Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score 2025 - Check Zone-wise Full List
Management Aptitude Test 2026 ( MAT )
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MAT score is accepted by over 800 MBA colleges in India for admission to full-time courses. Check the list of all MAT colleges for MBA admission 2025.
MAT test takers can choose from over 800 MBA colleges for pursuing the degree. They can find good Tier 1 and Tier 2 colleges for MBA through MAT in every state of the country. AIMA, the exam conducting agency, provides the option of selecting 5 colleges of ones choice in the MAT application form, which makes it easier for the test taker to shortlist colleges. Those appearing for MAT exam 2025, should make the right selection of 5 MBA colleges in the MAT 2025 application form (keeping in mind the MAT cut off, college fees, location, placements, etc. so that they get the college of their choice. Let's check out top MBA colleges accepting MAT score for admission and make an informed decision.
- What is MAT?
- MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score: Overview
- MAT Accepting Colleges: East Zone
- MAT Accepting Colleges: West Zone
- MAT Accepting Colleges: North Zone
- MAT Accepting Colleges: South Zone
What is MAT?
Management Aptitude Test or MAT exam, is one of the top MBA entrance exams besides CAT, XAT, CMAT and SNAP. It is conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA) four times a year i.e. February, May, September and December. Candidates planning to pursue MBA/PGDM can choose the examination phase as per their preparation and apply for the same at AIMA MAT website. MBA admission through MAT includes shortlisting of candidates bases on their MAT score, Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).
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MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score: Overview
MAT exam is similar to other MBA entrance exams, i.e. it is a speed-based test. The canddidates are assessed on Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation as well as knowledge of English Language and General Awareness. Admission through MAT is also on the similar format, i.e. personality assessment (personal interview, group discussion and writren ability test). Read below for zone wise MAT accepting colleges lists and other details.
- AIMA has a large number of colleges as its members who select candidates for MBA admission based on MAT score.
- While filling up the MAT 2025 application form, candidates can select up to five institutes from the list of MAT participating colleges.
- Upon declaration of MAT 2025 result, AIMA sends the candidate's exam score to the five institutes that the student had selected in the MAT application form.
- Registered colleges shortlist the candidates based on MAT score and invite them for Group Discussion and/or Personal Interview.
- Candidates are shortlisted on the basis of MAT cut offs individually fixed by the colleges to select candidates.
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MAT Accepting Colleges: East Zone
Listed below are MBA colleges accepting MAT score in east zone. The MAT cut offs and admission criteria of these colleges could differ from each other. So the candidate must choose the college of his/her choice accordingly.
| Institute Code |
MAT Accepting College |
City |
|---|---|---|
| 7113 |
Durgapur |
|
| 8312 |
Ranchi |
|
| 7512 |
Bhubaneswar |
|
| 7013 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7515 |
Bhubaneswar |
|
| 7543 |
Bhubaneswar |
|
| 7402 |
Kolkata |
|
| 8403 |
Patna |
|
| 7006 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7028 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7201 |
Haldia |
|
| 7506 |
Bhubaneswar |
|
| 7030 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7034 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7010 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7505 |
Bhubaneswar |
|
| 7517 |
Bhubaneswar |
|
| 7041 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7015 |
Kolkata |
|
| 8007 |
Patna |
|
| 7018 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7804 |
Guwahati |
|
| 7014 |
Kolkata |
|
| 8306 |
Netaji Subhas Institute of Business Management |
Jamshedpur |
| 7538 |
Bhubaneswar |
|
| 7304 |
Darjeeling |
|
| 7017 |
Kolkata |
|
| 8302 |
Ranchi |
|
| 7516 |
Cuttack |
|
| 7048 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7038 |
Kolkata |
|
| 7803 |
Jorhat |
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MAT Accepting Colleges: West Zone
Listed below are MBA colleges accepting MAT score in west zone. The MAT cut offs and admission criteria of these colleges could be different from each other. So the candidate must choose his/her college of preference accordingly.
| Institute Code |
MAT Accepting College |
City |
|---|---|---|
| 4134 |
Pune |
|
| 4167 |
Pune |
|
| 4151 |
Pune |
|
| 4106 |
Pune |
|
| 3022 |
Jaipur |
|
| 4122 |
Pune |
|
| 3812 |
Ahmedabad |
|
| 4154 |
Mumbai |
|
| 3001 |
Jaipur |
|
| 4129 |
Pune |
|
| 3909 |
Vadodara |
|
| 4911 |
Raipur |
|
| 3020 |
Jaipur |
|
| 3017 |
Jaipur |
|
| 4512 |
Indore |
|
| 3034 |
Jaipur |
|
| 3110 |
Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Faculty of Mgmt Studies |
Udaipur |
| 3007 |
Jaipur |
|
| 4914 |
Raipur |
|
| 4103 |
Pune |
|
| 3302 |
Laxmangarh |
|
| 4929 |
Raipur |
|
| 3815 |
Ahmedabad |
|
| 3805 |
Ahmedabad |
|
| 4138 |
Pune |
|
| 4139 |
Pune |
|
| 3003 |
Jaipur |
|
| 3806 |
Gandhinagar |
|
| 4020 |
Thane |
MAT Accepting Colleges: North Zone
Listed below are MBA colleges accepting MAT score in north zone. The MAT cut offs and admission criteria of these colleges could be different from each other. So the candidate must choose the college of his/her choice accordingly.
