what is the difference between CAT exam and MAT exam??

Hi shobhita,

Common admission test(CAT) and Management Aptitude Test(MAT) are national level exams for MBA entrance. CAT and MAT both are popular MBA entrance exams for admission to MBA courses in India. The Indian Institute of Management(IIMs) conduct this exam every year for selecting students for their business administration programs. Almost every college consider CAT exam for admission. Its a computer based test held once in a year in the month of November. Link for list of the colleges accepting CAT scores and a brief information about CAT go through it.

https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat

https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/ranking/2019/top-mba-colleges-in-India-accepting-cat-score

Whereas MAT is a standard aptitude test conducted in India by the All Indian management Association(AIMA). MAT is used for admission to MBA programmes by over 600 business schools all over India. MAT is both computer based and paper based test.Occurs Four times in a year in the month of February, May, September and December.

This is the link for more information about MAT and the colleges accepting MAT score, take a look

https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/mat

https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/ranking/2018/top-mba-colleges-in-India-accepting-mat-score?page=1

I wish you all the best. :)

Hello Shobhita,

• Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted for admission to top tier B-schools in India including IIM's and MATis used by next tier of B-schools for admission. CAT is a mandatory entrance exam conducted by the IIM's.
• Management Aptitude Test (MAT) are the two national level MBA entrance exams.MAT is espacially conducted for managment course and It's score is accepted by many reputed colleges across the country.

Hope it helps.

Thank you :)