KMAT Karnataka Exam Pattern
Each stage is checked separately so one stage cannot inherit another stage's scoring rules.
Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, and Basic Aptitude
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 120 |
| Total marks | 120 |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Negative marking | 0 per wrong answer |
| Sections | Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Basic Aptitude |
| Test | Qs | Marks | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Comprehension | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Mathematical Skills | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Basic Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Timing: Single composite 120-minute timer for all three sections combined: no sectional lock, matching the official test's own no-sectional-time-limit rule.
The official KMAT Karnataka (conducted by the Karnataka Private Post Graduate Colleges Association) has 120 questions for 120 marks in 120 minutes, 1 mark for each correct answer and no negative marking, with no sectional time limit, across three equal 40-question sections: Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, and Basic Aptitude. This mock covers all three sections at their official scale: 120 questions (40 per section), with the same single composite timer and the same +1/no-penalty marking scheme. All three sections are skill-based (grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension; arithmetic and quantitative calculation; logical and abstract reasoning), not fact-recall, so no section needed excluding for content-risk reasons.
Official source · checked 19 August 2026