Every year, thousands of candidates appear for MAT exam conducted by the AIMA in a bid to take admissions in various MAT participating institutes.
There are more than 600 B-schools in the list of participating institutes MAT 2018. All India Management Association (AIMA) is the management authority of this exam. The candidates who appear for MAT must apply for the admissions to a college accepting the MAT score separately. Each institute will shortlist the candidates based on the MAT score that is published by the AIMA the conducting body.
There is a list of participating institutes accepting MAT scores. All the B-schools that accept MAT scores are divided into four zones- east, west, north, south.
The following tables contains the participating institutes of MAT exam:
Northern Zone
| Code | Name of the institute | Location |
| 1111 | Asia pacific institute of management | New Delhi |
| 1112 | EMPI Institutions | New Delhi |
| 1113 | Fortune Institute of international business | New Delhi |
| 1101 | AIMA-Centre for management education (PGDM) | New Delhi |
| 1102 | AIMA- Centre for management education (PGDITM) | New Delhi |
| 1142 | Bhavan’s Usha and Lakshmi mittal institute of management | New Delhi |
| 1123 | IILM Institute for higher education | New Delhi |
| 1120 | IMM-FOSTIIMA business school | New Delhi |
| 1131 | International institute of health management research | New Delhi |
| 1115 | International management centre | New Delhi |
| 1127 | New Delhi institute of management | New Delhi |
| 1128 | Jagannath international management school | New Delhi |
| 1438 | Chandigarh University | Mohali |
| 1704 | Chitkara University | Rajpura |
| 2120 | Accurate institute of advanced management | Greater Noida |
| 2049 | Accurate institute of management and technology | Greater Noida |
| 2038 | Galgotias University | Greater Noida |
| 2014 | GL Bajaj institute of management and research | Greater Noida |
| 2018 | IILM college of management studies | Greater Noida |
| 1171 | IILM Graduate school of management | Greater Noida |
| 1116 | Indian Institute of finance | Greater Noida |
| 2113 | Indus business acadamy | Greater Noida |
| 1205 | Ansal University | Gurgaon |
| 1208 | BML Munjal university | Gurgaon |
| 1202 | IILM Institute of business and management | Gurgaon |
| 2023 | Asian business school | Noida |
| 2411 | Gurukula kangri vishwavidyalaya | Haridwar |
| 2224 | IILM academy of higher education | Lucknow |
| 2044 | SRMS international business school | Lucknow |
| 2239 | Techno Institute of management sciences | Lucknow |
| 1170 | University of pertroleum and energy studies | Dehradun |
| 2052 | Institite of management studies | Noida |
| 2051 | Institute of management studies | Ghaziabad |
| 2016 | Institute of technology and science | Ghaziabad |
| 2206 | International institute for special education | Lucknow |
| 2036 | ITM-FHRAI institute of hospitality and management | Greater Noida |
| 1117 | Jagan institute of management studies | Delhi |
| 2234 | Jagannath international management | Lucknow |
| 2043 | Jagannath international management | Noida |
| 2025 | Jagannath international management | Ghaziabad |
| 2054 | Jaipuria school of business | Ghaziabad |
| 2079 | Jaypee business school | Noida |
| 2107 | Sharda university | Greater Noida |
| 2111 | Birla institute of management technology | Greater Noida |
| 2219 | Shobit university | Meerut |
| 2426 | Doon business school | Dehradun |
| 2470 | Glocal university | Saharan pur |
| 2502 | Master school of management | Meerut |
| 2508 | Institute of productivity and management | Ghaziabad |
| 2605 | Amrapali institute | Haldwani |
Southern zone:
| Code | Name of the institute | City |
| 5001 | Dhruva college of management | Hydrebad |
