All About Management Aptitude Test: Introduction & Salient Aspects

Guidelines for B-schools

Introduction
Management Aptitude Test is a service being offered by Centre for Management Services (CMS) of AIMA since 1988. Institute offering recognised PG programmes in management and allied fields can participate in MAT. The charges for including the institute's notification in the MAT bulletin to be published in thousands of copies is the only amount to be paid by the participating institute.

Salient Aspects

Annual registration of candidates higher than of CAT nationally & of GMAT internationally.
Entrance test for recognized programmes.
Time tested since 1988.
Validated through independent studies.
Availed by lakhs of students.
Accepted by hundreds of institutes & university deptts.
Employing latest technology in evaluation & result processing.
Expeditious declaration of results and placing on website.
Score card with photograph & ultra-violet identification logo.
Widespread network for sale of bulletins.
Test Centres located all over the country & aborad.
One time consolidated low fee for bulletin form, test & score card.
ISO 9001:2000 quality certified.
Accepted by select foreign universitites at par GMAT.

Packages of Services

Allotment of unique code number to the Management Institute (MI) known as MI Code to facilitate the candidates to endorse their option.
Inclusion of the institute in the list of participating institutes with name, place and MI Code in the bulletin.
Printing of MAT bulletin inserting institute's specific notification and distributing the same for sale through over 100 outlets consisting of select AIMA Study Centres, identified Bank of Baroda Branches, etc spread all over the country.
Preparation of media plan for release of newspaper advertisement to provide wide media coverage regarding MAT and furnishing the same to the participating institute to synchronise the institute's promotional efforts.
Advertisement in national dailies, magazines and regional newspapers listing the name of the participating institute. No extra charge will be levied on the institute.
Provision of further publicity by means of posters, notices etc through over 40 AIMA Study Centres, over 60 Local Management Associations, etc.
Fixing up of test centres to cover the length and breadth of the country and conduct of the test maintaining total credibility and absolute confidentiality.
Arrangement of question booklets, answer sheets, etc for the conduct of the test and the test administration.
Processing the result and furnishing the scores and other particulars to the institute in respect of those candidates who opt to join the particular institute. This will be both in hard copy as well as in CD.
Exclusive provision of data of additional candidates only to the participating institute during the 30 days following the declaration of results, if so desired, as a prepaid service under the Management Insitute Search Service. The latest conditions and other details for availing additional data will be furnished on receipt of specific request from participating B-School.