MBA entrance exams from October 2020 to February 2021 will offer MBA admission 2021. Schedule for IBSAT 2020 and NMAT 2020 exams have been announced with key details.
If you are looking for updated information on MBA Entrance Exams for admission 2021, you are on the right page. This article by MBAUniverse.com Experts will guide you on all the important MBA Exams, Last Dates, Registration process etc.
Most of the important exams like CAT, XAT, CMAT, NMAT, SNAP, MAT, ATMA, MAH CET, for MBA Admission 2021 will be held from October 2020 to February 2021.There are more than 10 important MBA entrance exams in which you can appear to get into one of your preferred MBA colleges like IIMs, XLRI, Symbiosis, NMIMS, TISS among others.
MBA Entrance Exams for MBA Admission 2021
Broadly speaking, there are 9 popular National Level MBA entrance exams in India for MBA admission 2021. They are CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT, SNAP, ATMA and GMAT. Then are the State Level Exams like MAH CET, TANCET, PGCET, KMAT 2021 which will help you get into MBA colleges in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu etc. Some popular institute/university specific exams are IIFT, TISS NET, IBSAT, KIITEE Management and UPES MET.
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Top MBA Entrance Exams 2021
Here are key details of Top MBA Exams for MBA admission 2021 in top MBA colleges in India. We have categorized them in three types:
- National level MBA Exams,
- Institute level MBA test, and
- State level MBA exams
Let’s understand more about these top MBA entrance exams for admission 2021:
1. National MBA Entrance Exams
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Name of the National MBA Exams for 2021-23 batch |
Date of Exam |
Top MBA colleges accepting Exam Score |
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Common Admission Test (CAT) 2020 |
November 29, 2020 |
IIMs, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR, MDI, IITs, IMI, IMT Read More |
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Xavier Aptitude Test - XAT 2021 |
January 3, 2021 |
XLRI, SPJIMR, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI Read More |
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NMAT by GMAC 2020 |
Oct 6 to Dec 19, 2020 |
NMIMS, ISB-APPBA, SPJIMR-PGMPW, TAPMI-Mu Sigma, XUB, VIT Vellor, SD Bacconi Asia Centre Read More |
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SNAP 2020 |
December 13, 2020 |
SIBM Pune, SCMHRD, SIOM & 12 Other Symbiosis colleges Read More |
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CMAT 2021 |
January 24, 2021 |
GIM Goa, K J Somaiya, IFMR, Welingkar, Jaipuria, N L Dalmia Read More |
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MAT 2020 (September) |
PBT-September 06, 2020 CBT- September 13, 2020 |
SDMIMD, Jaipuria, BIMTECH (Specialized PGDM), JIMS, NDIM Read More |
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ATMA 2020 (August/September) |
Coming Soon |
Welingkar, CIMR, SOIL, IMS Read More |
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GMAT 2020 21 |
Available Round the year |
SPJIMR, IMI, IMT, XIMB, TAPMI, FORE, LBSIM, GIM Goa |
2. Institute Level MBA Entrance Exam
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Name of the MBA Entrance Exams for 2021-23 batch |
Date of Exam |
Top MBA Institute Conducting its Admission Test |
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IIFT MBA (IB) 2021 Entrance Exam |
December 6, 2020 |
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade-Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada |
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TISSNET 2021 (Now TISSMAT for MA (HRM&LR) and / or MA (ODCL)) |
January 10, 2021 |
Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) all campuses |
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IBSAT 2020 |
December 26 & 27, 2020 |
9 ICFAI B-Schools |
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MICAT 2020 & 2021 |
December 5 2020 & January 23, 2021 |
MICA Ahmedabad |
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KIITEE Management 2021 |
January 18-20, 2021 |
KIIT School of Management (KSOM) Bhubaneswar |
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IRMASAT 2021 |
February 2021, 1st week |
IRMA Anand3. |
3. State MBA Entrance Exams
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Name of State Level MBA Entrance Exams
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Date of Exam
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Top MBA College Accepting Exam Score
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March 2021
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JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, K J Somaiya, N L Dalmiya, SIES, CIMR Read More
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Karnataka PGCET 2021
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July 2021
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AIMS Bangalore, IBA, Adarsh, GIBS, IIBS, ISB&M and all the colleges affiliated to Bangalore University and VTU Karnataka Read More
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TANCET 2021
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February 2021
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Anna University, Tamilnadu, Madras University, SRM University, SSN School of Management Chennai, Hallmark Business School Trichy, St Josephs School of Management, Trichy, PSGIM Coimbatore
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TS ICET 2021
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May 2021
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Kakatiya University (KU); Osmania University (OU); Telangana University (TU);
Satavahana University (SU) Read More
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KMAT 2021
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July 2021
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IBA, AIMS, Alliance, ABBS, Kristu Jayanti Read More
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Last date to apply for MBA Entrance Exams
Following are the last dates for each MBA entrance exam.
