Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardised&nbsp;National Level 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 Education&nbsp;approved MAT as a national level test in 2003. MAT is now a new-age entrance test with streamlined exam sections, updated content focus, and concise exam duration. The largest test of its kind in the nation, MAT will continue to be your passport to over 600 B-Schools across India.
MAT Test Structure :
&nbsp;
MAT has five sections, each with thirty questions. A total of 150 questions are to be attempted over 120 minutes. 
Test structure is given below:
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			<td>Section No.</td>
			<td>Section Name</td>
			<td>No. of Questions</td>
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			<td>I</td>
			<td>Language Comprehension</td>
			<td>30</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>II</td>
			<td>Intelligence &amp; Critical Reasoning</td>
			<td>30</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>III</td>
			<td>Mathematical Skills</td>
			<td>30</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>IV</td>
			<td>Data Analysis &amp; Sufficiency</td>
			<td>30</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>V</td>
			<td>Economic &amp; Business Environment</td>
			<td>30</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
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ELIGIBILITY :
Graduates in any discipline. Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply.
MODE OF TEST : (How to take the Test)
Candidate can take MAT as
(i) Paper Based Test (PBT)&nbsp;or
(ii) Computer Based Test (CBT)&nbsp;or
(iii) Paper Based Test and Computer Based Test (PBT+CBT)&nbsp;or
(iv) Computer Based Test 1 and Computer Based Test 2 (CBT 1 + CBT 2)
Note:&nbsp;
<ul>
	<li>Candidates can opt for an additional mode of test (e.g. PBT+CBT, CBT + CBT) by paying an extra fee of ₹1500/- in addition to ₹2100/-.</li>
	<li>Candidates opting for additional test 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.</li>
</ul>
HOW TO APPLY :
Register online at website link:&nbsp;<a href="https://mat.aima.in/">https://mat.aima.in</a>&nbsp;with Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card), Net Banking, UPI and Paytm wallet. The fee details are given below:
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle">Paper Based Test (PBT) or 
			Computer Based Test (CBT)</td>
			<td><img alt="rupees symbol" src="https://resources.aima.in/mat/rupee-symbol-code.png?1725534486" style="width:16px" />2100/-</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle">
			PBT + CBT or 
			CBT + CBT &nbsp;
			</td>
			<td><img alt="rupees symbol" src="https://resources.aima.in/mat/rupee-symbol-code.png?1725534486" style="width:16px" />3600/-</td>
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ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE READY FOR ;
<ul>
	<li>Valid Email Id</li>
	<li>Scanned image of photograph (10 to 50 kb)</li>
	<li>Scanned image of signature (5 to 20 kb)</li>
	<li>Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) or Net Banking detail.</li>
</ul>
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			<td>LAST DATE FOR CBT 1 ONLINE REGISTRATION</td>
			<td>30 November 2024 (Saturday)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>AVAILABILITY OF CBT 1 ADMIT CARD</td>
			<td>3 December 2024 (5.00 PM Onwards)&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CBT TEST DATE</td>
			<td>7 December 2024 (Saturday)</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
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	<tbody>
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			<td colspan="2">DETAILED SCHEDULE - CBT 2 (COMPUTER BASED TEST)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>LAST DATE FOR CBT 2 ONLINE REGISTRATION</td>
			<td>15 December 2024 (Sunday)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>AVAILABILITY OF CBT ADMIT CARD</td>
			<td>18 December 2024 (5.00 PM Onwards)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CBT TEST DATE</td>
			<td>22 December 2024 (Sunday)</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
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	<tbody>
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			<td colspan="2">DETAILED SCHEDULE - PBT (PAPER BASED TEST)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>LAST DATE FOR PBT ONLINE REGISTRATION</td>
			<td>7 December 2024 (Saturday)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>AVAILABILITY OF PBT ADMIT CARD</td>
			<td>10 December 2024 (5.00 PM Onwards)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>PBT TEST DATE</td>
			<td>14 December 2024 (Saturday)</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>
			MAT RESULT
			</td>
			<td>
			Availability of MAT December&rsquo; 24 Score on MAT Website:&nbsp;By 1st week of January 2025
			Candidates have to download the MAT Score from website&nbsp;<a href="https://mat.aima.in/" target="_blank">https://mat.aima.in/</a>&nbsp;(Applicant dashboard)
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>
			TEST CITIES
			</td>
			<td>
			PBT &amp; CBT Test cities details are provided under TAB Download/ View&nbsp;<a href="https://mat.aima.in/" target="_blank">https://mat.aima.in/</a>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>
			LIST OF PARTICIPATING MANAGEMENT INSTITUTES
			</td>
			<td>
			<ul>
				<li>Select the institutes where you have applied or are applying for admission.</li>
				<li>
				Important Notice: Candidates are advised to check the approval/recognition status of various programs directly from the concerned Authorities/ Institutes/ Universities.
