For Feb MAT 2011 applicants, its time to start preparing for the examination afresh. All applicants should have received their unique MAT admit card from AIMA MAT by now. For those who haven’t should contact the AIMA office and report the delay. Some important tips for those preparing for the February 2011 exam are as follows:

* Complete the application procedure it time.
* Prepare theory and application questions well.
* Practice using MAT sample papers.
* Refer to the Decemeber MAT 2010 question paper and other papers for the year 2010.
* Follow the above mentioned suggestions for MAT 2010 results, to make a smart choice with the institutes available.

In what should come as a huge respite for Common Admission Test candidates, the Indian Institutes of Management have hinted that the registration fee for the computer-based test this academic year will not be as high as similar tests like GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test, for admission to business schools overseas).

While the registration fee for CAT 2009, which was Rs 1,300 last year, will surely increase due to the high administrative and infrastructure costs because of the computerisation, it may still be less than Rs 2,000.

CAT, say IIMs, will be a candidate-friendly test in terms of flexibility in the selection of test date, ease of registration, better physical environment and test experience, and enhanced security with biometric identification of candidates and video monitoring.

Unlike the paper and pencil test, computerised CAT this year will incur some heavy costs for the elite business schools, according to a source at one of the IIMs.

IIMs recently roped in US-based Prometric, a leading provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services, through an exclusive $40 million (around Rs 1.9 billion) contract to computerise the prestigious CAT.  The test will be conducted in a span of about 10 days towards the end of this year.

AIMA will hold the next MAT exam on September 7, 2008.

ELIGIBILITY: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year degree course students can also apply.

TO APPLY: To obtain MAT Bulletin and Application Form by post, send a Demand Draft of Rs. 790/- to AIMA-CMS, drawn in favour of AIMA-CMS payable at New Delhi alongwith two self-addressed slips/adhesive stickers. Send your request to Director, All India Management Association, Management House, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.

OR

Obtain MAT Bulletin and Application Form on cash payment of Rs 750/- at AIMA counter at Delhi (Tel:- 24653382), Bank of Baroda Branches, AIMA Nodal Centres and other outlets.

Last date for Receipt of Filled form at AIMA, New Delhi: Upto second week of August 2008.

For further information and to read the complete notification visit: www.aima-ind.org

MAT is an objective type test with multiple-choice answers. The test is designed to measure a person’s general aptitudes as the following table indicates: