Top MBA Entrance Exams for Admission 2022: May MAT, MAH CET, TANCET, TSICET, ATMA Open; CMAT closed
If you are looking for updated information on MBA Entrance Exams for admission 2022, 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.
Registration and application process for MAH CET 2022 with admission opportunity in JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA and 330+ MBA colleges in Maharashtra; MAT May 2022, offering admission opportunity in 400 MBA colleges;TANCET 2022 offering admission opportunity in low fee MBA colleges of Tamilnadu; TSICET 2022 offering MBA admission in top University colleges of Telangana, is open for next few days. Result for CMAT 2022, offering admission opportunity in 1000+ AICTE approved MBA colleges has been released and CMAT accepting colleges are closing their application dates soon.
Other top MBA entrance exams for MBA admission 2023 like CAT 2022, IIFT 2023, SNAP 2022, XAT 2023, NMAT 2022 are opening soon and will be held from October 2022 to January 2023.
The MBA Admission 2022 opportunity in hundreds of good B-schools like BIMTECH, IMT Nagpur is open for next few days. The details of top MBA entrance exams open for admission 2022 are given below. The registration and application dates for many of these exams are open while the notification for some of them is yet to be released by the exam conducting body.
Schedule of MBA Entrance Exams for Admission 2022
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MBA Exam
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Last Date to Apply
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Exam Date
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| March 17, 2022 | April 9, 2022 | |
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PBT-1: May 9, 2022 PBT-2: May 23, 2022 IBT: May 11 to May 26, 2022 CBT: No CBT May MAT |
PBT-1 May 15, 2022 PBT-2: May 28, 2022 IBT: May 14 to May 29, 2022 CBT: No CBT May MAT |
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| May 11, 2022 | August 23, 24 & 25 in multiple slots | |
| TANCET 2022 | April 18, 2022 | May 14, 2022 (2.30PM to 4.30PM) |
| ATMA May 2022 | May 22, 2022 | May 29, 2022 |
| TS ICET 2022 | June 27, 2022 | July 27 & 28, 2022 in multiple slots |
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TISSNET 2022 (Closed)
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April 30, 2022 | May 14, 2022 (2.30PM to 4.30PM) |
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NMAT 2021 (Closed)
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January 9, 2022
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January 11 to 15, 2022 (Result Out)
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CAT 2021 (Closed)
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September 22, 2021
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November 28, 2021 (Result Out)
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SNAP 2021 (Closed)
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November 30, 2021
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December 19, 2021; January 8 & 16, 2022 (Result Out)
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XAT 2022 (Closed)
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December 10, 2021
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January 2, 2022 (Result Out)
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IIFT 2022 (Closed)
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October 25, 2021
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December 5, 2021 (Result Out)
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IBSAT 2021 (Closed)
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December 16, 2021
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December 25 & 26, 2021 (Result Out)
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Source: MBAUniverse.com Analysis
Most Popular MBA Entrance Exams for Admission
Broadly speaking, there are 9 popular National Level MBA entrance exams in India for MBA admission. They are CAT, CMAT, MAT, XAT, NMAT, SNAP, ATMA and GMAT. Then are the State Level Exams like MAH CET, TANCET, PGCET, KMAT, TSICET which will help you get into MBA colleges in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana etc. Some popular institute/university specific exams are IIFT, TISS NET, IBSAT, KIITEE Management and UPES MET.
Top MBA Entrance Exams 2022 for Admission 2022
Here are key details of Top MBA Exams for admission 2022 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:
1. National MBA Entrance Exams
MBA Exam dates and schedule with top MBA colleges accepting exam and MBA Entrance Exam Calendar is shared below..
