MAT Exam Registration 2025 (May Session Started): How to fill MAT PBT/CBT Application Form & Fees

MAT 2025 exam schedule has been announced for May session. In May, MAT will be conducted in CBT and PBT mode. Registration process for the same began from April 5, 2025. Check MAT 2025 exam dates below:

MAT 2025 May PBT (PAPER BASED TEST)
PBT registration last date	May 2,5 2025
MAT PBT admit card release	May 28, 2025 (5.00 PM Onwards)
MAT PBT Date	May 31, 2025

 

MAT 2025 May CBT (COMPUTER BASED TEST)
CBT registration last date	June 2, 2025
MAT CBT admit card release	June 5, 2025 (5.00 PM Onwards)
MAT CBT date	June 8, 2025

The fee payment to appear for the MAT exam is mandatory. The AIMA charges every candidates examination fee at the time of form filling. While filling the MAT application form the fee payment is to be done for acceptance of the candidature. The MAT application fees have been increased and the revised fees are as follows: Paper-Based Test (PBT): INR 2,200 Computer-Based Test (CBT): INR 2,200 Internet-Based Test (IBT): 2,200 Both PBT and CBT: INR 3,800 Candidates are required to pay the fee in online mode I. e. through debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI. Candidates must note that the MAT application form will not be submitted until the fee payment is done. Key points to keep in mind while filling the MAT application form is that the fee is non-refundable and there is no provision of form corrections. So, in case a candidate has made a mistake in the form, they will have to register again and fill a new form by paying the fee again. To take a re-test also, candidates have to fill a fresh MAT application form and pay the fee again.

MAT application process is online. Candidates are required to fill the application form by registering at the AIMA MAT website. The application process of MAT CBT, PBT and IBT is the same and candidates can fill the form for more than one exam mode. Candidates can take the MAT exam as Internet Based Test (IBT) or Double Internet Based Test (IBT) or Paper Based Test (PBT) or Computer Based Test (CBT) or Paper Based Test and Internet Based Test (PBT plus IBT) or Computer Based Test and Internet Based Test (CBT plus IBT) or Paper Based Test and Computer Based Test (PBT plus CBT). Given below is the process to fill the MAT registration and application form: 1. Open official website of AIMA MAT 2. Enter Name, Phone Number, Email ID, Date of Birth and set a password 3. Click on submit 4. An OTP will be sent in the registered mobile number 5. Verify phone number using the OTP 6. New login will be sent in your email 7. Select exam mode, exam date and other details 8. Upload your passport size photo and signature 9. Select 5 MBA institutes of your preference 10. Pay the fee via debit/credit card or net banking 11. In the next page add personal details, academic details, address, etc. 12. Fill the remaining fields and the click on the declaration check box 13. Submit the form to complete the process.

MAT application process includes uploading of certain documents in the form portal. Candidates need some other documents to fill the MAT application form. While photo, signature and Certificate are to be uploaded with the application form, other documents are needed to fill valid information in form. 1. Recent passport size photo (colour with white background) 2. Scanned signature on a white paper 3. Scanned copy of photo ID card such as Aadhaar card, PAN card, Voter ID card, Passport 4. Class 10 marksheet 5. Class 12 marksheet 6. Graduation marksheet 7. PG degree marksheet (if applicable) 8. Bank details for fee payment Candidates who belong to Reserved category are required to upload caste Certificate and candidates who belong to PwD category have to upload a Certificate for the same. PwD candidates also need to upload scribe Certificate to avail the facility on the exam day. The dimensions of the passport size photograph must not less than 50 KB and not less than 100 KB) and digital signature (not less than 10 KB and not more than 25 KB).. .

Since MAT is an entrance exam for post graduate level management courses, the minimum eligibility criteria for MAT exam is graduation. Candidate should have completed graduation in full-time or part-time mode in Arts, Commerce or Science from a recognised university. The eligibility criteria for MAT PBT, CBT and IBT are the same. Final year graduation students who will be giving their final exam or awaiting results are also eligible to appear in MAT. There is no minimum score requirement in MAT. Candidates need to have passing marks in graduation.

