MAT 2023 Overview
MAT or Management Aptitude Test is a national level entrance examination for admission to management courses across several colleges in India. MAT is conducted four times in a year, in the months of February, May, September and December. MAT exam is conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA) which is an apex body of management which has been organising a lot of management related activities and initiatives such as Distance Management Education, Management Development Programmes, Special Conferences, Research & Publications, Testing Services and Competitions. Centre for Management Services (CMS) is the special division of AIMA that undertakes testing and other management services. It conducts the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) that has been approved by the Ministry of HRD as a National Entrance Test. Candidates now can choose to take either the Paper Based Test or the Computer Based Test.
MAT 2023 will be an objective type of test which will test the candidate’s capability in 5 areas i.e. data analysis, language, critical reasoning, mathematics and Indian current affairs. MAT exam will be conducted in both the mode i.e. offline and online on 3rd and 9th September, 2023 respectively. The result of MAT September 2023 is expected to be announced in the last week of September.
Exam Name |
Management Aptitude Test |
Commonly known as |
MAT |
Conducting by |
All India Management Association |
Purpose |
Admission to MBA/PGDM Programmes |
Level of Exam |
National |
Periodicity |
4 times in a year (February, May, September and December) |
Mode of Exam |
Offline and Online |
Score/ Percentile accepted by institutes |
Over 600 business schools across India |