MAT or the Management Aptitude Test is one of the most important entrance examinations for some of the major business schools in the country. There are many business schools in India which admit the students into the management program based on the results of MAT and hence, it holds a lot of importance for all MBA aspirants. This entrance exam is basically conducted by the All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS), New Delhi conducts the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) as the National Entrance Test for admission to MBA and equivalent programmes of the various participating institutes. Approved by the Government of India, MAT results are accepted by All India Management Association - Centre for Management Education (AIMA-CME) and other AICTE-approved Management Institutes (MI) and university departments. Besides having test centres all over India, MAT is also conducted in overseas locations.MAT is usually conducted 4 times each year in February, May, September and December.MAT is a two and a half hour test and a large number of colleges and universities all over the country consider the MAT results while deciding if the applicant gets the admission.
MAT is basically conducted around four times every year and the scores each time will be valid for that particular academic year. In the earlier times, MAT was conducted as a paper based examination like all other entrance examinations. But now the candidates are given an option of choosing between paper based format or the online format. The application forms for MAT are easily available at many designated branches of Bank of Baroda and also in the centers of AIMA. The cost of application is around Rs. 980. You can also apply for the examination online easily by making the payment through credit card or through Demand Draft.
Every eligible candidate can apply for MAT and every year thousands of aspiring candidates appear for the examination. The test centers can be decided by the candidate depending on the locality and the nearness to the hometown as there are centers all over the country and even abroad. The basic eligibility for a candidate appearing for MAT is that the candidate should be a graduate. Final year students can also apply for the examination as they would be graduates by the time of admission into the MBA program. All the details can easily be found at the official website for MAT with regards to the date when the applications are issued and the exact locations that the applications can be accessed. The results of MAT have varying importance each year and it entirely depends on the respective college how much weight age is given to the results.
