MAT 2021 (Registration Started) February Exam Date, Eligibility, Exam Pattern

About of the MAT

• Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardized test being administered since 1988 to facilitate Business Schools (B-Schools) to screen candidates for admission to MBA and allied programs. 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.

Important Dates MAT Exam 2021 February

Events

Dates

Dates for Computer Based Test (CBT) :

Last Date for Online Registration

14th February 2021

Availability of Admit Cards on the Website

16th February 2021

Date of AIMA MAT 2021 (CBT based)

20th February 2021

Dates for Paper-Based Test (PBT) :

Last Date for Online Registration

01st March 2021

Availability of Admit Cards on the Website

03rd March 2021

Date of AIMA MAT 2021 (PBT based)

06th March 2021

MAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates interested in MAT February 2021  must fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for it. In case you clear the exam but are not eligible then you will not be able to take the final admission in the MAT associate college.

Academic Qualification

Graduates in any discipline are eligible to apply for MAT 2021.

The Final year students of Graduate Courses are eligible to apply.

Minimum Aggregate Marks

The marks are according to the rule’s guidelines of the individual’s colleges.

Age Limit

There is no age limit to take the examination.

How to Apply for MAT Exam 2021 – Application Process

• Interested Candidates can apply online mode only through the official website https://www.aima.in/

• Register online at website link: https://mat.aima.in/feb21/ with Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card), Net Banking, UPI or Paytm Wallet.

Essential Documents to be made ready for online registration:

(i)

Valid Email Id

(ii)

Scanned image of photograph (10 to 50 kb)

(iii)

Scanned image of signature ( 5 to 20 kb)

(iv)

Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) or Net Banking details

Application Fee

For Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT)

Rs.1650/-

For Paper Based Test (PBT) OR Computer Based Test (CBT)

Rs.1650/-

For Double Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT)

Rs. 2750/-

For PBT+IBT OR CBT+IBT OR PBT+CBT –

Rs. 2750/-

Mode of Payment

Online through Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card), Net Banking, UPI or Paytm Wallet.

Mode of Test (How to take the Test)

Candidate can take MAT as

(i)

Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) or

(ii)

Double Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) or

(iii)

Paper Based Test (PBT) or

(iv)

Paper Based Test and Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (PBT+IBT) or

(v)

Computer Based Test (CBT) or

(vi)

Computer Based Test and Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (CBT+IBT) or

(viii)

Paper Based Test and Computer Based Test (PBT+CBT)

Note:

• Candidates can opt for both the tests i.e. 2 IBT/PBT+IBT/CBT+IBT/PBT+CBT tests by paying an extra fees of 1100/- in addition to 1650/-.

• Candidates opting for 2 2 IBTs/PBT+IBT/CBT+IBT/PBT+CBT will have the benefit of selecting additional 2 Management Institutes for sending their scores in addition to existing option of selecting 5 Management Institutes i.e. they can select 7 Management Institutes in total.

MAT 2021 – Exam Pattern

Mode of Exam

Online or Offline (IBT, PBT & CBT) Mode

Language

The medium of the examination is English.

Exam Duration

150 minutes

Type of Question

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type

Total questions

200 questions

Marking Scheme

There is one mark for each correct answer.

0.25 marks deduction for each incorrect answer.

Syllabus

Syllabus shall be based on the Higher Secondary Education, Porvorim. It will consist of subjects Language Comprehension, Intelligence & Critical Reasoning, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis & Sufficiency  & Indian & Global Environment.

Test Structure

Section No

 Section Name

No. of Questions

Time Suggested
(Minutes)

I

Language Comprehension

40

30

II 

Intelligence & Critical Reasoning

40

30

III

Mathematical Skills

40

40

IV

Data Analysis & Sufficiency

40

35

V

Indian & Global Environment

40

15

Total 

200

150

MAT 2021 Exam Centres

Test Centre City list is provided in the dropdown menu for the test centre choices in the registration form. Test cities for Paper Based Test (PBT) and Computer Based Test (CBT) are different.

Paper Based Test (PBT) Test City

Agra

Ahmedabad

Allahabad

Ambala

Bareilly

Bengaluru

Bhilai

Bhopal

Bhubaneswar

Chandigarh

Chennai

Coimbatore

Dehradun

Delhi (NCR)

Dibrugarh

Durgapur

Ghaziabad

Gurgaon

Guwahati

Haridwar

Hubli

Hyderabad

Imphal

Indore

Jaipur

Jammu

Jamshedpur

Jorhat

Kanpur

Kochi

Kolkata

Kottayam

Kozhikode

Lucknow

Ludhiana

Madurai

Meerut

Mangalore

Mumbai

Nagpur

Patna

Pune

Raipur

Ranchi

Rourkela

Shimla

Srinagar

Suryamani Nagar

Tezpur

Varanasi

Thiruvananthapuram

Trichy

Vijayawada

Visakhapatnam

MAT 2021 Admit Card

• All provisionally registered candidates for IBT/PBT/CBT have to download their Admit Card from AIMA website https://mat.aima.in as per the schedule given above.

• 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 admit card.

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 the website link https://mat.aima.in/feb21/ 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.

Result

• Candidates have to download the MAT Score from AIMA website https://www.aima.in