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MAT Participating Institutes 2026: Candidates who qualify for the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) can apply for admission to MBA colleges accepting MAT 2026 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 2026, 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 2026 participating institutes in the table below.
MAT-Accepting Colleges (East Zone) | |
ASBM University | Institute of Management Study |
Assam Kaziranga University | International School of Business & Media |
Astha School of Management | International School of Management Patna |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Institute of Management Science | IQ City United World School of Business |
Bhawan’s Centre for Communication and Management | KIIT – School of Management |
Birla Global University | KIIT – School of Rural Management |
Calcutta Business School | Lalit Narayan Mishra Institute of Economic Development & Social Change |
Chandragupt Institute of Management | LN Mishra College of Business Management |
Development Management Institute | MCKV Institute of Engineering |
Dibrugarh University - Centre for Management Studies | Muzaffarpur College of Professional Education |
Dr BC Roy Engineering College | National Institute of Technology, Dept of Mgmt Studies |
Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management | NERIM Group of Institutions |
EIILM | NSHM Business School |
Elitte College of Engineering | NSHM Knowledge Campus |
Faculty of Management Studies, Sri Sri University | Netaji Subhas University |
Future Institute of Engineering and Management | P J College of Management & Technology |
Haldia Institute of Technology | Regional College of Management |
Heritage Business School | Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University |
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management | Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University |
Institute of Business Management and Research | Sister Nivedita University |
Institute of Business Management | St Xaviers University Kolkata |
Institute of Engineering & Management | Techno India Group |
Institute of Management & Information Sciences | Vaishali Institute of Business & Rural Management |
MAT-Accepting Colleges (West Zone) | |
Ajeenkya DY Patil University | Jaipuria Institute of Management (Jaipur) |
APEX University | Jaipuria Institute of Management (Indore) |
ATLAS SkillTech University | MET Institute of Post Graduate Diploma in Management |
Balaji Institute of International Business | Jagannath Business School |
Balaji Institute of Technology & Management | Jagannath University |
Balaji Institute of Management & Human Resource Development | Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership & Excellence |
Balaji Institute of Modern Management | Manipal University, Jaipur |
Bhagwant University, Faculty of Management & Commerce | MIT – Art, Design Technology University |
Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Department of Management Studies | MIT World Peace University |
Christ University – School of Business and Management | National Academy of Defense Production (NADP) |
Disha Institute of Management & Technology | National Institute of Securities Market |
Dr D Y Patil B School | NICMAR University |
Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth Global Business School & Research Centre | N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research |
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India | Poddar Business Schools |
FLAME University | Pune Institute of Business Management |
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya | Sai Balaji International Institute of Management Sciences |
Gujarat Maritime University | Shanti Business School |
IIEBM, Indus Business School | Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional Management & Technology |
IIHMR University | St Kabir Institute of Professional Studies |
IILM Academy of Higher Learning | SP Jain Institute of Management & Research |
IIS University | Suryadatta Institute of Management |
Indian Education Society Management College and Research Centre | Suryadatta Institute of Management & Mass Communication |
Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR) | SV Institute of Management |
Institute of Rural Management | Taxila Business School |
International Institute of Management & Human Resource Development | VPM’s Dr V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies |
International Institute of Management Studies | ITM Vocational University |
International School of Business & Media, Pune | ITM Skill University |
International School of Management & Research | ITM University |
MAT-Accepting Colleges (North Zone) | |
Accurate Institute of Management & Technology | International Institute of Health Management Research |
AIMA – Centre for Management Education | Jagan Institute of Management Studies |
Apeejay School of Management | Jagannath International Management School |
Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) | Jaipuria Institute of Management (Noida) |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management | Jaipuria Institute of Management (Lucknow) |
Asian Business School | Jaipuria Institute of Management (Ghaziabad) |
Bennett University | Jaipuria School of Business |
Birla Institute of Management Technology | Jamia Hamdard-School of Management & Business Studies |
Chitkara University | Jaypee Business School |