| 5003 | Institute of insurance and risk management | Hydrebad |
| 5015 | Siva sivani institute of management | Secunderabad |
| 5016 | Vignana jyothi institute of management | Hydrebad |
| 5017 | ICBM school of business | Hydrebad |
| 5018 | Vishwa vishwani institute of systems and management | Hydrebad |
| 5019 | Institute of public enterprise | Hydrebad |
| 5031 | Administrative staff ollege of india | Warangal |
| 5031 | Warangal institute of management | Warangal |
| 5306 | GITAM school of international business | Vishakapatnam |
| 5312 | GITAM institute of international business | Vishakapatnam |
| 5601 | IFIM Business school | Bengaluru |
| 5604 | Alliance university | Bengaluru |
| 5609 | MS Ramaiah institute of management | Bengaluru |
| 5612 | Acharya institute of management and sciences | Bengaluru |
| 5616 | St.Josephs Institue of management | Bengaluru |
| 5620 | Presidency university | Bengaluru |
| 5621 | PES university | Bengaluru |
| 5622 | MP Birla institute of management | Bengaluru |
| 5629 | Acharya school of management | Bengaluru |
| 5634 | NITTE school of management | Bengaluru |
| 5636 | Chirst university | Bengaluru |
| 5641 | Acharya institute of technology | Bengaluru |
| 5633 | RV institute of Management | Bengaluru |
| 5656 | Bangalore institute of management studies | Bengaluru |
| 5660 | Jain university | Bengaluru |
| 5668 | ISBR business school | Bengaluru |
| 5670 | International institute of business studies | Bengaluru |
| 5686 | Acharya Bangalore B-school | Bengaluru |
| 5691 | Indus business acadamy | Bengaluru |
| 5704 | Manipal university | Manipal |
| 5706 | Poornaprajna institute od management | Udupi |
| 5717 | Bhavan’s priyamvada birla institute of management | Mysore |
| 5719 | Sahyadri college of engineering and management | Mangalore |
| 5721 | Kirloskar institute of advanced management studies | Harihar |
| 5756 | St,Aloysius college | Mangalore |
| 6008 | Rajalakshmi school of business | Chennai |
| 6033 | SRM university | Kattankulathur |
| 6065 | SSN school of management | Chennai |
| 6067 | Institute for technology and management | Chennai |
| 6202 | Thiagarajar school of management | Madurai |
| 6301 | Sona school of management | Salem |
| 6203 | RL institute of management studies | Madurai |
| 6334 | VIT university | Vellore |
| 6409 | KCT business school | Coimbatore |
| 6410 | PSG institute of management | Coimbatore |
| 6411 | Amrita university | Coimbatore |
| 6422 | Guruvayurappan institute of management | Coimbatore |
| 6424 | GRG school of management studies | Coimbatore |
| 6427 | Firebird instt of research in management | Coimbatore |
| 6447 | Karunya university | Coimbatore |
| 6449 | KV institute of management and information studies | Coimbatore |
| 6704 | Farook institute of management studies | Kozhikode |
| 6802 | SCMS school of technology and management | Kochi |
| 6801 | SCMS cochin school of business | Kochi |
| 6803 | Rajagiri college of social sciences | Kochi |
| 6804 | DC and school of management and technology | Kottayam |
| 6805 | Mar Athannasis college of advanced studies | Tiruvalla |
| 6819 | Saintgits institute of management | Kottayam |
| 6816 | MES advanced institute of management and technology | Aluva |
| 6833 | Rajagiri business school | Kochi |
| 6916 | DC school of management and technology | Trivandrum |
| 6919 | Asian school of business | Trivandrum |
| 6916 | Rajadhani business school | Trivandrum |
West zone:
| Code | Institute | City |
| 3001 | Institute of rural management | Jaipur |
| 3003 | The IIHMR university | Jaipur |
| 3007 | JK lakshmipat university | Jaipur |
| 3010 | Jagan institute of management studies | Jaipur |
| 3014 | Taxila business school | Jaipur |
| 3017 | Jaipur national university | Jaipur |
