Best Colleges accepting MAT Score in India

Hi, to assess the No. 1 MBA college accepting MAT score in India, you need to check its NIRF rankings over the past three years, i.e. from 2022 to 2024:

College Names	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024
Amrita School of Business Ranking	27	30	28
Amity University Noida Ranking	28	28	29
LPU Ranking	34	32	38
UPES Ranking	41	39	41
Jaipuria Noida Ranking	51	47	45
Birla Institute of Management Technology Ranking	56	48	64

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Hi, there are about 980+ private MBA colleges accepting the MAT scores in India. Some of them are mentioned below, along with their total tuition fees and list of accepted entrance exams:

College Name	Average Course Fees	Entrance Exam/Eligibility
Amity University, Noida Admission	INR 6.4 Lakh - 13.8 Lakh	CAT, MAT, XAT, CUET-PG,
Jaipuria Noida Admission	INR 14.75 Lakh - 15.75 Lakh	CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT,
LM Thapar School of Management Admission	INR 10.34 Lakh - 10.56 Lakh	CAT, MAT, SNAP, XAT, etc.
Christ University Admission	INR 6.2 Lakh - 22 Lakh	CAT, Karnataka PGCET, ATMA, MAT, etc.
Chitkara University, Chandigarh Admission	INR 7 Lakh	CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, etc.

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Some of the best government NIT accepting MAT scores in India are given in the table below, along with some details:

College Name	Average Course Fees	Entrance Exam/Eligibility
MNIT Jaipur Admission	INR 2 Lakh	CAT, MAT, CMAT, etc.
Jamia Hamdard Admission	INR 5.2 Lakh	CAT, ATMA, MAT, XAT, etc.
NIT Warangal Admission	INR 3.1 Lakh	CAT, MAT, etc.
Chandragupt Institute of Management Admission	INR 6 Lacs - 7.5 Lakh	CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, etc.
IIRM Hyderabad Admission	INR 9.5 Lakh	CAT, ATMA, MAT, XAT, CMAT, etc.

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No, IIMs do not accept MAT score for MBA Admission. They only accept CAT score for admission to their MBA/PGP programmes. However, MAT score is accepted by over 700 MBA colleges in India including: Amity University GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research Christ University GITAM Institute of Management JIMS Rohini Jain University Taxila Business School, Jaipur SRM University Birla Institute of Management Technology Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Tezpur University Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India IIFM Bhopal YMCA.

Gauhati University MBA admission is completely based on the merit scores obtained by students in the university/national-level entrance exam along with their merit at the undergraduate level. The university conducts its own entrance exam for admission. However, those with a valid score in national-level entrances, such as MAT/ CAT/ XAT/ CMAT exams are exempted from this test provided they have a score of 75 percentile and above. Those who qualify one of the afore-mentioned exams are required to go through a GDPI round for final selection. Before everything else, students must meet with the minimum eligibility criteria set by the university which is to pass a relevant undergraduate degree with at least 50% aggregate. However, those who are in the final year of their UG degree can also apply provided they have no arrears in the previous semesters and fulfill the complete eligibility before first semester exams.

Low-cost MBA Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
PSGCT Coimbatore Fees	INR 35,000
Tezpur University Fees	INR 24,000 - INR 63,000
Abasaheb Garware Institute of Management Studies Fees	INR 91,000
Calcutta University Fees	INR 33,000
Guru Nanak College Fees	INR 51,000

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Listed below are some of the top MBA colleges accepting MAT scores in India, along with the annual average package and their prominent recruiters:

College Name	Average Placement Package	Top Recruiters
Netaji Subhas University of Technology Placements	INR 15 LPA	Apple, D. E. Shaw, Google, Atlassian, Zomato, Microsoft, FNZ, Adobe, etc.
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research Placements	INR 14.4 LPA	IBM, Samsung, Tech Mahindra, Amazon, Adani Group, Larsen and Toubro, Infosys, CapGemini, etc.
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Placements	INR 12 LPA	Airtel, Amazon, PwC, Hindustan Unilever, LG Electronics, Deloitte, Dell, etc.
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh Placements	INR 12 LPA	Amadeus, Amazon, American Express, Amtek, Aricent, etc.
New Delhi Institute of Management Placements	INR 12 LPA	Colgate, Genpact, Hindustan Unilever, Grofers, Spicejet, etc.

