A good number of B-schools in Delhi NCR and other parts of India have decided to accept MAT 2016 May exam scores for admission to their PGDM/MBA programmes commencing 2016 in July. However, the candidates shall have to submit their admission applications before the closing date in the respective B-school if they are desirous to pursue the management course for the 2016-18 batch. Earlier these B-schools despite accepting the MAT May scores used to consider them for the ensuing academic session as the admission process in many of them stood closed by the time result for the exam was declared.
Candidates exploring admission in MBA/PGDM 2016-18 batch can encash the opportunity to do MBA by registering and applying for MAT 2016 May exam the registration for which is open till April 19, 2016 both online and offline. However the last date for sale of offline forms has been restricted by AIMA to April 16, 2016.
Registration for MAT 2016 May exam was opened in the first week of March 2016. The last date of receipt of filled in registration/applicationform at AIMA New Delhi is April 19, 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.
MAT caters to 600 B schools
Apart from other All India MBA/PGDM entrance exams like CAT/XAT/CMAT, MAT is 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 600 institutes across India accept MAT scores. On February 18, 2013 Hon’ble Supreme Court of India allowed the petition to continue MAT as an entrance test to PGDM institutes.
Registration is open
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 offline application form is April 19, 2016. The last date for buying the registration application form is April 16, 2016.
3 modes to pay and apply
The registration application fee for MAT May 2016 is Rs 1200/-. Candidate can choose any one of the following modes to register and apply for MAT May 2016
Online
You may register online at AIMA website link for MAT May 2016 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 May 2016 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.
Choice of Offline or Online exam
AIMA provides two options to appear in MAT 2016 May exam. 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: MAT 2016
Test dates for Paper pencil mode and for Computer based test in MAT 2016 would be different as follows. Candidates can opt for either of the two but will not be allowed to appear in both type of exams.
Paper pencil mode- MAT 2016 May exam in Paper pencil mode will be conducted on Sunday May 1, 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 May 7, 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 07 May 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 May exam in 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: April 23 onwards
All the registered candidates both for Paper Based and Computer Based Test can download their Admit Card from AIMA website from April 23, 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.
Details in Admit Card
Admit Card will contain 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 case of Computer Based Test.
CBT: option to choose Date and time slot
Candidates who have opted for MAT 2016 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.
dMAT2016: May exam Pattern
MAT 2016 May 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.
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