Since 1998 the All India Management Association (AIMA) is known to conduct a standard aptitude test for admission into various management courses. The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is held in four different months of the year.

After cracking the MAT exam, a student can get admission into various management and allied courses in over 600 business schools across India. MAT got its approval by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in the year 2003.

There are two modes available to give the exam. Applicants can either opt for Computer Based Test (CBT) or Paper Based Test (PBT). The languages available to give the exam are either English or Hindi. Graduates belonging to any discipline are allowed to opt for the test. However, the final year students in the undergraduate courses can also apply. The test is usually conducted four times a year in different months.