MAT May 2014: Last chance for MBA this year, Apply to MAT MAY 2014

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is another national level entrance test for admission to PGDM institutes where thousands of the aspirants test their skills. The test is conducted by AIMA (All India management Association). Usually there are 4 MAT tests in a year February, May, September and December. MAT scores are considered for admission by number of management institutes offering PGDM programmes which are equivalent to MBA.

According to AIMA MATis a standardised test being administered since 1988 to facilitate 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.
AIMA claims MAT as the largest test of its kind in the nation. More than 600 institutes across India accept MAT scores. On February 18, 2013 Honble Supreme Court of India allowed the petition to continue MAT as an entrance test to PGDM institutes.

MAT MAY 2014
Last date to Register and apply
Last date of sale of forms for MAT May 2014 test is April 16, 2014. Candidates can buy the forms from the designated AIMA Nodal centres across India. Candidates have the option of online registration also. However the last date for the on line registration as well as for buying the application form is April 16, 2014.
Candidates have to submit the duly completed MAT May 2014 application forms latest by April 19, 2014.
Another important feature is the provision of filling up 5 free choices in order of preference in the application form.

MAT: Mode of the test
AIMA provides two options to appear in MAT. Candidates can appear either in paper-pencil mode examination or in online computer based test. However no candidate can exercise both the options.

Test Date for MAT; May 2014
Paper pencil mode- MAT in Paper pencil mode will be conducted on Sunday May 4, 2014. The test will be of 150 minutes and will be conducted from 10 AM to 12.30 PM.
Computer Based online test- Candidates opting for CBT online test will be required to appear in the test on May 10, 2014. The test will be held in different time slots subject to availability. According to AIMA 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 10 May 2014 itself. It implies that in case there is more number of candidates the test may be conducted in the forthcoming days as well.

Besides, the venues for paper pencil mode test and computer based tests will also be different from one another.

How to get the Admit card for MAT May 2014
All the registered candidates both for Paper Based and Computer Based Test can download their Admit Card from AIMA website w.e.f. April 26, 2014 onwards. Specific Admit Card is generated both for the candidates opted for the Paper Based Test and for the Computer Based Test.

Admit Card will contain Candidates 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.
Candidates who have opted for Computer Based Test can choose the date and time slot of their choice, subject to availability. Date and time slot will be automatically allotted by the system to those candidates who do not select their slot up to 4 days before the Computer Based Test. No request for change of date and time slot will be entertained by AIMA.
However, no separate Admit Card will be issued to a candidate.

MAT Pattern and syllabus
MAT, May 2014 will be an objective type test with multiple-choice answers. There will be 5 key subjects on which questions will be formed. The test is designed to measure a persons general aptitudes in following areas

MAT May 2014 Result date
Score cards for MAT May 2014 Result are expected to be made available by AIMA in the last week of May 2014. MAT May 2014 Result can be downloaded from the AIMA website. Provision of getting a duplicate score card for MAT May 2014 Result test from AIMA is also there.
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