MAT Counselling 2023: Date, Registration, Documents Required

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MAT Counselling

Over 800 B-Schools in India will let you in if you have a good MAT score. The MAT score is used by the colleges that are taking part to decide who to let in.

On the MAT application form, there is a list of institutes that are part of the MAT. Candidates can choose five institutes from this list. As soon as the MAT test results are out, these colleges send out invitations for WAT/GD/PI or admission.

Candidates can take the MAT exam to get into some of India’s most popular business schools. The MAT exam is given over the course of a year, in about four phases. Candidates can choose when to take the test based on their schedules and the college they want to go to. Admissions for MAT 2023 are in February, March, May, and June. Exam results for the September phase will start coming out in February.

MAT Selection Process and Institutes That Are Taking Part

When filling out the MAT application form, candidates must choose five MBA schools they want to attend.
Colleges that accept MAT scores will let MBA applicants in if their MAT scores are high enough.
The admission committees of the participating institutes set the criteria for which students will be chosen.
Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI), and Written Ability Test (WAT) are all parts of the MAT selection process. Each institute runs its own GD, PI, and WAT.
AIMA has nothing to do with who gets into MBA programs through MAT.
If a student doesn’t meet the MAT cut-off or MAT selection criteria, the school they want to go to might not call them.
Some of the colleges that take MAT admit students based only on their scores on the test. They don’t do WAT/GD-PI.

MBA Admissions Through MAT 2023

There are three steps to getting an MBA through the MAT:
Signing up for the MAT exam and choosing five MAT colleges as your top choices
Taking the MAT exam (February, May, September, or December)
Participating in the GD/PI/WAT round at the institutes that were chosen as a preference on the MAT application form

WAT/GD and PI to Get into MAT in 2023

Admit cards will be sent to the registered email addresses of those who made the shortlist. They will have to go to the institutes for the selection rounds. On the admit card, the following information is given:

Date until which you must have registered
When, where, and where WAT/GD/PI will be held
What to take with you
How much to charge

For the WAT/GD-PI, candidates need to bring the following:

MAT admit card copy
MAT’s ranking/scorecard
Certificates from Class 10 and Class 12 (original and a copy)
Original copies of mark sheets for graduation
Color photos the size of a passport
Requisite admission fees

Top Colleges Accepting MAT 2023

S.No	Colleges	Course Fees
1	Taxila Business School	Rs. 8.50 Lakhs
2	Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSOM) Bangalore	Rs. 12.00 Lakhs
3	SDMIMD Mysore	Rs. 10.60 Lakhs
4	Amrita School of Business Coimbatore	Rs. 11.20 Lakhs
5	SIESCOMS Navi Mumbai	Rs. 8.05 Lakhs
6	VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore	Rs. 7.02 Lakhs

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score above 80 Percentile

Colleges	Course Fees
UPES University Dehradun	Rs. 14.20 Lakhs
International School of Business & Media (ISB&M) Pune	Rs. 11.80 Lakhs
Alliance University Bangalore	Rs. 13.50 Lakhs
Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow	Rs. 10.45 Lakhs
ITM Navi Mumbai	Rs. 10.45 Lakhs
Indus Business Academy (IBA) Bangalore	Rs. 8.51 Lakhs
DSB-VIPS Technical Campus Delhi	Rs. 8.45 Lakhs
IES Management IES MCRC Mumbai	Rs. 8.00 Lakhs
New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) New Delhi	Rs. 8.25 Lakhs
JIMS Rohini	Rs. 7.95 Lakhs

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score above 70 Percentile

Colleges	Course Fees
EDII Ahmedabad	Rs. 10.95 Lakhs
Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida	Rs. 10.45 Lakhs
Narayana Business School Ahmedabad	Rs. 6.50 Lakhs
AIMS School of Business (AIMS) Bangalore	Rs. 8.75 Lakhs
Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence, Pune	Rs. 8.30 Lakhs
International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS) Pune	Rs. 9.00 Lakhs
NSB Bangalore	Rs. 6.50 Lakhs
Pune Business School Pune	Rs. 5.50 Lakhs
Jaipuria School of Business, Ghaziabad	Rs. 7.50 Lakhs
IMS Unison University Dehradun	Rs. 4.75 Lakhs

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score above 60 Percentile

Colleges	Course Fees
IIRM Hyderabad	Rs. 9.00 Lakhs
Jaypee Business School, Noida	Rs. 8.32 Lakhs
Firebird Institute of Research in Management Coimbatore	Rs. 7.00 Lakhs
RSB Chennai: Rajalakshmi School of Business	Rs. 6.10 Lakhs
CII School of Logistics, Amity University, Noida	Rs. 8.61 Lakhs

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score above 50 Percentile

S.No	Colleges	Course Fees
1	FOSTIIMA Business School New Delhi	Rs. 8.25 Lakhs
2	DSIMS Mumbai	Rs. 7.25 Lakhs
3	GNIOT Institute of Management Studies (GIMS)	Rs. 5.76 Lakhs
4	Kohinoor Business School, Mumbai	Rs. 5.90 Lakhs
5	SUAS Indore: Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences	Rs. 5.60 Lakhs

Frequently Asked Questions About MAT 2023 Counselling

Q. Can I still go to the counseling session if I forget to bring my papers?

Ans. At the time of counseling, you must bring the documents that are needed. The candidate won’t be able to take part in the counseling process if they can’t show the required documents.

Q. Does AIMA run the process of counseling?

Ans. No. AIMA does not have a standard way of giving advice. Each of the participating schools makes its own list of students who should be admitted based on their grades.

Q. How will I know if any of the MAT-participating schools have chosen me?

Ans. The MBA schools that accept MAT scores make a list of the best candidates who put that school on their MAT application and send it to them via email.

Q. How will I find out when MAT GD/PI is?

Ans. The MAT-participating institutes send each shortlisted candidate an official letter about GD/PI participation. This letter has the GD/PI dates, times, and places written on it, as well as other information about the GD/PI process.

Q. What documents are needed to get into MAT?

Ans. On the day of the group discussion and personal interview, candidates must have their MAT admit card, MAT scorecard, academic certificates, passport-sized colored photos, originals, and the amount of money they need to pay for admission.

Q. What are the criteria that colleges that take the MAT use to choose who to shortlist?

Ans. Colleges that take the MAT shortlist candidates based on their past grades, their MAT score, and how well they did in the WAT/GD-PI. Some colleges also take into account full-time executive or managerial-level work experience.

Q. Who decides the MAT cut-off score for admission?

Ans. The MAT cut-off for their MBA programs is set by the colleges that are taking part. In general, the cutoff range for the best MBA schools is between the 90 and 95 percentile. For Tier 2 colleges, the cutoff is usually between 80 and 90 percentile, and for Tier 3 colleges, it is between 50 and 70 percentile.

Q. How will I know if I got into MBA school through MAT?

Ans. The MBA school will send each candidate an admission offer letter if they are chosen based on their MAT score. The applicant should always check the email address they put on the MAT application form.

Q. Does every college that takes the MAT use the same way to choose students?

Ans. Most MBA schools use the same selection process, which includes the score on the test, the group discussion, and the personal interview. But there might be a small difference in the cutoffs or weights given to different selection criteria. Candidates must check each school’s website or call the help desk to find out how to get into the school of their choice.

Q. What are the key factors that determine the MAT cutoff for MBA admission?

Ans. The three main factors that determine MAT cut-off are listed below:

Difficulty level of MAT exam
Total number of students applying
The seat intake capacity of any institute

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