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Name of the National MBA Exam
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MBA Entrance Exam Date
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Top MBA colleges accepting Exam
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CMAT 2022
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April 9, 2022
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Great Lakes, GIM Goa, K J Somaiya, IFMR, Welingkar, Jaipuria, N L Dalmia Read More
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MAT 2022 (May)
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PBT-1: May 15, 2022
PBT-2: May 28, 2022
IBT : May 14 to May 29, 2022
CBT: No CBT May MAT 2022
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JAGSoM, IPE Hyderabad, Jaipuria, BIMTECH (Specialized PGDM), JIMS, NDIM Read More
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Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021
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November 28, 2021
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IIMs, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR, MDI, IITs, IMI, IMT Read More
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Xavier Aptitude Test - XAT 2022
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January 2, 2022
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XLRI, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI Read More
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January 11 to 15, 2022
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NMIMS, ISB-APPBA, SPJIMR-PGMPW, TAPMI-Mu Sigma, XUB, VIT Vellor, SD Bacconi Asia Centre Read More
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SNAP 2021
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December 19, 2021; January 8 & 16, 2022
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SIBM Pune, SCMHRD, SIOM & 12 Other Symbiosis colleges Read More
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ATMA 2022 (May)
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May 29 | Welingkar, CIMR, SOIL, IMS Read More |
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GMAT 2022
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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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2. Institute Level MBA Entrance Exam
The institute level MBA entrance exams are conducted by the specific management institutes who do not accept scores of other entrance exams. Most of these exams were conducted in 2021 and some in 2022. Notifications for the top institute level MBA Entrance exams - IIFT, TISSNET, IRMASAT, MICAT are released from August to October. TISSNET date is released while IIFT and IBSAT dates were over in December 2021. Dates and schedule for other MBA entrance exams for admission 2022 are released individually
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Name of the Institute level MBA Entrance Exam
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Exam Dates
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Top MBA Institute Accepting Exam score
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December 5, 2021
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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade-Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada
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TISSNET 2022
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February 26, 2022
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Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) all campuses
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December 25 & 26, 2021
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9 ICFAI B-Schools
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MICAT 2022
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January 29, 2022
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MICA Ahmedabad
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KIITEE Management 2022
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January 15 to 17, 2022
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KIIT School of Management (KSOM) Bhubaneswar
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IRMASAT 2022
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February 2022
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IRMA Anand
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State MBA Entrance Exams
The state level MBA entrance exams are conducted by the specific state CET cell like CET Cell of DTE Maharashtra; Karnataka KEA as well as private MBA entrance exam conducting bodies like KMAT Karnataka. The MBA colleges accepting these entrance exam scores include University B-schools and private PGDM colleges. The MBA Entrance exams for admission 2022 notification for these state level exams will be released shortly.
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State Level MBA Entrance Exam
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Dates of MBA Entrance Exam
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Top MBA College Accepting Exam Score
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| August 23, 24 & 25, 2022 | JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, N L Dalmiya, SIES, CIMR Read More | |
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Karnataka PGCET 2022
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August 21, 2022
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IBA, AIMS, Alliance, ABBS, Kristu Jayanti Read More
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TANCET 2022
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May 14, 2022 |
Anna University, Tamilnadu, Madras University, SRM University, SSN School of Management Chennai, Hallmark Business School Trichy, St Josephs School of Management, Trichy, PSGIM Coimbatore Read More
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TS ICET 2022
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July 27 & 28, 2022 |
Kakatiya University (KU); Osmania University (OU); Telangana University (TU); Satavahana University (SU) Read More
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KMAT 2022
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September 5, 2022
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IBA, AIMS, Alliance, ABBS, Kristu Jayanti Read More
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Note: All dates are tentative
Last date to apply for MBA Entrance Exams for admission 2022
Following are the last dates for each MBA entrance exam 2022 leading to MBA admission 2022
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Name of the National MBA Exam
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MBA Entrance Exam Dates
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MBA Entrance Exam Last Date to Apply
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MAH CET 2022
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Aug 23, 24 & 25, 2022
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May 11, 2022
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CMAT 2022
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April 9, 2022
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March 17, 2022
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(May)
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PBT-1: May 15, 2022
PBT-2: May 28, 2022
IBT: May 14 to May 29, 2022
CBT-1: May 15, 2022
CBT-2: May 28, 2022
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PBT-1: May 9, 2022
PBT-2: May 23, 2022
IBT: May 11 to May 26, 2022
CBT-1: May 9, 2022
CBT-2: May 23, 2022
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ATMA 2022
(May)
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May 22, 2022
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May 29, 2022
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TSICET 2022
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June 27, 2022
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July 27 & 28, 2022
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Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021
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November 28, 2021
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September 22, 2021
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Xavier Aptitude Test - XAT 2022
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January 2, 2022
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December 10, 2021
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Jan 11 to 15, 2022
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January 9, 2022
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IIFT 2022
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December 5, 2021
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October 25, 2021
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SNAP 2021
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December 19, 2021; January 8 &16, 2022
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November 30, 2021
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GMAT 2022
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Available Round the year
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Available all the time
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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
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Top Institutes Accepting Exam Score
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20 IIMs, FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IITs, IMI, IMT, TAPMI, K J Somaiya + 500 Others
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XLRI, IMT, XIMB, XIME, GIM, Great Lakes, TAPMI, FORE, LIBA + 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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K J Somaiya, Great Lakes, BIMTECH, GIM, VIT and 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
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.2200/-
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Rs.1100/-
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Rs.1800/-
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Rs.1800/-
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Rs.2500/-
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Rs.1000/-
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Rs.2300/-
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Rs.2300/-
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Rs.1950/-
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Rs.1950/-
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Rs.2000/-
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Rs. 1000/-
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MAH CET
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Rs.1000/-
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Rs. 800/-
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MAT
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Rs.1650/-
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Rs.1650/-
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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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MAHCET 2022
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Rs.1000/-
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Rs.800/-
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TANCET 2022
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Rs. 800/-
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Rs.400/-
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TSICET 2022
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Rs.650/-
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Rs.450/-
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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.
