MBA Entrance Exams 2025-26: CAT, XAT, NMAT, SNAP dates out; Check Registration Process, Top Accepting Colleges

Top MBA Entrance Exam List with MBA Exam Dates and Schedule will help you decide to choose which MBA Entrance Exam in India you should apply and appear depending upon your MBA college preference. The schedule of MBA entrance examinations for MBA Admission 2025 and 2026 below.

List of Top MBA Entrance Exam for MBA Admission 2026

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 is India's most competitive MBA entrance exam. CAT 2025 Exam Date is November 30, 2025. IIM Kozhikode is conducting CAT 2025 and Prof Ram Kumar is the CAT 2025 Convenor. Over 3 lakh aspirants will appear for the CAT 2025 exam. CAT 2024 was held on November 24, 2024 and results were released on December 19, 2024. 

CAT exam pattern is divided into three key areas: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA). CAT 2025 requires a smart and focused preparation approach focused on building strong foundation, practice, and mock test analysis. Check details below: 

XLRI Jamshedpur has announced the details of XAT 2026 exam. XAT 2026 exam date is January 4, 2026. XAT Registration 2026 is open from July 10, 2026. Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is the mandatory exam for MBA admission in XLRI Jamshedpur and 250 other top MBA colleges. 

Salient Points about the XAT Exam are:

• A computer-based test conducted at more than 70 test cities
• For XAT 2025, the exam duration is reduced to three hours from earlier three hours thirty minutes
• The exam is divided into two parts & four sections of Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning; Decision Making; Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; General Knowledge
• Part two which had General Knowledge and Analytical Essay Writing (AEW) sections will have only GK section in XAT 2025 and AEW will not figure in the exam.
• Part two does not count for percentile score calculation
• No Individual time limit to attempt the sections

NMAT (NMAT by GMAC) is an important national level MBA entrance test leading to admission in top MBA colleges including NMIMS Mumbai, VIT, TAPMI, XIMB among other institutes and universities in India. NMAT Exam Dates for 2025 exam are November 5 to December 20, 2025 (expected).

NMAT Exam Highlights
Following are the key features of NMAT Exam 2025. 

SNAP is the mandatory MBA Entrance Exam for Admission to 17 Symbiosis Institutes in India. Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune conducts Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, popularly known as SNAP every year as computer-based test. SNAP 2025 Exam dates are December 7, 14, and 21, 2025 (expected)..

SNAP Exam Highlights
Following are the key features of SNAP exam. 

CMAT exam is an important MBA entrance exam for MBA admission 2025 in 1000 AICTE Approved PGDM colleges. CMAT 2025 exam was held on January 25, 2025. CMAT 2026 exam date is January 31, 2026. 

CMAT Exam Highlights
Following are the key features of CMAT exam. 

MAH CET is conducted by State CET Cell on behalf of Maharashtra Government for admission to 350+ MBA colleges of Mumbai, Pune, and rest of Maharashtra. Both candidates from Maharashtra State (MS) category as well as All India category (Referred to as Outside Maharashtra State or OMS) candidates can apply for exam. 1,30,927 students registered for the MAH MBA CET 2024, and 1,12,209 appeared for the exam. MAH MBA CET 2025 exam was held on April 1, 2, and 3. MAH MBA CET 2025 answer key was released on April 28, 2025. Objection/ Grievances submission window also closed on April 30, 2025. MAH MBA CET result release date is third week of May, 2025. MAH MBA CET Centralized Admission Process (CAP) to allot MBA seats will begin after release of result. Check key details of MAH MBA CET 2025 exam. 

State MBA entrance exams are conducted by various state governments or state universities for admission to MBA and PGDM programs in state-affiliated colleges. Key State MBA exams are PGCET Karnataka, KMAT Karnataka, KMAT Kerala, TGICET among others. Check latest details in the table below.

Karnataka PGCET 2025 
Karnataka PGCET exam is conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) for admissions into MBA, MCA and ME/MTech/MArch courses offered by Government and Private colleges. Karnataka PGCET 2025 exam for MBA and MCA courses was held on June 22, 2025. Check exam highlights below. 

Karnataka PGCET Exam Highlights

KMAT Karnataka 2025

KMAT Karnataka is conducted by KPPGCA for MBA admission 2025 in over 189 AICTE approved and university-affiliated Management Institutes in Bangalore and Karnataka. KMAT Karnataka 2025 exam mode is changed from offline exam to a “Remote Proctored Internet-Based Test”. So now you can take KMAT 2025 Exam from your home in any part of India as Internet-Based Test. KMAT 2025 Exam Date is August 24, 2025 (Expected). KMAT Registration 2025 is open from May 14, 2025. Check more details in table below. 

KMAT Karnataka 2025 Exam Highlights

KMAT Kerala 2025 Session II
KMAT Kerala is a gateway for admissions to various management schools across the state of Kerala. The exam is conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Exams, Kerala (CEE Kerala). The Kerala KMAT exam is held twice a year. KMAT Kerala 2025 Session 1 exam was held on February 23, 2025 and KMAT Kerala 2025 Session II was held on May 31, 2025. Check complete exam details in table below. 

