MAT Score (Marks) V/S Percentile [Expected Cutoff In 2025]

MAT Entrance Examination is conducted by AIMA(All Management Association Management Aptitude Test) to offer admission to (Top B-Schools)Business Schools for admission to business programs like MBA and other related programs. In 2025, this examination was approved by the Government of India, Ministry of Education as India’s national-level test. Later, this examination was recognized as essential for admission to MBA and other related courses in more than 1400+ top B-schools in India.

The MAT registration 2025 is open now for PBT and CBT modes until March 2025. To know more about it, click here!

The examination is conducted:

• Computer Based Test(CBT)
• Paper Based Test(PBT)
• Computer Based Test and Paper Based Test(PBT+CBT)

The fee for applying for additional tests in any of these modes mentioned here is Rs. 1500/- along with an additional amount of INR 2100/- Candidates can apply for any of these. All these examinations will be done in March 2025. 

Fees of MAT 

Mode of Examination	Fee Charged
PBT and CBT	INR 2100
For double modes like: PBT +CBT	INR 3600

Important Highlights about MAT

• The Government of India has approved the MAT Examination as a national-level Test for admission to programs like MBA/PGDM/MMS and many more related programs.
• The Delhi High Court and the Honourable Supreme Court endorse the acceptability of the MAT score.
• Due to its wide acceptance, more than 600 top B-Schools across India consider this examination crucial and play a significant role in screening candidates before admission.
• The examination is conducted in many modes, including CBT and PBT.
• It is conducted 4 times a year in February, May, September, and December.
• Candidates applying for two modes of entrance examination are provided with concessions. Students are also eligible to apply for multiple administrations.
• The score is valid only for up to one year, and the best scores from multiple shifts will be accepted.
• It is an essential examination, and every year, various students from around the country apply for it. 
• MAT Examination is an objective type that tests the overall aptitude skills of the students to help them get into the top B-schools for postgraduate management programs. 
• The examination has 150 questions, consisting of five sections, each with 40 questions. The time allotted to complete the test is 120 minutes. Here is the test structure of the MAT 2025Examination.

  MAT 2025 Exam Pattern (Updated)
  Section		Number of Questions (Updated)	Marks (Updated)	Time Duration (Updated)
  I	Language Comprehension	30	30 marks	2 hours    (120 minutes)
  II	Intelligence and Critical Reasoning	30	30 marks
  III	Quantitative Aptitude	30	30 marks
  IV	Data Analysis and Sufficiency	30	30 marks
  V	Indian and Global Environment	30	30 marks

• Note*- The suggested time may vary from individual to individual.

MAT 2025 Important Updates

MAT 2025 exam highlights
MAT Details	MAT Highlights
MAT full form	Management Aptitude Test (MAT)
Who conducts the MAT Exam	All India Management Association (AIMA)
MAT official website	https://mat.aima.in/
MAT Exam conduction frequency	4 times in a year
MAT registration	PBT test: March 2, 2025 CBT test: March 9, 2025
Download MAT exam Admit Card	PBT test: March 5, 2025 CBT test: March 17, 2025
MAT Exam	PBT test: March 9, 2025 CBT test: March 23, 2025
MAT Exam Result	March 2025 (expected in last week)
Language of the MAT Exam	English
MAT Exam Fees	INR 2100 for CBT/ PBT INR 3600 for PBT + CBT

The MAT Examination results will be released by the last week of March 2025, and candidates can check their scores on the official website.

B-Schools will accept MAT in 2025

Various Management institutes accept MAT Scores for giving admission to students in PGDM and MBA programs. Here are some institutes that offer admission based on MAT scores.

B-Schools accepting MAT scores
Adamas University, Kolkata	Accurate Institute of Management & Technology, Greater Noida
Assam University, Department of Business Administration, Silchar	Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi
Biju Patnaik Institute of Information Technology & Management Studies, Bhubaneswar	Asian Business School, Noida
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute of Management Science, Kolkata	Chitkara University, Rajpura
Calcutta Business School, Kolkata	Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research, Kanpur
Development Management Institute, Patna	Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi
EIILM, Kolkata	Galgotias University, Greater Noida
Globsyn Business School, Kolkata	Geeta University, Panipat
Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia	AIMA-Centre for Management Education, New Delhi
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MEDIA, KOLKATA	Asia Pacific Institute of Management
Institute of Business Management and Research, Kolkata	Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida
Institute of Management Study, Kolkata	Delhi School of Business (VIPS-TC), New Delhi
International School of Management, Patna	EMPI Institutions, New Delhi
Kejriwal Institute of Management & Dev. Studies, Ranchi	FOSTIIMA Business School, New Delhi
KIIT- School of Management, Bhubaneswar	GD Goenka University, Gurugram
MCKV Instt of Engineering, Howrah	GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research, Greater Noida
Netaji Subhas University, Jamshedpur	Guru Nanak Institute of Management, New Delhi

MAT Composite Score?