For MBA admission, the IMS Ghaziabad overall required cutoff percentile was 25 in CAT, 75 in CMAT, and 80 in MAT. This is based on the past few years' cutoff trends for the General AI category students.
Yes, SMS Varanasi accepts CUET-UG for BCom, BBA, BCA and BA (Hons) courses. CUET-PG is accepted for MBA, MCA and MCom programmes. Besides, candidates can appear for SMSOET conducted by the institute for admission to any of the UG or PG courses. SMS Varanasi also accepts national or state-level entrance exams such as CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ MAT for MBA admission.
| Institute Code |
MAT Accepting College |
City |
|---|---|---|
| 2120 |
Greater Noida |
|
| 2049 |
Greater Noida |
|
| 1101 |
New Delhi |
|
| 1205 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 1111 |
New Delhi |
|
| 2023 |
Noida |
|
| 2008 |
Noida |
|
| 1142 |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha&lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management |
New Delhi |
| 2111 |
Greater Noida |
|
| 1208 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 1704 |
Rajpura |
|
| 2027 |
Ghaziabad |
|
| 1112 |
New Delhi |
|
| 1113 |
New Delhi |
|
| 1147 |
New Delhi |
|
| 2038 |
Greater Noida |
|
| 1200 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 2014 |
Greater Noida |
|
| 1126 |
New Delhi |
|
| 2411 |
Haridwar |
|
| 1221 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 2224 |
Lucknow |
|
| 2018 |
Greater Noida |
|
| 1171 |
Greater Noida |
|
| 1123 |
New Delhi |
|
| 1202 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 2001 |
Ghaziabad |
|
| 1212 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 2051 |
Ghaziabad |
|
| 1120 |
New Delhi |
|
| 2016 |
Ghaziabad |
|
| 1131 |
New Delhi |
|
| 1117 |
Delhi |
|
| 1128 |
New Delhi |
|
| 2043 |
Noida |
|
| 2025 |
Ghaziabad |
|
| 2234 |
Lucknow |
|
| 2054 |
Ghaziabad |
|
| 2079 |
Noida |
|
| 1210 |
Gurugram |
|
| 1215 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 1424 |
Phagwara |
|
| 2502 |
Meerut |
|
| 1127 |
New Delhi |
|
| 1320 |
Sonipat |
|
| 2407 |
Roorkee |
|
| 2107 |
Greater Noida |
|
| 1201 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 1308 |
Sonipat |
|
| 2044 |
Lucknow |
|
| 1216 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 1291 |
Gurgaon |
|
| 1170 |
Dehradun |
|
| 1114 |
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies-Technical Campus |
New Delhi |
MAT Accepting Colleges: South Zone
Listed below are MBA colleges accepting MAT score in south zone. The MAT cut offs and admission criteria of these colleges could be different. So the candidate must choose the college of his/her choice accordingly.
| Institute Code |
MAT Accepting College |
City |
|---|---|---|
| 5658 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5686 |
Acharya Bangalore Business School |
Bengaluru |
| 5612 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5688 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5031 |
Hyderabad |
|
| 5604 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5605 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5717 |
Mysore |
|
| 6025 |
Chennai |
|
| 5639 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 6804 |
Kottayam |
|
| 5001 |
Hyderabad |
|
| 5690 |
Don Bosco Institute of Management Studies and Computer Applications |
Bengaluru |
| 5661 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 6427 |
Coimbatore |
|
| 5667 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5306 |
Visakhapatnam |
|
| 5033 |
Hyderabad |
|
| 5017 |
Hyderabad |
|
| 5601 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5691 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 6067 |
Chennai |
|
| 5692 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5003 |
Hyderabad |
|
| 5019 |
Hyderabad |
|
| 5670 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5668 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5039 |
Warangal |
|
| 5660 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5721 |
Harihar |
|
| 5203 |
Guntur |
|
| 5662 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 6805 |
Tiruvalla |
|
| 5676 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5622 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5609 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5634 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5672 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5621 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 6916 |
Thiruvananthapuram |
|
| 6008 |
Chennai |
|
| 5653 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 5719 |
Mangalore |
|
| 6819 |
Kottayam |
|
| 6801 |
Kochi |
|
| 6802 |
Kochi |
|
| 6065 |
Chennai |
|
| 5665 |
Bengaluru |
|
| 6202 |
Madurai |
|
| 6334 |
Vellore |
|
| 5016 |
Hyderabad |
|
| 5625 |
Bengaluru |
The above tables mention B-schools listed on MAT-AIMA website.
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