MAT Exam 2025
App. Deadline: 20th FEBRUARY, 2025
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last Date for Online Registration | February 20th, 2025 |
| Availability of Admit Card | February 22nd, 2025 after 5 PM |
| Test Date | February 25th, 2025 |
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last Date for Online Registration | March 5th or 1st Week, 2025 |
| Availability of Admit Card | March 8th, 2025 |
| Test Date | March 10th or 2nd Week, 2025 |
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last Date for Online Registration | Last Week of February to 1st Week of March |
| Availability of Admit Card | 1st week of March 2025 |
| Test Date | 2nd week of March 2025 |
Check out the important details regarding MAT exam 2025.
| 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- 28 CBT Mode- 35 |
MAT eligibility criteria describe the minimum eligibility that all candidates must fulfill. The candidates interested in applying for MAT 2025 exam must check out the minimum eligibility set by the exam conducting authority before filling the application forms.
To apply for MAT exam, candidates need to visit the official website first. But before they apply for the exam, students must go through the MAT exam eligibility and other exam-related details. To register, follow the given precedure.
MAT 2025 Registration process is completely online. Go through all the detailed steps before applying for MAT 2025 exam.
To begin with MAT application process, candidates have to register by providing their email ID and mobile number. After that, candidates need to verify their email ID and mobile number by mentioning the OTP that they receive. Then, candidates must log in using the login credentials to fill MAT application form. Candidates must upload the scanned copy of their passport size photograph and signature. Make sure to upload all the required details in the prescribed format only.
| Document | Size | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Photograph | Between 10 to 50 KB | Scanned copy of the color photograph (not more than six months old) in JPEG/JPG format only |
| Signature | Between 5 to 20 KB | Scanned copy of signature (black/blue-ink pen only); JPEG/JPG format only |
MAT 2025 application fee needs to be paid in an online mode only through Credit Card/Debit Card, Net Banking, UPI, or Paytm Wallet. Since candidates are allowed to appear in more than 2 modes of MAT exam in a session, the application fee varies accordingly.
| Details | Amount (in INR) |
|---|---|
| Paper Based Test (PBT) | 2100 |
| Computer Based Test (CBT) | 2100 |
| Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) | 2100 |
| Both PBT & CBT exams | 3300 |
| 2 IBT mode exams | 3300 |
| 2 CBT mode exams | 3300 |
The detailed MAT exam syllabus is mentioned below, which candidates must refer to while preparing for the exam:
MAT Data Analysis and Sufficiency: Data Tables, Data charts, Bar diagrams & Charts including Simple, Stacked, Composite Bar charts, Pie charts, Graphs – Line X-Y Graphs, Data analysis and Data comparison among others, Caselet based Data, Venn diagram, Data Sufficiency.
MAT Indian & Global Environment: Business & Economics GK -for example changes in Fiscal and monetary policy, CRR, Repo Rate, Conventional GK-available in books, Current GK- based on the current reading of newspapers and periodicals, Devaluation and up the valuation of Rupee, Business, National and International events, etc.
MAT Mathematical Skills: Arithmetic, Interest (Simple and Compound), Speed, Time and Distance; Time and Work; Averages; Number System, Mixtures and Allegation, Unitary Method, Commercial Math, Permutation and Combinations, Ratio and Proportion and others, Number System (3-4) questions, Elementary Mathematics, etc.
MAT Intelligence and Critical Reasoning: Fact Inference Judgment, Passage Conclusion, Analogy, Statement Argument among others, Clocks, Calendars, Binary logic, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations (Family Tree), Logical Sequence, Assumption, Premise, Conclusion, Linear and matrix arrangement, Team Formation, Cubes, Rows, Set Theory, Venn Diagrams, Direction sense and Decision Making, Input-Output, Series, Syllogism, Network Diagrams, Quantitative Reasoning, Puzzles, Logical Reasoning based on Rankings, Critical Reasoning
MAT Language Comprehension: Reading comprehension passages, grammar, para jumbles, sentence completion, odd one out, verbal ability, etc.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Medium of Exam | English |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Nature of Questions | Objective (MCQs) |
| Number of Questions | 150 |
| Number of Answer Choices | 4 |
| Total Marks | 150 |
| Marks Awarded | (+1) for every correct answer |
| Negative Marking | (-0.25) for each incorrect answer |
Refer to the best MAT exam books which can help candidates improve their performance in the exam.
| Section | Books |
|---|---|
| Language Comprehension | General Objective English by Arihant Publications Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis English Comprehension for MAT -Disha Publications |
| Intelligence & Critical Reasoning | Modern Approach for Logical Reasoning -R S Aggarwal General Intelligence and Critical Reasoning -Disha Publications Logical Reasoning for CAT by Nishit K Sinha |
| Mathematical Skills | How to Prepare for QA for CAT -Arun Sharma Quantum CAT -S K Verma Quantitative Aptitude - RS Aggarwal Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude -Dinesh Khattar |
| Data Analysis & Sufficiency | Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency - Disha Publications Data Interpretation & Analysis and Data Sufficiency - Kiran Prakashan Publishers |
| Indian and Global Environment | General Knowledge by Lucent Publications General Knowledge by Manohar Pandey Manorama English Yearbook by Mammen Mathew |
MAT exam 2025 Results for PBT, CBT, IBT mode are announced on the official website of AIMA. Candidates need to go through the official website for checking their results. The detailed steps for checking the results are mentioned below:
Visit the official website of AIMA.MAT Cut off 2025 will be mentioned by the participating institutes post the declaration of MAT 2025 Results. The candidates preparing for MAT 2025 exam can check out the MAT cut off of the top participating institutes to get an idea about the minimum expected scores they are supposed to get in the exam.