MAT 2020 Overview

ExamType	Format	Language
National Level	Online/CBT, Offline/PBT	English

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 2020 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 3^rd and 9^th September, 2020 respectively. The result of MAT September 2020 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria

According to AIMA norms, MAT eligibility criteria are as follows:

• The minimum qualification taking MAT is graduation in any discipline from any recognised University or equivalent recognised degree.
• A final year student in any undergraduate (i.e. B.A, B.Sc., B.Com., B.Tech., etc.) can also appear provisionally.
• There is no age limit for taking MAT
• Work Experience is not compulsory
• Usually, there is a minimum percentage requirement in graduation, which is different for different institutions.

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MAT 2020 Application Details

MAT 2020 registration process has started from July 1. Aspiring and eligible candidates can apply in both the modes i.e. online and offline. Applicants who want to apply offline can get application form of MAT 2020 from designated study centres or head office of AIMA. To register online, the candidates will have to fill their personal, education, work experience and other details in the MAT application form. The last date to fill MAT registration form offline and online is August 23 and 25, 2020 respectively.

For detailed information on MAT 2020 Application Form, read more

For detailed information on MAT 2020 Admit Card, read more

Application fees detail

If a candidate is applying online then he/she has to pay the MAT 2020 registration fee through Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) / Net Banking. If a candidate wants to register offline then the payment will be done through Demand Draft. In the case of Offline Registration, candidates will have to collect the MAT bulletin and CD from the AIMA centre based in New Delhi. The fee is payable via Net Banking, Debit card, Credit card or using a Demand Draft.

Mode of Registration	Registration Fee
Offline	1400 INR
Online	1400 INR

 

 

Exam Pattern

MAT Exam Pattern

MAT 2020 Counselling/Interview

MAT September 2020 result will be declared by AIMA by the last week of September. Candidates can check the result on the official website of AIMA. Candidates will have to login to their student account for checking their result. MAT results will be published in the form of section wise score card. Marking for all the sections of MAT Exam 2020 will be given on that score card separately.

On the basis of MAT 2020 result, all the MAT participating colleges will determine and declare their individual MAT 2020 cutoff marks. Candidates who will get the minimum cutoff score will be called for the further admission rounds. Cutoffs are the minimum qualifying marks required for getting admission into MBA colleges accepting the MAT score. It will differ from college to college and also for categories of students. Candidates will be shortlisted for GD/PI rounds on the basis of their score secured in this MAT exam and clearing the cutoff scores.

Personal Interview will be the significant part of the MAT admission procedure and should be taken seriously. Candidates will be assessed on the basis of their thinking process, future goals, interpersonal skills etc.

MAT Counselling and selection procedure will differ from college to college. Colleges accepting MAT scores will declare the cutoff and will conduct the MAT selection procedure. It will include the personal interview, group discussion and writing ability test. Some of the colleges accepting MAT scores may conduct all the three rounds and some others may not. Most of the institutes give importance to WAT as they think, it is an easy way to judge the writing skills of the candidate.

The final admission list of the colleges will be declared on the basis of candidate’s performance in the entire MAT 2020 selection procedure.

 

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MAT Cut-off Top Management Colleges

MAT September 2020 result will be declared by AIMA by the last week of September. Candidates can check the result on the official website of AIMA. Candidates will have to login to their student account for checking their result. MAT results will be published in the form of section wise score card. Marking for all the sections of MAT Exam 2020 will be given on that score card separately.

On the basis of MAT 2020 result, all the MAT participating colleges will determine and declare their individual MAT 2020 cutoff marks. Candidates who will get the minimum cutoff score will be called for the further admission rounds. Cutoffs are the minimum qualifying marks required for getting admission into MBA colleges accepting the MAT score. It will differ from college to college and also for categories of students. Candidates will be shortlisted for GD/PI rounds on the basis of their score secured in this MAT exam and clearing the cutoff scores.

Personal Interview will be the significant part of the MAT admission procedure and should be taken seriously. Candidates will be assessed on the basis of their thinking process, future goals, interpersonal skills etc.

MAT Counselling and selection procedure will differ from college to college. Colleges accepting MAT scores will declare the cutoff and will conduct the MAT selection procedure. It will include the personal interview, group discussion and writing ability test. Some of the colleges accepting MAT scores may conduct all the three rounds and some others may not. Most of the institutes give importance to WAT as they think, it is an easy way to judge the writing skills of the candidate.

The final admission list of the colleges will be declared on the basis of candidate’s performance in the entire MAT 2020 selection procedure.

 

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MAT 2020 Exam Syllabus

Knowing the MAT 2020 Syllabus will help you to strategize your preparations. It will help all the MAT aspirants to achieve their goal. In MAT exam, there will be a total of 200 questions distributed in five sections and duration to complete the whole exam will be 150 minutes.

MAT Syllabus 2020 – Language Comprehension

This is very high scoring sections for the candidates who are good at English. Language comprehension consists of Grammar, Unseen passage, Spotting Errors, English Vocabulary, etc.

