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If you are looking for updated information on MBA Entrance Exams 2020, which are required for MBA/PGDM Admissions 2020, you are on the right page. Broadly speaking, there are 9 popular National Level MBA entrance exams in India like CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT, SNAP, ATMA and GMAT. Then are State Level Exams like MBA CET, TANCET, PGCET which help you get into MBA colleges in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu etc. Some popular institute/university specific exams are IIFT, TISS NET, IBSAT 2019, KIITEE Management and UPES MET. This article by MBAUniverse.com Experts will guide you on all these important MBA Exams, Last Dates, Registration process etc.
First, a few words about important Exams already held. CAT 2019, the most popular MBA Entrance Exam in India, was held on Nov 24. IIFT Entrance Test was held on December 1, 2019; MAT on December 8 while SNAP is scheduled on December 15 followed IBSAT 2019.
In 2020, XAT Exam will be held on January 5, 2020 and CMAT will be held on January 28, 2020. MAT 2020 will be held on January 12 and UPESMET (for UPES MBA) will be held on January 27-29. There are many other MBA Entrance exams to be held in 2020. So continue reading.
Top MBA Entrance Exams 2020
Here are key details of Top MBA Exams for MBA admission 2020 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.
- National MBA Entrance Exams
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Name of the National MBA Exams
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Date of Exam
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Top MBA colleges accepting Exam Score
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Common Admission Test (CAT) 2019
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November 24, 2019
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IIMs, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR, MDI, IITs, IMI, IMT
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Xavier Aptitude Test - XAT 2020
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January 5, 2020
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XLRI, SPJIMR, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI
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NMAT by GMAC 2019
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Oct 4 to Dec 17, 2019
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NMIMS, ISB-APPBA, SPJIMR-PGMPW, TAPMI-Mu Sigma, XUB, VIT Vellor, SD Bacconi Asia Centre
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SNAP 2019
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December 15, 2019
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SIBM Pune, SCMHRD, SIOM & 12 Other Symbiosis colleges
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CMAT 2020
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January 28, 2020
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GIM Goa, K J Somaiya, IFMR, Welingkar, Jaipuria, N L Dalmia
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PBT-Feb 16, 2020
CBT-Feb 2, 2020
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SDMIMD, Jaipuria, BIMTECH (Specialized PGDM), JIMS, NDIM
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ATMA 2020
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February 9, 2020
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Welingkar, CIMR, SOIL, IMS
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GMAT 2020
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Available Round the year
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SPJIMR, IMI, IMT, XIMB, TAPMI, FORE, LBSIM, GIM Goa
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- Institute Level MBA Entrance Exams
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Name of the MBA Entrance Exams
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Date of Exam
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Top MBA Institute Conducting its Admission Test
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IIFT MBA (IB) 2020 Entrance Exam
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December 1, 2019
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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade-Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada
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TISSNET 2020 (Now TISSMAT for MA (HRM&LR) and / or MA (ODCL))
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January 4, 2020
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Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) all campuses
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IBSAT 2019
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December 21 & 22, 2019
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9 ICFAI B-Schools
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MICAT 2019 & 2020
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December 7 2019 & January 25, 2020
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MICA Ahmedabad
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KIITEE Management 2020
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January 18-20, 2020
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KIIT School of Management (KSOM) Bhubaneswar
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IRMASAT 2020
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February 2020, 1st week
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IRMA Anand
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| UPES-MET 2020 | January 27- 29, 2020 | UPES Dehradun |
- 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 7 & 8, 2020
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JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, K J Somaiya, N L Dalmiya, SIES, CIMR
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Karnataka PGCET 2020
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July 11, 2020
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AIMS Bangalore, IBA, Adarsh, GIBS, IIBS, ISB&M and all the colleges affiliated to Bangalore University and VTU Karnataka
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TANCET 2020
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June 13, 2020
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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 2020
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May 15 & 16, 2020
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Kakatiya University (KU); Osmania University (OU); Telangana University (TU);
Satavahana University (SU)
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KMAT 2020
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July 19, 2020
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IBA, AIMS, Alliance, ABBS, Kristu Jayanti
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Last date to apply for MBA Entrance Exams for MBA admission 2020
Following are the last date for each MBA entrance exam.
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MBA Entrance Exams
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MBA Entrance Exams 2019 & 20 Dates
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MBA Entrance Exam Last Date to Apply
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November 24, 2019
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September 25, 2019
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January 5, 2020
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December 10, 2019
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December 1, 2019
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November 3, 2019
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Oct 4 to Dec 17, 2019
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October 3, 2019
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December 15, 2019
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November 23, 2019
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January 28, 2020
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December 10, 2019
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MAT 2020 Feb (Paper Based)
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February 16, 2020
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February 9, 2020
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MAT 2020 Feb (Computer Based)
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February 2, 2020
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January 26, 2020
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December 21 & 22, 2019
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December 12, 2019
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January 4, 2020
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December 3, 2019
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IRMASAT 2020 (Now part of GD-PI)
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February 10 to 29, 2020
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January 10, 2020
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January 25, 2020
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January 16, 2020
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MBA Colleges Accepting various Entrance Exams
Following are the MBA colleges accepting different MBA Entrance Exams scores.
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MBA Entrance Exams
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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
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Cost of MBA Entrance Exams Application Form 2020
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
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MBA Entrance Exam Fee (General category)
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MBA Entrance Exam Fee (Reserved category)
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Rs.1900/-
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Rs.950/-
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Rs.1700/-
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Rs.1700/-
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Rs.2000/-
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Rs.1000/-
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Rs.2000/-
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Rs.2000/-
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Rs.1750/-
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Rs.1750/-
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Rs.1600/-
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Rs. 800/-
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MAT 2020 Feb
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Rs.1550/-
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Rs.1550/-
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Rs.1800/-
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Rs.1800/-
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Rs.1030/-
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Rs. 500/-
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Rs.1985/-
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Rs.1985/-
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Rs.1250/-
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Rs.1250/-
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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.
