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.
The entrance exam is required for an MBA at ASM - Apeejay School of Management Focusing on administering all entrance examinations for admission, such as the CAT, MAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, and ATMA, is a plus. After those exams are administered, GD and PI are also done because they are necessary for the admissions process. The CAT is preferred by the institute over other exams.
| 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.
MBA aspirants can also have a look at the list of MBA colleges accepting MAT scores in India.
To get a good percentile in MAT exam, check out some valuable MAT preparations tips.
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- Minimum Requirement: A MAT score of at least the 64 percentile is the standard benchmark for general category candidates to be consider
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VIT Business School accepts MAT exam percentile for admission to MBA programme. The MAT Cutoff 2024 is 80 for students belonging to the General All India category. In 2023, the VIT Business School cutoff was 80, and in 2022, it was also the same, at 80.
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The admission deadline for GITAM MBA through the MAT entrance exam is February 21, 2025, based on information from their admissions notice.
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Yes, you can get admission to the MBA programme at AURO University with a valid MAT score. The university accepts MAT besides other recognised entrance examinations such as CAT, CMAT, XAT, and GMAT for admissions to its MBA programs. This is because AURO University aims to provide an opportunity to
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No, MAT is not compulsory for the admission process in MBA or PGDM courses offered at ICBM-SBE. The institute uses a number of national-level entrance examinations such as CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, GMAT, and MAT for multiple qualifying opportunities. This flexibility gives students with diverse academic
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If you make an error in the educational qualifications section of the MAT form, you can typically make amends during the official correction period offered by AIMA. The correction period is open for a short time after the submission of the application. You can log in with your MAT account and edit t
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