MAT (Management Aptitude Test) is the All India Management Association's national-level entrance examination for admission to MBA / PGDM / PGCM programmes at over 600 B-schools across India. MAT runs four times a year (February, May, September and December) in three modes — Paper-Based Test (PBT), Computer-Based Test (CBT) and Internet-Based Test (IBT) — giving candidates flexibility to retake the exam. Each B-school sets its own MAT cutoff and counselling timeline. Top participating institutions include Christ University Bangalore, KIIT Bhubaneswar, BIMTECH, Amity Business School and SIES College of Management.