MAT (MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardised National Level test being administered since 1988 to facilitate Business Schools (B-Schools) to screen candidates for admission to MBA and allied programmes. Govt. of India, Ministry of Education approved MAT as a national level test in 2003. MAT is now a new-age entrance test with streamlined exam sections, updated content focus, and concise exam duration. The largest test of its kind in the nation, MAT will continue to be your passport to over 600 B-Schools across India.

Apply Now

    Information to Candidates for MAT

    CategoryDetail
    Test NameMAT (Management Aptitude Test)
    Total Sections5
    Total Questions150
    Total Duration120 minutes
    Negative Marking-0.25 marks per incorrect answer
    EligibilityGraduates in any discipline; Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply
    Section NoSection NameNo. of Questions
    ILanguage Comprehension30
    IIIntelligence & Critical Reasoning30
    IIIMathematical Skills30
    IVData Analysis & Sufficiency30
    VEconomic & Business Environment30

    MODE OF TEST

    (How to take the Test)

    Candidate can take MAT as

    • Paper Based Test (PBT) or
    • Computer Based Test (CBT) or
    • Paper Based Test and Computer Based Test (PBT+CBT)
    CategoryDetails
    Essential DocumentsValid Email Id; Scanned image of photograph (10 to 50 kb); Scanned image of signature (5 to 20 kb); Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) or Net Banking details
    Salient Aspects of MATGovt. of India, Ministry of Education approved MAT as a National Level Test; National Level Test for admissions into MBA/ PGDM Programs; Acceptability of MAT score is endorsed by Honourable Supreme Court of India and by Delhi High Court; Time tested admission test - trusted for over 35 years since 1988; Wide acceptability of scores by hundreds of Business Schools and University Departments; Administered four times a year - February, May, September and December; Conducted in 02 modes PBT (Paper Based Test) and CBT (Computer Based Test); Concession in registration fee for candidates registering for two modes; Candidates could apply in multiple administrations also; Score validity of one year, best of the score is accepted from multiple attempts; Testing & Assessment Process CMMI SVC Level 3 certified; Availed by lakhs of candidates from all over India
    Additional InformationMAT Score is acceptable even to certain other Institutes for considering admission of candidates for Post Graduate Degree / Diploma programmes, besides the above Institutes, subject to specific cut-off marks and other admission parameters.

    Participating B-Schools

    Zone: East

    CodeInstitute NameCity
    7512ASBM UniversityBhubaneswar
    7013Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute of Management ScienceKolkata
    7543Birla Global UniversityBhubaneswar
    7402Calcutta Business SchoolKolkata
    8009Chandragupt Institute of Management PatnaPatna
    8403Development Management InstitutePatna
    7109Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology & ManagementDurgapur
    7006EIILMKolkata
    7028Future Institute of Engineering & ManagementKolkata
    7201Haldia Institute of TechnologyHaldia
    7022Heritage Business SchoolKolkata
    7030Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business ManagementKolkata
    7029Institute of Business Management and ResearchKolkata
    7010Institute of Engineering & ManagementKolkata
    7505Institute of Management & Information SciencesBhubaneswar
    7041Institute of Management StudyKolkata
    7019International Management and Analytics School KolkataKolkata
    7015International School of Business & MediaKolkata
    8007International School of Management PatnaPatna
    7020JIS University JIS School of Business ManagementKolkata
    7511KIIT - School of Rural ManagementBhubaneswar
    7403Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology School of Management SciencesNadia
    7111MCKV Institute of EngineeringHowrah
    7804NERIM Group of InstitutionsGuwahati
    8306Netaji Subhas UniversityJamshedpur
    7025Pailan College of Management & TechnologyKolkata
    7538Siksha 'O' Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar
    7017Sister Nivedita UniversityKolkata
    8101T M Bhagalpur University Dept. of Commerce & Business AdministrationBhagalpur
    7048Techno India GroupKolkata

