MAT Exam Pattern

MAT Exam is commonly referred to as the Management Aptitude Test a national standard aptitude test conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA)  for admission to MBA/PGDM programs.

 

It has been approved by the Ministry of HRD, Govt of India in 2003 as a national level exam.

 

 

MAT Exam Highlight 

 

Features	Details
Exam Name	Management Aptitude Test (MAT)
Conducting Body	All India Management Association (AIMA)
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Four times a year
Exam Mode	Offline (PBT) & Online (CBT)
Exam Duration	2 hours 30 minutes
Exam Format	Multiple Choice Questions( MCQ)
Exam Language	English
Exam Fees	Rs. 1650
Courses offered	MBA/PGDM
Number of Sections	5
Number of College accepting MAT Score	800+ MBA Colleges
Number of Questions	200
Total Marks	200
Official Website	https://www.aima.in/

 

 

MAT Exam: Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:

Indian citizens, as well as Foreign Nationals, can also apply for MAT Exam.

 

Age limit:

The candidate should be 21 years of age and there is no age limit for appearing XAT exam.

 

Educational Qualification:

• The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized University or equivalent with a minimum of 50% or equivalent CGPA (45 % or equivalent CGPA for SC, ST, PWD/DA category) aggregate mark.
• Candidates who have completed a professional course like CA/CS/ICWA with a minimum percentage are also eligible to appear for the exam.
• Appearing and result awaited candidates are also eligible to appear for the exam.

Number of Attempts:

There is no limit on the number of attempts for taking the exam

 

Note: AIMA conducts exams in various cities in India and at two foreign locations namely Dubai and Singapore.

 

MAT Exam Structure

Features	Exam Pattern
Exam Mode	Paper-Based Test & Computer Based Test
Name of the sections	Indian and Global Environment
	Language Comprehension
	Data Analysis and Sufficiency
	Mathematical Skills
	Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
Duration	150 minutes
Number of Question	200 MCQs
Marking Scheme	+1 mark awarded for one correct answer
	-0.25 mark deducted for one incorrect answer

 

Subject-wise MAT Exam Pattern

 

Sections	Number of questions	Time limit
Language Comprehension	40	30 minutes
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning	40	30 minutes
Data Analysis and Sufficiency	40	35 minutes
Mathematical Skills	40	40 minutes
Indian and Global Environment	40	15 minutes
Total	200	150 minutes

 

MAT score is accepted by more than 1000 colleges in India. Find below the list of a few top colleges accepting the MAT score

 

1. Amity University
2. D. Y. Patil B School, Pune
3. ITM University
4. GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research
5. O P Jindal Global University
6. Christ University
7. GITAM Institute of Management
8. JIMS Rohini
9. ABBS School of Management
10. EILM
11. United world School of Business
12. IILM University
13. SRM University
14. Alliance University
15. Jain University
16. Taxila Business School, Jaipur.

 

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