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Management Aptitude Test (MAT) : Introduction
Since 1988, All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS),
New Delhi conducts a Management Aptitude Test (MAT) on a national basis
every year in the months of September, December, Febraury and May. The
Government of India has approved MAT as a National Entrance Test for admission
to MBA and equivalent programmes. Institutes offering recognised PG programmes
in management and allied fields can participate in MAT. MAT is necessary
for admission into the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post
Graduate Diploma in Information Technology & Management (PGDITM) and
equivalent programmes offered by All India Management Association (AIMA-CME)
or other Management Institutes (MI). Centre for Management Education (CME),
the education wing of AIMA, was established in 1993 as a full-fledged
autonomous business school.
All management institutes that participate in MAT are either AICTE (All
Indian Council for Technical Education) approved or affiliated to universities.
AIMA-CME offers various programmes to suit the requirements at different
levels of management. They are Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM),
Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology & Management (PGDITM)
(MAT is necessary for admission to both the programmes). Post Graduate
Diploma in Management (PGDM) offers specializations in Insurance Management,
HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and International Business. PGDITM
offers three specializations including IT Marketing, E-Commerce, Information
Systems Management.
Other programmes offered by AIMA-CME include Doctorate in Business Administration
(DBA), One-year Professional Diploma Programmes (PDs), Advanced Diploma
Programmes (ADPs) and shorter duration Advanced Diploma Programmes
in IT (ADPs).
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