Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score 2026 - Check Zone-wise Full List
Management Aptitude Test 2026 ( MAT )
Registration - 1 Apr '26 - 25 May '26
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).
Commonly asked questions
NIT Manipur JEE Main cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to the BTech courses. During the Round 1 cutoff, the closing rank for CSE was 25886 for the General category students under the AII India Quota. Among OBC candidates, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering stood at 8750. Candidates seeking admisison to NIT Manipur can refer to the table below to check out the Round 1 closing ranks for BTech in CSE course for various categories under the AI quota:
Category | JEE Main 2024 Expected Cutoff |
|---|---|
Common Rank List | 90-91 |
Gen-EWS | 75-76 |
OBC-NCL | 73-74 |
SC | 51-52 |
ST | 37-38 |
PwD | 0.0013527 |
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.
Aspirants who are willing to get admission to the BBA programme at ITM University must qualify for the basic eligibility criteria. As per the criteria, students who have passed Class 12 in any stream (Arts/Science/Commerce) from a recognised board of India and attained a minimum of 50% marks are eligible to apply. The applications can be submitted via the university's official website.
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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