MAT Exam for PGDM for September 2015 < 22.8.2015

MAT

MAT to continue as an entrance test to PGDM institutes across India as per Supreme Court of India on 18th February 2013. 

About MAT

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardised 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 HRD approved MAT as a national level test in 2003. Any B-School - national or international - can consider MAT Score as an admission input based on the Score Cards issued to the candidates. The largest test of its kind in the nation, MAT will continue to be your passport to over 600 B-Schools across India.

Information to Candidates for September 2015 MAT

Name of the activity	Management Aptitude Test (MAT)
Mode of Test (How to take the test)	Candidate can choose any one of the two options to take the test: Paper Based Test Or Computer Based Test
Test Date	Paper Based Test	Computer Based Test
	06 September  2015  (Sunday)	12 September 2015 (Saturday) onwards**  **If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is limited and can be accommodated in a single day; the test will be completed on 12 September 2015 itself.
Test Timing	Paper Based Test	Computer Based Test
	10.00am-12.30pm	In different Time slots at specific test venues; subject to number of candidates registering for Computer Based Test.
Eligibility	Graduates in any discipline. ·         Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply.
How to apply	Candidate can choose any one of the following modes to apply. ·         Register online at website lnk: http://apps.aima.in/matsept15 with Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card). Payment. Detailed procedure is given on the website link. ·                                                   Or Register online at website link http://apps.aima.in/matsept15 by making payment of Rs.1200/- through Net Banking. ·           ·         Obtain crossed Demand Draft (DD) of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at Delhi from any Bank. Register online at website link: http://apps.aima.in/matsept15 along with the DD details. Detailed procedure is given on the website link ·                                                 Or ·         Obtain Form with MAT Bulletin/CD against cash payment of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) from listed Nodal Centres of AIMA Or from AIMA, New Delhi.
List of Participating Management Institutes (Click Here for the List)	List of Participating MIs Four Digit codes for Management Institutes/University Departments accepting the MAT Score are given in the List of Participating Institutes/Universities as MI Code. There are five blocks consisting of four boxes each given in the Form. Fill the codes of those five institutes only where you have applied or are applying for admission. No additional fee is to be paid for filling these 5 choices. Important Notice: Applicants are advised to check the approval/recognition status of various programs directly from the concerned Authorities/ Institutes/ Universities. AIMA HAS COME ACROSS A COUPLE OF CASES WHERE THE ASPIRING CANDIDATES’ MAT SCORE IS NOT ACCEPTED BY SOME PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES FOR ADMISSION TO MBA FULL TIME COURSE DESPITE THEIR CONFIRMATION TO AIMA AT THE TIME OF PARTICIPATION BY INCORPORATING THEIR NOTIFICATIONS IN MAT BULLETIN. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO RECHECK WITH THE CONCERNED INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES BEFORE APPLYING FOR MAT.
Last Date For sale of Forms	22 August 2015 (Saturday)
Last Date for submission of filled in Registration Forms at AIMA, New Delhi	25 August 2015 (Tuesday)
Last Date For Online Registration	22 August 2015 (Saturday)
Last Date for submission of filled in Online Registration Forms at AIMA, New Delhi	25 August 2015 (Tuesday)
Test Centre City (Click Here for the List)	·         Test Centre City list is provided in the Bulletin. Test Venues for Paper-Based Test and Computer Based Test are different. ·           ·          The Paper-Based Test will take place only on one day i.e., 06 September 2015 at one time slot i.e., 10.00am-12.30pm, whereas the Computer Based Test will take place from  12 September 2015  in different time slots. ·           ·         If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is limited and it can be accommodated in a single day; the test will be completed on 12 September 2015 itself. ·         If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is few in a particular centre, these candidates have to appear for the Paper-Based Test on 06 September 2015. ·
MAT Registration Form Acknowledgement	All Forms received at AIMA are scanned / validated within 5 days and the Form Numbers of such received forms will be available on website link:: http://apps.aima.in/mat_reciept.aspx. Further, your form is scrutinized and if found in order; it is provisionally registered. MAT Registration Form received later than the due date is liable to be rejected. Neither any correspondence in this regard will be entertained nor will the fee to be refunded.
Admit Card	·         All provisionally registered candidates both for Paper Based and Computer Based Test can download their Admit Card from AIMA website link: http://apps.aima.in/matadmitcard.aspx on or after 29 August 2015 (Saturday). ·           ·         Specific Admit Card is generated both for the candidates opted for the Paper Based Test and for the Computer Based Test. Admit Card contains Candidate’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 case of Computer Based Test.