MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) specification
The specification is University of Oxford's own description of the MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) course: what you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. The link below opens the board's PDF on maths.ox.ac.uk, so you always get its current version.
Open the specification (PDF) (opens maths.ox.ac.uk in a new tab)Everything for MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test), with the past papers, grade boundaries and the notes and flashcards people have shared.
Revising from the MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) specification
Work through the specification's content list and mark what you are unsure of, then practise those parts with Oxford's past papers.
Common questions
Where can I find the Oxford Admissions tests MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) specification?
The link on this page opens University of Oxford's own copy of the MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) specification, a PDF on its website, so you always get the current version. We link to it rather than keep a copy.
What is in the MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) specification?
A specification is the board's own description of the course: the content you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. It is the most useful single document to revise from, because every exam question has to come from it.
Can I make practice questions from the specification?
Yes. cookie can make exam-style questions from a specification and mark your answers, so you can practise the parts you are least sure of once you run out of past papers.
More specifications: every Admissions tests specification we link.
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