MAST Sep'111

About AIMA : 

About AIMA All India Management Association (AIMA) is an apex body of management 30,000 individual members and 3000 institutional members 60 Local Management Association across India and overseas. Management related activities and initiatives in areas of Distance Management Education Management Development Programmes Special Conferences Research & Publications Testing Services and Competitions

B-School landscape in India : 

B-School landscape in India The 2000+ Institutes in India are churning out more than 3 Lac students Short window for campus recuritments Recruiters cover only less than 10% of B-Schools each year Location and reputation of institution key to attracting recruiters There is sparkling young talent beyond the prestigious B-Schools

The answer to key challenges faced by B-Schools : 

The answer to key challenges faced by B-Schools MAST Management Aptitude and Skills Test Talent Pool 18th September 2011 onwards

Management Aptitude and Skills TestTalent Pool : 

Management Aptitude and Skills TestTalent Pool MBA Program Entrance Test MAT Corporate World MAST

Who should take MAST ? : 

Who should take MAST ? Management Students Final Year / Semester Pass outs

Test Format : 

Test Format COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST

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Evaluate the important employability skills of students of B-Schools. Discipline Knowledge Critical Thinking Communication Skills Key Personality Traits Cross Functional Expertise Technological Competence Test Format

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1 2 3 Test Format

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How it will work

Benefits for Students : 

Benefits for Students

Advantages to B Schools : 

Advantages to B Schools It will support your existing Placement Cell and not restrict placement only to campus recruitment It will provide more options to your students to get a suitable job It will work as a Brand Building exercise , facilitating more consistent interface with the  Indian Industry Give Pan India access to Recruiters  irrespective of your ranking or Geographical location

Advantages to Corporate : 

Advantages to Corporate Free access to the complete data of pre-assessed, short-listed candidates for the first year Reduce the cost, manpower and time required per recruitment Brand-building exercise, facilitating more consistent impact amongst fresh management pass outs Secure, standardized, transparent and smoother computer based recruitment testing process

Corporate Endorsements – Top tier recruiters : 

Corporate Endorsements – Top tier recruiters Parle Mrs Bector Foods HLL Dabur Tata Communication Alembic Ltd Deloitte JP Morgan Chase and Co JM Financial Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Limited Mcafee Lenovo PWC India Religare India Triveni Engineering Metlife India Reliance Infrastructure Camlin Ltd Idea Cellular OTIS Kellogs Suzlon Pfizer Aircel AZB Partners …..

Why AIMA ? : 

Why AIMA ? AIMA is the apex body for management in the country with decades of experience in conducting various tests MAT taken by over 3,00,000 students Corporate Special Tests AIMA is committed to fulfill the mandate of promoting the management movement in the country Industry backed project launched after in-depth research by IMRB

What recruiters have to say ? : 

What recruiters have to say ? “AIMA brand name gives the credibility that the test will be done under fair circumstances and will be disciplined” - TATA AIG “It’s a brilliant idea there are so many institutes coming to us we don’t know which is the best and which true..It will help in giving edge to the right people and will help employers also”-  The Times Of India (Patna) “There are so many MBA schools any one can do an MBA but this test will bring all of them on one platform”- American Express Delhi “As a recruiter we will feel that since it is coming from a brand name AIMA then we are assured that the student has certain level of skills and we don’t have to spend excessive time and money in training”- ICICI Bank “This is an excellent effort, and it shall be my pleasure to endorse the same. There is a  need for  a reliable, dependable  test that brings with it pedigree and credibility. What better body than the AIMA to handle this? This is a service to both the student and the Corporate organization alike. A total win-win for both”. Harish Bijoor, CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc.

Mast In News : 

Mast In News

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Mast in News

Contac t Details : 

Contac t Details All India Management AssociationManagement House14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India Helpline Number: +91 9500120772 MAST Email: manager.mast@aima-ind.org

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