Update on 12th March 2012: All India Management Association (AIMA) has released notification for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) to be conducted during May 2012. MAT is for Admission to MBA and PGDM courses in various B-Schools across the country. Though AIMA conducts MAT four times a year, the test conducted during May will has more competition. Most of the final year graduates appear for MAT tests conducted during May as they will find more time to prepare for the exam. MAT exam will be conducted both in Paper mode and Computer Based test. Candidates can choose any one of these test modes. Candidates can register online through www.aima-ind.org/matfeb11 and shall pay the fee through credit card. MAT May 2012 applications are also made available at select branches of Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank and AIMA Study Centers. Following are other details such as eligibility, test pattern, participating institutes and important dates:

Eligibility and Qualifications: Applicants should have passed in any graduation. Those appearing for final year examinations of their graduation also can apply. Application fee for direct purchase of applications at any of the above bank branches is Rs. 1200. Fee for online application OR cash payment at AIMA New Delhi is Rs. 1050. For online registration, you need to take a DD for Rs. 1050 in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at New Delhi.

There are about 570 institutions across India taking MAT scores for short listing the candidates for admission to Management Programmes such as MBA, PGDM, PGDBM etc. Complete list of participating institutions, test centers, Examination structure, model / mock tests, question paper pattern, application format and other information available on www.aima-ind.org. / www.aima-ind.org/matmay11

Address for Correspondence: All India Management Association, Management House, 14 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003; Helpline: +91 11 40770300, 24638896.
Bengaluru: 1403 -1404, 14th Floor, Prestige Meridian-II, 30, MG Road, Bengaluru- 560 001; Email: mat@aima-ind.org

Important Dates:

1. Last Date For sale of Application Forms: 14th April 2012
2. Last Date for submission of filled in Registration Forms at AIMA, New Delhi: 17th April 2012
3. Last Date For Online Registration: 14th April 2012
4. Last Date for submission of filled in Online Registration Forms at AIMA, New Delhi: 17th April 2012
5. Test Date (For Paper- Based Test): 6st May 2012
6. Test Date (Computer Based Test): 12th May 2012 onwards.
7. Download of Admit Cards: From 23rd April 2012

KCET 2011 Notification has been announced by Karnataka Examinations Authority, Government of Karnataka for admission to various professional courses in the Government and private colleges in the state of Karnataka. KCET 2011 is a common entrance test for Engineering, Medical and other professional courses for the academic year 2011-12 to be conducted in colleges in Karnataka. This test is much popular as as KCET across the south and has good number of students appearing from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Following are details of KCET 2011 Notification, Results and Admission Counseling.

KCET 2011 will be conducted for two days on four different sessions. The dates are 27th and 28th April as per the schedule released by KEA, Karnataka. The courses offered through KCET 2011 are Engineering and Technology, MBBS, BDS, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Naturopathy and Yoga in Medical stream. Engineering and Technology courses are for the students of Maths stream and other courses are for Biology stream. Kannada language test will be conducted on 26th April for Gadinadu and Hornadu Kanndiga students in two different sessions.

Important Dates:

1. Biology Test: 27th April 2011 Wednesday at 10.30 AM to 11.50 AM.
2. Mathematics Test: 27th April 2011 Wednesday at 2.30 PM to 3.50 PM.
3. Physics Test: 28th April, Thursday from 10.30 AM to 11.50 AM.
4. Chemistry Test : 28th April, Thursday from 2.30 PM to 3.50 PM.

Applications of KCET 2011 will be made available through colleges / schools of the Karnataka state. Cost of application is Rs. 650 has to be paid in the form of DD in favour of ‘Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore’.

1. Last date for submission of DD at schools and colleges: 11th March 2011.
2. Last date for submission of DD by speed post : 15th March 2011.

For more details about KCET 2011 application procedure, please visit, kea.kar.nic.in . Email: keauthority-ka@nic.in; Phone: 080-2346 2599, 2346 1575, 2356 4583 ; Address: KCET Office, 18th Cross, Sampige Road, Malleshwaram, Bangalore. 560 012 . KCET authorities shall release KCET 2011 results on the above mentioned website. Detailed rank wise counseling schedule also will be displayed on the site after the release of results/ scores. Details of KCET Old / previous papers are also made available on the site very soon.