Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score 2026 - Check Zone-wise Full List

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Over 800 MBA colleges in India accept MAT score. Candidates planning to pursue MBA in the 2025 academic session must check which colleges are available through MAT exam score. Check out a list of top MAT accepting colleges as listed by AIMA for 2026 admissions.

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 score is accepted by over 800 MBA colleges in India. These include private as well as government colleges and institutions. Candidates planning to pursue MBA must apply for the MAT as it leads to some of the well reputed colleges such as BIMTECH, JAGSoM, Jaipuria Institute, Amity Business School, XIME among others.

Admission process at MAT colleges includes Group Discussion (GD), Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). AIMA, the exam conducting agency, provides the option to choose upto 5 participating MBA colleges in the MAT 2026 application form for admission. Read below in this article, top MAT colleges in India and other details.

Table of contents

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).

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.

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	ABS Academy of Science, Technology & Management	Durgapur
8312	ARKA Jain University	Ranchi
7512	Asian School of Business Management	Bhubaneswar
7013	Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute of Management Science	Kolkata
7515	Bhavan's Centre for Communication & Management	Bhubaneswar
7543	Birla Global University	Bhubaneswar
7402	Calcutta Business School	Kolkata
8403	Development Management Institute	Patna
7006	EIILM-Eastern Institute of Learning & Management	Kolkata
7028	Future Institute of Engineering & Management	Kolkata
7201	Haldia Institute of Technology	Haldia
7506	Hi Tech Institute of Technology	Bhubaneswar
7030	Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management	Kolkata
7034	Institute of Business Management	Kolkata
7010	Institute of Engineering & Management	Kolkata
7505	Institute of Management & Information Sciences	Bhubaneswar
7517	Institute of Management Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar
7041	Institute of Management Study	Kolkata
7015	International School of Business & Media	Kolkata
8007	International School of Management-Patna	Patna
7018	Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology	Kolkata
7804	NERIM Group of Institutions	Guwahati
7014	Netaji Subhas Engineering College	Kolkata
8306	Netaji Subhas Institute of Business Management	Jamshedpur
7538	Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University	Bhubaneswar
7304	Siliguri Institute of Technology	Darjeeling
7017	Sister Nivedita University	Kolkata
8302	SN Sinha Institute of Business Management	Ranchi
7516	Sri Sri University	Cuttack
7048	Techno India Group	Kolkata
7038	Techno International MBA New Town	Kolkata
7803	The Assam Kaziranga University	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	Christ Institute of Management	Pune
4167	Dr D Y Patil B School	Pune
4151	Flame School of Business	Pune
4106	Flame School of Communication	Pune
3022	IILM Academy of Higher Learning	Jaipur
4122	Indus Business School	Pune
3812	Indus University	Ahmedabad
4154	Institute for Technology & Management	Mumbai
3001	Institute of Rural Management	Jaipur
4129	International Institute of Management Studies	Pune
3909	ITM Vocational University	Vadodara
4911	ITM University	Raipur
3020	Jagannath University	Jaipur
3017	Jaipur National University	Jaipur
4512	Jaipuria Institute of Management	Indore
3034	Jaipuria Institute of Management	Jaipur
3110	Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Faculty of Mgmt Studies	Udaipur
3007	JK Lakshmipat University	Jaipur
4914	Kalinga University	Raipur
4103	Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership & Excellence	Pune
3302	Mody University, School of Management Studies	Laxmangarh
4929	Raipur Institute of Technology	Raipur
3815	Shanti Business School	Ahmedabad
3805	St Kabir Institute of Professional Studies	Ahmedabad
4138	Suryadatta Institute of Business Management & Technology	Pune
4139	Suryadatta Institute of Management & Mass Communication	Pune
3003	The IIHMR University	Jaipur
3806	Unitedworld School of Business	Gandhinagar
4020	VPM's Dr V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies	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	Accurate Institute of Advanced Management	Greater Noida
2049	Accurate Institute of Management & Technology	Greater Noida
1101	AIMA-Centre for Management Education	New Delhi
1205	Ansal University	Gurgaon
1111	Asia Pacific Institute of Management	New Delhi
2023	Asian Business School	Noida
2008	Bennett University	Noida
1142	Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha&lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management	New Delhi
2111	Birla Institute of Management Technology	Greater Noida
1208	BML Munjal University	Gurgaon
1704	Chitkara University	Rajpura
2027	Christ Institute of Management	Ghaziabad
1112	EMPI Business School	New Delhi
1113	Fortune Institute of International Business	New Delhi
1147	FOSTIIMA Business School	New Delhi
2038	Galgotias University	Greater Noida
1200	GD Goenka University	Gurgaon
2014	GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research	Greater Noida
1126	Guru Nanak Institute of Management	New Delhi
2411	Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya	Haridwar
1221	IBMR Business school	Gurgaon
2224	IILM Academy of Higher Learning	Lucknow
2018	IILM College of Management Studies	Greater Noida
1171	IILM Graduate School of Management	Greater Noida
1123	IILM Institute for Higher Education	New Delhi
1202	IILM University	Gurgaon
2001	Indirapuram Institute of Higher Studies	Ghaziabad
1212	Indraprasth Institute of Management Gurgaon	Gurgaon
2051	Institute of Management Studies	Ghaziabad
1120	Institute of Marketing & Management	New Delhi
2016	Institute of Technology & Science	Ghaziabad
1131	International Institute of Health Management Research	New Delhi
1117	Jagan Institute of Management Studies	Delhi
1128	Jagannath International Management School	New Delhi
2043	Jaipuria Institute of Management	Noida
2025	Jaipuria Institute of Management	Ghaziabad
2234	Jaipuria Institute of Management	Lucknow
2054	Jaipuria School of Business	Ghaziabad
2079	Jaypee Business School	Noida
1210	JK Business School	Gurugram
1215	KR Mangalam University	Gurgaon
1424	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara
2502	Master School of Management	Meerut
1127	New Delhi Institute of Management	New Delhi
1320	OP Jindal Global University	Sonipat
2407	Roorkee Institute of Technology	Roorkee
2107	Sharda University	Greater Noida
1201	Soil School of Business Design	Gurgaon
1308	SRM University	Sonipat
2044	SRMS International Business School	Lucknow
1216	St. Thomas Management Institute	Gurgaon
1291	The Northcap University	Gurgaon
1170	University of Petroleum & Energy Studies	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	ABBS School of Management	Bengaluru
5686	Acharya Bangalore Business School	Bengaluru
5612	Acharya Institute of Management & Sciences	Bengaluru
5688	Adarsh Institute of Management & Information Technology	Bengaluru
5031	Administrative Staff College of India	Hyderabad
5604	Alliance University	Bengaluru
5605	BNM Institute of Technology	Bengaluru
5717	Bhavan's Priyamvada Birla Institute of Management	Mysore
6025	BS Abdur Rahman University, Crescent School of Business	Chennai
5639	Christ University	Bengaluru
6804	DC School of Management & Technology	Kottayam
5001	Dhruva College of Management	Hyderabad
5690	Don Bosco Institute of Management Studies and Computer Applications	Bengaluru
5661	FBS Business School	Bengaluru
6427	Firebird Institute of Research in Management	Coimbatore
5667	GIBS B School	Bengaluru
5306	GITAM Institute of Management	Visakhapatnam
5033	Hyderabad Business School	Hyderabad
5017	ICBM School of Business Excellence	Hyderabad
5601	IFIM Business School	Bengaluru
5691	Indus Business Academy	Bengaluru
6067	Institute for Technology & Management	Chennai
5692	Institute of Health Management Research	Bengaluru
5003	Institute of Insurance and Risk Management	Hyderabad
5019	Institute of Public Enterprise	Hyderabad
5670	International Institute of Business Studies	Bengaluru
5668	ISBR Business School	Bengaluru
5039	ITM Business School	Warangal
5660	Jain University, CMS Business School	Bengaluru
5721	Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies	Harihar
5203	KL Business School	Guntur
5662	Krupanidhi School of Management	Bengaluru
6805	Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies	Tiruvalla
5676	MATS Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship	Bengaluru
5622	MP Birla Institute of Management	Bengaluru
5609	MS Ramaiah Institute of Management	Bengaluru
5634	NITTE School of Management	Bengaluru
5672	NSB Academy	Bengaluru
5621	PES University	Bengaluru
6916	Rajadhani Business School	Thiruvananthapuram
6008	Rajalakshmi School of Business	Chennai
5653	RV Institute of Management	Bengaluru
5719	Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management	Mangalore
6819	Saintgits Institute of Management	Kottayam
6801	SCMS Cochin School of Business	Kochi
6802	SCMS School of Technology & Management	Kochi
6065	SSN School of Management	Chennai
5665	St Joseph's Institute of Management	Bengaluru
6202	Thiagarajar School of Management	Madurai
6334	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore
5016	Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management	Hyderabad
5625	Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship	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.

