Management Aptitude Test Online Registration Form & Mat Fees

About 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 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.

Information to Candidates for MAT February 2025

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

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 1500/- in addition to Rs 2100/-.
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 2100/-
For PBT+CBT	Rs 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 - PBT (PAPER BASED TEST)

LAST DATE FOR PBT ONLINE REGISTRATION

2 March 2025 (Sunday)

AVAILABILITY OF PBT ADMIT CARD

5 March 2025 (5.00 PM Onwards)

PBT TEST DATE

9 March 2025 (Sunday)

DETAILED SCHEDULE - CBT (COMPUTER BASED TEST)

LAST DATE FOR CBT ONLINE REGISTRATION

9 March 2025 (Sunday)

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 https://mat.aima.in/ (Applicant dashboard)
TEST CITIES	PBT & CBT Test cities details are provided under TAB Download/ View 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. 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.
ADMIT CARD	All provisionally registered candidates for PBT/CBT have to download their Admit Card from official 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.
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.