Kolkata : All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body for management in the country, has announced the launch of Management Aptitude and Skills Test (MAST).
MAST will be a screening test for the B-school graduate students and will assess their basic skill-set required to become an effective manager and to become successful in a highly competitive corporate world.
The computer based test for 150 minutes duration, MAST, will test the students on General Ability ? Management Aptitude; Domain Knowledge ? Functional areas of specialization such as Finance, Marketing, HR, International Business, Operations & IT; and Psychometric or Personality ? traits such as leadership, stress, decision making, stability, team work etc.
Sanjiv Goenka 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.?
Major recruiters, who are willing to avail the services of MAST, are Deloitte, Dabur, Metlife India, Idea Cellular, Camlin Ltd., Alembic Ltd., HLL, Pfizer, Parle, PWC India, Mcafee, Nokia, Lenovo, JM Financial, Reliance Industries, Suzlon, and TATA Communications.