MAT Syllabus 2026: Subject-Wise Topics, Weightage, Best Books and PDF Download

Passages on business, economics, social issues, science, and technology. Questions cover: main idea, tone of the passage, inference, author’s intent, vocabulary in context, fact vs. opinion, and best title selection. Passages are typically 300–500 words in MAT.

Parts of Speech (Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Preposition, Conjunction), Subject-Verb Agreement, Tenses (all forms), Articles, Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech, Sentence Correction, Error Identification in sentences.

Synonyms, Antonyms, Word Analogies, Fill in the Blanks (contextual), Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Word Meanings in Context.

Para Jumbles (Sentence Rearrangement), Para Completion, Sentence Fillers, Logical Ordering of Sentences within a paragraph.

HCF & LCM, Remainders, Divisibility Rules, Prime and Composite Numbers, Unit Digit Calculations, Properties of Numbers, Surds & Indices, Number Bases.

Percentages, Profit & Loss, Discount, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Mixtures & Alligation, Time & Work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time Speed & Distance, Boats & Streams, Ages.

Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Polynomials, Inequalities, Arithmetic Progression (AP), Geometric Progression (GP), Logarithms, Functions.

Triangles (properties, similarity, congruence), Circles (chords, tangents, arcs), Quadrilaterals, Lines & Angles, Coordinate Geometry, Area and Perimeter of 2D shapes, Volume and Surface Area of 3D solids (Cone, Cylinder, Sphere, Cuboid).

Permutations & Combinations, Probability, Set Theory & Venn Diagrams, Binomial Theorem (basic level).

Basic Trigonometric Ratios, Heights & Distances, Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Standard Deviation (introductory level).

Simple Bar Charts, Grouped Bar Charts, Stacked Bar Charts. Questions involve percentage calculations, year-on-year comparisons, trend identification, and absolute value derivation from the graph.

Single Pie Charts, Double Pie Charts. Questions test sector percentage calculation, comparison between two pie charts, and value computation from degrees or percentage shares.

Single Line Graphs, Multiple Line Graphs. Questions focus on trend analysis, growth rates between periods, and cross-variable comparisons across two or more plotted lines.

Multi-row and multi-column data tables, Paragraph-based DI (Caselets). For Caselets, you extract numerical data embedded in a text passage and compute answers without a visual graph.

Line + Bar, Pie + Bar, Table + Pie, and other mixed-format graphs. You must read two graph types simultaneously and cross-reference data between them to answer questions.

Two-statement Data Sufficiency problems based on Number System, Arithmetic, and basic Geometry. You decide whether Statement I alone, Statement II alone, both together, or neither is sufficient to answer the question.

Comparison of two quantities (Quantity A vs Quantity B). You identify which is greater, whether they are equal, or whether the relationship cannot be determined from the given data.

Word Analogy, Number Analogy, Letter Analogy, Odd One Out (Classification) — both single-step and multi-step relationship patterns tested.

Number Series, Alphabet Series, Alphanumeric Series, Mixed Series. You must identify the pattern and find the next term or the missing term in the sequence.

Letter Coding, Number Coding, Symbol Coding, Substitution-based Coding, Mixed Coding Patterns. Identify the rule from a sample and apply it to decode the answer.

Direct and Indirect Blood Relations, Family Tree-based Puzzle Sets, Gender Identification from relational clues, Coded Blood Relations.

Linear Arrangement (single row and double row), Circular Arrangement, Floor-based Puzzles, Box / Stack Arrangement. Each set typically carries 4–5 questions.

Standard Syllogism (All, Some, No statements), Possibility Cases, Venn Diagram-based Syllogisms. Both two-statement and three-statement syllogisms appear in MAT.

Simple Direction Questions, Shadow-based Direction Problems, Net Distance Calculations after a series of turns.

Cause & Effect, Assumptions, Arguments (Strong / Weak), Conclusions, Course of Action, Statement & Inference. These verbal logic questions require you to evaluate argument quality and scope.

Venn Diagrams for set membership and logical deductions, Dice-based questions (identifying hidden faces), Cube Painting and Cutting questions.

GDP & GNP, Union Budget Highlights, Inflation (CPI/WPI), Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, RBI & Banking Sector, FDI & FII, Indian Stock Markets (BSE/NSE), Government Economic Schemes.

National and international events from the last six months, Government Schemes and Policies, Awards & Honours, Sports Events & Champions, Science & Technology breakthroughs, Summits & Conferences.

Top Indian companies and their CEOs, Mergers & Acquisitions, Brand Taglines and Headquarters, Fortune 500 rankings, Unicorn Startups, Business leaders in news.

WTO, IMF, World Bank, BRICS, G20, G7, UN Agencies, India’s Foreign Relations, International Treaties and Agreements, Global Trade and Commerce.

National Capitals and Currencies, Famous Personalities, Important Inventions and Discoveries, Books & Authors, National Symbols of India, Key Historical Events.