Since 1988, All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS), New Delhi conducts a Management Aptitude Test (MAT) on a national basis every year in the months of May, September and December. The Government of India has approved MAT as a National Entrance Test for admission to MBA and equivalent programmes. Institutes offering recognised PG programmes in management and allied fields can participate in MAT. MAT is necessary for admission into the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology & Management (PGDITM) and equivalent programmes offered by All India Management Association (AIMA-CME) or other Management Institutes (MI). Centre for Management Education (CME), the education wing of AIMA, was established in 1993 as a full-fledged autonomous business school. All management institutes that participate in MAT are either AICTE (All Indian Council for Technical Education) approved or affiliated to universities.

AIMATS has the unique distinction of being the first to be awarded with ISO 9001: 2000 Certification for the range of services under its scope.

MAT has become popular with over hundreds of AICTE approved Institutions & University departments and over lakhs of MBA aspirants having availed AIMA’s testing services in the past six years and now MAT is approved as a National Entrance Test vide Government of India, Ministry of HRD letter no. F.17-20/2003-TS.I dated 23 November 2004.

Test Date: 07 SEPTEMBER 2008 (Sunday)

(Reporting Time 9.00 AM)

TIME : 10:00 AM TO 12:30 PM

1. ELIGIBILITY

Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year degree course students can also apply.

2. HOW TO APPLY

To obtain MAT Bulletin and Application Form by post, send a Demand Draft of Rs. 790/- to AIMA-CMS, drawn in favour of AIMA-CMS payable at New Delhi alongwith two self-addressed slips/adhesive stickers. Send your request to Director, All India Management Association, Management House, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.

3. IMPORTANT DATES :

Last date of Availability of MAT Bulletin : 12 August 2008 (Tuesday)

Last date for Receipt of Filled form At AIMA, New Delhi : 16 August 2008 (Saturday)

SALIENT ASPECTS OF MAT

ISO 9001:2000 certified by DNV with accreditation to RVA and Quality Council of India
Entrance test for recognized programmes.
Time tested over a decade.
Validated through independent studies
Availed by lakhs of students.
Accepted by hundreds of Institutes and University Departments.
Employing latest technology in evaluation and result processing.
Individual score card with candidate’s photograph.
Widespread network for sale of bulletins.
Test Centres located all over the country and abroad.
Lowest bulletin cost which includes registration and test fees.

More Information

Candidates should check the Roll No and Test Centre details for the test from AIMA website http://www.aima-ind.org/matcentre.asp, 7 days prior to the date of test.

Candidates may also view/download the MAT Score from AIMA website http://www.aima-ind.org after 3 weeks from the date of the test.

Candidates may clarify queries regarding MAT Score, if any, at e-mail : rgusain@aima-ind.org

Common Admission Test (CAT)

The CAT consists of questions that evaluate a candidate’s quantitative, verbal, logical and data interpretive abilities. The test booklet contains several sections. Each section contains several items/questions. Directions are given for each group of questions in each section of the test. Read them carefully, skipping the directions may lead to mission the main idea and losing credit for some questions in that section. Applicants are free to work on the sections in any order and to demonstrate competence in all the sections of the test. Wrong answers carry negative marks.

AIMA MAT

The All India Management Association (AIIMA), is the apex body or development of management in India . Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a National Entrance Test for admission to MBA and equivalent programmes which is usually conducted 4 times in a year in February, May, September and December every year.

MAT is an objective type test with multiple – choice answers with 200 questions to be completed in 150 minutes or two and a half hours.

The test usually divided into five section, each with 40 questions, designed to measure a person’s (i) English Language comprehension in 30 minutes

(ii) Mathematical Skills in 40 minutes

(iii) Data analysis and Sufficiency skills in 35 minutes

(iv) Intelligence and Critical Reasoning skills in 30 minutes and

(v) Awareness of the Indian and global environment in 15 minutes. The time allowance varies for each section.

IIFT Admission Test

The admission test is a multiple choice objective type written test (in English). Duration of the test is two hours. It will cover English Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis. There will be negative marking for wrong answers.

FMS Admission Test

The Delhi University FMS admission test has questions to assess Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability and Language Comprehension, Analytical Ability and awareness and comprehension of the micro and macro – environment of the business and economy.

XAT

XAT usually has three sections assessing Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation & Logical Ability to be completed in two hours. This is followed by and essay of 20 minutes duration.

IGNOU OPENMAT – is conducted by IGNOU twice an year for admissions to MBA Programs through Distance Learning.

State level management entrance tests more or less follow the same pattern of questions although the level of difficulty may vary, and some might have both verbal and non – verbal reasoning questions. In some cases, there may not be negative marking for wrong answers.

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