MAT 2016: Registration opens for Feb 7 exam; apply before January 27, 2016

Registration for MAT 2016 to be held on February 7, 2016 has been opened by AIMA with the application deadline fixed for January 27, 2016. All India Management Association (AIMA) is the authority to convene MAT exams which take place 4 times in a year giving the opportunity to the candidates to explore admission opportunity in 400 B-schools.

The registration process for MAT 2016 February exam is proposed to be closed on January 27, 2016 while the last date of issuing the registration and application form in off-line mode is January 23, 2016.

MAT is a 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 viz February, May, September and December. MAT scores are considered for admission by number of management institutes offering PGDM programmes which are equivalent to MBA.

400 B schools to accept MAT 2016 scores Apart from other All India MBA/PGDM entrance exams like CAT/XAT/CMAT, MATis also a standardised test. The exam is 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 400 institutes across India are supposed to accept MAT 2016 scores. On February 18, 2013 Honble Supreme Court of India allowed the petition to continue MAT as an entrance test to PGDM institutes.

Registration Registration for MAT 2016 February exam is open now. Last date of sale of forms for MAT 2016 February test is January 23, 2016. 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 submitting the off line application form is January 27, 2016. The MAT 2016 registration application complete in all respect should be received at AIMA New Delhi latest by January 27, 2016.3

How to pay and apply The registration application fee for MAT 2016 February test is Rs 1200/-. Candidate can choose anyoneof the following modes to register and apply for MAT 2016 February exam.

Online You may register online at AIMA website link for MAT 2016 February test and can pay through Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card)/Net Banking

By Demand draft Candidates can obtain crossed Demand Draft (DD) of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) in favour of All India Management Association payable at Delhi from any Bank. Then they can register online at AIMA website. You should fill up the registration form alongwith the DD details.

Offline: Pay cash Candidates can obtain Form with MAT Bulletin/CD against cash payment of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) from listed Nodal Centres of AIMA OR from AIMA, New Delhi.

Facility of choosing 5 top B schools MAT 2016 February registration and application process has provided the facility of filling up 5 free choices of Management Institutes in order of preference in the application form.

Take MAT 2016 February exam Offline or Online 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.

Testing window Test dates for Paper pencil mode and for Computer based test in MAT 2016 February exam would be different as follows. Candidates can opt either of the two.

Paper pencil mode- MAT 2016 in Paper pencil mode will be conducted on Sunday February 7, 2016. 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 from Saturday February 13, 2016 onwards. 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 13 Feb 2016 itself. It implies that in case there is more number of candidates the test may be conducted in the forthcoming days as well.

51 centres for paper pen test Out of 63 test cities in India and abroad, MAT 2016 February computer based test form will be conducted only at 12 centres. Rest of the test centres will have the facility of paper pen based test. Besides, the venues for paper pencil mode test and computer based tests will also be different from one another.

Admit card for MAT 2016: Jan 30 onwards All the registered candidates both for Paper Based and Computer Based Test can download their Admit Card from AIMA website from January 30, 2016 onwards. Specific Admit Card is generated both for the candidates opted for the Paper Based Test and for the Computer Based Test. No separate Admit Card will be issued and sent to a candidate.

Admit Card details 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.

CBT: Choose Date and time slot Candidates who have opted for MAT 2016 February 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.

MAT 2016 February Exam Pattern MAT 2016 February exam will be an objective type test with multiple-choice Questions (MCQs). The test will be divided among 5 key sections on which questions will be formed. The sections are Language Comprehension, Mathematical skills, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Indian and Global Environment.

Each of the 5 sections will have 40 questions making it a total of 200 questions to be solved in 150 minutes.