				</li>
			</ul>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>
			ADMIT CARD
			</td>
			<td>
			All provisionally registered candidates for PBT/CBT have to download their Admit Card from MAT website&nbsp;<a href="https://mat.aima.in/" target="_blank">https://mat.aima.in/</a>&nbsp;(Applicant dashboard)&nbsp;as per the schedule given above.
			Admit Card contains Candidate&#39;s Name, Form No, Roll No, Test Date, Test Time and Test Venue Address. Candidate has to strictly follow the date and time allotted to him/her in the admit card.
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			<td>
			CLARIFICATION
			</td>
			<td>
			Candidates may clarify queries regarding MAT, if any, at e-mail:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mat@aima.in">mat@aima.in</a>&nbsp;and Contact: 8130338839, 9599030586&nbsp;(between 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM)&nbsp;&amp; 011-47673020&nbsp;(between 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM, Monday to Friday)
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			<td>
			SALIENT ASPECTS OF MAT
			</td>
			<td>
			<ul>
				<li>Govt. of India,&nbsp;Ministry of Education approved&nbsp;MAT as a&nbsp;National Level Test&nbsp;</li>
				<li>National Level Test for admissions into&nbsp;MBA/ PGDM/ MMS Programs&nbsp;</li>
				<li>Acceptability of MAT score is&nbsp;endorsed by Honourable Supreme Court of India&nbsp;and by&nbsp;Delhi High Court&nbsp;</li>
				<li>Time tested admission test - trusted for over&nbsp;35&nbsp;years&nbsp;since 1988</li>
				<li>Wide acceptability of scores&nbsp;by hundreds of Business Schools and University Departments</li>
				<li>Administered&nbsp;four times a year - February, May, August&nbsp;and December&nbsp;</li>
				<li>Conducted in 02 modes&nbsp;PBT (Paper Based Test) and CBT (Computer Based Test)</li>
				<li>Concession in registration fee&nbsp;for candidates&nbsp;registering for two modes&nbsp;.</li>
				<li>Candidates could&nbsp;apply in multiple administrations&nbsp;also</li>
				<li>Score validity of one year, best of the score is accepted from multiple attempts</li>
				<li>Testing &amp; Assessment Process&nbsp;CMMI SVC Level 3&nbsp;certified</li>
				<li>Availed by lakhs of candidates from all over India</li>
			</ul>
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			<td>
			ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
			</td>
			<td>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.</td>
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#&nbsp;MAT typically stands for Management Aptitude Test, a standardized test conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA). It is used for admission to MBA and other management programs in various business schools across India.
The MAT (Management Aptitude Test) exam pattern and syllabus are as follows:
Exam Pattern: 
- Mode of Exam: Both Paper-Based Test (PBT) and Computer-Based Test (CBT) 
- Duration: 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes) 
- Number of Questions:&nbsp;150 
- Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) 
- Sections: 5 sections (Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Indian and Global Environment) 
- Marking Scheme: 1 mark for each correct answer; 0.25 negative marking for each incorrect answer
Syllabus: 
1. Language Comprehension 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Reading Comprehension 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- English Grammar-based questions 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Vocabulary
2. Mathematical Skills 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Number System 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Geometry 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Trigonometry 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Percentages 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Profit and Loss 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Time and Work 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Averages 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Simple and Compound Interest 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Ratio and Proportion 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Time-Speed-Distance 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Probability
3. Data Analysis and Sufficiency 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Data Interpretation 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Data Sufficiency
4. Intelligence and Critical Reasoning 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Critical Reasoning 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Visual Reasoning 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Assumption-Premise-Conclusion 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Assertion and reasons 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Statements and assumptions 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Identifying valid inferences 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Statements and conclusions 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Cause and Effect 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Identifying Probably true 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Probably false 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- definitely true 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- definitely false kind of statement 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Linear arrangements 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Matrix arrangements 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Puzzles 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Syllogisms 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Functions
5. Indian and Global Environment 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Current Affairs 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Business 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Punch line of companies 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Top officials of big companies 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Major corporate events 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Famous award and prizes 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- World Records 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Books and authors 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Science 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- History 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- Geography 
&nbsp; &nbsp;- International organizations
# Candidates preparing for MAT&nbsp;should focus on mastering these topics to perform well in the examination. Additionally, practicing previous years&#39; question papers and taking mock tests can help candidates familiarize themselves with the exam pattern and improve their time management skills.

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