{"product_id":"dmat-crash-pack-7b57fef7","title":"dMAT Crash Pack: 516 practice questions and two full papers","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.nby-us{--ink:#0f172a;--body:#334155;--muted:#64748b;--line:#e2e8f0;--line-soft:#eef2f6;--head-bg:#f8fafc;--zebra:#fafbfc;--accent:#5f2eea;\nfont-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;max-width:860px;margin-inline:auto;color:var(--body);line-height:1.7;font-size:16px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;}\n.nby-us p{margin:0 0 14px;}\n.nby-us strong,.nby-us b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;}\n.nby-us em,.nby-us i{color:var(--muted);}\n.nby-us .hero{font-size:1.95rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 8px;text-wrap:balance;}\n.nby-us .sub{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.02rem;margin:0;}\n.nby-us .h{font-size:1.32rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.3;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 16px;text-wrap:balance;}\n.nby-us .h::after{content:\"\";display:block;width:40px;height:3px;border-radius:3px;background:var(--accent);margin-top:10px;}\n.nby-us .d{border:0;height:1px;margin:26px 0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--line) 15%,var(--line) 85%,transparent);}\n.nby-us ul{margin:0 0 14px;padding:0;list-style:none;}\n.nby-us ul li{position:relative;padding-left:26px;margin:0 0 10px;}\n.nby-us ul li::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:6px;top:11px;width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);opacity:.55;}\n.nby-us .tw{margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow-x:auto;}\n.nby-us table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.94rem;}\n.nby-us thead th{text-align:left;font-size:0.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;background:var(--head-bg);padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);white-space:nowrap;}\n.nby-us tbody td{padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);vertical-align:top;color:var(--body);}\n.nby-us tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0;}\n.nby-us tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:var(--zebra);}\n.nby-us tbody td strong{color:var(--ink);}\n.nby-us .num td:first-child{color:var(--muted);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;padding-right:8px;}\n.nby-us .pill{display:inline-block;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:0.82rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;}\n.nby-us .pill-green{background:#dcfce7;color:#15803d;}\n.nby-us .pill-red{background:#fee2e2;color:#b91c1c;}\n.nby-us .lead{font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;}\n@media(max-width:600px){.nby-us .hero{font-size:1.55rem;}.nby-us .h{font-size:1.18rem;}.nby-us .d{margin:20px 0;}.nby-us{line-height:1.6;}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"nby-us\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"hero\"\u003e516 practice questions, dealt out over the days you have left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sub\"\u003eA last mile plan for the dMAT on 26 Sep 2026. Two full papers, and a method built for an exam that lets you write nothing down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA crash pack, but not a crammer. There is no dMAT syllabus to revise, and the exam board says so plainly: it tests application rather than memorised knowledge. So what is compressed here is practice and method, not notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eThe problem is not that the dMAT is hard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is that there is almost nothing to practise on, and the clock has nearly run out. Here is the entire official supply, for a three and a half hour exam:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tw\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat officially exists\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHow much\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCore Module practice exercises\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e18\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSample testlets for the General Academic Module, the half every Indian applicant sits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull papers in the real structure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pill pill-red\"\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSittings scheduled after 26 Sep 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pill pill-red\"\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegistration closes on 15 Sep 2026 and the test is on 26 Sep 2026. The exam board's own public feed carries one dMAT event worldwide. There is no second attempt to plan around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eFourteen days, and each one already decided\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen it at the day you are on and do what is on the page. No deciding, no building a plan, no wondering whether you are practising the right thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tw\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDay\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you do\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTime\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFind your weakest subtest, and read the chapter on working without paper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 to 4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne method chapter and one set per task type, rough sheet still allowed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 min each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper one\u003c\/strong\u003e, sat in full and marked the same day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 h 15\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe rough sheet goes away, and does not come back\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 to 11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReading testlets, then full length blocks at exam pace\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 to 90 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper two\u003c\/strong\u003e, the dress rehearsal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 h 15\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 to 14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRepair whatever paper two exposed, then taper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 to 60 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting late is normal, so there are three shorter tracks inside as well: seven days, three days, and the evening before. Each one puts the same two chapters first, because those are the ones that change what you do on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eFour things you can still fix, and one you cannot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNobody raises general reasoning ability in a fortnight, and this does not pretend to. What it fixes is everything else, and that is where the marks actually are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tw\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat it fixes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy it is worth marks\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking without paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eg.a.s.t. states three separate times that you may not take notes, lists notice paper as a prohibited aid, and allows no calculator. Twenty systems of equations get solved in your head. Almost everyone practises with a pen and loses accuracy on the day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat shock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForty seconds spent working out what a Latin Square is asking is forty