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Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed) University, Pune, has announced the BMAT 2026 exam schedule on its official website. As per the schedule, the BMAT exam 2026 will be held on February 15, 2026. The registration process for the BMAT 2026 entrance exam has begun in online mode. Candidates could fill out the B-MAT 2026 application form till February 8, 2026.
Bharati Vidyapeeth Management Aptitude Test, or B-MAT, is the entrance examination conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, for admission to MBA (Dual Specialisation) and MBA (HR) in various colleges affiliated with the university. The B-MAT 2026 result will be announced on February 20, 2026. The counselling procedure will be conducted at various test centres on March 2, 2026
The basic BVP BMAT eligibility criteria are that a candidate must be a graduate with a minimum 50% aggregate in any subject from a recognised university. The eligibility criteria are 45% aggregate for SC/ST candidates. The application fee for BMAT 2026 is Rs. 1,700. BVP BMAT 2026 is conducted as a computer-based test. It is mandatory to appear for the BMAT 2026 mock test to appear for the final BMAT entrance exam. As per the BMAT exam pattern, the exam consists of 200 multiple-choice questions where one mark is awarded for a correct answer and there is no negative marking.
BMAT is a national-level postgraduate management aptitude test conducted multiple times a year for admission to various MBA programmes in Pune, New Delhi, Sangli, Karad, Kolhapur, and Solapur.
Features | Details |
Name of the Exam | Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Management Aptitude Test |
Name of conducting body | Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune |
Category of exam | Postgraduate |
Exam type | National level |
Test purpose | For admission to Masters in Business Administration (MBA) |
Duration of exam | 150 minutes |
Pattern of B-MAT exam | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
Mode of B-MAT exam | Computer-Based Entrance Test |
Sections in exam | Four sections, namely:
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Programmes Offered | Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Business Administration (HR) in
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Duration of programmes | Two Years |
Seat reservation | As per the regulations of the Indian Government |
BMAT Contact Details:
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University,
Institute of Management and Research, New Delhi,
A-4, Paschim Vihar,
Rohtak Road, New Delhi-110063.

| Full Exam Name | Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Management Aptitude Test |
| Short Exam Name | B-MAT |
| Conducting Body | Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune |
| Frequency Of Conduct | Once a year |
| Exam Level | University Level Exam |
| Languages | English |
| Mode Of Application | online |
| Mode Of Exam | offline |
| Mode Of Counselling | online +1 more |
| Participating Colleges | 5 |
| Exam Duration | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
B-MAT Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Management Aptitude Test (session 2026)
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University will announce the results for the B-MAT exam 2026 on its official website in online mode on February 20, 2026. Candidates can check their BMAT 2026 results by entering their email ID and mobile number at the official website.
The result of B-MAT 2026 will be released in the form of a merit list for all the participating institutes that are affiliated with Bharatiya Vidyapeeth (deemed to be a university). The BMAT 2026 merit list will be released on the official website of the university as well as all the Institutes of Management of Bharati Vidyapeeth (deemed to be universities).
B-MAT 2026 merit list is based on the 250 marks. The BMAT merit list will include a BMAT written test of 200 marks along with the 50 marks of the GD and PI scored by the candidate in the B-MAT 2026. The authorities prepare a separate merit list of B-MAT 2026 for the Regular category and Foreign/NRI/PIO/OCI/Institutional Quota Merit category.
How to check the BMAT Result 2026
The participating institutes of B-MAT 2026 are the institutes that will be accepting the B-MAT 2026 score for admission to the postgraduate program of management. Some of the BMAT 2026 participating institutes are:
BMAT 2026 participating Institutes
Name of the Institute | Intake of Seats |
Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Pune | MBA- 180 MBA (HR)- 60 |
MBA- 180 | |
MBA- 60 | |
MBA- 60 | |
MBA- 120 | |
Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management and Social Sciences, Solapur | MBA - 60 |
MBA- 60 |
At the time of seeking admission with BMAT 2026 scores, students will be provisionally admitted to the programme subject to the production of the provisional eligibility certificate from the university:
NOTE: Candidates who are appearing in the final year of the qualifying examination can also apply for BMAT 2026, provided their admission will be on a provisional basis until all the necessary documents are submitted. If the students fail to submit the documents before the prescribed period, then their admission will be cancelled.
