dMAT syllabus 2026
What is the dMAT syllabus for 2026?
| Module | What is tested | What you could revise |
|---|---|---|
| Core · Figure Sequences | Spotting the rule by which a figure moves or changes across a row of matrices | Nothing — only familiarity with the rule types |
| Core · Mathematical Equations | Small whole-number systems with one solution, solved without a calculator | Mental arithmetic speed; no formulas are required |
| Core · Latin Squares | Deduction in a partly filled 5×5 grid where A–E appear once per row and column | Nothing — only the deduction routine |
| General Academic Module | Reading passages, tables and figures and judging what they support | Nothing subject-specific; everyone sits the same module |
Why there is no syllabus to download
An aptitude test does not have one. g.a.s.t. designed the dMAT to measure general cognitive skills, which means every item is answerable from what is printed in front of you — no chapter, no formula sheet and no prescribed reading. A syllabus would defeat the purpose of the exam.
Pages offering a "dMAT syllabus PDF" with topic lists and weightings are describing something g.a.s.t. has not published. Before you pay for or plan around one, check whether the source is d-mat.de. For this exam, nothing else is authoritative — it has been sat once, on 26 September 2026, so there is not even a body of candidate experience to draw on yet.
What replaces revision
Three things actually move a dMAT score, and none of them is content. The first is recognising a question type fast, because the clock is the binding constraint: the Core subtests allow roughly 75 seconds an item, and most of that is spent working out what kind of item it is.
The second is a routine you can run without thinking — name the change, confirm it on a second pair, then answer. The third is pacing discipline, which only a timed attempt can teach you. All three come from doing items under a clock, which is why a mock is the preparation here rather than a supplement to it.
- Recognise the rule types in Figure Sequences rather than deriving each one from scratch
- Spot the add-everything and subtract-one-line shortcuts in Mathematical Equations
- Read a Latin-square row and column against each other as a habit, not a decision
- Say exactly what a table shows, and refuse to say more than it shows
- Practise with no calculator and no notes, because you get neither on the day
What g.a.s.t. does publish
The format is documented: three and a half hours in total, a Core Module of three subtests, a 30-minute break, then the 90-minute General Academic Module, all single-choice, no calculator, and no notes permitted. Each module is scored 0–200 with a mean of 100, and you also receive a percentile rank against everyone who sat the same date.
That structure is the real "syllabus", and it is enough to prepare against. Our mock tests are built on it, and every page on this site carries the date its facts were last checked against d-mat.de.
AdmitVerse is not affiliated with g.a.s.t. or APS India. Registration happens only at d-mat.de. Facts on this page were last checked against g.a.s.t. and APS India on 15 September 2026; where anything here conflicts with them, they are authoritative.