    Zone: North

    CodeInstitute NameCityWebsite
    2403Uttaranchal UniversityDehradunwww.uttaranchaluniversity.ac.in
    2049Accurate Institute of Management & TechnologyGreater Noidawww.accurate.in
    1101AIMA-Centre for Management EducationNew Delhiwww.aima.in
    2023Asian Business SchoolNoidawww.abs.edu.in
    2111Birla Institute of Management TechnologyGreater Noidawww.bimtech.ac.in
    1704Chitkara UniversityRajpurawww.chitkara.edu.in
    2027Christ University - School of Business and ManagementGhaziabadhttps://ncr.christuniversity.in/
    1114Delhi School of Business (VIPS-TC)New Delhidsb.edu.in
    2003Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & ResearchKanpurwww.ghsimr.ac.in
    1112EMPI InstitutionsNew Delhiwww.empi.ac.in
    1113Fortune Institute of International BusinessNew Delhiwww.fiib.edu.in
    2038Galgotias UniversityGreater Noidawww.galgotiasuniversity.edu.in
    1200GD Goenka UniversityGurugramwww.gdgoenkauniversity.com
    2014GL Bajaj Institute of Management & ResearchGreater Noidawww.glbimr.org
    2047GNIOT Institute of Management Studies (GIMS)Greater Noidawww.gniotgroup.edu.in
    2081I Business InstituteGreater Noidawww.ibusinessinstitute.org
    2016I.T.S - School of ManagementGhaziabadwww.its.edu.in
    2224IILM Academy of Higher LearningLucknowwww.iilmlko.ac.in
    1123IILM Institute for Higher EducationNew Delhiwww.iilm.edu
    1202IILM UniversityGurgaonwww.iilm.edu
    1171IILM University Greater NoidaGreater Noidawww.iilmgsm.ac.in
    2051Institute of Management StudiesGhaziabadwww.ims-ghaziabad.ac.in
    1120Institute of Marketing & Management Business SchoolNew Delhihttps://www.immindia.edu.in/
    1131International Institute of Health Management ResearchNew Delhiwww.delhi.iihmr.org
    1117Jagan Institute of Management StudiesNew Delhiwww.jimsrohini.org
    1128Jagannath International Management SchoolNew Delhiwww.jagannath.org
    1219Jagannath UniversityBahadurgarhwww.jagannathuniversityncr.ac.in
    2025Jaipuria Institute of ManagementGhaziabadwww.jaipuria.edu.in/jim
    2234Jaipuria Institute of ManagementLucknowwww.jaipuria.ac.in
    2043Jaipuria Institute of ManagementNoidawww.jaipuria.ac.in
    2054Jaipuria School of BusinessGhaziabadhttps://jsb.jaipuria.edu.in/
    2079Jaypee Business SchoolNoidawww.jbs.ac.in
    1210JK Business SchoolGurugramwww.jkbschool.org
    1424Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwarawww.lpu.in
    1154Maharaja Agrasen Business SchoolNew Delhiwww.mabs.ac.in
    1124Management Education & Research Institute (MERI)New Delhihttps://meri.edu.in/
    1127New Delhi Institute of ManagementNew Delhiwww.ndimdelhi.org

    Zone: South

    CodeInstitute NameCityWebsite
    5658ABBS School of ManagementBengaluruwww.abbssm.edu.in
    5686Acharya Bangalore B-SchoolBengaluruwww.abbs.edu.in
    5629Acharya Institute of Graduate StudiesBengaluruwww.acharya.ac.in
    5641Acharya Institute of TechnologyBengaluruwww.acharya.ac.in
    5031Administrative Staff College of IndiaHyderabadwww.asci.org.in
    5681AIMS IBS Business School BengaluruBengaluruwww.aimsibs.com
    5612AIMS Institutes (Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences)Bengaluruwww.theaims.ac.in
    5604Alliance School of Business Alliance UniversityBengaluruwww.bus.alliance.edu.in
    6411Amrita School of BusinessCoimbatorehttps://mbaadmissions.amrita.edu/
    5633Azim Premji UniversityBengaluruhttps://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/
    5005Badruka School of ManagementHyderabadhttps://www.badruka.com/bims/
    5627CB Bhandari Jain CollegeBengaluruwww.cbbhandarijaincollege.ac.in
    5639Christ University - School of Business and ManagementBengaluruwww.christuniversity.in
    5608CMR University School of ManagementBengaluruwww.cmr.edu.in
    6025Crescent School of BusinessChennaihttps://crescent.education/
    5001Dhruva College of ManagementHyderabadhttps://www.dhruva.ac.in/
    5674East Point College of Higher EducationBengaluruwww.eastpoint.ac.in
    6427Firebird Institute of Research in ManagementCoimbatorewww.firebird.ac.in
    5017ICBM School of Business ExcellenceHyderabadwww.icbm.ac.in
    5691Indus Business AcademyBengaluruwww.iba.ac.in
    5692Institute of Health Management ResearchBengaluruwww.bangalore.iihmr.org
    5003Institute of Insurance and Risk ManagementTelanganawww.iirmworld.org.in
    5019Institute of Public EnterpriseHyderabadwww.ipeindia.org
    5670International Institute of Business StudiesBengaluruwww.iibsonline.com
    5615International School of Business & Media BangaloreBengaluruwww.isbmb.ac.in
    5668ISBR Business SchoolBengaluruwww.isbr.in
    5601Jagdish Sheth School of ManagementBengaluruwww.jagsom.edu.in
    5660Jain UniversityBengaluruwww.bschool.cms.ac.in
    5721Kirloskar Institute of ManagementHariharwww.kim.edu.in
    6011MCC Boyd Tandon School of BusinessChennaiwww.mccbtsb.edu.in
    5622MP Birla Institute of ManagementBengaluruwww.mpbim.com
    5609MS Ramaiah Institute of ManagementBengaluruhttps://msrim.in/
    5717National Institute of Technology SurathkalSurathkalhttps://som.nitk.ac.in/
    5634NITTE School of ManagementBengaluruwww.nsom.ac.in
    5672NSB AcademyBengaluruwww.nsb.edu.in
    5621PES UniversityBengaluruwww.pes.edu
    5607Presidency UniversityBengaluruhttps://www.presiuniv.ac.in/web/
    6008Rajalakshmi School of BusinessChennaihttps://rsb.edu.in/
    5679Ramaiah Institute of Management StudiesBengaluruwww.rimsbangalore.in
    5628Ramaiah University of Applied SciencesBengaluruwww.msruas.ac.in
    6203RL Institute of Management StudiesMaduraiwww.rlims.ac.in
    5653RV Institute of ManagementBengaluruwww.rvim.edu.in
    5719Sahyadri College of Engineering & ManagementMangalorewww.sahyadri.edu.in
    5009School of Innovation & Management (for Women)Hyderabadwww.soim.edu.in
    6801SCMS Cochin School of BusinessKochiwww.scms.edu.in
    6802SCMS School of Technology & ManagementKochiwww.scms.edu.in
    5708Siddaganga Institute of TechnologyTumakuruwww.sit.ac.in
    5015Siva Sivani Institute of ManagementSecunderabadwww.ssim.ac.in
    6065SSN School of ManagementChennaihttps://www.ssn.edu.in/school-of-management/
    5665St Joseph's Institute of ManagementBengaluruwww.sjim.edu.in
    6202Thiagarajar School of ManagementMaduraiwww.tsm.ac.in
    5016Vignana Jyothi Institute of ManagementHyderabadwww.vjim.edu.in
    5018Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems & ManagementSecunderabadwww.vishwavishwani.ac.in
    6032Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship ChennaiChennaiwww.xime.org
    6852Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship KochiKochiwww.ximekochi.org

