Himachal Pradesh University Business School announces Management Aptitude Test (HPU MAT) 2023 for MBA Admission, Apply now
HPU MAT 2023 – Applications are invited for Himachal Pradesh University Management Aptitude Test (HPU-MAT) 2023 for admission to MBA program in Himachal Pradesh University Business School (HPUBS) and in HPU Regional Center, Dharamshala for the academic session 2023-24.
HPU MAT 2023
Important Dates
- Release of notification: 03 Apr 2023
- Release of HPU MAT 2023 application form: 10 May 2023
- Last date to apply online at hpuniv.ac.in: As per HPU
- HPU MAT 2023 admit card release date: As per HPU
- HPU MAT 2023 Exam Date: 24 May 2023
- Release of official answer key: As per HPU
- HPU MAT 2023 result announcement: 07 June 2023
- Date of GD/ Interview for Subsidized Seats: 3, 4, 5 and 6 July 2023
- Declaration of Final Result for Subsidized Seats: 8 Jul, 2023
- Date of GD/ Interview for Non-Subsidized Seats: 10, 11, 12,13,14 & 15 July 2023
- Declaration of Final Result for Non-Subsidized Seats: 17 July 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- Minimum eligibility for the course is any first bachelor degree of a university, established by law in India, at least with 50% marks (with 45% marks in the case of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates). The candidates who are appearing for their final Bachelor Degree examination in March/April, 2023 shall be allowed to appear in HP University Management Aptitude Test (HPU-MAT), but the final selection is subject to their satisfying the eligibility condition.
Age Limit
- Except for Non-subsidized, serving or retired defence personnel, the maximum age limit is 26 years for boys and 28 years for girls (29 years in case of SC/ST candidates both for st boys and girls) as on 1 of July of the year concerned.
Application Process
- Candidates may apply via online mode through official website admission.hpshimla.in or www.hpuniv.ac.in on or before May 14, 2023
Steps to Follow
- Stage 1:- Visit the official website of HP University
- Step 2:- Click on ‘Online Registration’ tab hovering on the homepage
- Step 3:- Key in registered email ID and mobile number to create User account
- Step 4:- Enter User account ID number and password to access ‘HPU MAT 2023 Application Form’
- Step 5:- Enter all the details in the blank field carefully.
Application Fee
- For General Category: Rs.1000/-
- For SC/ST Category: Rs.500/-
- Mode of Payment: Through online mode
Admission Process
- The admission to MBA program is based on the merit which comprises Application Rating, Management Aptitude Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
HPU MAT 2023 Exam Pattern
- HPU-MAT will be of objective type consisting of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
- Composition of Test
- The HPU-MAT will be comprised of four sections:
- English Comprehension & Language,
- Numerical Ability & Data Interpretation,
- General Intelligence & Critical Reasoning,
- General Knowledge & Business Awareness
The HPU-MAT will have four sections of:-
Sr. No. | Section Name | No. of Questions |
1. | General Knowledge | 50 |
2. | English Language Skills | 50 |
3. | Reasoning and NUmerical Skills | 50 |
4. | Business Environment Awareness | 50 |
Total | 200 |
HPU MAT 2023 Syllabus
General Knowledge
- India: Government, Constitution, laws, Politics, Achievements, Famous People, Organization, History, Geography, States.
- Sports, cinema, awards & recognitions.
- World: Countries, Leaders, Organizations, Summits.
- Fundamentals of Science & information technology.
English Language Skills
- Grammer: Filling the blanks, Synonyms, Antonyms, Vocabulary, odd one out, sentence correction, meaning of words, Idioms & phrases etc.
- Reading and Comprehension: read passages and answer the multiple choice questions.
Reasoning & Numerical Skills
- Assertion and reasons, Cause and Effect, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Critical reasoning, Analytical & Logical reasoning, Coding and decoding, Family tree, Statements and Conclusions, Statements and assumptions, Visual reasoning Symbol Based problems, etc.
- Algebra, Mean and Properties, LCM, HFF.
- Statistics: Mean, mode, median.
- Number Systems, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Interests, Time-Distance, Time-Work, Data, Interpretation, mensuration, direction, calendar, series, graphs, charts, table etc.
Business Environment Awareness
- World Economy, Indian Economy, Industry, Banking, Trade, Famous business tycoons & industrialists, corporate associations BSE & NSE, logos & taglines orf different companies.
- The latest who’s who, latest government policies affecting the industry altogether etc.
- Familiarities with abbreviations of business houses, latest tie-ups of national and international companies and business achievements etc.
- Business and economy current affairs.
Exam Centre
- The HPU-MAT will be conducted at
- Shimla
- Solan
- Hamirpur
- Palampur
- Una
- Mandi
- Dharamshala.
- Nalagarh
- The institute reserves the right to change the date / centre of HPU-MAT.
Note: The centre will be created depending on the number of applicants.
For more details and to apply, please visit the official website
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