MAT 2015: Know how to choose and submit your preferences; Select 5 top B schools by Sep 15

MAT 2015 September exam provides the facility to Management Aptitude Test (MAT) 2015 takers to fill up 5 free choices of B-schools in order of preference in the application form and submit the same to AIMA latest by Sep 15, 2015.

AIMA clarifies further that all candidates should fill details of five management institutes where their Sep 2015 MAT score is to be sent upto 15 Sep 2015. Candidates hoping for good scores should choose 5 of the 180 B schools by the advised date where their MAT 2015 score is to be sent.

How 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 be directed to another page which on its left side carries the same caption in blue. Clicking on it will lead you to the following link https://apps.aima.in/matmay15/Fill_PartII.asp 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-
1. Legacy of the B school- how old it is
2. Alumni base of the B school
3. Infrastructure
4. Learning Experience, quality of faculty
5. Teacher student ratio
6. Programmes offered
7. Fee structure
8. Industry Interface
9. Placement prospects
10. 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 Sep 15, 2015 you have to submit the 5 preferred choices where you think your scores should be sent by AIMA.

Performance assessment: Key parameter
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 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 180+ 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 180 management institutes across India accepting MAT 2015 scores are in the list of AIMA. 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 2015 scores are proposed to be considered for admission by number of management institutes offering PGDM programmes which are equivalent to MBA.

MAT 2015: choice to appear Offline or Online
AIMA provided the test takers to choose one of the two options to appear in MAT 2015 Sep exam. Candidates could appear either in paper-pencil mode examination or in online computer based test. However no candidate is allowed to exercise both the options.

While the MAT 2015 for Paper pencil mode will be conducted on Sep 6, 2015, for Computer based test the date of MAT 2015 is from Sep 12, 2015 onwards in different time slots.