MAT 2015: Last day to select 5 top B schools; know how to choose and submit your preferences

All India management Association (AIMA) has provided the facility to Management Aptitude Test (MAT) May 2015 takers to fill up 5 free choices of Management Institutes in order of preference in the application form and submit the same to AIMA latest by May 15, 2015 i.e. today.

Categorically making the things clear AIMA has clarified Fill details of five management institutes where your May 2015 MAT score is to be sent upto 15 May 2015. Candidates hoping for good scores should choose 5 of the 400 B schools by EOD today where their May 2015 MAT score is to be sent.

The process to submit the preferences
On the home page of AIMA MAT, you will find the on the right hand the caption in a box Fill details of five management institutes, click on it and you will directed to another page which on its left side carries the same caption in blue. Clicking on it will lead you to the carrying window of preferences as shared below-

How to choose the 5 preferred B schools

So far as choosing the best B schools is concerned, following parameters could be taken into account-
Legacy of the B school, how old it is
Alumni base of the B school
Infrastructure
Learning Experience, quality of faculty
Teacher student ratio
Programmes offered
Fee structure
Industry Interface
Placement prospects
Other USPs. For example if the B school offers different kind of specialized MBA/PGDM programme than the regular ones as UPES Dehradun, EDI Ahmedabad and the likes offer, you may be going to be an MBA with a difference and may pursue your career prospects according to your choice.

Please note you are not left with much time and by the end of the day on May 15, 2015 you have to submit the 5 preferred choices where you think your scores should be sent by AIMA.

Assess your performances in May MAT 2015

Since your MAT 2015 scores will form the ground for admission in these B schools and since you are the only one who can assess how much you are going to score in May MAT 2015, please decide judiciously.

If you think you can score between 500 to 600 and have equally good academic profile with good communication skill, you can expect a very good B school out of the many options available.

MAT 2015: Catering to 600 B schools

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 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 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 2015: Either Offline or Online

AIMA provided the test takers to choose one of the two options to appear in May MAT 2015. Candidates could appear either in paper-pencil mode examination or in online computer based test. However no candidate was allowed to exercise both the options.

While the May MAT 2015 for Paper pencil mode was conducted on May 3, 2015, for Computer based test it was held on May 9, 2015 onwards in different time slots.