February 2021

SCORE VALID UPTO : Feb 2022

23/3/2021
 MAT Score & Its Interpretation
With effect from the MAT held in May 1997, MAT scores are Let ��� � = 1,2, …. � � = 1,2, …, � are scores of ��ℎ
being released to both the Management Institutes (Mls) and session and ��ℎ candidate appearing for test paper in
the candidates. These guidelineshave been prepared to provide ��ℎ session with their mean raw scores �� and
information about appropriate use of MAT-ScoreR for those standard deviation �� , mean score of top � %
who interpret scores and set criteria for admission. The candidates as ��.1 and �� = �� + �� for all � =
guidelines are based on many policy and test considerations. 1,2, …. �. Let �0 and �0 be the Mean and Standard
One of the test considerations, viz. normalization of raw Deviation of raw scores of overall sessions. Let this
scores before scaling has been started from the MAT held in form be denoted as �0 . Normalized score of sessions
February 2021. �� (� = 2, …. �) corresponding to the score ��� may
be shown as ���0 with the following identity.
The purpose of MAT is to provide information on a ���0 − �0 ��� − ��
candidate’s Aptitude and Skills to cope up with a Post Graduate =
�0.� − �0 ��.� − ��
Programme. It, therefore, assists in makingdecision pertaining �0.� − �0
to admissions to Institutes/ Universities. MAT-ScoreR is one ���0 = ��� − �� + �0
��.� − ��
of the sources of information and should be used, whenever
possible, in combination with other information. 4. Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data
analysis & Sufficiency and Intelligence & Critical
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT MAT- Score † Reasoning are reported on scales ranging from 0 to 100.
Scores below20 or above 80 are rare.
The primary asset of MAT-ScoreR is that it provides a common
measure, administered under standard conditions, with 5. The Composite Score is reported on a scale ranging
known reliability and validity for evaluating the academic from 199 to 801, but extreme scores below 200 or
skills of many individuals. above 800 are uncommon. Theseuncommon scores i.e.,
all below 200 are reported as 199 and all above 800 are
MAT-ScoreR has two important characteristics First, it is a reportedas 801.
reliable measure of certain developed skills that have been 6. Indian & Global Environment Score, a separate score is
found to be important in the study of management at the reported on a scale from 0 to 100. Again, scores
graduate level. AIMA conducts studies to check the ability of below 20 or above 80 are rare.
MAT-Score” to predict academic success in the first year of
study at the post graduate courses. Second, unlike 7. The composite Score is arrived at using the first four
graduation level marks, which vary in their meaning sections of the test only because thesesections relate to
accordingto the marking standards of each college or university, specific skills that one acquires over a long period of
MAT-Score is based on the same standard for allcandidates. time. Equal weightage is assigned to all these four
sections.
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES 8. The score scales for the first four sections and the
1. All the administrations of MAT closely measure similar composite scores are based on the performance of
abilities. However, each individual test necessarily asks applicants who took the test in 1996. They were defined
in a way that a score of about 50 in a section and
different questions. This may make one MAT test to be
about 500 on composite scale represent the average
slightly more or less difficult than another. These slight
differences are accounted for during the normalization performance of that group.
and scaling process. As a result of these adjustments, 9. Foreach of the six scores mentioned, a percentile below
equal scaled scores represent about the same level of figure is also given. Each of these indicates the
ability, as measured by the test, regardless of the percentage of examinees who scored below the
administration or when and in how many sessions, candidate based on the entireMAT testing population for
the test was conducted. the test. The percentile below figure may change
2. Each score-report contains six scores: marginally with each administration for the same
Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data scores.
Analysis & Sufficiency, Intelligence & Critical 10. MAT-ScoreR is not be compared with scores on other
Reasoning, Composite Score, and Indian & Global tests. MAT-Score” cannot be derived from scores on
Environment. other tests. Differences if any among different
3. In the normalization process, distribution of scores administrations of MAT are compensated for by the
for the overall sessions for a specific subject or total statistical process of score equating, By design,
score is used as standard form against which the however, MAT is not intended to be parallel to any
scores obtained in each of the sessions gets other tests offered by other testing agencies.
normalized. In the formula used here, � % top
scores are used depending on the number of
candidates in different sessions.