FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (MAT)
Q. When and how many times is MAT conducted each year?
A. MAT is usually conducted 4 times each year in February, May, September
and December.
Q: What are the qualifications & percentage needed for
MAT?
A. The minimum qualification for appearing in MAT is graduation in
any discipline from any recognised University or equivalent recognised
degree. A final year student in any undergraduate discipline (such
as 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 Management Institutes / Universities.
For this refer to the prospectus of the particular Management Institute
/ University.
Q. How many Management Institutes participate in MAT?
Q. Does this list keep changing or does it remain the same?
A. The number of participating MIs may vary from MAT to MAT. The list of various MIs
/ Universities is available in the MAT bulletin along with the admission notification.
Q. Are all the MIs / Universities recognised by AICTE?
A. All MIs participating in MAT are either AICTE approved or affiliated
to some University. For further information you may contact the MIs
/ Universities of your choice.
Q. Does every MI / University have the same admission criteria?
Q. Do they have hostel facility?
Q. What about the total fee?
A. The admission criteria for every institute is different. For detailed
information please refer the respective brochures.
Q. What is the cost of the MAT Bulletin?
A. At present the cost of the MAT Bulletin is Rs. 750/- by cash across the AIMA, New Delhi counter / select Bank of Baroda branches / AIMA Nodal Centres all over India and Rs. 790/- against Demand Draft (DD) by post.This is the consolidated fee to be paid by the candidate for the test and to receive the Score Card.
Q: Who should the Demand Draft be in favour of?
A.The Demand Draft should be in favor of "All India Management Association", payable at New Delhi.
Q: What is the last date of submitting the completed MAT OMR
Form?
A. The last date for submission is mentioned in the MAT Bulletin.
The last date also appears in the notification released by AIMA in
various national and regional newspapers.
Q. Does the applicant have to buy the prospectus of the MIs
/ Universities opted?
A. Different institutes prescribe different procedure for applying to their institute. Therefore candidates are advised to follow information given by the institutes in their notification included in the MAT Bulletin.
Q. Is the MAT held all over India? What about candidates
living abroad? Can they apply for the MAT?
A. The MAT is conducted in all major cities in India and in leading select cities abroad.
Q. Do we get a separate Admit Card for appearing in the MAT?
A. The candidate has to download his/her Admit Card from the AIMA
website 7 days before the Test Date using the Registration Form Number.
No separate Admit Card is mailed to candidate.
Q. Is there any age bar for the MAT?
A. No.
Q: Is any job experience required to appear for the MAT?
A. No.
Q. Is appearing in the MAT necessary for getting admission
into PGDM / MBA programmes?
A. AICTE makes regulations fixing norms and guidelines for admission of students to professional colleges. Regulation 8 (4) of AICTE Regulations of 1994 reads: “The admissions to management course shall be on the basis of an entrance test including aptitude test or interview to be conducted by a professional college or for a group of professional colleges as the professional college or the group of professional colleges may determine.”
MAT is one of the national level entrance test approved by Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The prerogative of considering score of particular MAT administration or several administrations lies with institutes.
Q. What is the nature of the MAT?
A. The MAT is an objective type test with multiple-choice answers.
It is designed to measure a person’s general aptitudes as the
following table indicates:
| Section No. |
Section |
Total Questions |
Time Suggested
(Minutes) |
| 1. |
Language Comprehension |
40 |
30 |
| 2. |
Mathematical Skills |
40 |
40 |
| 3. |
Data Analysis and Sufficiency |
40 |
35 |
| 4. |
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning |
40 |
30 |
| 5. |
Indian and Global Environment |
40 |
15 |
| |
Total |
200 |
150 |
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