Let us know about some of the prominent MBA entrance Exams for MBA admission:
Exams Open for Admission 2022
All the top national level MBA entrance exams for admission 2022 are either closed or are closing shortly.
CAT 2021: On November 28, 2021 (Over)
Common Admission Test, popularly known as CAT, was conducted on November 28, 2021 by IIM Ahmedabad. CAT is the largest MBA Entrance Exam for Admission to 20 IIMs, FMS Delhi, IIT DoMs, SPJIMR, MDI and 500+ MBA Colleges in India. Read More
XAT 2022: On January 2, 2022 (Over)
Popularly known as XAT, Xavier Aptitude Test is one of the important MBA Entrance Exams for Admission to XLRI, 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. XAT 2022 will be held on Sunday January 2, 2022. XAT is conducted annually by XLRI Jamshedpur and is therefore known as XLRI-XAT. Read More
IIFT 2022: On December 5, 2022 (Over)
IIFT entrance test for admission to MBA (IB) is conducted by National Testing Agency as computer based test. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Admission Test-2022 popularly known as IIFT Exam 2022, is the MBA Entrance Exam 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 admission test to get admission in MBA (IB) programme at one of three campuses of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Read More
NMAT 2021-22: Additional Testing Window from January 11 to 15, 2022 (Over)
NMAT is an important national level MBA entrance test leading to 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 dates were from October 14 to December 27, 2021. An additional NMAT testing window with admission opportunity to NMIMS Mumbai was open from Jan 11 to 15, 2022. NMAT is conducted in two modes-Online proctored test and Online exam at 73 exam centres in 68 cities. Read More
SNAP 2021 in December 2021 & January 2022
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. SNAP 2021 was held as computer based test on three dates - December 19, 2021; January 8 and January 16, 2022 Read More
CMAT 2022 on April 9, 2022 (Over)
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 is conducted by National Testing Agency as computer based test. CMAT score is accepted by all AICTE-Approved Institutions/University Departments/ Constituent Colleges/Affiliated Colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya Mumbai, Welingkar Mumbai, PUMBA Pune, Great Lakes Chennai, BIMTECH Greater Noida among others. CMAT exam date was April 9, 2022. Read More
IBSAT 2021 in December 2021 (Over)
IBSAT is an important online computer based MBA entrance test for MBA admission in 9 ICFAI Business Schools (IBS) located across India. IBSAT Entrance Exam 2021 is scheduled on December 25 & 26, 2021. 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 Read More
MAT 2022 May in 3 Modes
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. May MAT exam is scheduled in 2 Paper based, 2 Computer based exams at test centres, and proctored internet based test which can be taken from home. May MAT exam dates are from May 14 to May 29, 2022. Read here all about MAT - its Registration Process, How to Prepare, College Accepting MAT and a lot more Read More
ATMA 2022 Exam on May 29
AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) 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. ATMA May 2022 exam is scheduled at test centres. It is an online objective type nationally accepted entrance test. May ATMA exam is scheduled on May 29, 2022.
TISSNET 2022 on February 26, 2022 (Over)
TISS-NET is a computer based National Entrance Test for admission to all the Masters (M.A.) programs offered by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai. M.A. programs of Tata Institute of Social Sciences are highly sought after Masters Degree courses for the candidates seeking career in management and other branches. TISS conducted TISSNET 2022 exam on February 26, 2022 as a computer based test of 100 minute duration. Read More
MAH CET 2022: Exam from August 23 to 25, 2022
MAH CET 2022 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 is conducted by CET Cell Govt. of Maharashtra and is scheduled from August 23 to 25, 2022 in multiple slots. Read More
PGCET 2022: Exam in August 2022
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 2022: Exam in August/September 2022
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 2022: Exam on July 27 & 28, 2022
TS ICET-2022 (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 2022: Exam in September 2022
Karnataka KMAT 2022 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
TANCET 2022: Exam on May 14, 2022
TANCET is conducted by Anna university for MBA/MCA admission 2022 in the State of Tamil Nadu. TANCET 2022 will be conducted on May 14, 2022. Good score in TANCET offers admission to MBA and MCA and other PG courses 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
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