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MBA Entrance Exams
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MBA Entrance Exams 2020 & 2021 Dates
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MBA Entrance Exam Last Date to Apply
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November 29, 2020
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September 18, 2020
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January 3, 2021
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November 30, 2020
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IIFT 2020 (For admission 2021)
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December 6, 2020
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November 3, 2020
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Oct 4 to Dec 17, 2020
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October 3, 2020
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December 13, 2020
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November 21, 2020
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January 24, 2021
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December 10, 2020
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MAT 2020 Dec (Paper Based)
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December 6, 2020
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November 30, 2020
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MAT 2020 Dec (Computer Based)
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December 12, 2020
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December 7, 2020
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December 26 & 27, 2020
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December 16, 2020
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January 10, 2021
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December 3, 2020
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IRMASAT 2021 (Now part of GD-PI)
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February 2021 first week
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January 10, 2021
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January 23, 2021
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January 15, 2021
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MBA Colleges Accepting various Entrance Exams
Following are the top MBA colleges accepting different MBA Entrance Exams scores.
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MBA Entrance Exams |
Top Institutes Accepting Exam Score |
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20 IIMs, FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IITs, IMI, IMT, TAPMI + 500 Others |
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XLRI, SPJIMR, IMT, XIMB + 140 Others |
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SIBM Pune, SCMHRD, + 13 Other top Symbiosis Institutes |
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NMIMS Mumbai + 20 other MBA colleges & Universities |
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3 Campuses of IIFT at Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada |
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All the Institutes and Universities offering AICTE approved MBA/PGDM programmes |
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IBS Hyderabad & all the other 8 campuses of ICFAI B-Schools |
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300 MBA/PGDM colleges across India |
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More than 200 MBA/PGDM colleges in India |
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Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and all its campuses |
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IRMA Anand |
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MICA Ahmedabad |
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KIIT School of Management; KIIT School of Rural Management |
Cost of MBA Entrance Exams Application Form
The MBA entrance exam fee for the upcoming MBA entrance tests has gone up for some exams while for many other MBA entrance exams, the MBA entrance exam cost has been kept at last year level. The table below shares the cost of MBA entrance exam application form for each exam:
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MBA Entrance Exams |
MBA Entrance Exam Fee (General category) |
MBA Entrance Exam Fee (Reserved category) |
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Rs.2000/- |
Rs.1000/- |
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Rs.1700/- |
Rs.1700/- |
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Rs.2000/- |
Rs.1000/- |
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Rs.2000/- |
Rs.2000/- |
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Rs.1750/- |
Rs.1750/- |
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Rs.1600/- |
Rs. 800/- |
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MAT 2020 Dec |
Rs.1650/- |
Rs.1650/- |
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Rs.1800/- |
Rs.1800/- |
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Rs.1030/- |
Rs. 500/- |
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Rs.1985/- |
Rs.1985/- |
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Rs.1250/- |
Rs.1250/- |
It may be noted that if you appear in all the above MBA entrance exams, the cost of MBA entrance tests is around Rs.18,000/-. To avoid such a high MBA entrance exam fee, you may choose the preferred MBA entrance exams the scores of which are accepted by more MBA colleges. For example, CAT, XAT, CMAT, NMAT, MAT are the larger national level MBA entrance exams and cover more than 1000 MBA colleges accepting their exam score. This way you could reduce the burden of the MBA entrance exam cost.
Let us know about some of the prominent MBA entrance Exams leading to MBA admission 2021:
CAT 2020
Common Admission Test, popularly known as CAT, is the largest MBA Entrance Exam for Admission to 20 IIMs, FMS Delhi, IIT DoMs, SPJIMR, MDI and 500+ MBA Colleges in India. Every year more than 2,40,000 students from all disciplines including Engineering, Commerce, Humanities and even Law take CAT exam to get into 6,500 MBA seats in IIMs. Over the years, CAT has become easier paper but to get a high percentile (90+) it requires 4-5 months of serious preparation. IIM Indore is conducting CAT 2020. The exam is expected to be held on November 29, 2020. Read More
XAT 2021
