Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score 2026 - 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. These colleges select candidates on the basis of academic record, MAT scores and Personal Interview. Check the list of all MAT colleges for MBA admission 2026.
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 2026, should make the right selection of 5 MBA colleges in the MAT 2026 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 in India. It is conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA) four times a year i.e. February, May, September and December. MBA/PGDM aspirants can choose the examination phase as per their preparation and apply for the same at AIMA MAT website. MBA admission through MAT includes Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).
Jaipuria Institute of Management MBA admission is based on valid ATMA /XAT/ CMAT/ MAT and ATMA scores, followed b a GD & PI round. Jaipuria Noida cutoff 2024 is yet to be release by the official website. However, considering the previous year CAT cutoff, candiates must secure between 75 and 85 percentile in CAT for the General All India category student.
Given below is the previous years cutoff percentile for CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT and ATMA to get a clear picture of the percetile required against each exam for Jaipuria Noida MBA admission:
| Exam | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMAT (percentile) | 85 | – / – | 75 |
| CAT (percentile) | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| MAT (percentile) | 75 | – / – | 75 |
| ATMA (percentile) | 85 | – / – | – / – |
| XAT (percentile) | – / – | – / – | 60 |
MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score: Overview
MAT exam is an MCQ based test, conducted in two mode - CBT and PBT. The exam has questions from Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation, English Language and General Awareness.
- AIMA has abour 250 + MBA colleges as its members who select candidates for management programmes
- Candidates can select up to five institutes from the list of MAT participating colleges, in the exam application form
- Upon declaration of MAT 2026 result, AIMA will send the candidate's score to those five institutes.
- Registered colleges shortlist the candidates based on MAT score and invite them for Group Discussion and/or Personal Interview.
- The MAT cut off will be determined by participating colleges individually.
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MAT Accepting Colleges: East Zone
Listed below are MBA colleges accepting MAT score in east zone. You can select these colleges in the MAT 2026 application form as per your location and preference.
| 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.
| 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 |
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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.
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MAT scoring is done between 200 to 800, so a nearly 650 or 700 will get you 90 to 95 percentile. A score of 600 is also good as it converts into percentile between 80 to 85.
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