With most of the B-schools announcing their admission for 2014-16 in the month of August–September, you must carefully choose the MBA exams which will lead you to your dream B-school.
A valid score of written MBA exams like CAT, XAT is one of the main eligibility criteria to get into GD-PI shortlist of most of the top management institutes. Some of the top management institutes like IIFT conduct a separate written test.
While Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted by the group of Indian Institute of Management for admission to all the 13 IIMs, many other top B-schools also accept CAT score as eligibility criteria for their GD-PI short-listing for full-time MBA programmes. Similarly, XLRI Jamshedpur conducts XAT for admission to its management programmes, the XAT scores are also accepted by top B-schools like SPJIMR, IMT Ghaziabad, BIMTECH, TAPMI, LIBA and many others.
So, which MBA exams you must take to get an admission opportunity at top B-schools? The table below lists the high ranked B-schools along with their MBA exams.
|
B-schools |
CAT |
XAT |
Others MBA Exams |
|
Indian Institute of Management (all 13 IIM) |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
XLRI, Jamshedpur |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai |
No |
No |
NMAT |
|
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai |
Yes |
Yes |
GMAT |
|
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), University of Mumbai |
Yes |
No |
CMAT |
|
Department of Management Studies (IIT Delhi) |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi & Kolkata |
No |
No |
IIFT Entrance |
|
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad |
Yes |
Yes |
GMAT |
|
International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi |
Yes |
No |
GMAT |
|
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
BIMTECH, Greater Noida |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal |
Yes |
Yes |
GMAT |
|
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
IFIM Business School, Bangalore |
Yes |
Yes |
GMAT |
|
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME),Bangalore |
Yes |
Yes |
CMAT, MAT, ATMA |
|
Goa Institute of Management, Goa |
Yes |
Yes |
CMAT |
Except NMIMS & IIFT, which conduct their separate written test, most of the other top B-schools either accept CAT scores or XAT scores. The registration process for entrance exams like CAT, XAT, NMAT and IIFT are open. Key dates below:
|
MBA Exam |
Test Date |
Last Date |
Fee |
Eligibility for General Category |
Exam Pattern |
|
CAT 2013 |
16 Oct -11 Nov, 2013 |
26 Sept, 2013 |
Rs 1600 |
Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA |
Section I: Quant+DI, Total questions- 30, Total marks-90, Time-70 min Section II: Verbal +Logical Reasoning Total questions- 30, Total marks-90, Time-70 min |
|
XAT 2014 |
5 Jan, 2014 |
22 Nov, 2013 |
Rs 950 |
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline |
Part I: Multiple-choice questions for three sections – Verbal Ability, Decision Making & Quantitative Aptitude. Time allotted: 2:20 hrs Part II: Essay writing and General Awareness. Time Allotted: 40 min |
|
NMAT 2014 |
5 Oct- 18 Dec, 2013 |
24 Sept, 2013 |
MBA or PGDM: Rs 2000 |
Bachelor's Degree (10+2+3/4) in any discipline with minimum 50% marks |
Language Skills: Qs-32 |
|
IIFT 2014 |
24th Nov, 2013 |
3 Sept, 2013 |
Rs 1200 |
Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration in any discipline |
Quantitative Ability, Reading Comprehension, English Usage, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, General Awareness |
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