To get a good percentile in MAT exam, check out some valuable MAT preparations tips.

Commonly asked questions

Q: How many times is MAT exam held in a year?

MAT exam is held multiple times in a year. There are four MAT phases- February, May, August and December. In each of these months, the exam is conducted at least twice – 1 PBT and 1 CBT.

Q: What are the items/documents to carry on the MAT exam day?

On the MAT exam day, PBT and CBT candidates have to visit the examination centre well prepared. Apart from carrying two hard copies of the MAT admit card, they need to also carry a photo ID proof issued by the Government of India. The documents that are included in the list of approve IDs are: 1. Aadhaar Card 2. PAN Card 3. Voter ID Card 4. Passport 5. Driving License 6. University ID Candidates have to carry the original copy of any of these IDs to the exam centre for identification process. IBT mode candidates are also required to present any of these IDs for identification to remote proctored mode. Candidates belonging to PwD category have to carry PwD and scribe certificates too on the exam day. Any candidate suffering from any medical condition which requires them to eat or have medicine during the exam, has to carry a Certificate regarding the same issued by a competent authority. Apart from the documents, candidate are required to carry blue/black ball point pen for signing the attendance sheet and filling the OMR sheet (PBT mode). No other stationary item will be allowed inside the MAT exam centre.

Q: How will I know about MAT GD/PI schedule?

The MBA institute will send Group Discussion GD and Personal Interview . PI letter to each candidate who had selected the institute in MAT application form upon their selection based on MAT cut offs. The candidate should keep checking their email ID mentioned in MAT application form. The letters/emails have GD/PI dates, time and venue mentioned on it along with other details related to the GD/PI process. If a candidate wishes to apply at college other than the ones they had selected in the MAT form, then they should visit the website of their desired MBA college and check the application schedule. Once they will fill the application form, they will be informed about the GD/PI schedule via email. Candidates must keep handy the MAT admit card, MAT scorecard, academic certificates, passport size colored photographs, original and requisite fee amount for admission on the day of Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

Q: In how many cities is MAT exam held?

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.

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