AIMA MAT 2025: Admission to MBA and other Management Programs [AIMA-MAT 2025]

All India Management Association Management Aptitude Test

Admission to MBA and other Management Programs [AIMA-MAT 2025]

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AIMA-MAT 2025
conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA)
Admission to MBA and other Management Programs

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardised National Level 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 Education approved MAT as a national level test in 2003. MAT is now a new-age entrance test with streamlined exam sections, updated content focus, and concise exam duration. The largest test of its kind in the nation, MAT will continue to be your passport to over 600 B-Schools across India.

MAT Test Structure

MAT has five sections, each with thirty questions. A total of 150 questions are to be attempted over 120 minutes.
Test structure is given below:

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 marks) for every incorrect answer. The overall score is based on all the five sections of MAT.

Eligibility

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

Note:

Candidates can opt for an additional mode of test (PBT + CBT) by paying an extra fee of Rs. 1600/- in addition to Rs. 2200/-.
Candidates opting for additional test will have the benefit of selecting additional 2 Management Institutes for sending their scores in addition to existing option of selecting 5 Management Institutes i.e. they can select 7 Management Institutes in total.

How to Apply

Register online at website link: https://mat.aima.in with Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card), Net Banking, UPI and Paytm wallet. The fee details are given below:

Paper Based Test (PBT) or Computer Based Test (CBT)	Rs. 2200/-
For PBT + CBT	Rs. 3800/-

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

PBT (Paper Based Test)
Last Date for PBT Online Registration	25 May 2025 (Sunday)
Availability of PBT Admit Card	28 May 2025 (5.00 PM Onwards)
PBT Test Date	31 May 2025 (Saturday)

CBT (Computer Based Test)
Last Date for CBT Online Registration	2 June 2025 (Monday)
Availability of CBT Admit Card	5 June 2025 (5.00 PM Onwards)
CBT Test Date	8 June 2025 (Sunday)

MAT Result

Availability of MAT May' 25 Score on MAT Website: By before third week of June 2025

Candidates have to download the MAT Score from website https://mat.aima.in (Applicant dashboard)

Test Cities

PBT & CBT Test cities details visit MAT website https://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 https://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.

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.

CONTACT:
Candidates may clarify queries regarding MAT, if any, at e-mail: mat@aima.in and Contact: +91 81303 38839, +91 95990 30586 (between 09:00 A.M. to 05:30 P.M.) & 011 4767 3020 (between 09:00 A.M. to 05:30 P.M., Monday to Friday)

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Published By: Sahadeb

Published On: 12 Apr 2025

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