KMAT Kerala is the Kerala Management Aptitude Test, an entrance exam for admission to MBA programs in Kerala. The exam consists of 180 multiple-choice questions covering areas such as quantitative aptitude, English language, general knowledge, and data sufficiency/logical reasoning. It is administered by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) and is considered moderately difficult. The 2026 exam is tentatively scheduled for the third week of February.
KMAT Karnataka, or the Karnataka Management Aptitude Test, is conducted by the Karnataka Post Graduate Private Colleges' Association (KPPGCA) for admission to MBA, PGDM, and MCA programs. First conducted in 2003, KMAT Karnataka was established to create a unified entrance exam for Karnataka. Over 170 AICTE-approved MBA colleges and more than 55 MCA colleges accept KMAT scores for admission.