Popularly known as XAT, Xavier Aptitude Test is one of the important MBA Entrance Exams for Admission to XLRI, SPJIMR, IMT, XIMB, TAPMI and 150+ MBA Colleges in India. Every year more than 1,00,000 candidates from all disciplines including Engineering, Commerce, Humanities, Science, Law apply and appear in XAT exam to get into of the various MBA programs offered by these top B-schools.Based on past trends, XAT in 2021 will be held on Sunday January 3, 2021. XAT is conducted annually by XLRI Jamshedpur and is therefore known as XLRI-XAT. Read More
IIFT 2021
IIFT entrance test for admission to MBA (IB) 2021-23 batch will be conducted by National Testing Agency as computer based test. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Admission Test-2021 popularly known as IIFT Exam 2021, is the MBA Entrance Exam expected to be held on December 6, 2020 for Admission to all the three campuses of IIFT located at Delhi, Kolkata and Kakinada. Every year around 60,000 students from all disciplines including Engineering, Commerce, Humanities and even Law take IIFT MBA admission test to get MBA admission in one of three campuses of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Read More
NMAT 2020
NMAT is an important national level MBA entrance test leading to MBA admission in top MBA colleges including NMIMS Mumbai, SPJIMR, ISB, VIT, XIMB among other 30 institutes and universities in India. GMAC is the exam conducting body for NMAT by GMAC. NMAT exam 2020 notification has been released. NMAT 2020 exam is expected to be held from October 6 to December 19, 2020 at 57 exam centres in India and abroad. Read More
SNAP 2020
SNAP is the mandatory MBA Entrance Exam for Admission to 16 Symbiosis Institutes in India. Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune conducts Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, popularly known as SNAP every year as computer based test. There are more than 2,500 MBA seats in Symbiosis colleges. Over the years, SNAP has changed its question paper pattern from paper based to computer based.Based on past trends, SNAP 2020 is expected to be held on December 13, 2020 from 2PM to 4 PM. Read More
CMAT 2021
Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a government organized computer based national level MBA entrance examination for entry into 1000 AICTE approved management programmes (MBA/PGDM) all over India. CMAT 2021 exam will be conducted by National Testing Agency as computer based test. CMAT 2021 score will be accepted by all AICTE-Approved Institutions/University Departments/Constituent Colleges/Affiliated Colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya Mumbai, Welingkar Mumbai, PUMBA among others. The exam is expected to be held on January 24, 2021. Read More
MAT 2020-21
Management Aptitude Test popularly known as MAT Exam is one of the most popular National level MBA entrance exams in India after CAT. MAT exam is held four times a year in the months of February, May, September and December. The exam leads to admission opportunity in more than 400 MBA/PGDM Colleges which are accepting MAT exam Scores. Read here all about MAT - its Registration Process, How to Prepare, College Accepting MAT and a lot more Read More
IBSAT 2020
IBSAT 2020 is an important online computer based MBA entrance test for MBA admission 2021 in 9 ICFAI Business Schools (IBS) located across India. IBSAT Entrance Exam 2020 is scheduled on December 26 & 27, 2020. The exam is conducted by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education.
IBSAT score is accepted for MBA admission by 9 ICFAI Business Schools (IBS) located at Hyderabad, Dehradun, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune Read More
ATMA 2020-21 Exam
AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) 2020 is one of the popular National level MBA entrance exams in India. ATMA exam score is accepted by 200+ MBA/PGDM colleges in India. ATMA is a credible, comprehensive and single-window test for admissions to Post-Graduate Management Programs like MBA, PGDM, MCA, MMS and other management post graduate courses. It is an online objective type nationally accepted entrance test. Read More
MAH CET 2021
MAH CET 2021 is an important MBA entrance exam for admission to MBA colleges of Maharashtra. It’s scores are accepted by more than 330 MBA colleges including some of the best MBA colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, K J Somaiya, among others. The exam will be conducted by CET Cell Govt. of Maharashtra in the month of March 2021 as computer based test. Read More
TANCET 2021
TANCET is conducted by Anna university for MBA/MCA admission in the State of Tamilnadu. Good score in TANCET 2021 will offer admission to MBA and MCA and other PG courses 2021 in the prominent colleges affiliated to Anna University, Tamil Nadu and other MBA colleges also. One of the key features of TANCET entrance exam is that it leads to admission in B-schools with low fee structure. Read More
PGCET 2021
Karnataka PGCET is the popular MBA entrance exam for admission to MBA colleges in Karnataka. The Karnataka state and All India candidates can appear in PGCET. Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) conducts the MBA PGCET exam for MBA/MCA and other post graduate courses in Karnataka Government colleges as well as private institutes. Karnataka MBA entrance exam is a moderate difficulty level test. Read More
APICET 2021
Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (APICET) is conducted by the S.V. University on behalf of A.P. State Council of Higher Education. AP-ICET is the Integrated Common Entrance Test for MBA and MCA regular Courses offered by State Universities and Professional Colleges under the Jurisdiction of A.P State Council of Higher Education. Read More
TSICET 2021
TS ICET-2021 (Telangana State Integrated Common Entrance Test - TSICET) is for M.B.A. and M.C.A. courses of all the Universities in Telangana State and their affiliated colleges. TS ICET exam is conducted by Kakatiya University, Warangal on behalf of Telangana State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad. Read More
KMAT 2021
Karnataka KMAT 2021 Exam is important MBA/MCA entrance test for the All India category as well as Karnataka State candidates. KPPGCA, the KMAT exam conducting body conducts KMAT exam for MBA/MCA admission in 180+ institutes located in Bangalore and rest of Karnataka. KMAT has remained a paper based test of moderate difficulty level. Read More
UPES MET 2021
UPESMET 2021 is the answer to your MBA needs leading to specialized management programs in core sectors. The exam is conducted by UPES School of Business Dehradun. MBA programs at UPES School of Business are specifically designed for core sectors with high growth. UPES University conducts its own entrance exam UPESMET for its MBA programs. UPES conducts four UPESMET exams beginning from the month of January every year for admission in same academic session. Read More
