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CAT

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance exam for the admission to the Post-graduate and Fellow Programs in management courses of several management institutes all over India including the IIMs.

The CAT score is used separately by each institute along with other parameters i.e. academic performance, work experience, written assessment and interview performance etc to select candidates. The weightage assigned to CAT score may differ for each institute. Candidates are advised to read the weightage process and breakup for each institute on their respective website

Eligibility

The candidate must be a graduate with 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of SC/ST/DA/PWD) or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

Reservation

• 15% - Scheduled Caste (SC)
• 7½% - Scheduled Tribe (ST)
• 27% - Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates belonging to the "non-creamy" layer.
• 3% - Differently Abled (DA)

For more details on the eligibility criteria and reservations, visit here

XAT

The Xavier Aptitude Test is an all-India test conducted by Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI) as an entrance exam for the admission to the post-graduate programs in management courses of several management institutes all over India.

Eligibility

A candidate must be a graduate from a recognized university or a deemed university.
Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree and are awaiting results can also apply.

Test Duration & Pattern

The exam is of two parts divided as
Part A (Quantitative Ability, English Language Ability & Logical Reasoning and Decision Making ) is allotted a duration of 2 hours 20 minutes
Part B (Essay writing and General Awareness) of a duration of 40 minutes.
40 General Awareness questions are asked, which were based on Current Affairs & static GK.

Candidates have to attempt the essay as well as the General Awareness questions
Some of the prominent B-schools which accept XAT scores are

SNAP

Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is a common written test for the admission to all the Post-Graduate Institutes of Symbiosis International University. Written test is mandatory for admission into any Post-Graduate programme offered by the constituent institute of Symbiosis International University. However, it is only the first step. In addition, a candidate has to undergo the selection process of the desired Institute to qualify for the admission to the Post-Graduate programme of that Institute.

It is usually conducted in the month of December

• here are 13 colleges under the Symbiosis group, a total of 18 programmes under them
• The programmes can be applied to, by paying INR 1000 for each programme
• TThere is no limit to the number of institutes or programmes one can apply to
• Shortlisted candidates will have to attend a common Group Exercise-Interview process for the symbiosis institutes.

Test Duration and Pattern

Section-wise breakup

The following is the list of the B-Schools that accept SNAP score for admission into their Post graduate program in Management

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune
• Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bengaluru
• Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Nashik
• Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM), Pune
• Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT), Pune
• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune
• Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC), Pune
• Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS), Pune
• Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC) Bengaluru
• Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR), Pune
• Symbiosis School of Banking Management (SSBM), Pune

CMAT

The exam is held twice a year in the Months of Feb and Sept.

Eligibility Criteria

Graduates in any discipline or Final year students of Graduate Courses can apply for CMAT.
NOTE: The eligibility criteria for admission to Management programs (Diploma and Post Graduation) is as mentioned below

Test Duration and Pattern

CMAT Test Centers in Maharashtra

• Mumbai
• Navi Mumbai
• Pune
• Nashik
• Kolhapur
• Aurangabad
• Nagpur

NMAT

NMAT is the MBA entrance exam for admissions to Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
NMAT is the entrance exam for admission to all the MBA Full Time courses of NMIMS Mumbai and the PGDM courses of NMIMS Hyderabad and NMIMS Bengaluru.
A candidate can take NMAT-2012 up to a maximum of 3 times (first attempt plus 2 retake attempts) including no shows, if he/she wishes to. There has to be a gap of at least 15 days between two successive attempts
For candidates having multiple attempts, the best score (total and sectional) is considered for shortlisting purposes.
The result for each attempt is declared separately, approximately 15 days after the test attempt.

Eligibility

The candidate must be a graduate with 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in first attempt.
Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply subject to clearing the final examination in first attempt with 50% aggregate marks.
For all the Full Time programs, candidates with two or more years of post-qualification work experience will be preferred.

Test Duration and Pattern

Note : Candidates can choose the order of sections in NMAT.
Each of the three sections have individual section timings and candidates are supposed to answer and review the questions of a particular section within the allotted section time.
In case a candidate completes the section before the section time gets over, the balance time of the given section is not added to the next section(s). The next section has its own time limits needs to be completed in the allotted sectional time only.

Top Colleges under NMAT

MBA CET

MH-MBA/MMS-CET is a computer-based test for admission to the first year of Two-year Full Time Post Graduate Degree Courses in MBA/MMS and PGDBM/PGDM in Government, University Managed, University Departments and Unaided Institutes in the state of Maharashtra.

Eligibility

A candidate should have passed with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate (45% in case of candidates of backward class categories belonging to Maharashtra State only) in Bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration in any discipline as recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.

Candidates appearing for the final year of the qualifying examination can also apply.

Maharashtra State and OMS candidates who have appeared for the CAT / GMAT / CMAT / MAT / XAT / ATMA / MH-CET are eligible for All India seats subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria. Such candidates are also required to fill and confirm online application form.

