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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.
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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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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, 2025 | Test Date: March 23, 2025 |
| Bengaluru | Agra |
| Bhilai | Ahmedabad |
| Bhubaneswar | Asansol |
| Chennai | Bareilly |
| Coimbatore | Bengaluru |
| Delhi | Bhopal |
| Durgapur | Bhubaneswar |
| Gandhinagar | Chandigarh |
| Gurgaon | Chennai |
| Guwahati | Coimbatore |
| Hyderabad | Dehradun |
| Jalandhar | Delhi |
| Jamshedpur | Ernakulam - Kochi |
| Jodhpur | Ghaziabad |
| Kanpur | Gurgaon |
| Kolkata | Guwahati |
| Kottayam | Hubballi (Hubli) |
| Lucknow | Hyderabad |
| Madurai | Indore |
| Mangaluru | Jaipur |
| Moradabad | Jammu |
| Mumbai | Kolkata |
| Nagpur | Kozhikode |
| Noida | Lucknow |
| Panjim | Madurai |
| Patna | Meerut |
| Prayagraj | Mumbai |
| Pune | Mysuru (Mysore) |
| Raipur | Nashik |
| Ranchi | Noida |
| Siliguri | Patna |
| Surat | Pune |
| Tezpur | Raipur |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Ranchi |
| Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) | Rourkela |
| Varanasi | Shillong |
| Visakhapatnam | Shimla |
| Silchar | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Thrissur | |
| Vellore | |
| Vijayawada | |
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AIMA has certain guidelines to appear for the MAT exam. Students should follow the below guidelines in the MAT test centre.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There is no age bar to apply for the MAT entrance test.
For one mode, candidates have to pay Rs 2100/-; for both PBT and CBT mode, candidates have to pay Rs 3600/-.
There will be a total of 150 questions asked in the MAT exam.
MAT scorecard will be valid for one year only.
Usually, around 20,000 candidates appear for every session in the MAT exam.
There is no limit to the number of times candidates can appear for the MAT entrance exam.
There are more than 600 colleges that accept MAT score cards to offer admission into MBA and PGDM programmes.
Yes, 400 is a good composite score in the MAT exam.
Candidates can choose two MAT test cities as per their preference at the time of MAT online form filling.
Along with MAT admit card, candidates are required to carry one valid photo ID proof.
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