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).