Christ University – School of Business and Management | Jindal Global Business School |
Delhi School of Business (VIPS-TC) | JK Business School |
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar | KIET School of Management, KIET University |
Doon University | KR Mangalam University, School of Management & Commerce |
Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research | Lovely Professional University |
EMPI Institutions | Maharaja Agrasen Business School |
Fortune Institute of International Business | New Delhi Institute of Management |
Galgotias University | Noida International University |
GD Goenka University | SGT Global Business School, SGT University |
GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research | Sharda University |
GNIOT Institute of Management Studies (GIMS) | Swami Rama Himalayan University |
Guru Nanak Institute of Management | University School of Business, Chandigarh University |
Himalayan Institute of Technology | University Business School-Panjab University Regional Centre |
HRIT University | Uttaranchal University |
I Business Institute | IILM University |
I.T.S – School of Management | IILM University Greater Noida |
IILM Academy of Higher Learning | Institute of Management Studies |
IILM Institute for Higher Education | Institute of Marketing & Management Business School |
MAT-Accepting Colleges (South Zone) | |
ABBS School of Management | Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences |
Acharya Bangalore B-School | RL Institute of Management Studies |
Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies | RV Institute of Management |
Acharya Institute of Technology | Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management |
Administrative Staff College of India | Saintgits Institute of Management |
AIMS Institutes (Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences) | Sambhram Academy of Management Studies |
AIMS IBS Business School Bengaluru | School of Innovation & Management (for Women) |
Alliance School of Business, Alliance University | School of Business – Aditya University |
Amrita School of Business | SCMS Cochin School of Business |
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women | SCMS School of Technology & Management |
Christ University – School of Business and Management | Sri Ramachandra College of Management |
CMR University, School of Management | Siddaganga Institute of Technology |
Crescent School of Business, BS Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology | Siva Sivani Institute of Management |
Dayananda Sagar Business School | SRM School of Management, SRM Institute of Science & Technology |
Dept. of Management Studies, Vignan Foundation for Science, Technology & Research | Sona School of Management |
Dhruva College of Management | Shiv Nadar University, Chennai (formerly SSN School of Management, Chennai) |
Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College – School of Management | St Aloysius Deemed to be University |
Firebird Institute of Research in Management | St Joseph’s Institute of Management |
GITAM School of Business (Hyderabad) | Thiagarajar School of Management |
GITAM School of Business (Bengaluru) | Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management |
GITAM School of Business (Visakhapatnam) | Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems & Management |
Global Institute of Business Studies | Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (Bengaluru) |
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), Hindustan University | Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Chennai |
Indian Institute of Plantation Management | Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Kochi |
ICBM School of Business Excellence | KV Institute of Management & Information Studies |
Indus Business Academy | MCC Boyd Tandon School of Business |
Institute of Health Management Research | MEPCO SCHLENK Engineering College |
Institute of Insurance and Risk Management | MOP Vaishnav College for Women |
Institute of Public Enterprise | MP Birla Institute of Management |
International Institute of Business Studies | MS Ramaiah Institute of Management |
International School of Business & Media, Bangalore | Muthoot Business School |
International School of Management Excellence | Myra School of Business |
ISBR Business School | NSB Academy |
Jagdish Sheth School of Management | NITTE School of Management |
Jain University | PES University |
Jansons School of Business | Presidency University |
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Karunya University | PSG Institute of Management |
KCT Business School | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women (GRG School of Management Studies) |
Krupanidhi School of Management | Rajagiri Business School |
Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies | Rajagiri College of Social Sciences |
Rajalakshmi School of Business | |
Click here to check the full list of MBA colleges in India that accept MAT 2026 scores.
Candidates who apply for admission to the participating institutes of MAT 2026 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 2026. 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 2026 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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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 2026 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.
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