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Hi, I have done Diploma in Management course just after 10th instead of 12th. Now, am I eligible to apply and appear for Management Aptitude Test (MAT)? If not, then what should I do to become eligible?

The criteria for eligibility is
>The Candidate should have completed Bachelor’s degree, or
>The Candidate should have completed professional degree e.g. CA/CS/ICWA, or
>The Candidate should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree.

You can apply for a Bachelor's degree and then you are eligible to write MAT exam at the final year of Bachelor's degree.

Eligibility criteria for MAT exam is

• The Candidate should have completed Bachelor’s degree.
• The Candidate should have completed professional degree e.g. CA/CS/ICWA.
• The Candidate should be in the final year of Bachelor’s degree.

You should apply for a Bachelor's degree and at the final year of the bachelor's degree you are eligible to apply for MAT exam.

MAT refers to Management Aptitude Test and to appear in the same examination the minimum education required is a graduation degree in any discipline discipline from a recognised university. Students pursuing final year of their degree course are also eligible.

So, having completed diploma in Management course after your Class 10th, you are not eligible for appearing in MAT at this stage as diploma in management course is not equivalent to a graduation degree course which is the minimum requirement for appearing in the MAT. So, you need to pursue a graduation degree course first to become eligible for MAT.

For more details regarding MAT, you can refer to its official website www.aima.in.

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for MAT entrance exam.

As you are a Diploma holder candidate, so you cannot apply for MAT exam. You will have to first complete your Graduation in any discipline and then apply for MAT exam.

Since, you have already completed Diploma course so now you take direct admission to 2nd year of graduation (B.Com or BBA) course by qualifying Lateral entry exam.

After completing graduation, you can apply for MAT exam.

Having completed Diploma in Management course which is not equivalent to a bachelor degree course, you are not eligible for appearing in MAT ( Management Aptitude Test ) as the minimum qualification required for appearing in the same examination are as below :-

* You must have either completed your graduation degree course or pursuing final year of the same degree course in any stream from a recognized university. There is no cap of minimum marks to be secured in graduation degree course to appear in MAT.

* Also, there is no age limit for appearing in the MAT.

So, being a diploma degree holder, you are first required to pursue a graduation degree course in any discipline of choice to be eligible for appearing in MAT.

For more details regarding MAT, you can refer to the link www.aima.in.

Management Aptitude Test or MAT is a national level entrance exam conducted by All India Management Association(AIMA).

Eligibility criteria for MAT exam :

The candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized university.

Candidate in their final year graduate can also apply for MAT exam.

There is no age limit for a candidate to apply for MAT.

Final year graduates from any discipline including, science, humanities, commerce or engineering stream from a recognised institute or university are eligible to take up MAT 2017
Candidates who have completed their graduation in any of stream from a recognised institute or university are eligible to take up MAT 2017
There is no age limit for those taking up MAT 2017
There are no restrictions on the number of attempts for taking up the MAT examination
Certain number of seats are reserved for Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, Other Backward Classes
Candidates should have at least 45 per cent percent in English as a major subject and for reserved categories (SC/ST etc) the percent is 40 per cent.