    Zone: West

    Institute_IDInstitute_NameCity
    4011ATLAS SkillTech UniversityMumbai
    4134Christ University - School of Business and ManagementPune
    4167Dr D Y Patil B SchoolPune
    3804Entrepreneurship Development Institute of IndiaGandhinagar
    3007Hari Shankar Singhania School of Business JK Lakshmipat UniversityJaipur
    4122IIEBM Indus Business SchoolPune
    3003IIHMR UniversityJaipur
    3022IILM Academy of Higher LearningJaipur
    3001Institute of Rural ManagementJaipur
    4129International Institute of Management StudiesPune
    4118International School of Business & Media PunePune
    4154ITM Skill UniversityMumbai
    4911ITM UniversityRaipur
    3909ITM Vocational UniversityVadodara
    3034Jaipuria Institute of ManagementJaipur
    4512Jaipuria Institute of ManagementIndore
    4104Kirloskar Institute of ManagementPune
    4103Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership & ExcellencePune
    4115Mulshi Institute of Business ManagementPune
    4171NICMAR UniversityPune
    3046Poddar Business SchoolJaipur
    3815Shanti Business SchoolAhmedabad
    3805St Kabir Institute of Professional StudiesAhmedabad
    4138Suryadatta Institute of ManagementPune
    4139Suryadatta Institute of Management & Mass CommunicationPune

    MAT-Score & Its Interpretation

    With effect from the MAT held in May 1997, MAT scores are being released to both the Management Institutes (MIs) and the candidates. These guidelines have been prepared to provide information about appropriate use of MAT-Score for those who interpret scores and set criteria for admission. The guidelines are based on many policies and test considerations. One of the test considerations, viz. normalization of raw scores before scaling has been started from the MAT held in February 2021. The purpose of MAT is to provide information on a candidate’s aptitude and skills to cope up with a Post Graduate Programme. It, therefore, assists in making decision pertaining to admissions to Institutes/Universities. MAT-Score is one of the sources of information and should be used, whenever possible, in combination with other information.

    WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT MAT- Score?

    The primary asset of MAT-Score is that it provides a common measure, administered under standard conditions, with known reliability and validity for evaluating the academic skills of many candidates. MAT-Score has two important characteristics. First, it is a reliable measure of certain developed skills that have been found to be important in the study of management at the post graduate level. AIMA conducts studies to check the ability of MAT-Score to predict academic success in the first year of study at the post graduate courses. Second, unlike graduation level marks, which vary in their meaning according to the marking standards of each college or university, MAT-Score is based on the same standard for all candidates.

    SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

    1. All the administrations of MAT closely measure similar abilities. However, each individual test necessarily asks different questions. This may make one MAT test to be slightly more or less difficult than another. These slight differences are accounted for during the normalization and scaling process. As a result of these adjustments, equal scaled scores represent about the same level of ability, as measured by the test, regardless of the administration or when and in how many sessions, the test was conducted
    2. . . Each score-report contains six scores: Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis & Sufficiency, Intelligence & Critical Reasoning, Economic & Business Environment, and Composite Score.
    3. In the normalization process, distribution of scores for the overall session for a specific subject/ Section is used as standard form against which the scores obtained in each of the sessions gets normalized. In the formula used here, α% top scores are used depending on the number of candidates in different sessions.

     

    1. Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data analysis & Sufficiency, Intelligence & Critical Reasoning and Economic & Business Environment are reported on scales ranging from 0 to 100.

     

    5.The Composite Score is reported on a scale ranging from 200 to 800

    . The composite Score is arrived at using all five sections of the test. Equal weightage is assigned to all these five sections

    . 7. For each of the six scores mentioned, a percentile below figure is also given. Each of these indicates the percentage of examinees who scored below the candidate based on the entire MAT testing population for the test. The percentile below figure may change marginally with each administration for the same scores.

    1. MAT-Score is not to be compared with scores on other tests. MAT-Score cannot be derived from scores on other tests. Differences if any among different administrations of MAT are compensated for by the statistical process of score equating

    . 9. MAT is not intended to be parallel to any other tests offered by other testing agencies.