However, MBA colleges have the eligibility criteria of minimum 50 per cent in graduation (45 per cent for SC/ST/PWD), thus candidates who aspire to pursue MBA need to ensure that they score a minimum of 50 per cent in graduation. SC/ST/PwD candidates need to have a minimum of 45 per cent in their Bachelor's degree programme. There is no age bar or appearing in MAT. Fresh graduates as well as working professionals can apply for MAT.

The address of MAT test centre will be mentioned in the admit card only, which means candidates will know the venue/location of their MAT test centre only after they downloading their MAT admit card. The exam authorities will not share the details of any exam centre before the release of the MAT admit card. The MAT CBT and MAT PBT are held in separate cities and the centre is allotted to candidates in the first city of preference as mentioned in the MAT application form. Thus, candidates already know the city in which they will be allotted the test centre. The MAT admit card is released at least two days before the exam so that candidates can download it on time and check the exact location of the test centre allotted to them to make arrangement for the exam day. If any student belongs to a rural area and their MAT test centre falls in a city, they can make arrangements beforehand if they know to which city they have to go for appearing in the exam.

Test cities for MAT CBT and MAT PBT are different. So, while selecting an exam mode in the MAT application form, candidates must check the list of cities in which that MAT exam mode is being held or not for that session or exam phase. Check here the MAT test cities: MAT PBT Test Cities: Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi (NCR), Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Ranchi, Vadodara and Visakhapatnam. MAT CBT Test Cities: Amritsar, Bareilly, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi (NCR), Gorakhpur, Hisar, Imphal, Indore, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kotak, Madurai, Mangaluru, Nagpur, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Rourkela, Shillong, Siliguri, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi (NCR), Dharwad, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nanded, Patna, Ranchi, Udaipur, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam.

Candidates can select up to five participating colleges in MAT application form where they want to take admission for pursing an MBA or a PGDM course. AIMA will send their MAT scorecards to these colleges directly for preparing admission shortlist and sending Personal Interview invite to aspirants. In case a candidate wishes to apply for other colleges, then they will have to fill the admission application form for those colleges individually by visiting their respective websites. Before selecting the five colleges, candidates must check the eligibility criteria (academic requirements like minimum score in graduation), MAT cut off and selection process. This is important because if a candidate does not meet the eligibility criteria or the MAT cut off, they will not be invited by those colleges for admission even if they had selected in the MAT application form.

Since MAT is an MBA entrance exam, all of the registration process is online. From candidate registration to payment of fees, every activity is to be done online at the AIMA MAT website. There is no provision of offline form filling. The candidates can fill the form on the AIMA-MAT website by creating an account on the official website by furnishing basics information such as name, date of birth, email ID and mobile phone number. The application process of all MAT exam modes is common. MAT registration is a one-time process but MAT application form is to be filled for each exam session separately. For taking the MAT test again, candidates can simply log in to their dashboard and fill the application form for any upcoming session of their choice. Candidates will also have to pay the fee for each session.

The MAT application fee is same for all exam modes. The fee amount to be paid is INR 2100 for every single attempt irrespective of the exam mode. If a candidate wishes to combine two attempts (e.g. IBT+IBT, PBT+CBT, IBT+PBT, IBT+CBT), then they will have to pay INR 1500 additionally. Those who opt for additional test will get the benefit of additional 2 Management Institutes for sending their scores in addition to existing option of selecting 5 Management Institutes.

If you wish to take the MAT exam in following combination, then you will have to pay INR 3,600.

For Double Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT)
or PBT+IBT
or PBT+CBT
or CBT+IBT

MAT application fee is not refundable. Candidates, while filing the MAT application form must make sure they have not made any error in the form so that they don't have to fill a fresh form and pay the fee again. There is no form correction option available either in MAT so in case they want to make any change in the MAT application form, they will have to fill a new form.

For every MAT attempt in different phases you need to fill a separate form. However, if you are planning to go for more than one attempt in the same exam phase, they you can apply for a combination of two exam session.

Candidate can take MAT as:

• Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) or
• Double Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) or
• Paper Based Test (PBT) or
• Paper Based Test and Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (PBT+IBT) or
• Computer Based Test (CBT) or
• Computer Based Test and Remote Proctored Internet Based Test (CBT+IBT) or
• Paper Based Test and Computer Based Test (PBT+CBT) 

 The MAT application form will be common and candidates will have to only mention their exam modes in it.

There is no difference between the registration process of CBT, PBT and IBT modes of MAT. The application form for MAT CBT, PBT and IBT is common. The candidate has to register at AIMA website with their personal details for MAT and fill an online application form in which the option to choose the exam mode will be given. Candidate will be required to select the exam mode of their choice and the select test city as per the list given. Candidates can select more than one exam mode in single form, but they will have to select test cities (no selection to be done in case of IBT exam) accordingly. The fee payment is to be done per exam session. If you have applied for single session, then you will have to pay INR 1,900 and if you have applied for two sessions, you will have to pay INR 3,050 as the application fee.

AIMA MAT provides two options as test city. Candidates have to select any two cities from the list mentioned in the online application form for test centre allotment. The MAT test cities are different for PBT and CBT, thus candidates must make sure they choose the mode of exam which will be conducted in their cities of preference. Candidates opting for MAT IBT exam do not have to select any test city as it is a remote proctored test and can be taken from any location. The option to select test city to MAT CBT and PBT candidates is given in the application form. Candidates have to fill their options in the form where the field appears. 1. Register for MAT session at AIMA MAT website 2. Login with the application number shared by AIMA and password 3. Fill the relevant fields in the first page of the application form 4. Select the exam mode from the drop down 5. Select any two cities from the drop down on the relevant page 6. Make fee payment and fill the rest of MAT application form 7. Click on submit to confirm exam registration.

MAT test cities are not same for CBT and PBT. Number of CBT test cities is more than PBT test cities. CBT and PBT test cities are listed below:

MAT PBT Test Cities:

Bengaluru, Bhilai, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Durgapur, Gandhinagar, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Haldwani, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kottayam, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Nashik, Noida, Patna, Prayagraj, Raipur, Ranchi, Silchar, Siliguri, Surat, Tezpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam

MAT CBT Test Cities:

Agra, Ahmedabad, Asansol, Bareilly, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Ernakulam - Kochi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Madurai, Meerut, Mumbai, Mysuru (Mysore), Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Rourkela, Shillong, Shimla, Salem, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Vellore and Vijayawada

There is no option to edit already submitted MAT application form. The online form once submitted will be closed forever. Admit card and test city allotment will be based on the information mentioned in the form. Thus, candidates must be very careful in filling the MAT application form. They should review every information and every field of their form before hitting the submit button.

No, there is no provision to change MAT exam mode from PBT to CBT or from CBT to PBT after you have completed the registration process. You will have to appear for the exam in the mode selected in the application form and in the test city mentioned in the already submitted form. Thus, make the selection of exam mode carefully in the MAT application form.

Yes, you can change from CBT to PBT for either MAT or ATMA. You need to check the official website of the respective exam and go to the candidate login portal. From there, you can select the option to change the mode of exam from CBT to PBT. However, please note that the option to change the mode of exam may have a deadline, so it is advisable to check the official website and make the necessary changes as soon as possible. Please upvote if it was helpful.

Candidates can select up to five participating colleges in MAT application form where they want to take admission for pursing an MBA or a PGDM course. AIMA will send their MAT scorecards to these colleges directly for preparing admission shortlist and sending Personal Interview invite to aspirants. In case a candidate wishes to apply for other colleges, then they will have to fill the admission application form for those colleges individually by visiting their respective websites. Before selecting the five colleges, candidates must check the eligibility criteria (academic requirements like minimum score in graduation), MAT cut off and selection process. This is important because if a candidate does not meet the eligibility criteria or the MAT cut off, they will not be invited by those colleges for admission even if they had selected in the MAT application form.

There is no provision to edit the MAT application form after submission. Unlike other MBA entrance exams, there is not provision of form correction in MAT. Forms submitted once will be final. If a candidate has made a mistake in the form or wishes to change any information they cannot do so. They will have to fill a fresh MAT application form with a new phone number and email ID. They will also have to pay the application fee again. Aspirants must note that the MAT application fee is non refundable so they cannot request for refund if they have filled the form incorrectly. Thus, it is very important for candidates to check each and every field of the MAT application form before hitting the submit button. In case they have filled incorrect information in any field, they must edit it before final submission.

No, candidates do not have to fill two MAT application forms if they wish to appear in both CBT and PBT. They only have to select both options in the MAT application form and pay the fee for second exam session too. The fee amount to pay for two MAT session (PBT and CBT) is INR 3800.  The fee is to be paid at the time of registration.