• Contextual usage                                                            
• Different usage of the same word
• Antonyms
• Sentence completion
• Foreign language words used in English
• One word substitution
• Fill In the Blanks
• Analogies
• Syllogisms
• Jumbled paragraphs
• Sentence correction
• Idioms

 

MAT Syllabus 2020 – Mathematical Skill

This is often one of the toughest and time-consuming sections. Numerical skills consist of Percentage, Height & Distance, Number System, Time & Work, Profit/Loss, etc.

• In-equations Quadratic and linear equations
• Profit and Loss
• Ratios and proportions
• Percentages
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Averages
• Geo Partnership (Accounts)
• metric Progression
• Time-Speed-Distance
• Number System
• Work and Time
• HCF & LCM
• Vectors

MAT Syllabus 2020 – Data Analysis and Sufficiency

This section is mainly based on text, on tables and graphs. Data Analysis & Sufficiency consists of Line Charts, Puzzles, Series, Bar Charts, Table Charts, Pie Charts, etc.

Bar Graphs

Column Graphs

Venn Diagram etc.

Graphs

Line Charts

Pie Chart

 

MAT Syllabus 2020 – General Intelligence and Critical Reasoning

Intelligence & Logical Reasoning consists of Sitting Arrangements, Problems on Clock, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, etc. Following are the topics which are covered in this section:

• Sequencing
• Visual reasoning
• Critical Reasoning
• Assumption-Premise-Conclusion
• Identifying valid interferences
• Statements and Assumptions
• Coding and Decoding
• Linear arrangements
• Assertion and reasons
• Identifying reasons
• Matrix arrangements
• Family tree
• Cause and effect

MAT Syllabus 2020 – Indian and Global Environment respectively

Indian & Global Environment consists of General Knowledge, Current Events, etc. Candidates can attempt number of questions in lesser time and so there are chances to score higher in this section

• Quotations from important personalities
• Geography
• Current Affairs
• History
• Company punch lines
• Major events in corporate
• Books and Authors
• Science
• Business
• Top officials of big companies
• Awards
• Sports
• Entertainment
• Politics etc.

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MAT 2020 Exam Centers

State/ UT Name	Test City Code	Test  City  Name	Test Mode
Andhra Pradesh	504	Vijayawada	Only Paper Based Test
	502	Visakhapatnam	Only Paper Based Test
Assam	701	Guwahati	Only Paper Based Test
	703	Jorhat	Only Paper Based Test
	704	Dibrugarh	Only Paper Based Test
Bihar	801	Patna	Only Paper Based Test
Chandigarh	101	Chandigarh	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
Chhattisgarh	401	Bhilai	Only Paper Based Test
	403	Raipur	Only Paper Based Test
Delhi	102	Delhi (NCR)	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
Gujarat	301	Ahmedabad	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
Haryana	108	Ambala	Only Paper Based Test
	106	Gurgaon	Only Paper Based Test
Himachal Pradesh	171	Shimla	Only Paper Based Test
Jammu & Kashmir	113	Jammu	Only Paper Based Test
	114	Srinagar	Only Paper Based Test
Jharkhand	802	Jamshedpur	Only Paper Based Test
	803	Ranchi	Only Paper Based Test
Karnataka	503	Bengaluru	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
	505	Mangalore	Only Paper Based Test
Kerala	602	Ernakulam	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
	603	Kottayam	Only Paper Based Test
	601	Kozhikode	Only Paper Based Test
	604	Thiruvananthapuram	Only Paper Based Test
Madhya Pradesh	404	Bhopal	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
	406	Indore	Only Paper Based Test
Maharashtra	408	Mumbai	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
	409	Nagpur	Only Paper Based Test
	410	Pune	Only Paper Based Test
Manipur	799	Imphal	Only Paper Based Test
Orissa	706	Bhubaneswar	Only Paper Based Test
	708	Rourkela	Only Paper Based Test
Punjab	115	Ludhiana	Only Paper Based Test
Rajasthan	306	Jaipur	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
Tamil Nadu	606	Chennai	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
	607	Coimbatore	Only Paper Based Test
	608	Madurai	Only Paper Based Test
	609	Trichy	Only Paper Based Test
Telengana	501	Hyderabad	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
Uttar Pradesh	201	Agra	Only Paper Based Test
	203	Allahabad	Only Paper Based Test
	204	Bareilly	Only Paper Based Test
	205	Ghaziabad	Only Paper Based Test
	206	Kanpur	Only Paper Based Test
	207	Lucknow	Paper Based or Computer Based Test
	208	Meerut	Only Paper Based Test
	210	Varanasi	Only Paper Based Test
Uttarakhand	211	Dehradun	Only Paper Based Test
	212	Haridwar	Only Paper Based Test
West Bengal	712	Durgapur	Only Paper Based Test
	711	Kolkata	Paper Based or Computer Based Test

 

MAT 2020 Contact Details

All India Management Institute
24-25, 4th Floor,
Andhra Association Building,
Lodhi Road, Institutional Area,
New Delhi - 110003

Phone : 011-47673037/ 47673026/ 24638896
Email: mat@aima.in

Everything about MAT 2020 September
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