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Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is conducted by Centre for Management Services. It is specialised division of All India Management Association (AIMA). Hundreds of students from all over the country take MAT every year to get into their favourite management school. Usually conducted 4 times in a year, MAT is one of the most popular management exams for Indian MBA aspirants. Management schools accepting the scores of MAT are AICTE accredited. In general, MAT takes place during the months of January, May, September and December. Ministry of HRD has accorded MAT the status of a National Entrance Test. MAT is having test centres all across the country. It is also conducted outside India.
Management Aptitude Test measures all round abilities of students for the following courses;
MBA
PGDBA/PGDBM and
MBA + PGPM + PGCM
This year, MAT took place during the month of February. Number of candidates appearing for MAT every year is on constant rise. One of the most important entrance tests for the admission to postgraduate programs in the field of management, MAT score is accepted by large number of reputed management institutions. Candidates appearing for MAT need to possess Bachelor’s degree in any discipline including that of B.A., B.Sc., B.Com, B.Tech etc from any recognized University. Students who have appeared for their final year of bachelor’s exam can also participate in MAT entrance test.
MAT examines the overall ability, skills and knowledge of the candidates. There is no certain curriculum for the prestigious entrance test. More so, the exam pattern is subject to change every year. Keeping that mind, students should always be prepared for any unexpected change in the question paper. Going by the trend of last few years, usually questions asked in the MAT are of objective type with multiple choice questions. There is no provision for negative marking in MAT. Students have to choose one right answer from four given choices. The exam is usually for two and half hours in which candidates are expected to answer 200 questions.
The basic papers of the entrance test are;
Mathematical Skills
Language Comprehension
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning
Data Analysis
Indian & Global Environment Section
Whether the marks obtained by the students in the fifth paper of Indian & Global Environment Section should be considered or not for the final result, largely depends upon the particular institutes. Based on the marks achieved by the students, they get calls from different institutes.
Some of the prominent business schools that accept MAT score are;
Allahabad Institute of International Management
Amity Business School
Apeejay School of Management
Asia Pacific Institute of Management
Asia Pacific Institute of Management Studies
Centre for Management Technology
Centre for Management Training & Research
Chandigarh Business School
College of Management & Technology
EMPI Institutions
Guru Gobind Singh Institute of Technology & Management Studies
ICFAI University
IILM Business School
Jagannath International Management School
Jagran Institute of Management
Jaipuria Institute of Management
Suryadatta College of Management & Information Technology
Interested candidates can obtain the MAT 2010 bulletin and application form at AIMA counters in Delhi and from other designated outlets. Students can get further information from the official site of www.aima-ind.org.
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