Management Aptitude Test

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standard aptitude test conducted in India since 1998 by the All India Management Association (AIMA). MAT is used for admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) and allied programmes by over 600 business schools across India. It was approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2003.^[1]

Management Aptitude Test

Acronym	MAT
Type	computer or paper-based, standardized aptitude test
Administrator	All India Management Association
Skills tested	language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis and sufficiency, intelligence and critical reasoning, Indian and global environment
Purpose	admission to MBA and allied programmes
Year started	1998 (1998)
Duration	150 minutes
Score range	201-800
Score validity	one year
Offered	four times in a year in February, May, September and December
Languages	English or Hindi
Prerequisites	Graduates or final year students of graduate courses
Fee	₹1,950 (US$23)
Used by	business schools in India
Website	www.aima.in/testing-services/mat/mat.html

Format

Candidates can choose to take either a paper-based or a computer-based test. It is conducted in either English or Hindi. Eligibility is for graduates in any discipline, though final year students of graduate courses can also apply.^[1] The test is offered four times in a year in February, May, September and December.^[2] The cost of admission was ₹1,400 (US$17) in 2017 and the test scores are valid for one year.^[2]

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.^[2]