Since 1988, All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS), New Delhi conducts a Management Aptitude Test (MAT) on a national basis every year in the months of May, September and December. 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).
Eligibility
The minimum qualification for appearing in MAT is graduation in any discipline from any recognised University or equivalent. A final year student in any undergraduate (i.e. B.A, B.Sc., B.Com., B.Tech., etc.) can also apply. Usually, there is a minimum percentage requirement in graduation which is different for different management institutes and universities. However, there is no restriction regarding percentages for taking the MAT test, no age bar and no experience required.
Admission Procedure
Admission criteria for every institute is different. The list of various MI's / Universities is available in MAT bulletin, along with their admission notification.
MAT Bulletin with application form can be obtained by post by sending a demand draft of requisite amount drawn in favour of AIMA-CMS payable at New Delhi with 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.
Phone: 011-24617354 (4 lines), 24617355, 24618107 and 24618127).
website- www.aima-ind.org
It can also be obtained against cash payment of requisite amount at AIMA Counter in Delhi (Phone:011-24653382), AIMA Nodal Centres (E-mail: Contact Us ) and select ICICI Bank branches all over the country.
To receive MAT Bulletin and form abroad and/or to appear for MAT at test centres abroad, candidates have to pay a requisite amount of US dollar by demand draft in favour of AIMA-CMS payable at New Delhi.
The last date for submission is mentioned in the MAT bulletin. The last date also appears in the notifications released by AIMA in various national & regional newspapers. Usually it is a month before the test date. The application forms will be available from 2 months before the test date.
Examination
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. For further clarification, see the MAT bulletin or contact the information centre at
All India Management Association, Management House, 14, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003.
Phones: (011) 24617354 (4 Lines), 24618107, 24618127
Fax: 24626689 PAN No : AAATA1644A .
Activation of specific test centres is subject to registration of sufficient candidates. For further details of examination
The two and half hour test usually comprise of Language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis & sufficiency, intelligence & critical reasoning and Indian & global environment.
The validity of the MAT score is for that particular session for most management institutes, but for AIMA Centre for Management Education (CME) postgraduate programmes, the score is valid for one year.
Nodal Centers
Academy for Professional Excellence (APEX) 2/1 C Town Shend Road, Bhawanipore, Kolkatta 700025
Phone : 033-24744505/ 4506/ 4152, 24545484
Adept Foundation Opp. to Civil Court, P B Road, Dharwad- 580008, Karnataka
Phone : 0836-2746968
Alliance Business Academy 19th Corss, 7th Main, BTM, 2nd Stage, N S Palya, Bangalore-560076
Phone : 080-2668 1444, 2668 0324
Fax : 080-2668 0051
Annex College of Management Studies 77 Lenin Sarani, (opp Union Chappel Church), Kolkatta-700013
Phone : 033-22456855, 22160770
Sub Centre :
BE-31, Salt Lake City, Near 4 No. Tank and AD 65, Kolkatta- 700 064.
Phone : 033-223584850, 23592514
Fax : 23376290
Christ College Institute of Management, Hosur Road, Bangalore -560029
Phone : 080- 25526166, 25536280, 2552528 extn (345,355)
Fax: 080-25535863
College of Management Education F-1 / B-3 , 2nd Floor , Sector 9, Near Sabhri Hotel, Vashi, Mumbai- 400 705
Phone : 022 -27657993, 2765973
Dayanandasagar Business School Shavige Malleswara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore 560 078
Phone : 080-26665462/ 61
Delhi Institute of Management & Services 806, Akashdeep Building, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi- 110 001
Phone : 011-23316475, 23315018 ,23315019
Fax: 011-23312 187
DIMS Institute of Management Studies G-18, Hans Bhawan, Bahadurashah Zafar Marg, (Near ITO), New Delhi 110 002
Phone : 011-23370989, 23370093
Fax: 011-23370094
Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research Jaykaylon Colony, Kamla Nagar, Kanpur- 208 005
Phone : 0512-2231417
Gian Jyoti Institute of Management & Technology (GJ-IMT) Phase 2, Mohali 160 055 (Chandigarh)
Phone : 0172-2264566, Mobile: 98149-68228
Fax : 0172-2225438
Guru Nanak College
Campus, I.S.Gill Centre for Excellence, Chennai 600 042
Phone : 044-22443661, 22447640
Institute of Business Management and Research IBMR House, # 44, 6th Cross, Wilson Garden, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore-560027
Phone : 080-22484302 / 51103455
Institute of Business Mgmt and Technology No 298,100ft. Ring Road, 4th Phase, 7th Block Extn, Banashankari 3rd stage,Bangalore-560 085
Phone : 080-26791740, 26792674, 56950082
Fax : 080- 26790517
Jansons School of Business D Block , 3rd Floor Damodar Centre, 1050, Avinashi Road, Karumathampatti , Coimbatore-641 018
Phone : 0421- 2217775/ 776
Website : www.jsb.ac.in
Jagannath International Mgmt School M.O.R, Pocket 105, Opp. Kalkaji Police Station, Kalkaji New Delhi - 110048
Phone : 011- 26292074, 9312400271
Suryadatta Institute of Management & Mass Communication (SIMMC) 2074, Sadashiv Peth, Vijayanagar Colony, Behind S.P.College, Pune 411 030
Phone : 020-24330425/435/400
Fax : 020-25662882
Email : Contact Us
Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies
Institutional Area, Madhuban Chowk, Rohini, Delhi - 110085
Phone : 011- 27555121/2/3/4
Fax: 011-27555120 Vishwa Bharati Institute of Management
Sector 28, Noida 202 303
Phone : 95120 -2455197, 2455142, 9312321419
Vidyabharti Foundations Institute of Business Management and Research 1st Main, Jayanagar, Vidyanagar, Hubli-580021
Phone : 0836-2376383, 5153113, 9448115424 (M)
Vision Institute of Advanced Studies 218, Vision Complex, Behind Prem Kuteer Apartments, Sector-9, Rohini, New Delhi-110085
Phone : 011-27562497,27566995