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The table below shows the various courses offered by MBA colleges accepting MAT score in India along with their tuition fees:

College Names	Courses Offered	Tuition Fee
Amity University Noida	MBA in Finance, MBA in Agriculture and Food Business, MBA in Human Resources, etc.	INR 6 lakh - INR 13 lakh
Christ University	MBA in International Business, MBA (HR), etc.	INR 5 lakh - INR 9 lkh
LPU	MBA in Hospital and HealthCare Management, MBA in Financial Markets, MBA in Business Analytics, etc.	INR 8 lakh - INR 10 lakh
Birla Institute of Management Technology	PGDM, PGDM in Insurance Business Management, PGDM in Retail Management, etc.	INR 13 lakh - INR 14 lakh
Jaipuria Noida	PGDM in Marketing Management, PGDM in Service Management, PGDM in Financial Services, etc.	INR 15 lakh

There is no age limit for appearing in MAT exam. Any candidate who has a graduation degree can appear for MAT. They can be fresh graduates or working professionals with several years of work experience. A good number of MAT applicants are working professionals who are seeking to enhance their management skills by pursuing an MBA course. At the same time, a large number of fresh graduates also apply for MAT. Especially from non-technical background as the difficulty level is not as high as CAT or XAT exams. Since, MAT is accepted by MBA colleges for Executive MBA, Online MBA, Part-Time MBA and Distance MBA courses too, a good number of working professionals appear for the MAT exam. MAT is also popular among Management aspirants and working professionals as it is an easy exam and one can prepare for it while working as well. It is easier to strike work and study balance in MAT.

Bharathidasan University cutoff for the two-year management course i.e MBA courses is based on CAT and TANCET scores. In order to be eligible for further rounds, candidates must have a valid score in any of the aforementioned courses. Bharathidasan University admission to MBA courses is mainly through affiliated colleges. Bharathidasan University TANCET cutoff 2023 for MBA stood closed at 6950 for JJ College of Arts and Science, at 6804 for Mass College of Arts and Science and at 6677 for Bharathidasan University PG Extension Centre. Also, going as per the last year cutoff, the minimum overall Bharathidasan University CAT cutoff is 85 Percentile, offered through Bharathidasan Institute of Management Trichy. For all the details regarding the Bharathidasan University cutoff 2023, check out this page.

Difficulty level of MAT exam is lower than other MBA entrance exams. The question paper is usually of easy to moderate difficulty level. The exam is now held for 120 minutes. There are now 150 questions in the exam paper. There is no sectional time limit in MAT which allows the candidate to plan a strategy according to their strengths and weaknesses. The score of Indian and Global Environment section is not considered for percentile calculation thus candidates don't have the stress of fifth section. Also, solving 150 questions is not mandatory so candidates can choose to solve only those questions which they know they can solve accurately. Sectional difficulty level of MAT is also lower than other MBA exams. Candidates can attempt the exam multiple times in the same academic year to improve their score. They also have the option to choose the mode of test - CBT, IBT, PBT - which makes it the most student friendly exam. Also, the MAT cut offs for admission are much lower as compared to other entrance exams. 

For MAT CBT, candidates will be allotted a test centre in the city they shall have selected as preference in the, MAT application form. Candidates can appear for MAT from home in only IBT mode.  MAT CBT is held in the followimg cities: Agra, Ahmedabad, Asansol, Bareilly, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Ernakulam - Kochi, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Madurai, Meerut, Mumbai, Mysuru (Mysore), Nashik, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Rourkela, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Vellore and Vijayawada

Yes, you can prepare for MAT exam in three months, but you will have to work on it in a very focused manner and dedicate quality time. You should follow a three-month MAT preparation plan that should include syllabus coverage and practice sessions. Since you have less time, you can’t wait to finish the MAT syllabus first and then start practicing sample questions and mock tests. You will need to do both side by side. So, make a list of topics from which maximum questions are asked in the MAT exam. Focus on them first. Study the topics and solve some sample questions the same day to ensure that you have understood theory and application both. This way, you will have enough practice as well. In the last one month focus on MAT mock tests, to gain speed and accuracy in solving the paper. Read more: MAT 3-month preparation plan

MAT has 2 sections which are completely Maths based – Mathematical Skills and Data Interpretation, so it is not possible to crack MAT without having a good control over this subject.

The basic eligibility criteria required by the institute to get admission to MBA/ PGDM courses is candidates must qualify for their bachelor's degree with at least an aggregate of 50%.

