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About MAT
MAT (Management Aptitude Test)
MAT is usually conducted 4 times in a year in January, May, September and December. The minimum qualifications for appearing in MAT is graduation in any discipline from any recognised University or equivalent recognised degree. A final year student in any undergraduate (i.e. B.A, B.Sc., B.Com., B.Tech., etc) can also appear provisionally. Usually, there is a minimum percentage requirement in graduation which is different for different MI’s / Universities.
Eligibility for Management Aptitude Test: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university. Students who are in their Final year degree course can also apply.
Salient Aspects Of Mat
- Entrance test for recognised programmes.
- Time tested over a decade.
- Validated through independent studies
- Availed by lakhs of students.
- Accepted by hundreds of Institutes and University Departments.
- Employing latest technology in evaluation and result processing.
- Individual score card with candidate’s photograph.
- Widespread network for sale of bulletins.
- Test Centres located all over the country and abroad.
- Lowest bulletin cost which includes registration and test fees.
Paper Pattern:
Total Questions: 200
Time: 150 minutesMarks allocation:
Correct attempt: 1 mark
Incorrect attempt: Negative marking not specified
Section
Questions
Reading Comprehension
40
Data Interpretation/Data sufficiency
40
Quantitative Aptitude
40
Logical and Critical reasoning
40
General Awareness**
40
**Scores are based on the first four sections only, the decision to consider scores of the General Awareness section are left to the institutes.
HOW TO APPLY:
To obtain MAT Bulletin & Application Form by post, send a Demand Draft of Rs.590/- (Rupees Five Hundred Ninety only) drawn in favour of AIMA-CMS payable at New Delhi alongwith two self-addressed slips / adhesive stickers to Assistant Director (CMS), All India Management Association (AIMA), Management House, 14 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003. Also available on cash payment of Rs.550/- (Rupees Five Hundred Fifty only) at AIMA counter in Delhi (Tel: 24653382), AIMA Nodal Centres and select IOB Branches all over the country .
For further details: http://www.aima-ind.org/cms.htmMAT is held at test centers spread all over India. The exam is also held at some select centers abroad. MAT test centers in India include: Guntur, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, Tezpur, Bihar, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhilai, Raipur, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bangalore, Belgaum, Mangalore, Calicut, Cochin, Kottayam, Trivandrum, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Ludhiana, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Fatehpura, Udaipur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Salem, Trichy, Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Noida, Varanasi, Dehradun, Burdwan, and Kolkata.
MAT test centers abroad are: Canberra, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, Chicago and Washington.
Address : All India Management Association
Management house, 14 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003Phone : 011-24617354 Fax : 011-24626689 : adcms@aima-ind.org Website : www.aima-ind.org
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By Subhash on Nov 5, 2008 | Reply
Since 1988, All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi conducts a Management Aptitude Test (MAT) on a national basis every year. MAT is usually conducted 4 times in a year. i.e in January, May, September and December, in all major cities in the country and in about 12 leading cities abroad. The Government of India has approved MAT as a National Entrance Test for admission to MBA and equivalent programmes. Institutes offering recognised PG programmes in management and allied fields can participate in MAT. MAT is necessary for admission into the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology & Management (PGDITM) and equivalent programmes offered by All India Management Association (AIMA-CME) or other Management Institutes (MI). Centre for Management Education (CME), the education wing of AIMA, was established in 1993 as a full-fledged autonomous business school. All management institutes that participate in MAT are either AICTE (All Indian Council for Technical Education) approved or affiliated to universities.
AIMA-CME offers various programmes to suit the requirements at different levels of management. They are Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology & Management (PGDITM) (MAT is necessary for admission to both the programmes). Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) offers specializations in Insurance Management, HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and International Business. PGDITM offers three specializations including IT Marketing, E-Commerce, Information Systems Management.
Other programmes offered by AIMA-CME include Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), One-year Professional Diploma Programmes (PDs), Advanced Diploma Programmes (ADPs) and shorter duration Advanced Diploma Programmes in IT (ADPs).
The Management Aptitude Test helps evaluate critical thinking skills which are typically relevant to management positions, including the ability to make smart business decisions, analyze and solve situational problems, monitor a budget and supervise and communicate effectively with others. The MAT assessment is used to help select management and supervisory personnel, to help identify training needs and to help assess skill and business knowledge for promotion possibilities.
The two and half hour test usually comprise of Language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis & sufficiency, intelligence & critical reasoning and Indian & global environment.