KMAT: Kerala Management Admission Test

Kerala Management Admission Test (KMAT) is a state level entrance exam for admission to MBA courses in various governments /private institutions of management within the state of Kerala. College graduates and those who are in the final year / final semester of qualifying examination in the year of MBA Admission may write KMAT.

KMAT Kerala Important Dates

  • Start Date of Online Application Process - Mid August 
  • Last date for submitting online application - Mid November
  • KMAT Entrance Exam - First week of December

KMAT Kerala Application Process

  1. Candidates are required to apply for KMAT only through online mode.
  2. Fill up all the required information with appropriate details.
  3. Upload the scanned images of recent passport size photograph and signature.
  4. Photograph should be in 150 x 200 with maximum 40KB size and signature should be in 150 x 60 dimension.
  5. Candidates are advised to take a printout of the application form for future reference
    KMAT Kerala Application Fees
    General Category Candidates: 1000/-
    SC/ ST candidates: Rs. 750/-
The payment can be made through online mode (credit card/debit card/net banking of any bank). The fee is non-refundable. Do not forget to take printout of online fee receipt.

KMAT Kerala Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidate must be an Indian citizen.
  • Candidate should be a native of Kerala.
  • Candidate should have successfully completed their graduation in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (40% marks for reserved category) from the Kerala state or any other recognized
  • Candidates in their Final year/semester of examination are also eligible to apply.

KMAT Kerala Exam Pattern

  • Exam Mode: Offline mode.
  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • No. of Questions: 180
  • Medium of Language: English
  • Marking Scheme: 4 marks for each correct answer
  • Negative Marking: No negative marking for wrong answers

List of Subjects

  1. English Language Usage & Reading Comprehension
    50 questions

  2. Quantitative Aptitude
    50 questions

  3. Data Sufficiency & Logical Reasoning
    40 questions

  4. General Knowledge & Contemporary Business Scenario
    40 questions

Total Marks: 180


KMAT Kerala Syllabus

The syllabus for the KMAT Kerala will be same as for CAT. Questions will comprise of English Language Usage and Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Sufficiency and Logical Reasoning and General Knowledge and Contemporary Scenario.

KMAT Kerala Counselling

Candidates who qualify the KMAT Kerala examination will be called for the counselling procedure. Counselling will be conducted on the basis of merit list.


Documents required during counselling:

  1. Domicile Certificate
  2. Category Certificate (if applicable)
  3. Passport Size Photographs
  4. KMAT Kerala Admit Card & Score Card
  5. Character certificate
  6. 10th Mark sheet & Passing Certificate
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