COEP Pune MBA placement report 2023 is not released. However, the key highlights of COEP Pune PG (including MBA course) placements 2023 are presented below:

Particulars	PG Placement Statistics (2023)
the highest package	INR 37.49 LPA
Average package	INR 7.82 LPA
the lowest package	INR 4 LPA
Placement rate	52.4%
Students enrolled	250
Students placed	131

The trends witnessed during COEP Pune PG placements over the past three years with respect to the salary packages offered and placement rate recorded are presented below:

Particulars	PG Placement Statistics (2021)	PG Placement Statistics (2022)	PG Placement Statistics (2023)
the highest package	INR 24.85 LPA	INR 25.25 LPA	INR 37.49 LPA
Average package	INR 6.26 LPA	INR 6.96 LPA	INR 7.82 LPA
the lowest package	INR 3 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 4 LPA
Placement rate	47.87%	74.88%	52.4%
Students enrolled	376	410	250
Students placed	180	307	131

SRMIST offers scholarships to help meritorious students with their academic goals. Further, the university has collaboration with a number of banking & funding organisations to enable students and parents to access scholarship and education loan services. MBA Scholarship for aspirants with UG degrees is 85% and will be given a concession of INR 50,000 in second-year tuition fees. The concession is subject to MBA first-year CGPA of above 8 and no standing arrears and commendable in participative learning. It must be noted that the information mentioned above is as per past years' data.

BIMTECH Noida offers two scholarships. First one is, Programme Tuition Fee for full course and second is, Late Basant Kumar Birla Admission Merit Scholarship. Accordinf to the second scholarship, students need to clear CAT/XAT scores. To know in detail students can check the table presented below for:

Entrance Test	Percentile	Scholarship in INR
CAT/ XAT	>=90	2 lakh
GMAT	>=95

The BAMU Aurangabad MAH MBA CET Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MBA course for all rounds and various categories under both the All India and Home State quota. The cutoff was in the form of opening and closing percentiles. 

For the General AI category candidates, the first round cutoff was 73, and the last round cutoff was 66.49 for admission to  BAMU Aurangabad. Please remember that each category, round, quota, etc., will have different cutoffs accordingly. 

Aspirants wishing to apply for scholarship must first check the criteria. The institute offers financial aid and Merit-Based Scholarship to students. Below are the steps to get financial aid at KJSIM:

Step 1: Register on the admission portal, admissions.somaiya.edu and submit the financia-aid related documents with admission form.

Step 2: Applications thus submitted are then reviewed and screened based on eligibility criteria.

Step 3: Aspirants found eligible after the screening, go through an interview round Scrutiny.

The scope of MBA course is increasing day by day. MBA is one of the big job oriented professional programme and the most one which has been sought by the students. Once you have completed your degree, you have a great job opportunity in the industrial world. You may the manager or executive in term of designation.

The management term is most suited to the managers and that's why it is the way, where you can reach on the top of the height as soon as possible by using your leadership and working proficiency. An MBA professional always plays a vital role in his/her company and this is why he used to keep in touch with the board of directors. No need to specify the companies who recruit the MBA professionals. All sectors including government and public have various industries, companies, institutions or related organizations, come in the job prospective fields for an MBA professional.

Some job profiles are listed here:

• Brand Manager
• Account Manager
• International Business Manager
• Marketing Executive
• Business Technical Consultant

All the best.

CMAT 2025 was on January 25, 2025, almost four months ahead of previous years. The CMAT exam is usually held in March-April, but in 2023 and 2024, it was held in May. The last time CMAT was held in January was in 2019.

The NTA announced registration dates via an official circular, which was released online on the NTA website on November 14, 2024. The CMAT 2025 exam schedule includes registration window open and close dates and form correction dates. CMAT 2025 registration has started, and the last date to apply was December 13, 2024, and the admit card was released on January 20, 2025.

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing MBA/PGDM from Birla Global University is INR 760,000 - INR 800,000. While, the Median package offered by SOA University - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 420,000. Basis these stats, Birla Global University is better option compared to SOA University - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan on the Median salary parameter.

The KIIT School of Management offers various courses such as BBA MBA, and Ph.D. The KIIT College has a good placement record. The College has ample internship opportunities for the students and also provides in-campus placement to their students. The Placement rate of the college lies between 80-82%. The domestic package offered by the KIIT School of Management ranges from 12-13 LPA. The highest Placement was 20 LPA and the average Placement was 09 LPA. The companies visiting the college for Placements are ITC Hotels, Dell, HDFC Life, Yes Bank, Deloitte, TCS, Samsung, Tech Mahindra,   and many others. Companies such as Amazon, Berger Paint, Blue Star, Capital First Ltd, Capital IQ, Care Ratings, Deloitte, unBradstreetInformationServices, and Dupont also provide Placement to the students at a high Placement rate. The International Package ranges from 25 LPA-26 LPA. 

Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow offers post-graduation under various specialisations. Candidates need to meet the minimum eligibility criteria before applying to these programmes. Jaipuria Lucknow admission to these programmes is based on the candidate’s performance in entrance exams. Candidates are selected in MBA/PGDM programmes based on CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT scores followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interviews (PI)