What are the top MBA entrance exams other than CAT?
Top MBA entrance exam other than CAT
Craze of pursuing MBA among graduates has increased in recent times and so has competition with it. CAT is the most popular entrance exam among MBA enthusiasts through which they get admission in top IIMs, however due to intense competition, thousands of MBA aspirants and limited number of seats it becomes difficult for everyone to qualify. Important question which then pops up is - what other entrance exam option does a MBA aspirant have other than CAT? Thankfully India is full of good B-schools in every state and there are a number of entrance exam MBA aspirants can pursue after graduation.
Entrance exams other than CAT
Every MBA aspirant has to go through a test analysing his/her knowledge, there are a good number of entrance exams which offer admission into top universities. Go through the table below and decide accordingly.
|
Exam |
Criteria |
Pattern |
|
XAT – Xaviers admission test |
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university ( any discipline) |
MCQ type questions, consisting of four sections namely :- verbal and Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation, Decision Making, and General Awareness |
|
MAT- management aptitude test |
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university ( any discipline) |
MAT tests b-school aspirants in five main subjects namely Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis, Intelligence & Critical Reasoning and Indian & Global Environment Section. MAT also offers candidates a choice of giving the exam either in offline or online mode. |
|
SNAP- symbiosis National aptitude test |
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university ( any discipline) |
MCQ type questions, consisting of four sections namely General English, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, Logical & Analytical Reasoning. There is negative marking as well. |
|
NMAT- Narsee monjee management aptitude test |
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university ( any discipline) |
MCQ based questions consisting of topics namely, Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency, and Logical Reasoning. What is unique about this entrance exam is that candidates can appear thrice in 72 days to give the exam and improve their score. |
|
CMAT- common management admission test |
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university ( any discipline) |
Objective type questions with four main sections i.e., Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness. There is negative marking. |
|
IIFT- indian institute of foreign trade MBA entrance test |
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university ( any discipline) |
Online exam is conducted with topics including English comprehension, general knowledge and awareness, logical reasoning and quantitative analysis, followed by a personal interview. |
|
MAHCET- Maharashtra common entrance test |
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university ( any discipline) |
Objective type questions including questions from verbal reasoning, data interpretation, data sufficiency, quantitative analysis, non-verbal reasoning and reading comprehension. |
|
B-MAT- Bhartiya Vidyapeeth management admission test |
Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university (any discipline) |
MCQ type questions with no negative marking. |
It is true that CAT is the top entrance exam for MBA aspirants to pursue. However one should also consider other options such as those mentioned above.
In India there are many entrances exams, organised at national level or state level to give admission in MBA courses.
There are many top entrance examinations taken and one you have already stated in question, i.e, CAT.
CAT is considered as one of the toughest entrance exams out of all MBA Entrance Exams 2020 due to its time limit. And this exam is conducted by IIM INDORE.
Also there are many other top national reputed exams are there for candidates seeking admission in MBA courses like :-
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CMAT
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XAT
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IIFT
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SNAP
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NMAT (by GMAC)
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IBSAT
There are also some state level mba entrance exams like :-
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TS ICET
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AP ICET
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JEMAT
- MAH MBA CET
There are also some university level Mba entrance exams, held by some top universities of india :-
- B-MAT ( conducted by bharati vidyapeeth deemed university )
- NIPER JEE MBA ( conducted by National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad )
- CUSAT CAT ( conducted by India's one of the reputed university - COCHIN UNIVERSITY).
You can get the details about all these exams by clicking on the following link :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-mba-entrance-exams-you-must-take/amp
Hello Aspirant,
Here I listed some top exam other than CAT for MBA:-
- XAT
- SNAP
- NMAT
- CMAT
- IIFT
- MAT
- MAH
- CET
- IBSAT
For more exams and updates regarding these exam you can go through the given link:-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-mba-entrance-exams-you-must-take
Hope this information helps you.
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