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Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardized National Level test being administered since 1988 to facilitate Business Schools (B-Schools) to screen candidates for admission to MBA and allied programmes.

Information to Candidates for MAT February 2025

MAT Test Structure
Section No.	Section Name	No. of Questions
I	Language Comprehension	30
II	Intelligence & Critical Reasoning	30
III	Mathematical Skills	30
IV	Data Analysis & Sufficiency	30
V	Economic & Business Environment	30

Note: There will be Negative Marking (-0.25) for wrong answers.

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline. Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply.

Mode of Test

Candidate can take MAT as:

Paper Based Test (PBT)
Computer Based Test (CBT)
Paper Based Test and Computer Based Test (PBT + CBT)

Extra Fee: Candidates can opt for an additional mode of test (PBT+CBT) by paying an extra fee of ₹1500/- in addition to ₹2100/-.

How to Apply

Test Type	Fee
PBT or CBT	₹2100/-
PBT + CBT	₹3600/-

ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE READY FOR

Valid Email ID
Scanned image of photograph (10 to 50 kb)
Scanned image of signature (5 to 20 kb)
Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) or Net Banking details

DETAILED SCHEDULE

Detailed Schedule – PBT (Paper Based Test)
Last Date for Online Registration	2 March 2025 (Sunday)
Availability of Admit Card	5 March 2025 (5.00 PM Onwards)
Test Date	9 March 2025 (Sunday)

DETAILED SCHEDULE – CBT (COMPUTER BASED TEST)
LAST DATE FOR CBT ONLINE REGISTRATION	12 March 2025 (Wednesday)
AVAILABILITY OF CBT ADMIT CARD	17 March 2025 (5.00 PM Onwards)
CBT TEST DATE	23 March 2025 (Sunday)

MAT RESULT	Availability of MAT February’ 25 Score on MAT Website: By last week of March 2025 Candidates have to download the MAT Score from website mat@aima.in (Applicant dashboard)
TEST CITIES	PBT & CBT Test cities details are provided under TAB Download/ View mat@aima.in
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.
ADMIT CARD	All provisionally registered candidates for PBT/CBT have to download their Admit Card from MAT website mat@aima.in (Applicant dashboard) as per the schedule given above. 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 admit card.
CLARIFICATION	Candidates may clarify queries regarding MAT, if any, at e-mail: mat@aima.in and Contact: 8130338839, 9599030586 (between 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM) & 011-47673020 (between 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM, Monday to Friday)
SALIENT ASPECTS OF MAT	Govt. of India, Ministry of Education approved MAT as a National Level Test National Level Test for admissions into MBA/ PGDM Programs Acceptability of MAT score is endorsed by Honourable Supreme Court of India and by Delhi High Court Time tested admission test - trusted for over 35 years since 1988 Wide acceptability of scores by hundreds of Business Schools and University Departments Administered four times a year - February, May, August and December Conducted in 02 modes PBT (Paper Based Test) and CBT (Computer Based Test) Concession in registration fee for candidates registering for two modes . Candidates could apply in multiple administrations also Score validity of one year, best of the score is accepted from multiple attempts Testing & Assessment Process CMMI SVC Level 3 certified Availed by lakhs of candidates from all over India
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	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.

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Information to Candidates for MAT February 2025