Test Duration & Pattern

MH-CET is a multiple choice objective type test that consists of questions in the following areas

• Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Logical/Abstract Reasoning
• Data Interpretation
• Visual Reasoning

There will not be any negative marking for incorrect answers.
The exam is conducted in online mode.

Top Colleges in Mumbai and Pune Offering MBA Degree

ATMA

ATMA is an computer based management entrance test conducted by Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). It is conducted in six cities – Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Raipur.

Test Duration and Pattern

The paper consists of 180 questions, each carrying 1 mark, and a negative of 0.25 for each wrong answer. The paper is divided into three sections – Analytical Reasoning Skills, Verbal Skills and Quantitative Skills. Further, each of these are sub-divided into Part A and Part B, which contain 30 questions each.

MAT

The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a National Entrance Test conducted by All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS), for admission to MBA and equivalent programmes of the various participating institutes. AIMA-MAT is usually conducted 4 times a year: generally on the first Sunday of February, May, September and December. The list of institutes that use the AIMA-MAT results varies from test to test.

Eligibility

The candidate must be a graduate from a recognized university or a deemed university.
Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree and are awaiting results can also apply.

Test Duration and Pattern

Top Colleges under MAT

Some of the prominent B-schools which accept MAT scores are

TISS

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Offer Full-Time (Regular) Post-Graduate Degree Programmes (M.A., M. Sc., M.H.A., M.P.H.) Offered from Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad campuses TISS offers 39 Master's Degree programmes from its Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad campuses. Candidates can apply for a minimum of one and a maximum of five programmes across the four tiss campuses. However, they can opt for only a maximum of three programmes at tiss Mumbai

Eligibility

(a) A Bachelor's Degree of a minimum of 3 years duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4
or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognized university, in any discipline

Test Duration and Pattern

The paper consists of 100 questions, each carrying 1 mark and with no penalty for wrong answer. The paper is without sectional divides, and has questions from the areas of English Language (30 questions), Mathematical Ability (30 questions) and General Awareness (40 questions). The duration of the test is 100.

TISS GD PI Process

The process comprises the following stages

• Written test
• Pre-Interview Test (could be GD or Essay)
• Personal Interviewt

The written test is for 100 marks, the pre-interview test for 50 marks and the interview is allotted another 75 marks. A merit list is generated based on the aggregate of the above three scores for admissions.

MUMBAI CAMPUS

One year full time Master's Degree programme for candidates with Master's degree and work experience

School of Management and Labour Studies (M.A. in)

School of Health Systems Studies

School of Development Studies (M.A. in)

School of Education (M.A. in)

School of Habitat Studies (M.A. / M. Sc. in)

Centre for Human Ecology

School for Media and Cultural Studies (M.A. in)

Centre for Digital Library and Information Sciences

LLM in Access to Justice- Tuljapur Camp

Hyderabad Campus

Guwahati Campus

M. A. Social Work in

IIFT

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) admission test is a written exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade for their New Delhi and Kolkata campus.

Eligibility

Recognized Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years' duration in any discipline.
Candidates appearing for a qualifying examination can also apply subject to submission of proof of requisite qualification by beginning of October of the year of start of the course.

No age limit.
IIFT is the entrance test for admission to the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and Kolkata. The test score of this entrance examination is used for admission for programmes offered at IIFT's New Delhi and Kolkata Campus.

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was set up in 1963 by the Government of India as an autonomous organization. IIFT is one of the premier B-schools in India. IIFT-Delhi and IIFT-Kolkata fall in A grade category, i.e., in the top 25 B-schools. The test is usually conducted in the month of November.

Test Duration and Pattern

Top Colleges under IIFT

MICAT

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad , India's premier Communications Management Institute, was established in 1991.

All candidates who apply to MICA through CAT/XAT/GMAT irrespective of their score, are called for MICAT, subject to their application form being complete and accepted by MICA. Hence CAT/ XAT / GMAT are pre qualifiers for a person to appear for MICAT.

MICAT is designed to assess analytical ability, divergent thinking, written communication skills and general awareness about the communications industry.
MICAT is held somewhere around March first week, at the following centres: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai.

Note : MICA reserves the right to withdraw or introduce MICAT centers.

Stage II

Group Exercise (GE) and Personal Interview (PI)
Candidates are invited for Group Exercise and Personal Interview to MICA campus, Ahmedabad based on their performance in MICAT and CAT/XAT/GMAT. Quantitative and Verbal sections from CAT/XAT/GMAT are given 20% weight age each.

Specializations Offered in MBA Course

The MBA degree course is of two years where the student has to choose his / her desired specialization in the second year.

Following are the core specializations offered in the two year full time MBA degree

• Marketing
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Operation
• Systems

Some of the Profiles Offered to the Post Graduates after MBA