Management Tests: Apart From CAT, Here Are 5 MBA Entrance Exams To Know About

Management Entrance Exam: Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021 is a highly competitive examination, so candidates seeking admission to MBA can also appear in many other entrance examinations.

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New Delhi: Common Admission Test (CAT) is the most preferred entrance exam for candidates desirous of getting admission in MBA programmes offered by Indian Institutes of Management (IMMs) and other top B-schools in the country even as there are many other entrance examinations like CAT to take admission in management courses.

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) MBA (IB), Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) are some of them.

Significantly, registration for CAT 2021 has been closed and the exam will be held on November 28. Since CAT is a highly competitive examination, candidates desirous of admission to MBA can also appear in these entrance examinations. Let's know here about 5 MBA entrance examinations conducted in India.

XAT 2022

Xavier Admission Test or XAT is conducted for admission to postgraduate management courses in more than 160 institutes including XLRI- Xavier School of Management. Registration for entrance exam is currently going and the last date for applying is November 30.

IIFT MBA (IB) 2022-24

MBA (International Business), the flagship programme of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), is a six-quarter General Management Residential Programme with a focus on international business. Admission to this programme is made on the basis of IIFT MBA (IB) entrance test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Registration for the examination is going on the official website iift.nta.nic.in.

CMAT

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national level entrance test for admission to the management programme proposed by affiliated institutions across the country by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Significantly, till 2018, the examination was conducted by the AICTE and since 2019 NTA has been conducting the examination. CMAT 2021 is over. The details of the 2022 session of the examination will be announced on the official website cmat.nta.nic.in.

SNAP 2021

Symbiosis is an entrance test conducted for admission to MBA programme to be introduced by institutes of National Aptitude Test (SNAP) Symbiosis International (Deemed University). SNAP will be held on 19 December 2021, 8 January 2022 and 16 January 2022 on 2021 and the results will be declared on February 1. According to the official information, 15 institutions accept the entrance exam marks. For more information, visit the official website snaptest.org.

MAT

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standardized test for admission to MBA programs in more than 600 B-schools across the country. The MAT 2021 September session has ended and results have been declared. In addition, students can also consider management entrance examinations like ATMA and NMAT.