Hello Phalguni Malhotra,

For Entering Into IIM , CAT is the only option.

For Other Top B-School and Their Entrance Exam  :

1. NMAT -- For NMIMS Mumbai

2. SNAP - For SIBM and SCMHRD Pune

3. IIFT - For IIFT Delhi and Kolkata

4. IBSAT - For IBS Hyderabad

5. MHT-CET - For Maharashtrian Residence and JBIMS,KJ, Sydenham amongst top

6. CMAT - For Tier 2 B school

7. XAT - For XLRI and Accepted by most of B-School

Hope it clears your doubts.

All the best.

There are a lot of then apart from Cat like

Xat Cmat Nmat Snap IIft Tissnet Mahcet Mat Ibsat Dujat Irmasat Bmat Aumat Spjat Srmjeem Hpcet and a lot more for different colleges.

Hope this helps

All the best.

SMIT-IIM-AMRITSAR-PGP/04

Hi Phalguni,

Apart from CAT there are other examinations like SNAP, CMAT, MAH-CET, IIFT, NMAT, MAT, GMAT that are also considered in various colleges.

There are other state level Exams also like KMAT (Karnataka Management Aptitude Test), APICET (Andhra Pradesh Common Entrance Test), TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test) that are conducted for admissions to the business schools in their respective states.

Exams accepted by different colleges

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune (SNAP)
• MDI, Gurgaon (GMAT)
• IMT, Ghaziabad (XAT, GMAT)
• SP Jain Institute of Management (XAT, GMAT)
• XLRI (GMAT, XAT)
• IIM Lucknow (GMAT)
• IIM Calcutta (GMAT)
• IIFT (GMAT, IIFT)
• Great Lakes Inst

Hello Phalguni,

There are various MBA entrance examanitions apart from CAT. In my opinion, the selective good exams which you can focus on are IIFT, NMAT, SNAP, TISSNET, XAT and MAH-CET.

Diiferent exams have different selection criteria. Moreover, not all examination scores are accepted in all the colleges. Different colleges accept different examination scores.

Good Luck.

Yes some exams that can lend you in good colleges are mentioned below with their exam dates.

Cmat 28/01/2019

Nmat- october 4 to December 17 3 attempts per year possible.

Snap 16/12/18

Xat 06/01/19

IIFT 02/12/18

Mahcet 09-10/03/19 (tentative)

Mat- Pbt 02/12/18 Cbt 16/12/18

Atma 13/01 24/02 26/05 30/06 04/08

Tissnet 06/01/19

If you are targeting any specific colleges then there are alot of them who have personal exams. Like IBsat Sda boconni exam and alot more.

In addition to CAT you can also give the following exams for admission in management colleges.
CMAT : Accepted by more than 500 colleges all across India. Held in January every year.
XAT : Organized by XLRI Jamshedpur. It is accepted in more than 100 colleges all oveer India. XAT is held on the first Sunday of the year (January).
SNAP : Organized by Symbiosis International University it is held in December and the registrations go on till November.
NMAT by GMAC : The test goes for nearly 75 days wherein the student is allowed to select any date and time between October and November.
MAT : Organized by AIMA it is held four times a year – February, May, September and December and is accepteed by more than 600 colleges
IIFT: Organized by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade the scores help get admission to IIFT DElhi and Kolkatta Campus
ATMA : This exam is held four times a year-February, May, July and August .
IBSAT: organized by ICFA I BSAT test scores are used for admission to MBA and PhD programs at nine ICFAI Business School (IBS) campuses. It is held over a period of 15 days wherein the candidate can book a slot as per convenience.
MICAT : Organized by MICA. The entrance test is held in December.
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MAH-CET)
The exam is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra, for admission to various management courses such as MMS, PGDBM and PGDM in various institutes in the state of Maharashtra. MAH CET is generally held in the month of March.
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Admission test
The exam is held in the month of January.
KIITEE Management Test (KIITEE MBA)
The exam is conducted by KIIT University in January every year.
Karnataka Management Aptitude Test (KMAT)
KMAT is also a state-level entrance examination for admission to post graduate level programmes offered by MBA colleges and B-schools in the state of Karnataka.
The exam is held thrice in the months of May, July and September. Registration schedule is announed in April.
Andhra Pradesh - Integrated Common Entrance Test (APICET)
The exam is generally held in the month of May.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test (TISSNET)
TISSNET is an institute-level exam conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences