About AIMA – MAT Entrance Examination
Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardized 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 HRD approved MAT as a national level test in 2003. Any B-School – national or international – can consider MAT Score as an admission input based on the Score Cards issued to the candidates. The largest test of its kind in the nation, MAT will continue to be your passport to over 600 B-Schools across India.
Eligibility & Age Limit
Eligibility
Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration is required.
Final year students can also apply for the MAT entrance exam. No minimum aggregate marks criteria are applicable in MAT. No restriction on the number of attempts.
Age Limit
There is No Age limit for MAT exam
AIMA – MAT Exam Pattern
Exam Structure | MAT Exam Pattern |
Number of Section | Language Comprehension |
| Mathematical Skills |
| Data Analysis and Sufficiency |
| Intelligence and Critical Reasoning |
| Indian & Global Environment |
Duration of Exam | 150 Minutes |
Number of Questions | 200 |
MAT Exam Total Marks | 200 |
Language of Paper | English |
Mode of Examination | Candidate can take MAT as |
| (i) Paper Based Test (PBT) or |
| (ii) Computer Based Test (CBT) or |
| (iii) Both PBT & CBT |
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| Candidate can opt for both the tests i.e. PBT and CBT |
| Candidates opting for both PBT and CBT 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.
Marking Scheme +1 marks for correct answer
-0.25 marks for incorrect answer
AIMA – MAT Exam Syllabus
Mathematical |
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Skills |
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Geometry |
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Arithmetic |
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Progression |
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Installment |
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Payments |
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Ratios and |
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Proportions |
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Arithmetic Mean |
| Pie Charts |
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Logarithm |
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Work and Time |
| Venn Diagram |
Intelligence & | Language | |
Critical Reasoning | Comprehension | |
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Critical Reasoning | Verbal Reasoning | |
Visual Reasoning | Syllogisms | |
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Assumption- | Contextual usage | |
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Assertion and | Analogies | |
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Statements and | Sentence | |
assumptions | completion | |
Matrix arrangements | Idioms | |
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Coding and | Sentence | |
Decoding | Correction | |
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Success Dreams Education AIMA – MAT Entrance Schedule –
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| Weekdays / Regular Students | Weekend / Part Time Students |
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Course Duration |
| 3 Months + Revision (Till Exam) | 4 Months + Revision (Till Exam) |
Days of Class |
| Monday to Friday & Saturday | Saturday & Sunday |
Duration of Class |
| 3 Hours per day | 5 Hours per day |
Weekly off |
| Sunday | Monday to Friday |
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Batch Timing |
| 10AM–01PM | 10AM–01PM |
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| 02PM–05PM | 02PM–05PM |
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Weekly Test |
| 12 PM – 01 PM (Saturday) | 01 PM – 02 PM (Sunday) |
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| 03 PM – 04 PM (Saturday) | 02 PM – 03 PM (Sunday) |
Monthly Mock Test |
| Last Saturday of the Month | Last Sunday of the Month |
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Total Full Length Mock |
| 10 -15 Papers |
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Test– After Completion of |
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Syllabus |
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| 25,000/- (inclusive of all taxes) |
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Fee Structures- |
| 30,000/- (inclusive of all taxes) |
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