Common Admission Test (CAT) is the most preferred entrance exam for candidates seeking admission to MBA programs offered by Indian Institutes of Management (IIM’s) and other top B-schools in the country, through admission to management courses There are many other entrance exams like CAT to get through. These include Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) MBA (IB), Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) are some of them.
It is noteworthy that the registration for CAT 2021 has been closed and the exam will be held on November 28. Since CAT is a highly competitive exam, candidates seeking admission in MBA can also appear for these entrance exams. Let us know here which are the 5 MBA entrance exams apart from CAT to be 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. At present, the registration for the entrance exam is going on and the last date to apply is 30 November.
IIFT MBA (IB) 2022-24
MBA (International Business), the flagship program of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), is a six-quarter general management residential program with a focus on international business. Admission to this program is given on the basis of IIFT MBA (IB) entrance exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). The registration for the exam is going on on the official website iift.nta.nic.in.
CMAT
Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national level entrance test conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for admission to management programs offered by affiliated institutions across the country. It is worth noting that till 2018 this exam was conducted by AICTE and since 2019 NTA is conducting the exam. CMAT 2021 is over. The details of the 2022 session of the exam will be announced on the official website cmat.nta.nic.in.
SNAP 2021
Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) is an entrance exam conducted for admission to MBA programs offered by the institutes of Symbiosis International (Deemed University). SNAP 2021 will be conducted on 19th December 2021, 8th January 2022 and 16th January 2022 and the results will be declared on 1st February. As per the official information, 15 institutes accept the entrance test scores. More information visit the official website more 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. MAT 2021 September session is over and results have been declared. Apart from these, students can also consider management entrance exams like ATMA and NMAT.
