MAT - MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST 2009, Now Online
Management Aptitude Test (MAT)
September 2009Management Aptitude Test (MAT)
AIMA (All India Management Association)
MAT goes online
Entrance Test for MBA and Allied Programmes of over 160 Business Schools
Visit website: www.aima-ind.org/matsep09 for details
Eligibility: Graduate in any discipline. Final year students of Graduate Courses
How to apply: Candidate can choose any one of the three modes to apply
• Obtain Form with MAT Bulletin/CD against cash payment of Rs 980/- from listed branches of Bank of Baroda, listed Study Centres of AIMA or from AIMA, New Delhi (Phones 011-24653382 & 41757046)
• Obtain crossed DD of Rs. 1050/- in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at Delhi from any Bank. Register online at website link www.aima-ind.org/matsep09
• Register online at website link www.aima-ind.org/matsep09 with Credit Card payment. Detailed procedure is given on the website link
How to take the test: Candidate can choose any one of the two options
Paper-Pencil Test or Computer Based Test (Online Test)
• Paper-Pencil Test will be held on 06 September 2009 (Sunday). The paper-pencil test timing is 1000 – 1230 hrs
• Computer Based Test (Online Test) will be held from 07 September 2009 (Monday) onwards in different time slots at specified test venues; subject to number of candidates registering for Computer Based Test.
Branches for sale of MAT form: Agra – 2464362, Ahmedabad – 26585175, Ajmer – 2622019, Allahabad – 2624394, Amritsar – 2554042, Aurangabad – 2334345, Bangalore – 22259604, Bareilly – 2557474, Baroda – 2791724, Belgaum – 4208349, Bhagalpur – 2421317, Aurangabad – 2334345, Bangalore – 22259604, Bareilly – 2557474, Baroda – 2791724, Belgaum – 4208349, Bhagalpur – 2421317, Bhopal – 4257152, Bhubaneswar – 2532214, Bikaner – 2202915, Bilaspur – 238715, Calicut – 2723250, Chandigarh – 5007208, Chennai – 23454241, Coimbatore – 2300047, Dehradun – 252035, Delhi Defence Colony – 24622063, Laxmi Nagar – 22540338, Uttam Nagar – 25333344, Jawahar Nagar – 23851235, Dhanbad – 252035, Ernakulam – 2351205, Erode – 2214102, Faridabad – 2419914, Gorakhpur – 2333953, Gurgaon – 2320098, Guwahati – 2549946, Gwalior – 2421991, Hissar – 232029, Hyderabad – 23465102, Indore – 2454173, Jabalpur – 2481475, Jaipur – 2577047, Jaipur – 2377807, Jammu – 2451481, Jamshedpur – 2424723, Jodhpur – 2636613, Kanpur – 2310820, Kolkata – 22297120, Kota – 2380628, Kottayam – 2564577, Kurukshetra – 222811, Lucknow – 2616113, Ludhiana – 2745630, Madurai – 2622938, Mangalore – 2424182, Meerut – 2661186, Mumbai-Borivalli (E) – 28923370, SM Road – 23433192, Muzaffarpur – 2245021, Mysore – 2521266, Nagpur – 2522859, Panipat – 2642016, Patna – 2225284, Pondicherry – 2337147, Pune – 26137530, Raipur – 2523572, Rajkot – 2227615, Ranchi – 2218021, Rohtak – 257734, Salem – 2213901, Shillong – 2224601, Shimla – 2653153, Silliguri – 2430117, Surat – 2325145, Tiruchirapally – 2704268, Trivandrum – 2320254, Udaipur – 2420671, varanasi – 2414767, Vijaywada – 2574294, Vizag – 2569757
AIMA Study Centres: New Delhi – Asian Institute of Management Studies, 25454921, 25468536, Delhi Institute of Management and Services, 23316475, 9350390764, DIMS Institute of Management Studies, 23370989, 9811711699, Faridabad – Faridabad Institute of Management Studies, 2278895, 2273403, Noida – Vishwa Bharati Institute of Management, 2453404/9312321419
Last date of sale of forms/online registration: 10th August 2009 (Monday)
Last date for receipt of filled-in forms at AIMA, New Delhi: 13th August, 2009 (Thursday)
Management House, 14 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, Fax: 24626689, Email: mat@aima-ind.org, Website: www.aima-ind.org
For MAT related queries, please contact AIMA help line at: 011-40770300
MAT Score is acceptable even to certain other Institutes for considering admission of candidates for Post Graduate Degree / Diploma programmes, besides the above Institutes, subject to specific cut-off marks and other admission parameters.
Q. How many Management Institutes participate in MAT. Do they keep on changing or remain the same? Is there a same admission criterion for each & every Institute? Are they recognized, by AICTE? Do they have hostel facility? What about the total fee?
A. The number of participating Management Institutes may vary. The number of MI’s keeps on changing from test to test. Admission criteria for every institute is different. All MIs participating in MAT are either AICTE approved or affiliated to some Universities, for further information you may contact the MIs/Universities of your choice. The list of various Management Institutes /Universities is available in MAT bulletin along with the admission notification. It may be worthwhile to go through the brochure of the Management Institutes for detailed information.
Q. What is the validity of MAT score?
A. Validity of the MAT score is for that particular session for most Management Institutes, but for AIMA-CME’s PGDM & PGDITM programmes, the score is valid for one year. For more detail, please visit our website:- www.aima-ind.org
Q. What is the last date of submitting filled in MAT OMR Form?
A. Last date for submission is mentioned in the MAT bulletin. The last date also appears in the notification released by AIMA in various national & regional newspapers.
Q. Do applicant has to buy the prospectus of the MI’s opted by him/her?
A. For applying to MI’s it is suggested that the prospectus of the MI’s opted should be bought.
Q. Is MAT held all over the country what about a person living abroad? Can he/she apply for it?
A. MAT is conducted in all major cities in the country and in leading cities abroad. For further clarification, see MAT bulletin or contact our information centre.
Q. Do we get a separate Admit Card for appearing in MAT?
A. Candidate has to download his/her admit card from aima website 7 days before the Test Date with the registration form number. No separate admit card is mailed to candidate.
Q. Is there any age bar for it? Any Job experience required, to appear in MAT?
A. There is no age bar. Job experience is not necessary.
Q. Is appearance in MAT necessary for getting admission into PGDM/ MBA programme ?
A. Yes, MAT is necessary for admission into PGDM / equivalent programmes offered by AIMA or other MIs who participate in it.