MBA Admission Exams :-
Top MBA colleges in India or top business schools in India has a criteria for MBA admission where in the entrance exams plays a vital role .Top MBA colleges in India either affiliate themselves to a common national level entrance test or take their own aptitude test to select candidates.
Some of the common National MBA Admission Exams are :-
Full form /Names MBA Admission exams
CMAT -Comman Management Admission Test
CAT – Common Admission Test for more information visit : www.cat2013.iimidr.ac.in
MAT – Management Aptitude Test
ATMA – AIMS Test for Management Admission
XAT – Xavier Aptitude Test
GMAT – Graduate Management Admission Test
MICAT – Mudra Institute of Communication Admission Test
TISS NET – TATA Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test
NMAT – NMIMS Management Aptitude Test
IBSAT – ICFAI Business Studies Aptitude Test
SNAP – Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
IIFT – Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
IRMA – Institute Of Rural Management Anand
National level MBA Admission exams Dates
| S.No | MBA Admission exam | Conducting Body | Eligibility | MBA Admission Exams Dates | Application Start date | Application End Date |
| 1 | CAT | IIM -Indian Institute of Management | 50% in Graduation | 16th Oct – 11th Nov | Application Start date: 05-Aug-2013 | Application End Date: 26-Sep-2013 |
| 2 | MAT | AIMA- All India Management Association | Graduate in any discipline | 1st December& 7th December 2013 | Application Start date: 01-Oct-2013 | Application End Date: 16-Nov-2013 |
| 3 | XAT | Xaviers | 50% in Graduation | 5th January 2014 | Application Start date: 12-Aug-2013 | Application End Date: 22-Nov-2013 |
| 4 | ATMA | AIMS Test for Management Admissions | Graduate in any discipline | 8th December 2013 | Application Start date: 20-Sep-2013 | Application End Date: 02-Dec-2013 |
| 5 | CMAT | AICTE-All India council for technical education | 50% in Graduation,45% for reserved category | 26th Sept – 30th Sept | Application Start Date: 01-Nov-2013 | Application End Date: 02-Jan-2014 |
Other MBA Admission Exams for mba are :-
| S.No | MBA Entrance exam | Conducting Body | MBA Exam Type | Eligibility | Tentative Month of exam |
| 1 | MAH-CET | Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State | Maharashtra state only | 45% in Graduation in any discipline | February – March |
| 2 | MET-MP | MADHYA PRADESH PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD | Madhya pradesh State only | 50% in Graduation | July |
| 3 | PAM-CAT | GNDU, Amritsar / PTU, Jalandhar / Punjbai University, Patiala | Punjab state only | Graduation in any Discipline | June – July |
| 4 | TANCET | Anna University, Chennai | Tamil Nadu state only | Graduation in any Discipline | May |
| 5 | CUSAT | Cochin University of Science and Technology | Kerala state only | Graduation in any Discipline | June |
| 6 | IRMA | Institute of Rural Management Anand | Self entrance-Anand,Gujarat | 50% in Graduation | November |
| 7 | TISS | Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Self entrance-Mumbai, Maharashtra | Graduation in any Discipline | |
| 8 | NMAT | Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies | Self entrance-Mumbai, Maharashtra | 50% in Graduation | December |
| 9 | SNAP | Symbiosis International University | Self entrance- Pune Maharashtra | 50% in Graduation(regular degree) | December |
| 10 | IIFT | Indian Institute of Foreign Trade | Self entrance-New Delhi | 50% in Graduation | November |
| 11 | IBSAT | ICFAI | 1)IBS Hyderabad 2)IBS Ahmedabad 3)IBS Bangalore 4)IBS Gurgaon 5)IBS Kolkata6)IBS Mumbai 7)IBS Pune 8)IBS Dehradun9)IBS Jaipur | 50% in Graduation | December |