MAT (Management Aptitude Test) is conducted by Centre for
Management Services (CMS) of All India Management Association (AIMA). considers the MAT rating of students to give the admissions.
The exam is usually conducted four times in a year in the
months of February, May, September and December. MAT is conducted at national
level to select students to the renowned B-Schools with AICTE recognitions
excluding IIMs. Other top B-Schools, best 10 MBA colleges under MAT and deemed
universities accept the score of MAT for admission. The exam has got a status
of National Entrance test by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. It is
conducted in all the major cities of the country.
All India Management Association (AIMA) conducts the MBA entrance exam known as MAT- Management aptitude Test. This exam includes more than 500 colleges in India for the admission in Management colleges. Many top level colleges in India consider MAT entrance for the admission in their institutes. Every year The MAT exam is conducted 4 times in a year. The candidates can apply again and again if their scores are not satisfactory.
If you are planning to pursue MBA from a mid-tier college
which will save your money as well as your effort of competing for tier 1
colleges then MAT could be a good option for you Moreover if you pass out from
a mid-tier MBA college with sound practical knowledge the chances for you
ending up in a decent paying job are still high. Though not particularly but
many good corporate prefer to hire from mid-tier colleges due to various
reasons. So don’t worry even if you were not successful for taking admission in
top notch colleges. All you have to do is to work hard and acquire more and
more practical knowledge and more increase your networking.
Here are a list of 10 MBA colleges under MAT
- T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal
- Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
- Amity Business School, Amity University
- Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune
- Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
- PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore
- ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai
- Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai
- School of Communication and Management Studies, Cochin
- FLAME School of Business, Pune
