Hello Priyanshu,

Short Answer: No, to study BMS in any given college, it is not mandatory to take UGAT exam. But for particular colleges, it is necessary.

Long Answer: BBA stands for Bachelor of Business Administration and BMS stands for Bachelor of Management Studies. These two courses are more or less the same and some universities give the name as BBA and some universities give the name as BMS. Hence, its BBA/BMS, UGAT.

Under Graduate Aptitude Test (UGAT) is a once-a-year conducted national level entrance exam, administered by All India Management Association or AIMA annually to screen the candidates for various undergraduate courses such as  BBA, BCA, BHM, B.Com, etc. It is an objective type test which is designed to measure a candidate's general aptitude and technical skills.

UGAT bulletin is brought out along with the UGAT form and the candidates will be provided five options to choose amongst the participating management institutes/universities/colleges.

Eligibility : The minimum qualification is 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized board. Students appearing/appeared in 10+2 can also apply. There is no age bar.

Application fees: Rs 650

Participating institutes:

• AIMS Institutes of Higher Education, Karnataka
• Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Karnataka
• Asian Business School (ABS), Uttar Pradesh
• HR Institute of Science & Technology, Uttar Pradesh
• Academy of Technology & Management-Global Business School, Delhi
• Asian School of Business Management (ASBM), Odisha
• Birla Global Institute, Odisha
• Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Gujarat
• C.B.S Group of Institutions, Haryana
• Don Bosco College, Goa
• Goa University, Goa
• Jagannath University, Rajasthan
• David Memorial Institutions, Andhra Pradesh
• IFIM College, Karnataka
• IILM College, Haryana
• Indus University, Gujarat
• Institute of Management Study, West Bengal
• Institute of Management, Nirma University, Gujarat
• International Institute of Business Studies, Karnataka
• International Management Centre, Delhi
• ISBR College, Karnataka
• Jagannath Institute of Management Sciences, Delhi
• JK Lakshmipat University, Rajasthan
• KIIT School of Management, KIIT University, Odisha
• Krishna Teja Group of Educational Institutions, Andhra Pradesh
• L.J. Institute of Management Studies, Gujarat
• IIF College of Commerce and Management Studies, Uttar Pradesh
• MES College of Arts & Commerce, Goa
• NERIM Group of Institutions, Assam
• New Delhi Institution of Management, Delhi
• OP Jindal Global University, Haryana
• Parul Institute of Business Administration-Parul University, Gujarat
• Ramaiah Institute of Business Studies, Karnataka
• ROOTS, Telangana
• Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Goa
• Rourkela Institute of Management Studies (RIMS), Odisha
• Saraswat Vidyalaya's Sridora Caculo College of Commerce & Management Studies, Goa
• School of Management, GLS University, Gujarat
• SRM University, Haryana
• SRM University, Tamil Nadu
• SS Dempo College of Commerce & Economics - BBA Department, Goa
• St Xavier's College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Goa
• The Business School, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
• The ICFAI University, Rajasthan
• Asia Pacific Institute of Management, Gujarat
• Universal Business School, Maharashtra
• Mizoram University, Mizoram
• University School of Business, Chandigarh University, Punjab
• VM Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education, Goa
• National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Andhra Pradesh
• Vishwa Vishwani School of Business, Telangana
• Kalinga University, Chattisgarh
• Goa Multi-Faculty College, Goa
• Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College and Research Centre, Goa
• Goa College of Hospitality and Culinary Education, Goa
• AIMS, Gujarat
• Academy of Technology and Management- Global Business School, Haryana
• Jagannath University, Haryana

After the participating institutes will announce their cutoff lists, candidates will be shortlisted for admissions to various participating institutes after shortlisted candidates attend Personal Interview (PI) and Group Discussion (GD) rounds at participating institutes/universities.

So unless you're aiming to admission in the above colleges, it is not necessary to have UGAT exam scores.

But usually, most renowned colleges have their own entrance exams. Most of the BBA entrance exams test the basic knowledge on:

• Quantitative Aptitude
• General English
• Analytical Reasoning
• General Awareness

The following exams are among the top tests for management programmes at the undergraduate level.

• DUJAT: Colleges offering BBA programmes affiliated by Delhi University, Delhi
• GGSIPU CET BBA: Colleges offering BBA programmes affiliated by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
• NPAT BBA: For Anil Surendra Modi School of Commerce at Mumbai, Bangalore, Navi Mumbai, and Indore campuses
• SET BBA: For SICSR Pune, SCMS Pune & Noida, SLS Pune, Noida & Hyderabad
• IPMAT: For IIM, Indore

Of course, these exams have their own eligibility criteria, correction procedure, selection process, and pattern.

Hope this helps answering your question.