The MAT Composite Score consists of the marks that students score based solely on their performance in the MAT examination. MAT Composite scores do not sum up the marks in the 5th section, which is Indian and Global Environment. There is no formula for getting MAT Composite marks. It will be scaled from 199 to 801. It is rare to have MAT Composite scores below 200 or above 800.

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Hence, we can say that the performance in the first four sections of the MAT examination is Language Comprehension, Data Analysis—data Sufficiency, Intelligence—Critical Reasoning, and Mathematical Skills. It eliminates the marks of the Indian and Global environment. Marks below 200 will be reported as 199, and all marks above 800 will be reported as 801.

Why the MAT Score is relevant.

Various top-B schools accept MAT scores. These scores are released to both the candidates and the management institutes. The MAT score can be used in more than 600 institutes to apply to the PG programs. The score can help the leading institutes to screen the students for admissions. MAT has some essential characteristics, such as the score earned by the students in the entrance examination, which is a reliable source of information and provides common ground through a standardized test that measures students' academic skill set. This exam has been designed to measure the skills desired for studying management studies at the graduation level. The next thing that makes MAT relevant is that it measures the students' skills with typical marking schemes, irrespective of the scores of candidates in universities and institutes. Here is the table provided for the depiction of the sections, the marks allotment in MAT, and the composite score.

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What is the MAT Percentile? What is the Difference Between MAT Scores and Percentile?

The MAT Examination percentile is the percentage of the total number of examinees who have appeared in the MAT examination. While the MAT Composite score is just the 

Representation of the individual score but MAT percentile is the evaluation of an individual’s performance concerning all the candidates who appeared in the examination. But do you know what the relevance of the MAT Precentile is? Let's see here:-

• The MAT percentile is the most accepted score by most institutes and colleges to offer admission to PGDM or MBA; however, some institutes accept the CAT Score.
• Apart from this MAT Examination, many top Business Schools conduct written ability tests, PI, and group discussions for course selection. 

MAT 2025 Score vs Percentile Calculation

Here is the formula to calculate the overall percentile in the MAT entrance examination.

MAT Percentile = (MAT Composite Scores by candidate/ Total Examinees in the examination)*100

MAT Result 2025

AIMA will release MAT results for IBT, CBT, and PBT within a few days after the examination. This score will be valid only for one year for admission to management courses at more than 600+ institutes and universities. Students can check the results on the official AIMA website.

MAT Score Limitations

MAT scores are accepted by most of the excellent B-schools across India, but they also have certain limitations in the application and consideration for admission in some scenarios, such as 

• They do not necessarily measure all the skills of the candidate that are essential in postgraduate studies. 
• These scores do not involve any psychometric tests. Hence, it is of no use for psychometric purposes. 

MAT Scorecard:- Details Mentioned

The candidates will release a scorecard that will contain various details. The validity of the MAT Marks will be mentioned on the scorecard. It usually lasts for around one year. Here is the analysis of the scorecard along with the mentioned details on it:-

• Composite Score
• Overall Percentile 
• Sectional Percentile
• Scores in all Sections
• Category 
• Score Validity Period
• Degree of the Candidate 
• Work Experience

Expected MAT 2025 Cutoffs for some Top B-Schools!

Top MBA colleges accept MAT Scores
College Name	City	Score (Expected)
Amrita School of Business	Coimbatore	75 to 80 percentile
LPU- Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	600+ Score
New Delhi Institute of Management	New Delhi	80 to 85 percentile
Christ University	Ghaziabad	500+ score
BIMTECH - Birla Institute of Management Technology	Greater Noida	600+ Score
International School of Management Excellence	Bengaluru	70 percentile
Accurate Institute of Management & Technology	Greater Noida	50 to 70 percentile
IILM Academy of Higher Learning	Lucknow	700+ score
PSGCT Coimbatore	Coimbatore	400+ score
School of Business	Delhi	70 to 75 percentile
NIT Rourkela	Rourkela	650+ score
Alliance University	Banglore	67+ percentile
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship	Bengaluru	550+ to 600+ score
Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR)	Pune	550+ to 600+ score
Development Management Institute	Patna	550+ to 600+ score
PSG Institute of Management	Coimbatore	600+ score
PAARI School of Business SRM University	Andhra Pradesh, Guntur	600+ score
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)	Bhopal	550+ to 600+ score
Xavier Business School	Kolkata	600+ score
Bhavan's Centre for Communication & Management	Bhubneshwar	600+ score

Note- These cutoffs are based on the previous year's cutoffs. The actual cutoffs can vary.*

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