The MAT exam consists of 150 questions with 1 mark each for every right answer. Many B-schools accept these scores. However one should note that the cutoffs for each college vary accordingly.

To get a rank in the shortlisted candidates it is very important to clear the cutoffs for admission into various colleges.

Cutoffs are actually the minimum scores each candidate must secure to be eligible to get shortlisted for joining the management institutions India. Thus candidates should score equal or more than the cutoff marks. Some of the certain factors that surely influence the cutoff marks to a great extent are as follows.

• Number of candidates
• Number of seats available
• Number of applications received
• Reservation norms
• Previous year admission trends
• Cutoff
• Marking scheme

The cutoffs for the exam are decided by the AIMA each year. After the MAT results are published, the institutes release their cutoff marks. Applicants can download the cutoff marks using the steps described below.

• Login to the official website of AIMA.
• Click on the examination tab of the website that is on the home page .
• Click on the respective link.