MAT Exam Centres 2025: State-Wise CBT And PBT Exam Centres List

MAT Exam Centres 2025: State-Wise CBT And PBT Exam Centres List

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Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 07 Apr 2025, 11:49 AM IST

All India Management Association (AIMA) conducts the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) 2025 in two modes: CBT and PBT. The AIMA announced MAT exam dates for the May cycle on its official website, mat.aima.in. AIMA will conduct the MAT entrance exam in 61 cities across the country. There are different exam centers for PBT and CBT. As per MAT 2025 May session exam date, PBT mode will be held on March 9, and CBT will be held on March 23, 2025. Candidates should check the list of MAT exam centers given here before applying so that they can choose the MAT exam center of their choice.

This Story also Contains

  1. MAT Exam Centres 2025: Overview
  2. List of MAT 2025 Exam Centres: May Session
  3. Guidelines to Follow in MAT Exam Center 2025
MAT Exam Centres 2025: State-Wise CBT And PBT Exam Centres List
MAT Exam Centres

MAT Exam Centres 2025: Overview

At the time of the MAT 2.0 application form filling out for paper-based tests and computer-based tests, candidates must choose the MAT exam centre as per their convenience and preference. Candidates can choose up to two cities as per their preferred location. Candidates will be allotted the MAT exam centres 2025 based on their chosen test cities and mode in the MAT application form.

The exam venue details of the allotted MAT 2025 exam centre will be mentioned on the MAT admit card. Candidates can appear for the MAT entrance exam at the allotted MAT test centre only. Candidates who are going to take the MAT exam can check the complete list of MAT test cities on this page.

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List of MAT 2025 Exam Centres: May Session

For MAT CBT mode candidates, they will have to take the MAT 2025 entrance exam on computer system facilitation at the MAT test centre. In order to take MAT CBT mode, candidates have to use their User ID and password; after that, the MAT question paper will be displayed on the computer screen. The MAT PBT mode is conducted in a lesser number of test cities when compared to MAT CBT. Given below is the list of MAT test cities for PBT and CBT modes.

Test Cities for MAT 2.0
Paper Based Test (PBT)Computer Based Test (CBT)
Test Date: March 9, 2025Test Date: March 23, 2025
BengaluruAgra
BhilaiAhmedabad
BhubaneswarAsansol
ChennaiBareilly
CoimbatoreBengaluru
DelhiBhopal
DurgapurBhubaneswar
GandhinagarChandigarh
GurgaonChennai
GuwahatiCoimbatore
HyderabadDehradun
JalandharDelhi
JamshedpurErnakulam - Kochi
JodhpurGhaziabad
KanpurGurgaon
KolkataGuwahati
KottayamHubballi (Hubli)
LucknowHyderabad
MaduraiIndore
MangaluruJaipur
MoradabadJammu
MumbaiKolkata
NagpurKozhikode
NoidaLucknow
PanjimMadurai
PatnaMeerut
PrayagrajMumbai
PuneMysuru (Mysore)
RaipurNashik
RanchiNoida
SiliguriPatna
SuratPune
TezpurRaipur
ThiruvananthapuramRanchi
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)Rourkela
VaranasiShillong
VisakhapatnamShimla

Silchar

Thiruvananthapuram

Thrissur

Vellore

Vijayawada
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Guidelines to Follow in MAT Exam Center 2025

AIMA has certain guidelines to appear for the MAT exam. Students should follow the below guidelines in the MAT test centre.

  • Candidates are advised to reach the MAT examination centre at least an hour before in order to complete the frisking process.
  • Candidates will have to carry their MAT 2025 admit card along with one valid photo ID proof to the MAT Exam centre.
  • Candidates are required to carry their personal hand sanitiser and drinking water bottles.
  • Candidates will be asked to wear a face mask at the time of entering the MAT examination centre until the completion of the MAT entrance test.
  • For MAT PBT mode, candidates need to carry a black or blue ballpoint pen to the MAT exam centre.
  • Entry begins one hour before the scheduling of the MAT exam
  • If a candidate reaches 15 minutes after the start of the MAT exam, the authorities will not allow such a candidate to enter the MAT exam hall.
  • Candidates are prohibited from carrying earphones, mobile phones, calculators, watches, or any other electronic device inside the examination hall.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How many students appear for MAT?
A:

Usually, around 20,000 candidates appear for every session in the MAT exam.

Q: How many questions are there in the MAT exam?
A:

There will be a total of 150 questions asked in the MAT exam.

Q: What is the application fee for the MAT exam?
A:

For one mode, candidates have to pay Rs 2100/-; for both PBT and CBT mode, candidates have to pay Rs 3600/-.

Q: How many times can I appear for the MAT exam?
A:

There is no limit to the number of times candidates can appear for the MAT entrance exam.

Q: How many colleges accept MAT scores?
A:

There are more than 600 colleges that accept MAT score cards to offer admission into MBA and PGDM programmes.

Q: Is 400 a good score in the MAT exam?
A:

Yes, 400 is a good composite score in the MAT exam.

Q: How many test cities I can choose at the time of MAT application form filling?
A:

Candidates can choose two MAT test cities as per their preference at the time of MAT online form filling.

Q: What to carry along with the MAT Admit card at the examination centre?
A:

Along with MAT admit card, candidates are required to carry one valid photo ID proof.

Q: Is there any age bar to apply for MAT 2025?
A:

There is no age bar to apply for the MAT entrance test.

Q: What is the validity of the MAT scorecard?
A:

MAT scorecard will be valid for one year only.

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Language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis and sufficiency, intelligence and critical reasoning, and economic and business environment are the five areas of the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) that contain multiple-choice questions.

To know the complete exam pattern and much more information, you can visit our site through following link.

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follow the links to download MAT and SAT previous year papers.

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Practicing previous papers helps you to understand the exam pattern  and to get good rank.

The NMMS question paper consists of 2 main sections : The Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Each section has 90 multiple-choice questions and a duration of 90minutes, for a total exam time of 3 hours

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Hello! If you are preparing for NMMS 2025 in Tamil Nadu, the MAT (Mental Ability Test) guide will help you practice important reasoning and problem-solving questions. I’m attaching a link where you can download the PDF and use it to improve your speed and accuracy for the exam.
https://school.careers360.com/download/ebooks/nmms-tamilnadu-mat-question-paper-answer-key-2025

Meaning of MAT, SAT and NMMS Exam Pattern

1. MAT (Mental Ability Test):
It checks logical thinking, reasoning ability, patterns, series, puzzles, and problem-solving skills of students.

2. SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test):
It tests knowledge of subjects like Science, Social Science, and Mathematics that students study in school.

3. Number of Questions in NMMS Exam:

  • MAT section → 90 questions

  • SAT section → 90 questions

  • Total → 180 questions

All questions are multiple-choice type (MCQs).