KMAT Registration 2025: Open, Check Last Date, Exam Fees, Application Process

Karnataka Management Aptitude Test (KMAT) is conducted by Karnataka Private Post Graduate Colleges Association (KPPGCA) for MBA, PGDM and MCA admission in Karnataka B-schools. A good score in KMAT Karnataka 2025 exam will help in getting admission to MBA and MCA courses in good MBA colleges Institutes in Bangalore. One of the key features of KMAT entrance exam is that it leads to admission in B-schools which have moderate fee structure. Check key highlights in table below. 

KMAT Karnataka 2025 Exam Highlights

KMAT 2025 Exam Date is August 24, 2025 (Expected). KMAT Registration 2025 is open from May 14, 2025. KMAT registration last date is June 30, 2025. Check KMAT important dates below. 

KMAT Eligibility criteria require that a candidate should have Bachelor’s degree with minimum 3 years duration/ Master’s degree examination of any recognised education body in Commerce, Management, Arts, Social Sciences, Engineering/ Technology or equivalent, and have secured at least 50% of marks in the aggregate (45% for SC/ST candidate). Candidates in their final year of bachelor’s degree are also eligible.

KMAT exam fees 2025 is Rs. 1500 for registering for either MBA and MCA exam. KMAT registration fees has to be paid online when registering for the test. Check details below. 

• Candidates who are applying for either MBA or MCA have to make an online Payment of Rs 1500/- (including GST). 
• If a candidate is interested to apply for both the MBA and the MCA test, he/she will have to register for each test separately. Two separate Hall Tickets will be issued. 

KMAT registration 2025 process has started from May 14, 2025. KMAT registration 2025 is a simple process and can be completed online. Visit the KPPGCA KMAT official website and follow the steps below.

Step-1: Register as New Candidate

Step-2: Login with Registered KMAT ID & Password

Step-3: Complete Application form with Personal & Educational Details

Step-4: Upload Your Photograph & Signature

Step-5: Preview Details of Your KMAT Application Form 

Step-6: Make Payment of KMAT Application form fee

Each step is explained below. 

On the KMAT website you can login to complete KMAT Karnataka Registration 2025 Process online on KMAT official website (Kmatindia.com) by taking following steps:

Step-1: Register as New Candidate
Fill up your personal details on this page. You will receive a unique application ID and password after submission of KMAT primary Registration Form before proceeding to next page of KMAT application form on your mobile number. Next step will be to use this information

Step-2: Login with Registered KMAT ID & Password
After Registering as New Candidate, you will receive your KMAT Application form number and your date of birth as your password. You should login with this registered user ID and password to complete the remaining KMAT registration & application pages

Step-3: Fill Up Application Form with Personal & Educational Details
On this page of KMAT Application form, you will find some of your personal details are already there. Now you need to fill up your academic details, address details on this KMAT 2025 registration & application page.

Step-4: Upload Your Photograph & Signature
This KMAT application form page is very important as you need to upload your recent scanned photograph and signature images of following required size
Uploading the Photograph: Photo size should be equal to or less than 5-200 kb with 200dpi. The dimension should be 3.5 cm (139 Px) (width) X 4.5 cm (179 px) (Height). No Selfies or pictures taken from Mobile will be accepted.
Uploading the Signature: Sign on white paper with black ink pen and scan an image of your signature. Upload the scanned image of your signature. This signature will be used in the Admit card and wherever Necessary.

Preferred dimensions of signature are 226X113 Pixels. Scanned signature size should be equal to or less than 2-200 kb with 200 dpi. The dimension should be 6 cm (Width)X 3cms (Height)

Step-5: Preview Details of Your KMAT Application Form 2025 
After completing your KMAT Application Form, your next step is to preview all the details that you filled up in the KMAT Application Form. If you are satisfied with all these details in KMAT application form, you can click on the ‘I certify’ box or you can still edit your details in KMAT application form before proceeding to make payment

Step-6: Make Fees Payment 
This is the final step to submit your KMAT Application form. Click on payment and follow the mode and payment gateway through which you wish to make payment of KMAT application form fee. 

Below are shared the key benefits for Karnataka KMAT registration:

1. 200 AICTE Approved MBA Colleges Accept KMAT Score
Scores of KMAT will be accepted by more than 189+ well known AICTE-approved University-affiliated B-schools in Bangalore and Karnataka. A few of the leading institutions include IFIM Business School, Indus Business Academy, ISBR, CMR Institute of Technology, Kristu Jayanthi College, Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS), Don Bosco School of Management and many more.

2. KMAT Registration Open to All India Candidates
Candidates from any part of India who meet the eligibility criteria can register, apply and take KMAT exam in all parts of India and will be treated at par in MBA admission process in KMAT accepting MBA colleges.

3. KMAT Exam Gateway to MBA in Bangalore & Karnataka
Silicon Valley of India and No 1 Destination for MBA/PGDM/MCA with very vibrant Job market, Bangalore and other parts of Karnataka are the preferred choice of candidates to pursue MBA. KMAT exam score leads to the MBA admission in the Bangalore and rest of Karnataka MBA colleges

4. Low Fee MBA from Bangalore & Karnataka
KMAT leads to admission in university affiliated MBA colleges who offer MBA at low fee. The MBA course fee in number of MBA colleges in Bangalore, accepting KMAT exam score is as low as Rs.4-5 lakhs and in many other colleges the MBA fee is lower than Rs.10 lakhs. 

5. KMAT - an Affordable Exam
KMAT Registration and application process is affordable. Besides, KMAT Registration and application form 2025 offers the facility of sharing your KMAT scores with selected B-schools of your choice/scores.

7. KMAT Moderate Difficulty Level Exam
KMAT is not a difficult exam. The exam duration is of 2 hours. The exam is divided in 3 sections without any sectional time limit to solve. All the questions are of MCQ type. Candidate can move from one section to other to solve any question. The exam has moderate difficulty level.

In conclusion, KMAT 2025 exam mode is changed from offline exam to a Remote Proctored Internet-Based Test that can be taken at home. KMAT 2025 Exam Date is August 24, 2025 (Expected). KMAT Karnataka Registration 2025 is open from May 14, 2025. Read complete details including KMAT registration fees, registration process, and top KMAT colleges in above article.