Thursday, September 6, 2012

AIMA Management Aptitude Test (MAT) December-2012


All India Management Association

Management Aptitude Test (MAT), December-2012

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is an standardised test being administered since 1988 to facilitate Business Schools (B-Schools) to screen candidates for admission to MBA and allied programmes. Govtof India, Ministry of HRD approved MAT as a national level test in 2003. Any B-School - national or international - can consider MAT Score as an admission input based on the Score Cards issued to the candidates.


Information to Candidates for December 2012 MAT
Mode of Test (How to take the test)

Candidate can choose any one of the two options to take the test:
Paper Based Test
Or
Computer Based Test

Paper Based Test: 02 December 2012 (Sunday) 10.00am-12.30pm
Computer Based Test: 08 December 2012 (Saturday) onwards

In different Time slots at specific test venues; subject to number of candidates registering for Computer Based Test.
If the number of candidates registered for computer based test is limited and can be accommodated in a single day; the test will be completed on 02 December 2012 (Sunday) itself


Eligibility       
Graduates in any discipline. Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply.

How to apply
Candidate can choose any one of the following modes to apply.

Obtain Form with MAT Bulletin/CD against cash payment of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) from listed branches of Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, listed Study Centres of AIMA OR from AIMA, New Delhi.
or

Obtain crossed Demand Draft (DD) of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at Delhi from any Bank. Register online at website http://apps.aima.in/matdec12  alongwith the DD details. Detailed procedure is given on the website link.
or

Register online at website link http://apps.aima.in/matdec12  with Credit Card payment. Detailed procedure is given on the website link.
(Note: No individual Postal sale by AIMA from AIMA, New Delhi)

Sale Counters
(Details will be available from Ist week of October 2012)
Select Branches of Bank of Baroda
Select Branches of Axis Bank
Select AIMA Study Centre
List of Participating Management Institutes
(Details will be available from Ist week of October 2012) List of Participating MIs

Four Digit codes for Management Institutes/University Departments accepting the MAT Score are given in the List of Participating Institutes/Universities as MI Code. There are five blocks consisting of four boxes each given in the Form. Fill the codes of those five institutes only where you have applied or are applying for admission.

Important Notice: Applicants are advised to check the approval/recognition status of various programs directly from the concerned Authorities/ Institutes/ Universities.

(Note: No additional fee is to be paid for filling these 5 choices.)

DATES TO BE REMEMBERED:
Last Date For sale of Forms 14 November 2012 (Wednesday)
Last Date for submission of filled in Registration Forms at AIMA, New Delhi  17 November 2012 (Saturday)
Last Date For Online Registration  14 November 2012 (Wednesday)
Last Date for submission of filled in Online Registration Forms at AIMA, New Delhi 17 November 2012 (Saturday)

Test Centre City       
Test Centre City list is provided in the bulletin. Test Venues for Paper-Based Test and Computer Based Test are different. 

The Paper-Based Test will take place only on one day i.e., 02 December 2012 at one time slot i.e., 10.00am-12.30pm, whereas the Computer Based Test will take place from 08 December 2012 onwards in different time slots.

If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is limited and can be accommodated in a single day; the test will be completed on 08 December 2012 itself.

If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is few in a particular centre, these candidates have to appear for the Paper-Based Test on 02 December 2012 only.

One candidate can appear only for one date for the December 2012 MAT.

MAT Registration Form Acknowledgement  All Forms received at AIMA will be scanned / validated within 3 days and the Form Numbers of such received forms will be available on website link:  http://apps.aima.in/mat_reciept.aspx  

Further, your form will be scrutinized and if found in order; it will be provisionally registered.

MAT Registration Form received later than the due date is liable to be rejected. Neither any correspondence in this regard will be entertained nor will the fee be refunded.


Admit Card

All provisionally registered candidates both for Paper Based and Computer Based Test can down load their Admit Card from AIMA website link: http://apps.aima.in/mat_centre.aspx 7 days before the Paper Based test date i.e., with effect from 24 November 2012 (Saturday).
Specific Admit Card will be generated both for the candidates opted for the Paper Based Test and for the Computer Based Test.
Admit Card would be having Candidate Name, Form No, Roll No, Test Date, Test Time and Test Venue Address. Candidate has to strictly follow the date and time allotted to them in the case of Computer Based Test.

Candidates applied for Computer Based Test and who have been permitted to appear for the Computer Based Test; have to down load the Admit Card 7 days before the Paper Based Test date  i.e., with effect from 24 November 2012 (Saturday) from AIMA website. Candidates accessing the website the earliest can choose the Date and Time of his/her choice subject to availability. Those who have not opted the date and time slot for 4-5 days; will be automatically allotted date and time slot by the system. No request for change of date and time slot can be entertained.

No separate Admit Card will be issued or dispatched

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