KMAT Kerala 2025 Exam: Key Highlights

Telangana Integrated Common Entrance Test (TG ICET) 2025
Telangana Integrated Common Entrance Test is the entrance exam for MBA and MCA Program of all Universities in Telangana State. TGICET exam 2025 is being conducted by Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda, on behalf of Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE). TG ICET 2025 exam date was June 8 and 9, 2025. TG ICET 2025 is a computer-based test with 200 MCQs from three different sections testing Analytical Ability, Communication Ability and Mathematical Ability. 

TG ICET 2025 Key Highlights

TANCET MBA 2025 Exam 
TANCET MBA 2025 exam was held on March 22, 2025. TANCET 2025 Result was released on April 25, 2025. Total number of candidates who registered for TANCET MBA Exam were 22,806, while 20,992 candidates actually took the exam. TANCET MBA exam analysis revels that the overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate, but some students found the Quantitative Aptitude section a bit difficult. Top MBA colleges accepting TANCET Score 2025 are Anna University, PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore, SSN School of Management Chennai and Thiagarajar School of Management Madurai. Read complete details in the article below.

TANCET 2025 Exam Highlights
A state level entrance test for MBA and other PG courses of Tamil Nadu, following are the important Exam Highlights

AP ICET (Andhra Pradesh)

• Conducting Body: Sri Krishnadevaraya University on behalf of APSCHE
• Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks
• Mode: Online (Computer-Based Test)
• Accepted by: Andhra University, SV University, and other AP-based colleges

UPSEE MBA (Uttar Pradesh)

• Conducting Body: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU)
• Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks
• Mode: Online (Computer-Based Test)
• Accepted by: AKTU-affiliated colleges in UP

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is one of the most popular National level MBA entrance exams in India. MAT is conducted four times in a year in February, May, August and December. More than 200 MBA/PGDM Colleges are accepting MAT Scores for Admission 2025. MAT is an easier exam than CAT or XAT exams. Total duration of MAT exam is 2 hours (120 mins). 

MAT exam 2025 will be held in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode on July 20, 2025. The registration for MAT July Exam is open and last date to register is July 14, 2025. MAT Result will be released on July 24, 2025. After July exam, MAT exam may also be held in August 2025, but there is no official announcement. MAT May Exam 2025 is already over. 

ATMA 2025 was held on June 1, 2025. ATMA 2025 June Exam registration is open. Check details below. AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) exam is conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). ATMA 2025 Exam scores are accepted by Welingkar Mumbai, Jaipuria Noida, IPE Hyderabad and 200+ MBA Colleges in India. ATMA exam pattern is divided into six sections with 30 questions in each section. ATMA exam duration is 3 hours.

ATMA 2025 Exam Highlights
The table below summarizes key ATMA Exam highlights.

IBSAT 2025: MBA Entrance Exam for ICFAI University MBA Colleges
IBSAT is MBA entrance test for admission in 9 ICFAI Business Schools (IBS) located across India. IBSAT Entrance Exam 2025 dates are December 27-28, 2025. IBSAT registration 2025 are open The exam is conducted by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education. IBSAT score is accepted for admission by ICFAI Business Schools (IBS) located at Hyderabad, Dehradun, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune.  

MICAT - MICA Admission Test 
Conducted by MICA Ahmedabad for all the applicants who apply for MICA admission, MICAT is the mandatory entrance exam for admission to MICA PGDM-C and PGDM programs. MICAT is MICA’s own PGDM entrance test for admission 2026. MICA conducts two MICAT exams MICAT 1 and MICAT II. If you are planning for admission to MICA Ahmedabad PGDM-C or PGDM 2026-28 batch, you need to apply and appear in MICAT, apart from taking CAT 2025 or XAT 2026. MICAT Registration process is expected to open from September 15, 2025.

MICAT Exam Pattern
MICAT exam consists of 3 sections:
Section A: Psychometric Test
Section B: Descriptive Test
Section C: This section has 4 sub-sections: Divergent and Convergent Thinking; Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation and General awareness

XGMT - XIM University MBA Admission Test 
XGMT is the own admission test for XIM University MBA admission 2025 in its constituent MBA colleges. XIM University conducts XGMT. If you have not taken CAT/XAT/NMAT or GMAT, the XGMT is the only option to become eligible for MBA admission in XIMB and other management institutes of XIM University Bhubaneswar. 

Amrita Common Aptitude Test (ACAT)
Amrita Common Aptitude Test (ACAT) 2025 is an important National wide MBA entrance exam for MBA admission 2025 in any of five Business Schools of Amrita University Amaravati, Amritapuri (Kollam), Bengaluru, Coimbatore, and Kochi. ACAT 2025 Exam dates are March 15 & 16, 2025. The exam is conducted by Amrita Vishwa Vidya Peetham as computer-based test. Last date of ACAT 2025 Registration is February 28, 2025. ACAT Exam 2025 duration is two and half hours and the exam consists of 100 questions divided in 4 sections: Verbal Reasoning and Language Comprehension; Data Interpretation and Analysis; General Knowledge on Indian & Global Scenarios; Quantitative Aptitude with 25 questions in each section. 

GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is a required exam for admission to international business schools in US and Europe. Many Indian B-schools also accepted GMAT for MBA admissions in India. However, GMAT is an expensive exam. The GMAT registration fee in India is $275 for the in-person test and $300 for the online test. GRE is another popular entrance exam for admission into international business schools in US and Europe. 

Apart from the above important OMETs, there are some other MBA entrance exams as well. They will be updated soon. 

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