Top 7 Reasons Why MBA aspirants should not miss the MAT Entrance Test
DIRECT MBA Admission In MAT Accepting Top B-Schools
Management Aptitude Test is a brilliant opportunity for candidates looking to pursue education in management. For MBA, many students writing CAT, but we should not forget that it is not the only way to get into a top MBA colleges in Bangalore or across India. MAT is a national level management entrance that is conducted four times a year by AIMA since 1988.
MAT February 2018 offline mode exam was conducted on 4 February 2018, and online exam is scheduled on 10 February 2018.
After this, MAT will be conducted in May 2018. Most of the students consider CAT to get admission in top-notch management colleges including the IIMs, MAT exam is no less than CAT. There are 600 member institutions under MAT, one can apply to any of these 600 top mba colleges after clearing the exam.
Not only this, the competition level and difficulty level of the paper are much lesser than that of other competitive exams which makes this exam an easy one to ace. The syllabus of MAT is same as that of CAT which allows CAT examinees to just revise the entire CAT syllabus to appear for this exam.
Along with this, MAT offers many benefits over other management exams, which makes it a very good choice to go for. Let us know some reasons which explain why aspirants should not miss MAT:-
1. High Number of B-schools to choose from
MAT is accepted by more than 600 business schools of the country, which is probably the largest. No other test accepts such a large number of institutes.
Majority of the colleges under MAT have a lower fee than the top 20 MBA colleges.
2. Much easier than other MBA exams
MAT is much easier than CAT and other management entrance exams comparitivily. The paper comprises five sections – Data Analysis & Sufficiency, Language Comprehension, Intelligence & Critical Reasoning, Mathematical Skills and Indian & Global Environment.
3. Score Validity of 1 Year
MAT is conducted every three months but it does not mean that a candidate’s score is no longer valid after the next MAT has been conducted. MAT scores are valid for a full year and candidates can apply to as many colleges as they want using their MAT score, within that period.
4. A gateway to top colleges
Having a lower level of difficulty nowhere means that MAT is not accepted by top business schools of the country. MAT scores are accepted by Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (Mumbai), which is amongst the top-10 MBA colleges in the country, and is informally known as the ‘CEO Factory’, of India. Management institutes like KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, SIMSREE, NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, XIME Bangalore also accept MAT scores.
5. No need to wait 1 year!
Most of the MBA entrance exams are conducted once in a year, be it CAT, XAT or SNAP. If the aspirants do not perform up to their expectation, they will need to wait for a year for their next attempt.
MAT is organised four times in a calendar year, in the months of February, May, September and December. The exam is generally conducted on the first Sunday of these months and results are declared in the last week of these months. So, in case a candidate doesn’t perform well in MAT, there is always the option of appearing in the next installment.
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6. Available in both Online and Offline modes
MAT is one of the few management entrance exams which give the option of appearing in both online and offline modes.
7. Apply to 5 Colleges for Free
Another benefit of applying for MAT is that it lets candidates choose any 5 colleges for zero cost. This means that candidates can apply for their dream college/s through the application form of MAT itself. This not just saves money, but also saves a lot of time as well.
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