MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST
The first MAT 2024 exam for MBA admission 2024 will be conducted in February 2024. AIMA will conduct MAT 2024 February exam in Two modes – MAT PBT and MAT CBT Exams 2024.
The Computer Based MAT was reintroduced in December 2020. Earlier the CBT Mode MAT was kept in abeyance due to Covid-19 pandemic. The application fee to apply for one MAT 2024 exam is Rs.1650/- and for two MAT exams the application fee is Rs.2750/-.
Management Aptitude Test or MAT is a national-level exam conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA) for admissions to MBA/PGDM courses. MAT exam is conducted four times in a year - February, May, September and December. Candidates who qualify the exam are eligible for admissions to more than 600 B-schools accepting MAT scores. MAT 2024 test is one of the important national level MBA entrance exams for admission to 600 MBA colleges in India. The score of MAT 2024 exam will be accepted by the MBA colleges for admission MBA/PGDM courses starting in 2024.
The best part of appearing in each MAT exam is that you can improve your score after every 3 months. Each MAT exam score is valid for 1 year. The best MAT exam score would be considered to get the merit position during admission process of the B-school. The list of MAT Colleges accepting MAT score is published by AIMA for each MAT exam separately.
MAT Exam Pattern
| Section | Number of Questions | Time to solve (In Minutes) | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Comprehension | 40 | 30 | 40 |
| Intelligence and Critical Reasoning | 40 | 30 | 40 |
| Data Analysis and Sufficiency | 40 | 35 | 40 |
| Mathematical Skills | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Indian and Global Environment | 40 | 15 | 40 |
| Total | 200 | 150 | 200 |
MBA Colleges Accepting MAT
| MBA colleges accepting MAT Score | |||
| College Name | City | Average placement (Rs. in lakhs) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIMTECH Greater Noida | Greater Noida | 10.91 | |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | Lucknow | 8.84 | |
| Institute of Public Enterprise | Hyderabad | 13.20 | |
| International School of Business and Media | Pune | 8.40 | |
| SDM Institute For Management Development | Mysore | 9.40 | |
| SIES College of Management Studies | Navi Mumbai | 8.00 | |
| AIMS Institutes | Bangalore | 7.30 | |
| Indus Business Academy | Bangalore | 8.10 | |
| Jagan Institute of Management Studies | Delhi | 9.00 | |
| VignanaJyothi Institute of Management | Hyderabad | 9.14 | |
| ITM Group of Institutions | Mumbai | 9.50 | |
| IES Management College And Research Centre | Mumbai | 7.50 | |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida | Noida | 7.50 | |
| SCMS Cochin School of Business | Cochin | 6.30 | |
| Globsyn Business School | Kolkata | 7.10 | |
| New Delhi Institute of Management | New Delhi | 6.70 | |
| Calcutta Business School | Kolkata | 6.10 | |
| Gitam School of International Business | Visakhapatnam | 6.50 | |
| GITAM Deemed University | Hyderabad | 6.30 | |
| Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research | Mumbai | 7.20 | |
| DurgadeviSaraf Institute of Management Studies | Mumbai | 6.80 | |
| Rajalakshmi School of Business | Chennai | 5.40 | |
| Delhi School of Business | Delhi | 6.10 | |
| Fortune Institute of International Business | Delhi | 6.80 | |
| Acharya Bangalore B-School | Bangalore | 6.90 | |
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan`s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management | New Delhi | 6.70 | |
| International Institute of Management Studies | Pune | 7.10 | |
| VishwaVishwani Institute of Systems and Management | Hyderabad | 6.10 | |
| EMPI Business School | New Delhi | 5.60 | |
| Jaypee Business School | Noida | 7.10 | |
| Indira Institute of Management | Pune | 6.90 | |
| Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence | Pune | 5.30 | |
| MET Institute of Management | Mumbai | 7.10 | |
| IMS Ghaziabad | Ghaziabad | 6.50 | |
| IEM Kolkata | Kolkata | 6.10 | |
| Chetana’s Institute of Management and Research | Mumbai | 7.50 | |
| Accurate Institute of Management And Technology | Greater Noida | 8.10 | |
| Birla Global University | Bhubaneswar | 5.90 | |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management (Jaipuria) | Indore | 6.10 | |
| CII School of Logistics | New Delhi | 4.60 | |
| Lloyd Business School | Greater Noida | 5.80 | |
| EDII Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | 4.90 | |
| APEEJAY School of Management | New Delhi | 5.10 | |
| SSN Chennai | Chennai | 4.10 | |
| TAPMI Jaipur | Jaipur | 4.80 | |
| R V Institute of Management | Bangalore | 6.50 | |
| ITM Business School | Chennai | 4.85 | |
| Adarsh Institute of Management And Information Technology | Bangalore | 5.20 | |
| International School of Business & Media | Bangalore | 6.30 | |
| Jagan Institute of Management Studies | Jaipur | 4.30 | |
| Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies | Mumbai | 5.10 | |
| GIBS Business School | Bangalore | 5.30 | |
| International School of Business & Media | Kolkata | 6.10 | |
| National School of Business | Bangalore | 5.40 | |
| CMR University | Bangalore | 4.80 | |
| Don Bosco School of Management | Bangalore | 5.70 | |
| MITCON | Pune | 4.10 | |