OPENMAT Exams Usually have the Same Pattern every Year.

There will be a total of 200 Multiple Choice Questions which you will have to complete in 3 Hours Time

The questions are divided into four sections.

General Awareness : 30 Questions

English Language: 50 Questions

Quantitative Aptitude: 50 Questions

Reasoning: 70 Questions

Syllabus of IGNOU Open MAT:

General Awareness:

Current Affairs
Business
Punch line of companies
Top officials of big companies
Major corporate events
Famous award and prizes
World Records
Books and authors
Science
History
Geography
International organizations
Important quotations
Social issues
Sports
Finance
Automobiles
Entertainment
Politics

Quantitative Aptitude:

Geometry
Ratios and Proportion,
Percentages
In-equations Quadratic
Algebra
Profit & Loss
Averages
Partnership (Accounts)
Time-Speed-Distance
Work and time
Number system
HCF & LCM
Geometric Progression
Arithmetic progression
Arithmetic mean
Geometric mean
Harmonic mean
Median
Mode
Number Base System
BODMAS
Mensuration
Alligation & Mixtures
Work
Pipes and Cisterns
Simple Interest & Compound Interest
Set Theory
Venn diagram
Installment Payments
Clocks
Probability
Permutations Combinations
Trigonometry
Vectors
Binomial Expansion
Co-ordinate geometry
Logarithm
Calendar
Maxima & Minima Progression,
Surds & Indices
Complex numbers

Reasoning:

Critical reasoning
Visual reasoning
Assumption-Premise-Conclusion
Assertion and reasons
Statements and assumptions
identifying valid inferences
identifying arguments
Statements and conclusions
Cause and Effect
Identifying probably true probably false
Definitely true definitely false kind of statement
Linear arrangements
Matrix arrangements (Puzzles, Syllogisms, Functions)
Family tree - identifying relationship among group of people
Symbol Based problems
Coding and decoding
Sequencing