MAT 2018 is the Management Aptitude Test. It is a national level MBA entrance exam. More than 250 colleges in India accept MAT scores for MBA/PGDM admissions. In the year 2018, AIMA is conducting MAT exam four times a year. Numerous aspirants opt for MAT exam as it is the only MBA entrance exam that takes place multiple times in a year. MAT May 2018 exam dates have been announced and candidates can now register online to appear for the examination. The last date to register for MAT May 2018 is April 27, 2018. The candidates who will qualify the exam will be able to get admission to MBA courses in the colleges that accept MAT 2018 score. Here you can find all the details and latest updates of MAT May 2018 including dates, registration, admit card, result and much more.
Online Registration for MAT 2018 May Exam has begun.
AIMA MAT May 2018
Below are the important details that you must know related to MAT May 2018 exam before diving deep into the sea and getting the details of the paper to be conducted for admission in various institutions for MBA courses.
Level: National level exam
Admission: Post Graduate Management Programs
Name of the Exam: Management Aptitude Test (MAT)
Exam conducting body: All India Management Association (AIMA)
Participating institutes: 228 colleges. Click here for complete list.
MAT 2018 Exam Date
If you are among the people who are preparing for MAT 2018 exam and want to be updated with the latest news and notifications released by AIMA related to MAT May 2018, bookmark this page and follow the schedule provided for MAT 2018 in the table below:
| MAT May 2018 Exam | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| MAT May 2018 Registration Begins from | 12 Mar 2018 |
| Last Date to Register Online | 27 Apr 2018 |
| Availability of Admit Card for Pen and Paper Based Test | 28 Apr 2018 |
| Availability of MAT 2018 Admit Card for CBT | 12 May 2018 |
| MAT May 2018 Pen and Paper Based Exam Date | 06 May 2018 |
| MAT May 2018 Computer Based Exam will be Held on | 20 May 2018 |
| Declaration of Result | To be announced |
The Paper-Based Test will take place only on one day in a single time slot i.e., 10.00 am -12.30 pm, whereas the Computer Based Test MAT May 2018 will take place on more than one day in different time slots.
Eligibility Criteria for MAT 2018
It is mandatory for all the candidates to fulfill MAT 2018 eligibility criteria for the examination.
- A candidate must have graduated from a recognized university, in any discipline.
- However, the candidates in the final year may also apply.
- There is no age bar.
MAT 2018 Online Registration
Firstly, the candidate needs to Register for MAT 2018 Exam by providing their Name, Email ID, Date of Birth, Mobile Number and password. Only after the registration part is complete, aspirants can proceed to fill in necessary details in MAT 2018 application form. After the details have been provided they can proceed with uploading a scanned image of a photograph and a signature. To complete the registration and application process the payment of the application fee is to be done which is Rs. 1550. However, you will need to pay Rs. 2650 if you want to appear for CBT and pen and paper-based exam.
MAT 2018 May application is to be filled and submitted through online mode before the last date. The candidate can choose the exam centre, mode of the exam in the MAT 2018 Application Form. Also, applicants have to provide a choice of 05 Management Institute to which they wish to submit their MAT score.
Management Aptitude Test Exam Centres
- Test Centre City list is provided in the drop-down menu for the test centre choices on the
registration form. Test Venues for Paper-Based Test and Computer Based Test are different. - If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is limited and can be
accommodated in a single day; the MAT 2018 exam will be completed on May 20, 2018, itself. - If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test in MAT May 2018 are few in a particular centre, these candidates have to appear for the Paper-Based Test.
