MAT exam 2025 schedule has been announced and registration process for February session has begun. Check here all about MAT 2025 exam, including registration, fees, syllabus, pattern, preparation, result, admission cut offs.
MAT exam 2025 will be conducted in February, May, September and December. AIMA announced the MAT exam schedule of February 2025 on December 24, 2024. in February 2024, MAT will be conducted in CBT and PBT modes. Candidates interested in appearing for MAT 2025 can fill up the online form. MAT score is accepted by over 800 B-Schools in India. Admission is based on MAT exam score and GD/PI. MAT offers the option to appear for the exam multiple times and the best score of all attempts can be used for MBA admission. Read here all about MAT 2025 exam.
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MAT exam will be conducted in four sessions in a year. In the table given below, candidates can check tentative MAT exam dates for May session:
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MAT Exam Features |
Details |
|---|---|
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MAT full form |
Management Aptitude Test (MAT) |
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Conducting Body |
All India Management Association (AIMA) |
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Exam Level |
National |
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Exam Frequency |
Four times a year - February, May, September, December |
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Exam Mode |
CBT PBT |
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Exam Fees |
INR 2,100 |
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Exam Purpose |
Admission to 800 MBA Colleges in India (approx.) |
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No. of Test Cities |
PBT Mode - 27 CBT Mode - 26 |
MAT application forms for CBT and PBT modes are same. The MAT February 2025 form can be filled in online mode only. Check the MAT application process below:
Check out the important details regarding MAT exam 2024.
| Features | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | Management Aptitude Test (MAT) |
| Conducting Body | All India Management Association (AIMA) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Four times a year - February, May, September, December |
| Mode | CBT, PBT, IBT |
| Exam Fees |
INR 2100 for 1 Test Mode INR 3300 for 2 Test Modes |
| What is the MAT Exam Purpose? | Admissions in more than 600 MBA Colleges in India |
| No. of Test Cities |
PBT Mode- 39 CBT Mode- 27 |
| Exam Mode | Fees |
|---|---|
| Paper Based Test (PBT) | INR 2100 |
| Computer Based Test (CBT) | INR 2100 |
| Internet Based Test (IBT) | INR 2100 |
| IBT + IBT | INR 3300 |
| PBT + IBT | INR 3300 |
| PBT + CBT | INR 3300 |
| CBT + IBT | INR 3300 |
Candidates need to pay attention to the MAT eligibility criteria before applying for the entrance examination. The required eligibility criteria for appearing in the exam are:
Candidates can check MAT exam pattern below:
Subject wise Distribution of Question Paper:
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MAT section |
Important topics |
|---|---|
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Language Comprehension |
Verb, Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, Antonyms & Synonyms, One Word Substitution, Idioms/Phrases, Vocabulary, Fill in the blanks, Sentence Correction, Para Jumble and Reading Comprehension |
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Intelligence & Critical Reasoning |
Family Tree, Course of Action, Arrangement, Pie Chart, Calendars, Statement Conclusions, Strong Arguments and Weak Arguments, Puzzles, Series, Blood Relations, Coding & Decoding, Visual Reasoning, Syllogisms and Graphs |
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Data Analysis & Data Sufficiency |
Data Analysis and Data Sufficiency. Topics to study include Line Graph, Bar Graph, Caselet, Pie Chart, Data Comparison, Quantitative Comparison and Data Sufficiency |
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Mathematical Skills |
Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration and Modern Maths |
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Indian & Global Environment |
Current Affairs and static GK |
Here is the syllabus for the MAT 2025 entrance examination:
| Subjects | Topics |
| Data Analysis and Sufficiency | Data tables, data charts, bar diagrams, and charts including simple, stacked, composite bar, pie charts, Graphs, Data Analysis, Data Comparison among others, caselet-based data, Venn diagram, data sufficiency. |
| Indian and Global Environment | Business and Economics, Current GK, Basic on the current reading newspaper and periodical, Devaluation and up the valuation of the rupee, business, national and international events. |
| Mathematics Skills | Arithmetic, Interest, Speed, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Averages, Number system, Mixture and Allegation, Unitary Method, Commercial math, permutation and combination, ration and proportion, Number system, Elementary mathematics, etc. |
| Intelligence and Critical Reasoning | Fact interference, passage, conclusion, analogy, statement argument, clocks, calendars, binary logic, premise, conclusion, linear and matrix arrangement, team formation, cubs, rows, network diagrams, quantitative reasoning, Puzzles, Logical Reasoning, critical reasoning. |
| English | Comprehension of Passage, Synonyms, Proverb, Sentence Correction, Antonyms, Punctuations etc. |
Candidates can check some beneficial MAT preparation tips to achieve a better rank in the entrance exam:
