MAT Eligibility 2024: Academic Qualifications, Number of Attempts, Age Limit

MAT Eligibility 2024: All India Management Association (AIMA) has set a certain eligibility conditions for candidates wishing to appear for MAT exam 2024. The upcoming MAT exam is going to be held in Decemebr 2024. Interested candidates can register themselves at mat.aima.in. 

MAT exam is conducted four times a year, in the months of February, May, September, and December. The exam is designed for candidates looking for admission in MBA and PGDM courses. Over 800 business schools in the country accept the MAT scores for admission. 

There is no minimum or maximum age requirement to appear for MAT. However, the basic criteria is for the candidates to have an undergraduate degree. Generally, the MAT aspirants are over the age of 21. 

MAT Eligibility 2024: Basic Criteria

There are no advanced eligibility requirements for applicants appearing in MAT. Here is the basic eligibility criteria for the exam:

Academic Requirement: Candidates applying for MAT must have their undergraduate degrees in any discipline. If not, they must at least be appearing in the final examination for their undergraduate degree during the same year as appearing in MAT.

Age Requirement: There is no age limit set for applicants appearing in the MAT exam. 

Work Experience: Though having a working experience is not mandatory, it can be considered as a plus point for admission via MAT 2024. 

Number of Attempts: There is no maximum number of attempts set for the MAT exam. 

MAT Eligibility 2024: Reservation Criteria

There is no reservation criteria set by AIMA for MAT. However, the colleges offering admission via MAT offer admission to reserved categories based on the minimum percentage quota for different categories. Here is the prescribed reservation criteria for admission: 

MAT Eligibility 2024: Requirements by MBA Colleges

All India Management Association has not prescribed any minimum admission criteria or requirements for MAT candidates. However, business schools offering admission may have their own criteria set. Here is a list of such common admission criteria set by majority of business schools participating in MAT 2024:

• Undergraduate degree holders must have their score in between 50% to 65%
• Candidates belonging to reserved categories may have a relaxation of 5% to 10%
• Candidates with professional work experience may be given priority admission
• Female candidates may be given relaxation as well
• Performance in class 10th and 12th is also evaluated

MAT Exam 2024: Top Participating Institutes

More than 800 B-schools are participating in offering admission to candidates via MBA. Here is a list of the top institutes offering admission in MBA and PGDM programs through MAT: