MAT Exam 2017 | Check Eligibility, Paper Pattern, Important Dates

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardized test being administered since 1988 to facilitate Business Schools (B-Schools) to screen candidates for admission to various management institutes. Govt. of India, Ministry of HRD approved MAT as a national level test in 2003. Any B-School – national or international – can consider MAT Score as an admission input based on the Score Cards issued to the candidates. The largest test of its kind in the nation, MAT will continue to be your passport to over 600 B-Schools across India.

MAT Eligibility

The minimum qualification for applying in MAT exam is that the applicant must hold the graduation degree from recognized university or equivalent.

Final year graduates (i.e. B.A, B.Sc., B.Com, B.Tech., etc.) can also apply.

There are different percentage criteria for different universities.

There is no restriction of age bar, no percentage criteria for the applicants applying for the exam.

Pattern/ Format of MAT Entrance Exam

Total number of Questions: 200

Total Time allocated: 150 minutes

Marks allocation
Correct attempt: 1 mark
Incorrect attempt: Negative marking will be there for wrong answers.

Sections with Questions
MAT entrance exam covers five sections in all. Scores of first four sections compose the final scores. However, institutions might choose to consider the score of the General Awareness section.

Section No.	Section	No. of Questions	Time Suggested(Minutes)
1.	Language Comprehension	40	30
2.	Mathematical Skills	40	40
3.	Data Analysis and Sufficiency	40	35
4.	Intelligence and Critical Reasoning	40	30
5.	Indian and Global Environment	40	15
	Total	200	150

 

MAT is conducted by All India Management Testing Service for entering into MBA or equivalent post graduate programs. The five sections mentioned above are basically comprised of the following five papers:

• Paper 1 : Language Comprehension
• Paper 2 : Mathematical Skills
• Paper 3 : Data Analysis
• Paper 4 : Intelligence & Critical Reasoning
• Paper 5 : Indian & Global Environment Section

Important Dates-MAT May 2017

MAT Exam Date (Paper Based)	7 May 2017
Registration Link	https://apps.aima.in/Matmay17/
Exam Date(Computer Based)	13 May 2017( onwards)
Admit Card Release Dt	29 April 2017
Late Date for Online Filling-up / Purchase of Form	25 April 2017
Last Date for Submission of duly completed Printout of Registration Form at AIMA, New Delhi	28 April 2017

Paper Based Exam Timing : 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

MAT 2017 Registration

• MAT registration 2017 can be followed by both online and offline process.

• The application form is available from 3rd March 2017.

• After submission of the application form, the concerned team will do the verification process and the candidates would be provided an acknowledgement slip.

• This acknowledgement slip ensures that the form is filled and verified correctly.

• The online registration will be done till 28th April 2017.

• In the case of offline application or payment through DD, candidates have to send the application form along with all documents required at AIMA, New Delhi before the due date.

Application Fee:

• The application fee for all the candidates is Rs. 1400.

• No concession of fee will be there for the reserved categories.

• The fee can be paid through the following modes: Credit card/debit card, net banking, demand draft and through cash payment.

• The demand draft will be generated in favor of All India Management Association from any bank.For more updates connect to CollegeScan

ATMA 2017 | Know Required Details Here

AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) is a national-level computer-based management entrance examination. It is conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). ATMA scores are used for admission in various management institutes at national level. One must have a good ATMA score to take admission in best management colleges.

In 2017, the exam will be held three times – February 12 (offline test), May 28 (online test ) and July 16 (online test).

ATMA aims to evaluate a candidate’s verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, analyzing and synthesizing ability. The exam is maximum of 3 hours. The test consists of multiple-choice/ objective-type questions.

Candidates who wish to apply for the test needs to be graduate (in any discipline). Final year students can also apply for the exam.

“The scores of ATMA test are valid for Maharashtra institutional level MBA seats also, in addition to All-India level seats,” as per the official website of ATMA.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) is mentioned below:

• The applicants must have completed their graduation from a recognized University with at least 50% marks.
• Final year students are also eligible to apply for the same.
• Applicants must have completed 21 years to apply for the exams.

Paper Pattern

ATMA 2017 Pattern:-

The Test contains 180 Questions spread over six sections. Each section in Paper-based Test may be attempted in serial order. There is no such requirement for On-line Test. Total time of the Test is 3 hours. The questions cover Analytical Reasoning, Quantitative, and Verbal skills.

Section – Question-Context related to – No Of Questions – Time allotted

Section I – Analytical Reasoning Skills – 30 Qs – 30 Min

Section II – Verbal Skills – 30 Qs – 30 Min

Section III – Quantitative Skills – 30 Qs – 30 Min

Section IV – Verbal Skills – 30 Qs – 30 Min

Section V – Analytical Reasoning Skills – 30 Qs – 30 Min

Section VI – Quantitative Skills – 30 Qs – 30 Min

Total – 180 Qs – 180 Min

For each correct or best answer, you will get a score of one. For any question not answered, a zero score will be given. A negative score will be given for a wrong or incorrect answer. For each incorrect answer, 0.25 point will be deducted. Thus, for four incorrectly answered questions, one mark will be subtracted from the total score.

ATMA 2017 Online Application Form / Registration:-

Apply online at website:- http://www.atmaaims.com

The candidate should fill ONLY his/her details like Full name, Correct Email ID, Mobile Number and Date of Birth in the Online Fee Payment form. (Important: You should write correct mail ID and date of Birth)

The Registration Fee for ATMA is of Rs.1100/- (Rupees Eleven Hundred only) and you can pay using your Credit or Debit Card.

There are four options available to the candidate for making payment:

I) Through debit /credit card (Payment Gateway)

II) Through net Banking

III) Bank Transfer

ATMA 2017 Exam Dates

Below we have listed a tabular format of the ATMA 2017 Exam Dates

Date of Commencement of Registration	First week of March 2017
Start of Distribution of ATMA Bulletins	First week of March 2017
Close of Distribution of ATMA Bulletins	Last week of April 2017
Date of Closure of Fee Payment (Gateway)	First week of May, 2017
Date of Closure of Registration	First week of May, 2017
Last date for Reprint of filled-in Application Form	First week of May, 2017
Downloading of Admit Cards	First week of May, 2017
ATMA 2016 Online test	August 7, 2017

Exam Centers

ATMA 2017 February exam is likely to be conducted at the following exam centres:

• Ahmadabad (Gandhi Nagar)
• Ahmednagar
• Aurangabad
• Bengaluru
• Bhubhaneshwar
• Chandigarh
• Coimbatore
• Cochin
• Delhi
• Goa
• Guwahati
• Gwalior
• Hyderabad
• Hubli-Dharwad
• Indore
• Jaipur
• Kolhapur
• Kolkata
• Lucknow
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Nashik
• Noida
• Patna
• Pune
• Ranchi
• Sangli

It is in prior notice that any of the above test centers may be canceled, combined or changed depending on the number of candidates in specific centers or new centers year after year.

For more update visit to official website of ATMA www.atmaaims.com/