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MAT Participating Institutes 2025: Candidates who qualify for the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) can apply for admission to MBA colleges accepting MAT 2025 scores. To secure admission, candidates must meet the MAT cutoff set by the participating institutes. Additionally, checking the eligibility criteria for MAT score-accepting colleges is crucial.
Read this article to explore the complete list of MAT participating institutes 2025, categorized by East, North, West, and South zones. Learn about the selection process, top B-Schools accepting MAT scores, and other key admission details.
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With over 600 MAT participating institutes across India, MBA aspirants have multiple options based on their MAT performance. MAT is conducted four times a year, providing candidates with ample opportunities to secure admission.
Check the list of MAT 2025 participating institutes in the table below.
MAT 2025 Participating Institutes | |
|---|---|
NORTH ZONE | EAST ZONE |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, Lucknow | |
| Delhi School of Business (VIPS-TC, New Delhi), | Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (Kolkata) |
| New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) | National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar |
| National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra | Development Management Institute (Patna) |
| L. N. Mishra Institute of Economic Development & Social Change (Patna) | |
| Calcutta Business School (Kolkata) | |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management, New Delhi | |
Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research, Kanpur | |
| - | |
| - | |
WEST ZONE | SOUTH ZONE |
| N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research (Mumbai) | Alliance School of Business (Bengaluru) |
| Pune Institute of Business Management (Pune) | Jain University (Bengaluru) |
| Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (Gandhinagar) | Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship |
| Dr D. Y. Patil B School (Pune) | Amrita School of Business (Coimbatore) |
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Gandhinagar | |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur and Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore | |
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management and Research, Harihar | |
Suryadatta Institute of Business Management & Technology, Pune | |
| JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur | Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (Hyderabad) |
- | |
| - | Institute of Public Enterprise (Hyderabad) |
| - | School of Management Studies -University of Hyderabad |
| - | National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surathkal |
| - | Indian Institute of Plantation Management (Bengaluru) |
CENTRAL Zone | |
| Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal | |
Click here to check the full list of MBA colleges in India that accept MAT 2025 scores.
Candidates who apply for admission to the participating institutes of MAT 2025 must check the selection process of such colleges. Normally, such institutes undertake the following rounds:
Some of the MAT participating institutes might conduct all three rounds, while others might just undertake two rounds to shortlist candidates to whom they will offer admission.
Top MBA Colleges accepting MAT scores: State-wise
The All India Management Association (AIMA) will release the MAT result for the February session in online mode in the last week of March 2025. Candidates will have to use their MAT login ID and password to check their respective results.
Top MBA Colleges accepting MAT scores: City-wise
The cutoff of MAT 2025 is the minimum qualifying mark that the candidates must score to be eligible to apply for admission to the participating institutes. Each institute has its own cutoff. Some of the important parameters which are taken into account while determining the MAT cutoff include the following:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Candidates must check the infrastructure and placement record of the institute. They must also check the details about the faculty from the students who are studying over there.
The February session cutoff for MAT 2025 will be released once the results are out.
There are approximately 600 colleges which offer admission to the candidates on the basis of MAT score.
On Question asked by student community
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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.
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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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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).
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