KMAT Exam 2025: Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus & Pattern

KMAT Exam 2025: The Karnataka Private Post Graduate Colleges’ Association (KPPGCA) conducts the Karnataka Management Aptitude Test (KMAT) for candidates seeking admission in MBA, MCA, and PGDM courses in universities of Karnataka. It facilitates admission to over 189 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)-approved and university-affiliated management institutes in Bangalore and Karnataka. This year, the KMAT exam was held on September 7, 2025. The KMAT Result 2025 will be declared on September 22, 2025

Latest Updates: .

• KPPGCA has announced the KMAT 2025 result on the official website.
• The association has extended the result declaration date from September 15 to September 22, 2025.
• The KMAT exam 2025 is scheduled for September 7, 2025.
• KMAT Mock Tests are scheduled for September 3 and 4, 2025.
• KPPGCA has released the KMAT Admit Card on September 2, 2025, at 4:00 PM on its official website. 
• The last day to register for the KMAT exam 2025 is August 20, 2025. 

For the KMAT exam 2025, candidates are allowed to register online till August 20, 2025, at kmatindia.com. Only candidates who successfully register online will be eligible to download their KMAT admit cards from the official website. The KMAT result 2025 will be declared a few days after the conclusion of the examination. 

KMAT Exam Schedule 2025

As per the official notification, the KMAT exam will be held in September 2025. It is approved by 189 AICTE member institutions, which are affiliated to respective universities in Karnataka. Given below are the important dates for the KMAT exam 2025.

Candidates are advised not to miss the deadline and to follow the official website for all updates.

KMAT Admit Card 2025

The KMAT admit card has been released for candidates who have completed their registration online. The admit card provides details about the candidate's roll number, date of birth, exam subject, duration, and time slot. Candidates are advised to keep their KMAT admit card along with them during the examination. 

To download the KMAT admit card, candidates are required to log in to the exam portal using their login credentials, such as their application number and password. Check the image of the login window for the KMAT exam below.

KMAT Exam 2025: Highlights

The KPPGCA was established on January 29, 2003, to provide proactive support to professional education and facilitate and streamline admission to postgraduate professional courses, such as MBA, PGDM, and MCA. Check below the details of the KMAT exam 2025. 

KMAT Eligibility 2025

Candidates interested in appearing for the KMAT exam 2025 can register for the examination online. However, before applying, candidates must check the eligibility criteria. The following eligibility requirements apply to candidates participating in the KMAT exam 2025: 

• Applicants are required to hold a valid bachelor’s degree with a minimum duration of 3 years from a recognised university. The degree must be in one of the following disciplines:
• Commerce 
• Management 
• Arts
• Social Sciences
• Engineering/Technology or an equivalent discipline
• Applying candidates must have scored a minimum aggregate score as per their category in their bachelor’s degree. Check category-wise minimum score requirements: 
• General category: 50%
• SC/ST: 45%
• Candidates in their final year of graduation can also apply for KMAT 2025, given that they have scored the minimum aggregate score requirements in their semester scores. 

KMAT Registration 2025

As per the KMAT exam schedule, candidates can register online at the official website, kmatindia.com, till August 20, 2025. Candidates are required to fill in the following details in their KMAT application form: 

• Name
• Nationality
• Mode of test
• Gender
• Date of birth
• Stream
• Course
• Address
• Application form payment of INR 850/-
• Scanned copy of passport-size photograph (maximum size 200 KB)
• Scanned copy of signature (maximum size 200 KB)

Check the image of the KMAT registration window provided below: 

KMAT Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025

As per the KMAT exam pattern, the question paper will carry 120 multiple-choice questions, divided into three sections. Candidates will be given 2 hours to complete their exam. Check the KMAT syllabus for MBA and MCA aspirants below. 

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

The VARC syllabus for KMAT includes the following subjects: 

• Reading comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Sentence completion

Quantitative Ability

The QA section in the KMAT exam consists of the following topics: 

• Arithmetic
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Statistics
• Modern Mathematics

Logical Reasoning

The logical reasoning syllabus for KMAT 2025 contains the following topics: 

• Analogy
• Blood relations
• Coding-decoding
• Direction sense
• Series and puzzles
• Logical connectives
• Venn diagrams
• Data sufficiency

KMAT Exam Pattern 2025

Check the KMAT exam pattern for MBA and MCA courses in the image below: 

KMAT Result 2025

KPPGCA will release the results for KMAT 2025 on September 15. Candidates who appear for the examination will be able to download their scorecards from the official website - kmatindia.com. 

The KMAT qualifying certificate will remain valid until the next exam session begins. Candidates who qualify in the first round will be eligible to appear for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Once all rounds are over, the exam conducting body will release the final result for eligible candidates.