First Management Aptitute and Skill test to be in February-2011

The All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body for the management sector, has launched a computer based Management Aptitude and Skills Test (MAST) to evaluate management students across the country, a senior AIMA official said here on Saturday. The first test will be held on February 20, 2011.

"The test will add benefit to the employers. The employers will now have the opportunity to choose students with the right skills. It will also make the recruitment process cost effective and efficient,"  Rajneesh Arora PTU vice chancellor said.

Anshu Kataria, chairman of the Aryans Business School near Chandigarh, which has introduced MAST for its management students, said: "AIMA has come up with this innovative model of testing B-school graduates that will help the students as well as the recruiters to opt for the best possible job opportunity and right talent respectively."

MAST is a computer-based test, which will test students on the parameters of general ability, domain knowledge and personality traits.