About Career Aptitude Test

Management Aptitude Test (MAT)

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardised 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 HRD approved MAT as a national level test in 2003.

MAT 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.

Information to Candidates for February 2019 MAT

EligibilityGraduates in any discipline. Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply.
Mode of Test(How to take the test)

Candidate can take MAT as

  • Paper Based Test (PBT) or
  • Computer Based Test (CBT) or
  • Both PBT & CBT

Note:

Candidate can opt for both the tests i.e. PBT and CBT by paying an extra fees of ₹1100/- in addition to ₹1550/-.Candidates opting for both PBT and CBT will have the benefit of selecting additional 2 Management Institutions for sending their scores in addition to existing option of selecting 5 Management Institutions i.e. they can select 7 Management Institutions in total.

How to apply

Register online at website link: https://mat.aima.in/feb19 with Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) or Net Banking. The fees details are given below:

  • For Paper Based Test(PBT)₹1550/-
  • For Computer Based Test (CBT)₹1550/-
  • For Both PBT & CBT₹2650/-
Essential Documents to be made ready for online registration:

Register online at website link: https://mat.aima.in/feb19 with Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) or Net Banking. The fees details are given below:

  • Valid Email Id
  • Scanned image of photograph ( 40 to 100 kb)
  • Scanned image of signature (10 to 40 kb)
  • Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) or Net Banking details
  • (Detailed procedure is given on the website link.)
SCHEDULEPaper Based Test (PBT)
TEST DATE17 February 2019 (Sunday)
TEST TIMING10.00 to 12.30 Hrs
LAST DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION08 February 2019 (Friday)
AVAILABILITY OF ADMIT CARDS ON THE WEBSITE(Separate for PBT and CBT)09 February 2019 (Saturday)
MAT ResultCandidates have to download the MAT Score from AIMA website http://www.aima.in
Test CitiesTest cities for Paper Based Test (PBT) and Computer Based Test (CBT) are different.
List of Participating Management Institutes

Select the institutes where you have applied or are applying for admission. Important Notice: Candidates are advised to check the approval/recognition status of various programs directly from the concerned Authorities/ Institutes/ Universities.

AIMA has come across a couple of cases where the aspiring candidates' MAT score is not accepted by some participating institutes/universities for admission to MBA full time course despite their confirmation to AIMA MAT at the time of participation by incorporating their notifications in MAT e bulletin. Candidates are advised to recheck with the concerned institutes/universities before applying for MAT.

List of Participating Management Institutes

Select the institutes where you have applied or are applying for admission. Important Notice: Candidates are advised to check the approval/recognition status of various programs directly from the concerned Authorities/ Institutes/ Universities.

AIMA has come across a couple of cases where the aspiring candidates' MAT score is not accepted by some participating institutes/universities for admission to MBA full time course despite their confirmation to AIMA MAT at the time of participation by incorporating their notifications in MAT e bulletin. Candidates are advised to recheck with the concerned institutes/universities before applying for MAT.

All provisionally registered candidates for PBT and/or CBT have to download their Admit Card from AIMA website link: https://mat.aima.in/feb19 as per the schedule give above.

Admit Card

Admit Card contains Candidate's Name, Form No, Roll No, Test Date, Test Time and Test Venue Address.

Candidate has to strictly follow the date and time allotted to him/her in the case of CBT.

Clarification

Candidates may clarify queries regarding MAT, if any, at e-mail: mat@aima.in and at 011-47673000.