MAT December 2025: The window to apply for the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) December 2025 is closing. AIMA serves as a critical gateway to MBA and PGDM admissions across India and advises all aspirants to submit their applications immediately to avoid last-minute technical delays.

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Top MBA Colleges accepting MAT Score are JBIMS, SIMSREE, BIMTECH, XIME, EDII Ahmedabad, VIT Business School, TSM Madurai, PSG Coimbatore, Mittal Business School LPU, Chitkara University, FIIB, FOSTIIMA, DSB, IMS Ghaziabad, Christ University, Alliance University, Amrita School of Business, VJIM, SSIM, IPE, IMDR Pune, KIIT School of Rural Management, MDI Gurgaon PGD BA, NDIM Delhi, Galgotias University, IILM University, JK Business School ETC.

The NTA has officially announced the CMAT exam date: Jan 25, 2026

Important Dates

Last date for registration: 15th Dec 2025.
Admit card release: 18 Dec 2025
Exam date: 21 December 2025
Exam Fee: Computer Based Test (CBT): Rs. 2,200; For both CBT+PBT : Rs. 3800.

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardized test being administered since 1988 to facilitate Business Schools (B-Schools) to screen candidates for admission to MBA and allied programmes. Govt. of India, Ministry of HRD approved MAT as a national level test in 2003.

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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 300+ B-Schools across India. Register online at the website link with Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card), Net Banking, UPI or Paytm Wallet.

Candidate can take MAT as

(i) Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) or

(ii) Double Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) or

(iii) Paper Based Test (PBT) or

(iv) Paper Based Test and Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (PBT+IBT) or

(v) Computer Based Test (CBT) or

(vi) Computer Based Test and Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (CBT+IBT) or

(viii) Paper Based Test and Computer Based Test (PBT+CBT)

PBT: Paper Pen Based, CBT: Computer Based Test Check: Test Structure & Sample Questions.