FORE School of Management PGDM Admissions 2025
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MAT Selection Procedure 2025 - All India Management Association (AIMA) conducts the Management Aptitude Test (MAT). After the declaration of the MAT result for the February 2025 session, the participating institutes will start the MAT selection process. There is no common MAT counselling process for MBA admission. MAT score-accepting colleges will have different admission policies to select candidates for admission to their MBA programmes.
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Admission based on MAT is independent of AIMA, which is conducted separately by the participating colleges. More than 600 B-schools will conduct the MAT 2025 Counselling. Those who qualify for MAT 2025 will be required to apply separately to the participating institutes. However, candidates must note that the selection process for MAT varies from institute to institute. All the rounds are mentioned below.
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Some participating institutes will conduct the MAT 2025 selection process in online mode, while some of them will conduct it in offline mode. After the declaration of the MAT exam selection list, candidates will be informed via email or letter of the institute for which they applied. For any latest updates, candidates will have to visit the official website of the institute for which they applied.
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MAT 2025 counselling is the process of selecting candidates through group discussions and personal interviews. MAT counselling 2025 occurs only after MAT results are announced. Following the results, notice will be given for the schedule of MAT counselling. All shortlisted candidates will be summoned for the MAT selection procedure and the document verification process. At MAT counselling, candidates have to go through about 2 to 3 rounds of group discussions, personal interviews, and a few written tests.
The counselling/ selection process is the part of MAT exam procedure. MAT counselling is conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA) for candidates who are looking for admission to MBA/PGDM courses offered by various affiliated colleges/institutes of the university. Candidates should note that AIMA does not have any centralized MAT counselling process 2025. The admission process will be conducted individually by each participating management institute.
Candidates can mention the points listed below which show all the information related to MAT Counselling 2025.
Top MBA Colleges accepting MAT scores - State-wise
Candidates will have to carry the following documents for admission to institutes accepting MAT 2025 scores. It is mandatory to carry all the documents while appearing for the counselling process of MAT 2025. If candidates forget to carry the required documents, then they will not be allowed to attend the MAT counselling.
Final admission letters will be offered to the candidates based on their composite scores. The participating institutes will release the MAT cutoff. Candidates who will be able to meet the minimum cutoff of MAT as prescribed by the participating institutes will be eligible for final admission.
| MBA College | MAT Cutoff 2025 (Percentile) |
| Amity Business School, Noida | 90+ |
| BIMTECH Greater Noida (Specialized Programs) | 80-90 |
| Christ University Bengaluru | 80-90 |
| Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Rohini Delhi | 80-90 |
| SIESCOMS Navi Mumbai | 80-90 |
| Institute of Management Studies (IMS) | 80-90 |
| Indus Business Academy | 80-90 |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | 80-90 |
| IPE Hyderabad, Institute of Public Enterprise | 80-90 |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management | 80-85 |
| New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) | 80-85 |
| ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai | 80-85 |
| IES Management College and Research Centre | 80-85 |
AIMA has released the list of MAT participating institutes on its website. Check the list of MAT participating institutes zone-wise. Each institute has a separate MAT counselling process.
NORTH ZONE | EAST ZONE |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi MIttal Institute of Management, New Delhi | |
OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat | |
Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research, Kanpur | |
WEST ZONE | SOUTH ZONE |
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Gandhinagar | |
MITS School of Business, Pune | |
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management and Research, Harihar | |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur and Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore | |
Suryadatta Institute of Business Management & Technology, Pune | |
NOTE: By visiting the appropriate college/institute link, candidates can easily know the details about the MAT counselling process followed by the institutes. If candidates have any queries regarding the counselling process of MAT, then contact the respective college/ institute.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The following components will be considered for final admission
Past academic record
MAT 2024 scorecard
Work experience (if any)
Performance in the following rounds
Written Ability Test
Group Discussion
Personal Interview
Candidates should have a valid passport regarding fulfillment of NRI quota.
The cut off range of top B-schools accepting MAT score is 500-700.
No, the selection criteria of participating institutions may differ from each other.
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