However, for your convenience we have provided below the list of exam centres where MAT May 2018 exam is going to be conducted:
Test Center for Pen-Paper Based MAT May 2018 Exam
| Test Center(Code) | State |
| Agra (201) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ahmedabad (301) | Gujarat |
| Allahabad (203) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ambala (108) | Haryana |
| Bareilly (204) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Belagavi (506) | Karnataka |
| Bengaluru (503) | Karnataka |
| Bhagalpur (850) | Bihar |
| Bhilai (401) | Chhattisgarh |
| Bhopal (404) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Bhubaneswar (706) | Orissa |
| Chandigarh (101) | Chandigarh |
| Chennai (606) | Tamil Nadu |
| Coimbatore (607) | Tamil Nadu |
| Dehradun (211) | Uttarakhand |
| Delhi (Ncr) (102) | Delhi |
| Durgapur (712) | West Bengal |
| Ghaziabad (205) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Gurugram (106) | Haryana |
| Guwahati (701) | Assam |
| Gwalior (405) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Haldwani (250) | Uttarakhand |
| Haridwar (212) | Uttarakhand |
| Hyderabad (501) | Telangana |
| Imphal (799) | Manipur |
| Indore (406) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Jabalpur (407) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Jaipur (306) | Rajasthan |
| Jammu (113) | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Jamshedpur (802) | Jharkhand |
| Jorhat (703) | Assam |
| Kanpur (206) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kochi (602) | Kerala |
| Kolkata (711) | West Bengal |
| Kottayam (603) | Kerala |
| Kozhikode (601) | Kerala |
| Lucknow (207) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ludhiana (115) | Punjab |
| Madurai (608) | Tamil Nadu |
| Mangaluru (505) | Karnataka |
| Meerut (208) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mumbai (408) | Maharashtra |
| Nagpur (409) | Maharashtra |
| Patna (801) | Bihar |
| Pune (410) | Maharashtra |
| Raipur (403) | Chhattisgarh |
| Ranchi (803) | Jharkhand |
| Rourkela (708) | Orissa |
| Sambalpur (754) | Orissa |
| Shimla (171) | Himachal Pradesh |
| Siliguri (710) | West Bengal |
| Srinagar (114) | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Srinagar (Garhwal) (252) | Uttarakhand |
| Suryamani Nagar (709) | Tripura |
| Thiruvananthapuram (604) | Kerala |
| Udaipur (309) | Rajasthan |
| Varanasi (210) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Vijayawada (504) | Andhra Pradesh |
| Visakhapatnam (502) | Andhra Pradesh |
List Of Test Centers For CBT MAT May 2018 Exam
| CBT Center (Code) | State |
| Ahmedabad (301) | Gujarat |
| Bengaluru (503) | Karnataka |
| Bhopal (404) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Bhubaneswar (706) | Orissa |
| Chandigarh (101) | Chandigarh |
| Chennai (606) | Tamil Nadu |
| Coimbatore (607) | Tamil Nadu |
| Dehradun (211) | Uttarakhand |
| Delhi (Ncr) (102) | Delhi |
| Gurugram (106) | Haryana |
| Guwahati (701) | Assam |
| Hyderabad (501) | Telangana |
| Indore (406) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Jaipur (306) | Rajasthan |
| Jammu (113) | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Kochi (602) | Kerala |
| Kolkata (711) | West Bengal |
| Lucknow (207) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mumbai (408) | Maharashtra |
| Patna (801) | Bihar |
| Pune (410) | Maharashtra |
| Raipur (403) | Chhattisgarh |
| Ranchi (803) | Jharkhand |
| Thiruvananthapuram (604) | Kerala |
| Varanasi (210) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Visakhapatnam (502) | Andhra Pradesh |
MAT 2018 Admit Card
After the completion of registration, AIMS is going to release MAT May 2018 admit card for the applicants who have applied before the last date of registration.
- Admit Card for MAT May 2018 will be made available for download.
- The candidate has to log in by entering details such as Application Number, Date of Birth, Email ID.
- All provisionally registered candidates both for Paper Based and Computer Based Test can download their Admit Card from AIMA website as per the schedule.
- Specific Admit Card is generated both for the candidates opted for the Paper Based Test and for the Computer Based Test.
- MAT 2018 admit card contains Candidate’s Name, Form No, Roll No, Test Date, Test Time and Test Venue Address. A candidate has to strictly follow the date and time allotted to him/her in the case of Computer Based Test.
MAT 2018 Exam Pattern
It is always advisable to check the exam pattern, before appearing for the examination. Hence, the aspirants of MAT 2018 are advised to have a look at the below-mentioned pattern of the examination.
Mode: The MAT May 2018 exam will be held in Pen and Paper, as well as, Computer Based Mode.
Duration: Candidates will get 150 minutes to solve the examination.
Question Type: All the questions in the exam will be of Multiple Choice Type.
Distribution of questions and marks
| Section | No of Questions | Suggested Time Per Section |
| Data Analysis and Sufficiency | 40 | 35 |
| Indian and Global Environment | 40 | 15 |
| Language Comprehension | 40 | 30 |
| Mathematical Skills | 40 | 40 |
| Intelligence and Critical Reasoning | 40 | 30 |
| Total | 200 | 150 |
MAT 2018 Syllabus
Syllabus for MAT May 2018 exam is not strictly pre-defined. Still the MAT syllabus covers following major topics in each section.
Language Comprehension: English Grammar-based questions; English Proficiency; Fill in the Blanks, Para jumble, Reading Comprehension.
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning: Fact Inference Judgment, Passage Conclusion, Analogy, Statement Argument among others.
Mathematical skills: Elementary Mathematics; Arithmetic:- Number System, Ratio and Proportion, Mixtures and Allegation; Unitary Method; Time and Distance; Commercial Maths; Profit and Loss, Interest; Geometry; Triangles, Circles; Mensuration; Algebra Permutation and Combinations; Sequence And Series; Trigonometry Heights and Distance; Linear Programming; Coordinate Geometry.
Data Analysis and Sufficiency: Table; Data Sufficiency; graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), Venn diagram among others.