| 3020 | Jagannath university | Jaipur |
| 3022 | IILM Acadamy of higher learning | Jaipur |
| 3027 | Amity university | Jaipur |
| 3034 | Jaipuria institute of management | Jaipur |
| 3037 | Manipal university | Jaipur |
| 3302 | Mody university of science and technology | Lakshmangarh |
| 3309 | RNB Global university | Bikaner |
| 3806 | United world school of business | Gandhinagar |
| 3805 | St.kabir institute of professional studies | Ahmedabad |
| 3809 | Naraina business school | Ahmedabad |
| 3812 | Indus university | Ahmedabad |
| 3815 | Shanti business school | Ahmedabad |
| 3902 | Parul institute of management | vadodara |
| 4003 | Amity university | Mumbai |
| 4100 | MIT school of business | Pune |
| 4103 | MILE management institute for leadership and excellence | Pune |
| 4106 | Flame school of communication | Pune |
| 4113 | Indira group of institutes | Pune |
| 4117 | Mitcon institute of management | Pune |
| 4122 | Indus business school | Pune |
| 4129 | International institute of management studies | Pune |
| 4131 | Balaji institute of telecom and management | Pune |
| 4134 | Christ institute of management | Pune |
| 4135 | Balaji institute of modern management | Pune |
| 4138 | Suryadatta institute of business management andtechnology | Pune |
| 4139 | Suryadatta institute of management and mass communication | Pune |
| 4141 | Sai balaji international institute of management and information research | Pune |
| 4151 | Flame school of business | Pune |
| 4154 | Institute for technology and management | Mumbai |
| 4157 | Pune institute of business management | Pune |
| 4161 | MIT school of telecom management | Pune |
| 4167 | Dr.D Y Patil B school | Pune |
| 4510 | Indore indira business school | Indore |
| 4512 | Jaipuria institute of management | Indore |
| 4703 | Amity university | Gwalior |
| 4911 | ITM University | Raipur |
| 4920 | Amity University | Raipur |
| 4929 | Raipur Institute of technology | Raipur |
East zone:
| Code | Institute | City |
| 7002 | Globsyn Business school | Kolkata |
| 7006 | EIILM | Kolkata |
| 7010 | Institute of engineering and management | Kolkata |
| 7013 | Bharatiya vidya Bhavan | Kolkata |
| 7028 | Future institute of engineering and management | Kolkata |
| 7030 | Indian institute of social welfare and business management | Kolkata |
| 7034 | Institute of business management | Kolkata |
| 7039 | Amity university | Kolkata |
| 7040 | University of calcutta | Kolkata |
| 7041 | Institute of management study | Kolkata |
| 7048 | Techno India group | Kolkata |
| 7103 | Dr. BC Roy engineering college | Durgapur |
| 7105 | Indian institute of engineering science and technology | Howrah |
| 7201 | Haldia institute of technology | Haldia |
| 7402 | Calcutta business school | Bishnupur |
| 7503 | KIIT University | Bhubaneshwar |
| 7505 | Institute of management and information ssciences | Bhubaneshwar |
| 7506 | Hi tech institute of technology | Bhubaneshwar |
| 7512 | Asian schoolof business | Bhubaneshwar |
| 7515 | Bhavans centre for communication and mangement | Bhubaneshwar |
| 7538 | Siksha ‘O’ anusandhan university | Bhubaneshwar |
| 7543 | Birla global university | Bhubaneshwar |
| 7602 | Rourkela INstt of management studies | Rourkela |
| 7802 | Tezpur university | Napaam |
| 7803 | Kaziranga university | Jorhat |
| 7804 | Nerim group of institutions | Guwahati |
| 7812 | Royal global university | Guwahati |
| 7903 | North Eastern hill university | Tura |
| 8007 | International school pf management patna | Patna |
| 8306 | Netaji subhas institute of business management | Jamshedpur |
| 8315 | Jain institute of management and entrepreneurship | Jamshedpur |
| 8403 | Development management institute | Patna |
These are the participating institutes zone wise.