Himachal Pradesh University Management Aptitude Test (HPU MAT) is conducted by the Himachal Pradesh University Business School. It is a state-level exam for candidates interested to pursue MBA courses offered by the institute.
Highlightsof HPU MAT 2021
| Exam Name | Himachal Pradesh University Management Aptitude Test (HPU MAT) |
| Conducting Body | Himachal Pradesh University Business School |
| Mode of exam | Paper-pen examination |
| Category | Post-graduate |
| Course Offered | MBA/PGDM |
| Medium of Exam | English |
| Mode | Offline or Remote proctored online mode |
| Duration of Exam | 2 hours (120 minutes) |
| Question Type | Objective type Questions |
| Number of questions | 200 questions |
| Exam Syllabus | English, Critical Reasoning
Business Environment Arithmetic Comprehension & Data Skill General Knowledge & Business Awareness. |
| Number of seats | 120 |
| Exam Purpose | Admission into HP University for MBA Programmes |
| No. of Test Cities | 8 |
| Official Website | hpubsshimla.org |
Aspirants can download HPU MAT Syllabus 2021 – Download Pdf Now from the official website.
Eligibility criteria for HPU MAT 2021
Qualification:
- Candidates should have passed the Graduation degree course with a minimum of 50 per cent (45 per cent for reserved category students) marks from a recognised university.
- Candidates in their final year of Graduation and awaiting results may also apply for the exam, provided; they can present the passing certificate at the time of admission
Age:
- For General- Age limit for girls is 28 years and for boys is 26 years
- For SC/ST- Age limit for girls and boys is 29 years as on July 1, 2021.
Nationality
There is no bar of nationality or residential status for HPU MAT
HPU MAT 2021 Selection Process
The selection criteria for HPU MBA Admissions 2021 are as under:
| Parameters | Weightage |
| Academic Performance in 10th, 10+2 level and Graduation
10th – 10% 12th – 10% Graduation – 10% |
30 marks |
| HPU MAT 2021 | 50 marks |
| Group Discussion | 10 marks |
| Personal Interview | 10 marks |
| Total | 100 marks |
HPU MAT 2021 Exam Pattern
The HPU MAT is an offline test of 2 hours duration. The exam will consist of 200 objective type questions.
HPU MAT 2021 Exam Pattern important highlights are given below in the table:
| Mode | Offline/Pen Paper Based Test (PBT) |
| Total number of papers | 1 |
| Total number of questions | 200 |
| Number of Sections | 4 |
| Type | Objective Type Questions (MCQs) |
| Total Marks | 200 |
| Duration | 120 minutes (2 Hours) |
| Language | English |
| Marking Scheme | +1 for every right response |
| Negative Marking | No negative marking |
Section-wise distribution of marks is given below:
| Name of the Subject | No of Questions/ Marks | Total Time |
| Numerical Ability & Data Interpretation | 50 Questions/ 50 Marks | 2 hours(120 minutes) |
| General Intelligence & Critical Reasoning | 50 Questions/ 50 Marks | |
| General Knowledge & Business Awareness | 50 Questions/ 50 Marks | |
| English Comprehension & Language | 50 Questions/ 50 Marks | |
| Total Questions/ Marks | 200 Questions/ 200 Marks |
HPU MAT 2021 Syllabus
HPU MAT is an objective type paper which tests candidates on the following topics:
- English- Comprehension and language
- General Awareness- Business environment and current affairs
- Quantitative Aptitude- Data interpretation and Arithmetic Comprehension
- Reasoning– Critical reasoning and General intelligence
Section-A English Comprehension and Language
- Adverbs
- Sentence Jumble
- Modifiers
- Subject-verb agreement
- Parallelism
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Section-B Numerical Ability and Data Interpretation
- Ratio and proportion
- Geometric progression
- Percentages and averages
- Quadratic and liner equations
Section-C General Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
- Strong and weak arguments
- Visual reasoning
- Numeric grid
- Arrangement
- Blood relations
Section-D General Knowledge and Business Awareness
- Business vocabulary
- Banking
- Newspapers and journals
- Awards and honors
- Advertising
- Business environment
HPU MAT 2021 Result
HPU MAT 2021 Result will beannounced in August 2021(tentative). Candidates will be ranked in the list on thebasis of their scores in the written test. Final selection of the student is based on the group discussion and personal interview.
By following below steps students can download HPU MAT 2021 Result:
- Visit the official website.
- Click on Result.
- Enter the roll number and date of birth.
- The result will be displayed as score card in pdf format.
- Download and take a print for future references.
HPU MAT 2021 Counselling
- Candidates are shortlisted based on their scores and are further called for university-based counselling in mid-July.
- It is offline counselling conducted by Himachal Pradesh University Business School.
- Students must appear for the group discussion and the personal interview.
- The result for subsidized seats is declared within a week after the counselling session
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The final selection of HPU MAT after the counselling is done on the basis of the following procedure:
- Application rating -30 marks
- HPU MAT- 50 marks
- Group discussion- 10 marks
- personal interview- 10 marks