Indian and Global Environment: Economics, finance, national and international current affairs. There are many other topics on which questions are asked in the MAT 2018 question paper in this section. Questions are also based on conventional GK.
Tips to Prepare for MAT May 2018 Exam
MAT May 2018 is going to be conducted both online and offline. You can opt for any and appear for the exam after preparing for it. Various books and study material are available in the market for reference and score well in the examination. You can refer sample papers, mock tests, sample tests and much more to prepare for MAT May 2018 exam properly.
Below is the list of Most Recommended Books that are going to help you in your preparation.
| Books Name and Author | Grab Here |
| Complete Guide for MAT and Other MBA Entrance Exams with GK 2017 & Current Update eBooks By Disha Experts | Buy Now |
| Face To Face MAT With 21 Years (1997-2017) By B S Sijwalii | Buy Now |
| MAT (Management Aptitude Test) Entrance Exam Guide By RPH Editorial Board | Buy Now |
| Mastering the Verbal Ability for Cat Common Admission Test By Ajay Singh | Buy Now |
| Koncepts of LR – Logical Reasoning for CAT, XAT, IIFT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT & other MBA Exams By Gajendra Kumar | Buy Now |
Also, you can refer to 11th and 12th Mathematics Book by R.S Aggarwal.
Time management is of immense importance for you if you want to get admission to top-notch MBA schools through MAT May 2018. You need to plan your time for solving questions in the paper. Try to allocate time for each section of the examination.
You can allocate 30 minutes to solve questions based on Language Comprehension, approx. 40 minutes for Mathematical Skills, nearly 35 min. for Data Analysis and Sufficiency, 15 minutes for Indian and Global Environment and 35 minutes for Intelligence and Critical Reasoning.
You need to ensure that the questions that are taking too much time to be solved in each section could be skipped for once and can be tried at the end. Taking mock tests is going to help you get ready for the exam in more refined manner. Moreover, you will learn to manage time and identify questions that are going to take a lot of time.
To score well in MAT May 2018 exam get hang of English grammar, antonyms, synonyms, paragraph reading and reasoning. However Mathematical and Data Interpretation could be easy to solve if you have referred the best books to prepare for MAT 2018 exam, as mentioned above. This is also going to help you learn the formula and get it at your fingertips. Also, solve previous year question papers and other MCQ questions as it is going to help you know the shortcuts to answer the puzzles and other related questions asked in the exam. Langauge Comprehension could be solved easily if you read daily newspapers and novels as it is going to give your speed and precision.
Data Analysis and Sufficiency section will test your intelligence. Therefore, you need to solve a lot of questions based on it and understand the critical reasoning sections as it could be tricky. The section of the Global Environment in MAT May 2018 exam could be solved only if you have general awareness. To improve your aptitude and general knowledge you should read daily magazines, newspapers, watch the news and keep yourself updated with latest happenings around the world.
MAT 2018 Result
AIMA announces MAT Exam Results in online mode on the website.
- To get result online, visit AIMA MAT website. Or click on result link above to get detailed information on MAT May 2018 Result.
- Click on result link either on the official website or on result page of this website.
- Enter login credentials to view MAT results.
- Scorecard of MAT 2018 exam shows marks obtained in each section, percentile indicating position section wise, and overall percentile.
- You can also get a duplicate score card by sending an application on a plain white sheet of paper requesting for the duplicate score card. Here you will also need to attach a photocopy of that lower half of admit card which was handed to you at test centre signed by an invigilator.
- In addition, there should be a self-addressed envelope of size 24 x 12 cms with your address in capital and postage stamp of Rs 40 for sending by speed post. Send these documents to “Manager-CMS, All-Centre for Management Education, 14, Institutional Area Management House, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003”.
- If you request for a duplicate score card within 45 days of result announcement then you do not need to pay any fee.
- If you request for duplicate MAT 2018 scorecard after that time then you need to pay Rs 100 through DD in favour of “All India Management Association”, payable at New Delhi.
MBA / PGDM Admission Through MAT 2018
When you apply to a college for MBA / PGDM or such courses on basis of MAT 2018 score, basically that institute looks at your percentile. If you have a good percentile then you have better chances of selection.
Closer is your percentile to 100 marks better is your position. For example, a 99 percentile holder has better chances of admission as compared to a 65 percentile holder in MAT 2018.
However, each institute has specific criteria for selection. They may choose to look at other factors such as past academic profile and so on.
Participating Management Institutes in MAT 2018
Four Digit codes for Management Institutes/University Departments accepting the MAT 2018 score are given in the List of Participating Institutes/Universities as MI Code. There are five fields given in the Registration Form. Select the codes of those five institutes only where you have applied or are applying for admission. No additional fee is to be paid for filling these 5 choices.
Applicants are advised to check the approval/recognition status of various programs and other details directly from the concerned Authorities/ Institutes/ Universities.
The official website for MAT 2018 May Exam is www.aima.in.
