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Applications for the December 2025 cycle of the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) for MBA and PGDM programs are being accepted by the All India Management Association (AIMA). Those who want to take the test can now register online at mat.aima.in, the official website.
The single national management admission exam is MAT, which is administered in two formats: computer-based test (CBT) and paper-based test (PBT). Additionally, candidates might choose to take both PBT and CBT and apply to business schools with their best score.
More than 60 Indian cities will host the MAT December 2025 exam. December 13 is the date of the MAT December 2025 PBT, while December 21 is the date of the MAT 2025 CBT.
For the PBT mode, the last date to apply online is December 7. The admit card for this mode will be released on December 10.
Candidates may register for the CBT format through December 15 and begin downloading their admission cards on December 18.
A single exam method (either CBT or PBT) requires a registration cost of Rs 2,200, however applicants who choose both modes (PBT + CBT) must pay Rs 3,800.
Applications for MAT are accepted from graduates in all fields. Undergraduates in their last year may also take the exam. Many management schools accept the exam results for MBA and PGDM admissions for the 2026 school year.
Vellore Institute of Technology (Vellore), School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University, Bengaluru), NIT Surathkal, Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (Chennai), Amrita School of Business (Coimbatore), N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research (Mumbai), Indian Institute of Forest Management (Bhopal), and Jaipuria Institute of Management (Noida) are a few of the participating institutions.
Source: IE
