MAT –Rewriting history of leadership with Management Training
Amidst the pioneering efforts by the National Knowledge Commission to alleviate higher education; the considerable responsibility lies over the shoulders of the premier institutes of business education to nurture business leaders for distinguishable corporate management. This article will read about the Management Aptitude Test (MAT), the national entrance test, conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA) for admissions in the business schools approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Distance Education Council (DEC), or affiliated to universities.
AIMA wing - Center for Management Services conducts MAT quarterly every year in the months of February, May, September, and December. This specialized division operates under the All India Management Aptitude Testing Services (AIMATS) and is accredited with ISO 9001: 2000 Certification for the range of services under its scope.
Aspirants vying to get into various Post-Graduate Diploma Programs in Management, Information & Technology, and equivalent programs can also apply for MAT by filling its registration form online by visiting the link http://aima-ind.org/matmay09/. The physical MAT Application Forms MAT bulletins are available at AIMA New Delhi counter, identified Bank of Baroda branches, and AIMA Study Centers all over India.
Eligibility Criteria
Graduates in any discipline from a recognized university are eligible to apply for the exam. The final year students from degree courses can also apply. The minimum percentage required to qualify for the MAT entrance test varies with each university or business school.
Exam Structure
MAT is an objective-type test with multiple-choice answers. The test covers subject areas such as Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, and Indian and Global Environment.
AIMA is offering advanced management program to INSEAD’s Singapore campus and its alliance with international universities namely Imperial College, Pittsburgh University, and Yale University would enable the association to mark its presence globally. AIMA’s conscientious efforts to train management faculty and formulation of Management Development Programs as many as eighty in number reflects the association’s goal in place i.e. to build corporate leaders with the ethos serving the organizations’ and society’s interests as a whole.
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