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what is the difference between CAT and MAT?...pelase tell me what is it

CAT stands for Common Admission Test where as MAT stands for Management Aptitude Test.

Both are national wide Entrance Exams.

The candidates can get admission for Management courses like MBA by cracking both these Entrance Exams.

However the CAT Exam will be conducted once in a year where as MAT Exam will be conducted 4 times in a year.

If a candidate want to apply for CAT Exam, he should have scored a minimum of 50% of marks in Graduation.

Such a kind of criteria is not there for MAT Exam.

All the candidates who have completed Graduation with any of the stream are eligible to sit for MAT Exam.

As per the difficulty level,

CAT Exam is the toughest exam when compared to MAT or any other Entrance Exams that give admission for MBA course.

As we know, the more the risk, the more the return.

In the sense, if you crack CAT Exam, there is a scope for you to get admission for MBA course in IIMs which are the prestigious institutions offering this course.

Have good preparation for the entrance exam as per your interest and make most out of it.

Wish you all the best.

I had done mat exam with 592.5 marks can i take adm. In nit college kuk

Originally Posted by Srijit Bhowmik

what is the difference between CAT and MAT?...pelase tell me what is it

CAT and MAT entrance test are both for admission into Management courses, i.e. MBA, PGDM and related Management courses. But both the test have its own importance.

CAT (Common Admission Test) is a high level entrance test for those aspirants, who wants to take admission in top management colleges like IIMs. CAT Entrance test conducted every year in the month of November/December. Those who performed well in CAT Entrance test will get a chance to appear for Group discussion and interview in top Colleges like Indian Institute of Management and many more.

To get admission in top management colleges is not an easy task, you have to score good percentile in CAT test. If you have scored more than 90 to 95 percentile in CAT entrance, only then you can think admission in PGDM course in IIM's. Well CAT entrance test score is also accepted by various universities and colleges of India.

CAT is one of the toughest entrance tests as compared to other competitive examinations. To score well on CAT test you need to prepare accordingly. Prepared for this test as per the pattern and syllabus, you can also join some good coaching institutes for better improvement. Time management is very much necessary to crack the CAT entrance test.

To be eligible for CAT entrance, you must have scored more than 50% marks in your graduation. Those who have already completed his graduation are eligible for CAT. The notification of CAT test will be published in the month of September/October every year.

Well, MAT (Management Aptitude test) is conducted by AIMA 4 times in a year. Graduate candidate can apply for this test any time. There is no restriction to apply, for the MAT entrance test. This examination is also conducted for admission into Management courses. Many good colleges will give you admission on the basis of MAT Score. Top colleges like IIM's and more not accept the MAT Score. MAT Exam is not a high level entrance test as compared to CAT.

Both CAT and MAT entrance test are National level test. Graduation is compulsory to appear for both the test. Final year candidates are also eligible for both the test.

CAT conduct once in a year, while Mat conduct 4 times in a year. Both are National Level exams, CAT is mandatory for admission to top tier B-schools in India including IIM’s. Other than the IIM’s, other top B-schools that take CAT scores are NIRMA, MICA, the NIT’s, IMT Ghaziabad, SP Jain Mumbai, etc.

MAT exams conducted in Feb, May, September and December. An average student can easily score more good percentile in MAT exam. Any AIMA approved colleges/Universities accept the MAT scores. If you have scored well in MAT, you can get admission in top Management colleges excluding IIM's. If you have a graduate candidate, then you can apply for both the entrance test, for more details better to visit the official websites of both the exams.

CAT

CAT stands for Common Admission Test.

It is conducted by Indian Institute of Management.

It is held for admitting students for MBA programs at IIMs.

It is held once in a year.

It is held online.

It is one of the toughest entrance exam to crack.

MAT

MAT stands for Management Aptitude test.

It is conducted by AIMA.

It is held for admitting students for MBA programs at top MBA institutes across india.

It is held 4 times a year.

It is also held online.

It is not as tough as CAT exam.

Hi,

CAT stands for Common Admission Test.

MAT stands for Management Aptitude Test.

CAT and MAT both are all India entrance examination to study MBA in various top management institutes in India.

There is not much difference between CAT and MAT.

Both are online examinations and MCQ type question.Both are conducted various months in an year.

Eligiblity criteria for Both CAT and MAT are also same:

--> Candidate who have passed graduation in any discipline from any recognized university can apply for CAT or MAT.

--> No minimum marks required to become eligible for CAT or MAT.

Major difference between CAT and MAT is that

CAT score is valid in almost all management institutes and recognized University in India for Admission.

But MAT score is not valid in all recognized management institutes in India.

That is why CAT is favourite than MAT and first choice for any candidate wants to do MBA from IIM.

CAT stand for Common Admission Test, this exam is conducted for admission to top tier B-schools in India.

This exam is conducted by Indian Institute of Management (IIMs).

MAT stand for Management Aptitude Test.

This exam is conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA) New Delhi on admission of vartious Management Institutes of India.

CAT stands for the Common Admission test. MAT stands for the Management Aptitude test.

Differences:

1. CAT is conducted only once a year whereas MAT is conducted four times every year.

2. Minimum of 50% marks is required to apply for the CAT exam in bachelor's degree whereas no such criteria is for MAT exam.

Both the exams are conducted for selection of candidates for Master of Business Administration.

CAT and MAT both exams are for admission in the top management colege in india.Both entrance exam are for the graduate student who wants to make their career in management field.
If a candidate is getting good rank or good percentile in any of the entrance exma then he will become eligible to get admission in any top most college of India for the MBA course.

The eligibilty for the MAT and CAT are same and is given as below-->>

1>> Minimum 45% marks in graduations courses.
2>> Age relaxatation for the sc/st condidates is of five years.
3>> good communicatons skills.
4>> for genaral students the percentage requires is 50% in graduations or its equlivalents.

Books which are suitable for the preprations in the CAT as well as MAT entrance exams are listed as below--->>

-->> Verbal & Non Verbal Reasoning - R.S. Agarwal
-->> English Proficiency IMS India.
-->> Quantitative Aptitude book - R.S.Agarwal
-->> Data Interpretion & Logical Reasoning - Arun Sharma.
-->> Logical Reasoning - S.Chand.
-->> reasoning- Mukesh khanna.

Top level of Management college which comes under MAT are as below:-

1.DIM-Delhi institute of managements.
2.LPU-Lovely professional university.
3.National Institute of Health Management
4.Institute of Marketing and Management
5.Institute of Business Management and research
6.Balaji Institute of Modern Management
7.Sagar institute of managements
8.Asia pacific institute of managements
9.UPES
10.Apeejay Institute of Management and Technology

Top level of Management college which comes under CAT are as below:-

1. Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta, Kolkata
3. Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore, Bangalore
4. Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
5. Xavier’s Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur
6. Indian Institute of Management – Lucknow, Lucknow
7. Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi, Delhi
8. Indian Institute of Management – Indore, Indore
9. Indian Institute of Management – Kozhikode, Kozhikode
10. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade – Delhi & Kolkata, Delhi