AIMA UGAT Eligibility Criteria 2025: Know the Qualification Requirements, Age Limit

All India Management Association (AIMA) has prescribed the UGAT eligibility criteria for admission to undergraduate programmes such as Integrated MBA,  BBA,  BCA and BHM and other courses. The UGAT eligibility criteria are the requirements that the applicants must fulfil before filling out the UGAT 2024 application form. The basic AIMA UGAT eligibility criteria state that the candidate must have completed Class 12. 

Applicants must fulfil the below-mentioned UGAT eligibility criteria in order to appear for the exam:

• The applicant must have completed Class 12 from a recognised board.
• The applicant must have secured at least 50% aggregate in Class 12.
• The applicants awaiting their Class 12 results are also eligible to apply for the UGAT exam.
• There is no age bar to appear for the UGAT exam. 
• The applicants from any stream, i.e. Arts, Commerce and Science can apply for the exam.
• The applicant must be a citizen of India if he/she wishes to appear for the UGAT 2024 exam. 

No, Maths is not a mandatory requirement but mathematics is a part of exam. Even the students from non-mathematics background are eligible to appear for the UGAT exam. However, the Quantitative Aptitude section of the UGAT exam is one of the toughest sections of UGAT and if the candidate wishes to ace the UGAT exam, then they need to brush up on your mathematics skills to get a good score in this section. Any student who has appeared for their Class 12 exams and passed from a recognised board will be eligibile to appear for the UGAT exam. 

No, UGAT is conducted only once a year. Candidates have to wait for the next session if they miss this year's exam. The UGAT exam is conducted in the PBT (paper-based test) mode. Based on the UGAT scores, students can apply for admission to integrated management programme used for admission into various undergraduate programs offered by colleges and universities in India. The exam will only be conducted in the computer-based test mode for all the sessions across various cities. The difficulty level of the UGAT exam is usually easy and the candidates can easily prepare for this exam. Candidates who wish to appear for the UGAT exam need to apply on the official website of AIMA and fill out the UGAT application form once the application window opens. UGAT is held in about 20 test cities across the country, and the students need to visit the exam centre in order to take the exam.

The eligibility criteria for UGAT may vary slightly each year. However, based on the general eligibility criteria, the following criteria are typically applicable:

1. Age Limit: There is no age bar to be eligible to appear for UGAT exam. However, candidates need to fulfil the other UGAT eligiblity norms.

2. Educational Qualifications: Candidates must have completed their Class 12 or equivalent examination from arecognised board or institution. The qualifying examination should be completed in the year of the UGAT exam or in the preceding years.

3. Minimum Percentage: General and Non-Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC) category candidates must have scored a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in the Class 10 and Class 12 standard examinations. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Persons with Disability (PWD) categories, a minimum of 55% aggregate marks is required.

The AIMA Under Graduate Aptitude Test (UGAT) is conducted once a year, usually in the month of May. The exam is conducted for admission to various undergraduate courses such as Integrated MBA, BBA, BCA and BHM and other courses by the All India Management Association (AIMA). As per the official notification of UGAT a candidate can only appear for the exam once in a year. There is no provision for multiple attempts in the same year. Therefore, if you want to appear for UGAT you can do so only once in a year. However, if you are not satisfied with your performance in the first attempt, you can apply for the exam in the following year. 

Yes, the UGAT eligibility criteria is the same for all categories. The candidates should has passed their Class 12 from a recognised board. They must have secured at least 50% aggregate in Class 12. There is no age limit for the candidates to be eligible for UGAT exam. The students who belong to the Foreign Nationals category are not eligible to appear for the AIMA UGAT exam. The candidate must be an Indian national irrespective of the state they belong to. 

During the UGAT registration process, candidates need to select their UGAT exam centre. The candidates can choose upto five UGAT exam centres  for the UGAT exam centre allotment. Candidates should choose the test centres in the order of their preference, as they cannot be changed after the UGAT exam application form submission. Follow the steps mentioned below to know how to select the UGAT exam centre:

• Register on the official website of AIMA UGAT
• Login to the candidate portal and fill the rest of the UGAT application form
• Under the 'test centre' tab, choose the preferred test cities.
• Candidates can select up to five test centres while filling out the UGAT exam application form.
• Candidates must select test centres in order of their preference, i.e. from first to fifth.
• Fill up the entire UGAT application form, pay the application fee and finally and click 'Submit'.