Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standard aptitude test conducted in
India
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since 1998 by the
All India Management Association (AIMA). MAT is used for admission to
Master of Business Administration
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accou ...
(MBA) and allied programmes by over 600
business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, school of business administration, o ...
s across India. It was approved by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development
The Ministry of Education ( MoE; formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development from 1985 to 2020) is a ministry of the Government of India, responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education. The Ministry is further ...
in 2003.
Format
Candidates can choose to take either a paper-based or a computer-based test. It is conducted in either
English or
Hindi
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. Eligibility is for
graduates
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in any discipline, though final year students of graduate courses can also apply.
[ The test is offered four times in a year in February, May, September and December.][
The tests includes 200 questions, 40 in each subject: language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis and sufficiency, intelligence and critical reasoning, and Indian and global environment. Time allotted is 150 minutes.][
]
References
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{{Standardized tests in India
Standardised tests in India
1998 establishments in India