Overview
About KMAT
The Karnataka Management Aptitude Test (KMAT) is a state-level entrance test for postgraduate management and computer-application programmes in Karnataka. It is conducted by the Karnataka Private Post Graduate Colleges Association (KPPGCA), a body of private colleges, under authorisation from the Government of Karnataka.
Scores admit candidates to MBA, PGDM and MCA seats at AICTE-approved, university-affiliated private colleges in Bengaluru and across the rest of Karnataka. Anyone from India who meets the eligibility criteria can appear, provided they hold a bachelor's degree or are in their final year.
KMAT is a postgraduate-level paper taken online under remote proctoring, so you sit it from your own location rather than at a test centre. The test covers three areas: verbal ability and reading comprehension, quantitative and mathematical ability, and logical reasoning.
Sources: KMAT India (KPPGCA) official website · Careers360 – KMAT exam profile
At a glance
KMAT highlights
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| Full name | Karnataka Management Aptitude Test |
| Conducting body | Karnataka Private Post Graduate Colleges Association (KPPGCA) |
| Level | PG |
| Mode of exam | Online remote-proctored test (home-based) |
| Frequency | Twice (Session 1 and Session 2) per year |
| Scope | State |
| Sections | 3 sections of 40 questions each: Verbal Ability/Language Comprehension, Quantitative/Mathematical Skills, and Logical Reasoning/Basic Aptitude |
| Marking scheme | +1 per correct answer; no negative marking. |
Deep dives
Everything you need to know
Eligibility
- ·Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years (or master's) in any relevant discipline with at least 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST); final-year students also eligible.
Exam pattern
- ·Sections: 3 sections of 40 questions each: Verbal Ability/Language Comprehension, Quantitative/Mathematical Skills, and Logical Reasoning/Basic Aptitude
- ·120 questions
- ·120 total marks
- ·120 minutes
- ·Marking: +1 per correct answer; no negative marking.
Syllabus
- ·Verbal ability and reading comprehension, quantitative/mathematical ability, and logical/basic aptitude reasoning.
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