MAT
Management Aptitude Test or MAT is a national-level exam conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA) for admissions to MBA/PGDM courses. The exam is conducted four times in a year, each in February, May, September and December. Candidates who qualify the exam are eligible for admissions to more than 600 B-schools accepting MAT scores.
MAT Eligibility Criteria
The candidate should have completed or be in the final year of graduation in any discipline from a recognized university
The candidates who have completed a professional degree such as CA, CS or ICWA are also eligible to apply for MAT exam
MAT Highlights
| Exam Name | Management Aptitude Test |
| Exam Frequency | 4 times a year |
| Exam Mode | Online & Offline |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Accepting Colleges |
MAT Selection Process
Every MBA college participating in MAT have their own admission and selection process which generally includes written ability test (WAT), group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI). The institutes conduct WAT-GD-PI as per their own admission schedule. MAT candidates should check the process of each institute of their preference, individually.
MAT Cutoff
MAT cut-offs are determined by the participating institutes individually. These institutes announce MAT cut-offs for each new academic session at the time of admissions. Most of the institutes accept candidates with 70-80 MAT percentiles.
Apart from considering the overall MAT exam score, a few colleges also consider MAT composite score and MAT sectional score as cut-offs for admission. In this article, you will read about MAT cut-offs, including determining factors, previous year cut-offs and expected cut-offs.
The MAT cut-off for admission to a particular institute depends on numerous factors. Take a look at the factors that determine MAT cut-off:
Total number of candidates who appeared for the exam
The difficulty level of exam
Total number of seats
| Given below is the list of B-Schools accepting MAT cut off 80-90 percentile and above for MBA/PGDM Admission. | ||
| MBA College | MAT cut off (percentile) | |
| Amity Business School, Noida | 90+ | |
| Christ University Bengaluru | 80-90 | |
| BIMTECH Greater Noida (Specialized Programs) | 80-90 | |
| SIESCOMS Navi Mumbai | 80-90 | |
| Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Rohini Delhi | 80-90 | |
| Indus Business Academy Bangalore | 80-90 | |
| Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Ghaziabad | 80-90 | |
| IPE Hyderabad, Institute of Public Enterprise | 80-90 | |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | 80-90 | |
| New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) | 80-85 | |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management | 80-85 | |
| IES Management College and Research Centre | 80-85 | |
| ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai | 80-85 | |
| Colleges accepting MAT cut off percentile 75 to 80 | ||
| Given below is the list of B-Schools accepting MAT cut off 75 percentile and above for MBA/PGDM Admission. | ||
| MBA College | MAT cut off (percentile) | |
| Jaipuria, Lucknow | 80 | |
| IES Management College and Research Centre, Mumbai | 80 | |
| IPE Institute of Public Enterprise Hyderabad | 80 | |
| KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar | 80 | |
| SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai | 80 | |
| International School of Business and Media, Pune | 80 | |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 75 | |
| Institute of Management, Christ University | 75 | |
| PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore | 75 | |
| New Delhi Institute of Management, Delhi | 75 | |
| AIMS Institutes, Bangalore | 70-75 | |
| Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore | 70-75 | |
| Indus Business Academy, Bangalore | 70-75 | |
| Colleges accepting MAT cut off percentile 60 to 70 | ||
| Given below is the list of B-Schools accepting MAT cut off 60 percentile and above for MBA/PGDM Admission. | ||
| MBA College | MAT cut off (percentile) | |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad | 70 | |
| SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi | 70 | |
| Balaji Institute of International Business, Sri Balaji Society, Pune | 65 | |
| International Institute of Management Studies, Pune | 65 | |
| Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore | 65 | |
| Fortune Institute of International Business, Delhi | 65 | |
| EMPI Business School, Delhi | 65 | |
| Calcutta Business School, Kolkata | 65 | |
| Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 65 | |
| G.L. Bajaj Institute of Management and Research, Greater Noida | 60 | |
| Jaypee Business School, Noida | 60 | |
| Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology, Bangalore | 55-60 |
