MAT Eligibility Criteria 2022: Age Limit, Education Qualification, Marks

MAT Eligibility Criteria 2022: All India Management Association (AIMA) has specified a set of academic and other requirements as MAT 2022 eligibility criteria. Candidates must fulfill MAT eligibility criteria 2022 in order to appear for the MAT exam. The minimum qualification for appearing in the MAT exam is graduation in any discipline with 50% marks (45% for SC/ ST/ PwD) from any recognized University.

A final year student in any undergraduate course (i.e. BA, BSc, BCom, BTech, etc) can also appear provisionally. MAT is conducted four times a year in PBT, CBT, and IBT modes. Read the article to know more about the AIMA MAT eligibility criteria 2022 and other related details.

MAT Eligibility Criteria 2022 - Overview

MAT eligibility criteria 2022 consist of academic qualification, upper age limit, category reservation, relaxation, etc. It must be noted that there is no upper age limit to appear for MAT 2022. The detailed MAT eligibility criteria in terms of academic qualification, age limit, work experience are given below:

Academic Qualification

• Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized Institute or University.

• Candidates appearing in the final year examination or awaiting results for Bachelor's degree are also eligible to appear for MAT 2022 exam.

Minimum Marks in Qualifying Exam

• Candidates need to have at least 50 percent aggregate or equivalent CGPA in a bachelor's degree.

• Candidates belonging to reserved categories i.e. SC, ST, and PwD need to have a minimum of 45 percent aggregate or equivalent CGPA in the bachelor's degree final result.

Age Limit

• There is no upper age limit to apply for the MAT exam. However, the lower age limit is not less than 20 years old which is equivalent to a graduate.

Work Experience

• Having work experience is not mandatory for MAT, however, it carries extra weightage in the selection process of all top MBA colleges.

Attempt Limit

• There is no limit on the number of attempts for taking the exam, therefore candidates are eligible to take the exam irrespective of their attempts in previous sessions. The score of the latest attempt will be taken into consideration for admission.

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MAT Reservation Criteria

The candidate should note that the All India Management Association (AIMA) has fixed the track for reservation, which is equivalent to last year’s examination. Candidates should get a minimum cut-off score based on which they will be listed and eventually go on to the next round of interviews.

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Eligibility Criteria of Participating Institutes through MAT 2022

MAT conducting body AIMA does not specify any reservation or different criteria as per colleges. However various participating institutes have set up their own rules of eligibility criteria through MAT 2022 for admission in the respective institutes. Some of these criteria implied by some colleges are:

• Minimum 50% to 60% marks in graduation required

• Some relaxation may be given for professional degree holders

• Weightage to work experience may be awarded in admission criteria

• Weightage can be given to women candidates in admission criteria to promote gender diversity

• Good weightage can be given for excellent academic performance in classes 10 and 12

MAT Exam Dates 2022

Candidates seeking admission to institutes accepting MAT 2022 must be well familiar with the important dates of MAT 2022 for the May session.

MAT 2022 Exam Dates: PBT mode Phase 1 (May session)

MAT Exam Dates 2022: PBT mode Phase 2 (May session)

MAT Test Dates 2022: IBT Mode (May Session)

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MAT Application Form 2022

The application process for MAT 2022 PBT registration (Phase 1 and 2) for the May session will end on May 9 and 23 respectively and for IBT, the registration will go on till May 26, 2022, for various slots. MAT CBT dates are yet to be announced. In the application form for MAT 2022 candidates have to fill in all personal and academic details. In addition to this, they have to upload scanned copies of photographs and signatures during the application process. The last step will be to pay the application form fee which will ensure the chance of appearing in the MAT 2022 exam.

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