Top Colleges Accepting KMAT Scores: Your Guide to the Best Institutions

The KMAT exam is conducted by the Karnataka Post Graduate Private Colleges' Association (KPPGCA) for admission to postgraduate courses such as MBA, PGDM, and MCA. The KMAT exam will likely be conducted in the first week of November 2024, in the home-based remote online proctored mode. The KMAT results will likely be announced in the second week of December 2024. The KMAT exam is usually conducted in about 13 exam centres across Karnataka. KMAT exam scores are accepted in over 170 top B-schools in the state of Karnataka. Around 159 MBA colleges will accept KMAT scores in 2024. The Karnataka Management Aptitude Test (KMAT) is conducted for admission to the postgraduate program of management of the KMAT participating institutes in 2024.

KMAT Exam 2024: Highlights

Take a look at the table below to understand the important features of the Karnataka KMAT 2024 exam:

Features	Details
Exam name	Karnataka Management Aptitude Test or KMAT
Conducting Body	Karnataka Post Graduate Private Colleges' Association (KPPGCA)
Exam Level	State Level
Exam frequency	Once a year
Mode of examination	Home-based Online Remote Proctored Test
Duration	2 hours
Test timings	MCA: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM MBA: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Syllabus	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning
Exam pattern	120 MCQs with no negative marking
Language	English
Application fees	INR 800 (excluding GST)
Exam purpose	Admission into more than 170 MBA colleges and over 55 MCA colleges
No. of seats	Approximately 15,000 seats in Karnataka through the KMAT exam
Courses offered	MBA, PGDM, MCA
No. of test cities	13 (This year the exam will likely be conducted in the home-based proctored mode)
Exam date	To be announced
Helpdesk No.	+91 9513270139 / +91 9513271046
Official website	http://www.kmatindia.com/

Top MBA Colleges Accepting KMAT 2024

Check the list of the top 15 colleges that accept KMAT 2024 scores along with the admission fees in the table below:

Name of the Institute	Fees (in INR)
A.J Institute of Management	1.08 lakhs
0AIMS Institute	9.65 lakhs
Acharya Bengaluru B-School	8.10 lakhs
Administrative Management College	1.08 lakhs
Alva’s Institute Of Engineering & Technology	1.08 lakhs
Aditya Insitute of Management and Research	7.62 lakhs
Alliance University	13 lakhs
Bangalore School of Management Studies	5.40 lakhs
ISBR Business School	9 lakhs
Presidency Colleges	5.75 lakhs
Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies (RIMS)	7.88 lakhs
Kristu Jayanti College	7.40 lakhs
Karnataka Colleges of Management	5.25 lakhs
Indus Business Academy	8.24 lakhs
SCMS Cochin School of Business	7.50 lakhs

There are around 134 participating institutes in Karnataka that accept KMAT exam scores for admission in MBA programs offered by them. Some of the good business schools in Karnataka are:

College	Location
-AJ Institute of Management	Mangalore
- Acharya Institute of Management	Bangalore
- Acharya Bangalore B-School	Bangalore
- Garden City College	Bangalore
- IFIM	Bangalore
- ISBR Business School	Bangalore
- M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science & Commerce	Bangalore
- M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bangalore
- PES Institute of Technology & Management	Shimoga
- R V College of Management	Bangalore
- SDM College of Business Management Post Graduate Center for Management Studies & Research	Mangalore
- Shayadri College of Engineering & Management	Mangalore
- Vivekananda Institute of Technology	Bangalore

Top Colleges Accepting KMAT 2024 Scores

KMAT Karnataka is conducted for admission into B-schools in Karnataka. Below are some of the top MBA colleges accepting KMAT Karnataka scores.

Top MBA colleges accepting KMAT 2024 scores
Acharya Institute of Technology	Indus Business Academy
Acharya Bangalore B-School	Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology
Bangalore Institute of Management Studies	CMR Institute of Technology, CMR Group of Institutions
Brindavan College of Engineering	East Point Group of Institutes (EPGI, Bangalore)
Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management	Aditya Institute of Management Studies and Research (Bangalore)

KMAT Selection Procedure 2024

After the declaration of the result, candidates will have to apply to the KMAT 2024 participating institute to which they desire to be admitted. Candidates will have to qualify for the selection rounds of KMAT 2024 for final admission in KMAT participating institutes. As per the selection procedure for KMAT 2024, candidates will be assessed based on various skills such as academic history, speaking, and personality for admission into KMAT colleges for the MBA program.

KMAT colleges for MBA will not conduct the centralized selection process. Each institute will conduct the KMAT 2024 selection procedure differently through the following rounds:

Group Discussion
Written Ability Test (WAT)
Personal Interview

Frequently Asked Questions:(FAQs)

Ques. What is KMAT?

Ans. KMAT (Karnataka Management Aptitude Test) is a state-level entrance exam for admission to MBA/PGDM programs in Karnataka and other participating institutes across India.

Ques. What are the benefits of appearing for KMAT?

Ans. KMAT scores are accepted by many reputed B-schools across India, offering a wider range of options for MBA aspirants. It's generally less competitive compared to national exams like CAT.

Ques. Which are the top colleges accepting KMAT scores?

Ans. Several well-regarded institutions accept KMAT scores. Some notable examples include:

Indus Business Academy, Bangalore
AIMS Institutes, Bangalore
Acharya Business B-School, Bangalore
Rajagiri Business School, Kochi
SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi

Ques. Are there any government colleges accepting KMAT scores?

Ans. Yes, there are government colleges that accept KMAT scores. Some examples include KLS Gogte Institute of Technology (Belgaum) and Mahatma Gandhi University (Kottayam).