MAT 2026 Exam Details: Date, Pattern, Merit List, Old Question Pages, and Answer Keys

The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a national-level entrance exam conducted by AIMA for admission into MBA and PGDM programs at 800+ B-schools across India. The exam is held four times a year in three modes: Paper-Based Test (PBT), Computer-Based Test (CBT), and Internet-Based Test (IBT). Each exam has a duration of 2 hours. To be eligible, applicants must possess a graduate degree in any discipline. The final-year graduation students are also eligible. There is no restriction on the number of attempts or age limit.

The MAT 2026 exam pattern is expected to remain similar to MAT’s existing pattern. The paper will consist of 150 multiple-choice questions from English, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Knowledge, to be solved in 120 minutes. The table below outlines the MAT 2026 test structure.

To qualify for the MAT 2026 exam, it is important for students to analyze previous years’ MAT exam question papers. By solving these papers, students can get a clear idea of the exam pattern and syllabus. Students can download the MAT exam previous year question papers from the list below.

After the MAT 2026 exam, candidates will often look for answer keys to estimate their scores. Since AIMA does not release an official MAT answer key, unofficial answer keys are published by trusted coaching institutes and expert websites. If you will want to check your answers using these unofficial keys, here is how you will be able to find and download them:

Step 1: Visit trusted coaching websites or educational portals like Select Your University, or other reputed sources that publish MAT answer keys.
Step 2: Look for the “MAT Answer Key 2026” or “Latest Updates” section on these websites shortly after the exam.
Step 3: Download the PDF for your exam mode (PBT, CBT, or IBT).
Step 4: Cross-check your answers with the answer key to estimate your raw score.
Step 5: Keep in mind that CBT and IBT scores are normalized, so use the unofficial answer key for approximate estimation only.