Online facility for MAT Exam

Updated on: Saturday, April 25, 2009

New Delhi:The Management Aptitude Test can take up through online from September

The All India Management Association (AIMA), decided to conduct MAT examination through online from september due to an increase in the number of students appearing for the exam.

The MAT examination held four times a year and over 400 Bschools accepts the MAT score. Last year around 3.5 lakh people took the exam. The online format will be able to attract more candidates both nationally and internationally,â€ informed C S Bijoy, director, Centre for Management Services, AIMA.

According to Bijoy, the online test will allow students to take the test on different time slots in the first 15 days of February, May, September and December.

'Students appearing for the MAT this September will have an option to appear for the traditional test or for the online test. AIMA will continue to conduct the MAT in pen/pencil mode for a few years. The process of implementing the online test involves considerable input requirements like cost, time and technology and hence, the process needs to be staggered and executed in a phased manner.'

Bijoy said, 'There will be no change in the exam pattern and the format will remain the same. Questions will be generated automatically for the applicant from a data-bank.' But, students interested in taking the online test may have to pay a higher amount. 'Currently the exam fee is Rs 980. The fee may be slightly higher for the online MAT, however, over a period of time we will try and bring it down,

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