seconds off a seventy five second budget\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree minutes on one hard task trades one mark for the two you never reach. There is an abandon rule, and it is specific\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlank answers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe score converts the number of correct answers. Nothing is subtracted for a wrong one, so a blank and a guess cost differently and only one of them is free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eWhat most sites are still telling you\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tw\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat is being said\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat the exam board actually publishes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\"Choose the subject module that matches your degree\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThere is no choice. Every applicant going through APS India sits the \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Academic Module\u003c\/strong\u003e, whether their degree is mechanical engineering or B.Com\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\"Latin Squares: 16 tasks in 20 minutes\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThat is the TestAS timing. The dMAT gives \u003cstrong\u003e20 tasks in 25 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and preparing to the wrong clock is worse than not preparing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\"It is pass or fail, so a low score sinks you\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAPS India states it is \u003cstrong\u003enot a pass or fail test\u003c\/strong\u003e for the certificate. The score is still printed on your APS certificate and travels to every German university you apply to\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\"You get rough paper in the exam\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou do not. \u003cstrong\u003eNotice papers are a prohibited aid\u003c\/strong\u003e, and so are wristwatches, smartwatches and calculators\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\"Revise in the thirty minute break\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConsulting notes during the break means \u003cstrong\u003eexclusion without exception\u003c\/strong\u003e, the fee kept and no certificate issued\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tw\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e#\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy it matters\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e249 Core Module tasks and 9 reading testlets\u003c\/strong\u003e, split into a set for every working day of the plan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYou never open it and wonder what to do\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo full papers\u003c\/strong\u003e in the real structure: three 25 minute Core subtests, a 30 minute break, then 90 minutes of the General Academic Module\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne early to diagnose, one late to rehearse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e21 reading testlets, 147 questions\u003c\/strong\u003e, across mathematics, computing, science, engineering, business, economics, social sciences and humanities\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe half of the exam with four official sample testlets in existence\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA worked answer under \u003cstrong\u003eevery\u003c\/strong\u003e task, written as the steps to hold in your head\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot an answer key. A method you can copy on the day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA chapter on \u003cstrong\u003esolving without paper\u003c\/strong\u003e: fixed slots, carrying relationships instead of values, and why saying it beats picturing it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe single biggest gap between how people practise and what the exam asks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eanchor and chain\u003c\/strong\u003e method for Mathematical Equations, the ten second triage for Latin Squares, and the three channel read for Figure Sequences\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChosen for what they ask you to hold, not for how short they look on paper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe complete \u003cstrong\u003erule grammar\u003c\/strong\u003e for Figure Sequences, as the exam board publishes it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA closed list of six rules. Nothing else can appear, which makes it an elimination tool\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegistration, payment and \u003cstrong\u003etest day\u003c\/strong\u003e, quoted from the terms rather than paraphrased\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArrive after materials are handed out and you are not admitted. No refund\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree shorter tracks for \u003cstrong\u003eseven days, three days and the evening before\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWritten for people who started late, because most people do\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"num\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA chapter on \u003cstrong\u003ewhat nobody has published\u003c\/strong\u003e, including the retake policy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStated as unknown rather than guessed at\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lead\"\u003e566 pages. 516 practice questions. 21 reading testlets. Two full papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eEvery question here was written for this book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing published by the exam board is reproduced, and nothing is repeated from Nbyula's other dMAT book, so the two can be used together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Mathematical Equations system has exactly one solution, with every value a whole number from 1 to 20. Every Latin Squares grid has exactly one letter that can legally sit in the marked cell. Every Figure Sequence has exactly one rule set consistent with the four matrices you are shown, so the answer is determined rather than merely plausible. Anything that did not meet that standard was cut instead of printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery answer was worked twice, independently, before it was printed. Every fact about the exam comes from g.a.s.t. and APS India, and where something has genuinely not been published, the book says so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone \u003cstrong\u003ebooked on the 26 September sitting\u003c\/strong\u003e with a fortnight or less to go\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngineering, commerce and business graduates\u003c\/strong\u003e applying for a German master's from Summer 2027 onward\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone who has read a great deal \u003cstrong\u003eabout\u003c\/strong\u003e the dMAT and practised almost none of it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot for you if you are applying for a bachelor's or a PhD, or if you already hold an APS certificate. All three are exempt from the dMAT, and the book says so on its first pages rather than taking your money quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eOne date exists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegistration closes \u003cstrong\u003e15 Sep 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e. The test is \u003cstrong\u003e26 Sep 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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