Candidates who are willing to apply for BMAT will have to fill out the BMAT application form 2026 and make the payment of the entrance fee using net banking or a credit/debit card. The authorities did not consider the change in any information provided in the BMAT 2026 application form. Hence, the candidate must ensure that all the information provided during the online application process is correct. B-MAT 2026 registration can be done by visiting the official website of the university.
Candidates will have to complete four steps in order to fill out the B-MAT application process. Check out the step-by-step process to apply for the BVP B-MAT MBA exam 2026.
Step 1: New Registration
The first step in B-MAT registration 2026 will be to sign up as a new user. Candidates need to complete the signup process on the official website of Bhartiya Vidyapeeth University as new users.
Step 2: B-MAT application form filling
Step 3: Application fee payment
Application Mode | Application Fee |
Online | Rs. 1,700 (non-refundable) |
The B-MAT 2026 exam pattern is an important part to be analysed for cracking this entrance examination of 250 marks. The BVP BMAT exam will consist of two parts:
As per the exam pattern of BVP B-MAT MBA exam 2026, the duration of the exam will be two and a half hours with 200 multiple-choice questions carrying one mark each with no negative marking for a wrong answer.
B-MAT Exam Pattern
| Written Test | Questions | Marks |
| Numerical Ability | 50 | 50 |
| Logical Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
| English & Comprehension | 50 | 50 |
| Management Skills | 50 | 50 |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
As per the marking scheme of B-MAT 2026:
The BMAT-2026 exam will be held in a computer centre-based test mode. The mock test of BMAT 2026 will be conducted in an online mode. It may be compulsory for the candidates appearing in BMAT 2026 to attend the BMAT mock test. It will also provide an insight into the exam pattern, timings and weaknesses of the candidates to pass this exam with flying colours.
BVP B-MAT 2026 admit card will be available on the official website. Candidates who applied for BMAT 2025 can able to download and print a copy of the B-MAT 2025 admit card. The BMAT admit card will have various information such as the examination centre allocated, details of candidates and so on. Candidates who will be appearing in B-MAT 2025 exam will have the choice of opting either the computer center-based entrance test or the remote proctored home-based online entrance test.
Candidates who will be taking the computer center-based entrance test will be provided with all the details about the test centre on their BMAT 2026 admit card. On the day of the BMAT examination, the candidates are expected to appear at least half an hour early with the BMAT 2025 admit card along with the authorized government photo ID.
How to download BVP BMAT admit card 2026?
Step 1: Go to the official website: bvuniversity.edu.in.
Step 2: Now enter the login ID and password.
Step 3: Next, the screen will display the BMAT admit card 2026.
Step 4: Candidates shall check for the details mentioned on the admit card of B-MAT 2026.
Step 5: Then, download the B-MAT admit card and take multiple prints of the same for future reference.
Students must check for the following information mentioned on the BMAT 2026 admit card:
NOTE: It is mandatory for the candidates to carry any of the government documents or photo identification cards for the verification process. The valid documents include:
The B-MAT 2026 exam will be conducted in online mode across approximately 58 centres. Check the list of exam centres for the BMAT exam in the table below:
Guwahati | Patna | Muzaffarpur |
Ranchi | Jamshedpur | Imphal |
Bhubaneshwar | Kolkata | Chandigarh |
Ghaziabad | Faridabad | New Delhi |
Rohtak | Karnal | Shimla |
Amritsar | Jammu | Jaipur |
Kota | Jodhpur | Allahabad |
Lucknow | Varanasi | Meerut |
Bareilly | Gorakhpur | Kanpur |
Agra | Noida | Dehradun |
Bangalore | Ernakulam/Cochin/Kochi | Hyderabad |
Raipur | Panaji | Ahmedabad |
Baroda | Surat | Rajkot |
Indore | Bhopal | Jabalpur |
Amravati | Nagpur | Mumbai |
Thane | Aurangabad | Sangli |
Kolhapur | Karad | Nasik |
Pune | Jalgaon | Akola |
Ahmednagar | Latur | Solapur |
Srinagar | ||
NOTE: Exam centre once entered cannot be changed after submitting the BMAT application form.
