Hi Vishnu...

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardized test conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA) to screen candidates for the admission to MBA and allied programs. Any B-school whether it’s national or international can consider MAT score as the yardstick for the admission to their MBA programs. MAT has been administered since 1988 and it was approved by Govt. of India, Ministry of HRD as a national level test in 2003. Being one of the largest tests of its kind in the country, MAT continues to be the gateway to over 600 B-Schools across India. MAT is a national level MBA entrance test conducted 4 times in a year in the month of February, May, September and December.

• Candidates need to have completed graduation in any discipline from any recognized university.
•  A final year student of graduation (i.e. B.A, B.Sc., B.Com, B.Tech, etc) can also apply for it.
•  There’s no minimum mark required to be eligible for MAT. But candidates have to secure passing marks in graduation.
• No age bar and Job experience are required.

Candidates can take MAT in Paper Based Test (PBT) or Computer Based Test (CBT) or Both PBT & CBT.

It Varies for college to college.....But mostly from june the semester starts.