & A. K. Singh
• Upkars New Paradigm Reasoning Test by Editorial Board of Pratiyogita Darpan

Exam format

The exam is of 3 hours having 180 questions

General Awareness

It is a general knowledge section containing questions about World, Science, History, Technology, Current Affairs etc. If you have general knowledge about all recent news related this you will easily pass General Awareness Section.

English Language
This section consists of two passages followed by questions based on the contents of the passages. Each of these questions consists of a related pair of words in capital letters, followed by four alternative pairs of words. The candidate has to select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed by the pair in the capitalized letters. One should have precise knowledge of English Grammar Words of Speech.  

Quantitative Aptitude
This quantitative aptitude test consists of allegations questions which are part of the Quantitative section. One should practice lot of aptitude questions to crack them in the main exam. Aptitude tests measure those skills that you acquire during pursuit of your happiness. The quantitative aptitude test focuses upon your interests in arithmetic. It has been an important part of all screening aptitude tests. You are tested for your sharpness to analyze the given data. Here are a few sample questions similar to those that you may face during your quantitative aptitude testing sessions.

Reasoning
This section consists of reasoning. Whilst the primary focus is on psychological studies of thinking, Reasoning Topics like deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, problem solving, decision making, probability judgment, conceptual thinking and the influence of language and culture on thought are also there.

The test will be conducted on February 12, 2012.

 

Radhika is Writer and Students of IGNOU. She wrote here about IGNOU Open MAT Exam 2011, IGNOU MBA Courses and MAT 2012