The number of attempted and unattempted questions will be given at the end of the examination.
Candidates who will have qualified for the BMAT 2026 exam will be invited for the counselling process of BVP BMAT which is scheduled to be held on March 2, 2026. Candidates will be offered a seat in the Institute of his/her choice and course as per the combined merit list prepared by the University for all the institutes and all the courses. Candidates will be responsible for checking their own merit number and appearing accordingly for the B-MAT 2026 counselling at the center of their choice.
The counselling for B-MAT 2026 will be held at the test centres available in the information booklet. Candidates who have qualified for the BVP BMAT 2026 but failed to report for BMAT counselling on the given date and time will result in the cancellation of their claim to the seat. Students must note that the flashing of their name in the B-MAT 2026 merit list does not conclude admission of the candidate in the University.
Admission of the candidate will depend upon the factors such as the availability of seats for the particular programme and their choice of Institute. Candidates will have to provide various documents in the BMAT counselling. After the verifications of documents, candidates will be offered admission according to their rank and availability of seats.
Location | Institute |
New Delhi | BVIMR New Delhi, IMED Pune, IM Kolhapur, IMRDA Sangli, YMIM Karad, AKIMSS Solapur |
Pune | Institute of Management Entrepreneurship and Development, Pune |
Kolhapur | Institute of Management, Kolhapur |
Sangli | Institute of Management and Rural Development Administration (IMRDA) |
Karad | Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management (YMIM) |
Solapur | Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management and Social Sciences (AKIMSS) |
Shortlisted candidates must carry the following documents for BMAT counselling 2026
Check the fee structure of BVP BMAT participating institutes in the table below.
Institute | Regular Merit Category | Institutional Quota Merit Category |
New Delhi, BVIMR | 3,25,000 | 4,25,000 |
Pune, IMED | 2,25,000 | 2,75,000 |
Kolhapur, IM | 66,000 | 90,000 |
Sangli, IMRDA | 66,000 | 90,000 |
Karad, YMIM | 66,000 | 90,000 |
Solapur, AKIMSS | 70,000 | 90,000 |
Contact Number:
020-24407131 , 020-24407132
Relevant Links:
Official Website Link Click HereFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
B-MAT exam is conducted once a year.
B-MAT 2026 exam will be held in computer-based mode for a duration of 150 minutes.
The last date to apply for the BMAT exam 2025 for MBA admission was February 8, 2026.
The BMAT 2026 result will be announced on February 20, 2026.
Yes, It is compulsory to attend the BVP B-MAT mock test so as to appear for the final BMAT entrance test.
On Question asked by student community
Dear aspirant !!
Hope you are doing well !!
Check the steps to apply for BMAT below:
https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/b-mat .
Hope it helps you !!
Thanking you
still there is no notification of BMAT 2022 . so keep up todate
Hello Aspirant,
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, administers a management exam for entry to various MBA and PGP courses every year named B-MAT.
Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (IMED) Pune founded by Bharati Vidyapeeth is an adequately recognized Business School in India. It is one of the 29 constituent divisions of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be a University). It has NAAC ‘A+’ Grade accreditation. IMED Pune gives BBA, BCA, and MBA programs on the ground of BUMAT, BCAT, and BMAT marks than GD and PI.
IMED is a top institute and getting admission into this institution in popular specialization is very tough as the cutoff for these courses is high every year. Marketing and HR are the most popular specialisation offered in this institution. With your score, it will be difficult to get admission to this college.
Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Research New Delhi or BVIMR is a B School. It is AICTE accepted and acknowledged with an A++ grade by NAAC. BVIMR furnishes MBA, BBA, BCA and LLB programs.
Admissions are accomplished established on the BMAT score. It has only 180 seats so admission goes on around 250-260 rank. It will be difficult to get admission to this college.
Regards.
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