MBA Entrance Exams for B.Tech Students: CAT 2025, XAT 2026, NMAT 2025, SNAP 2025 & More

MBA Entrance Exams for B.Tech Students: CAT 2025, XAT 2026, NMAT 2025, SNAP 2025 & More

Suvam MaitiUpdated on 30 Aug 2025, 06:49 PM IST

MBA Entrance Exams for B.Tech Students: Are you curious about the MBA entrance exams for B.Tech students? CAT 2025, which is scheduled to take place on November 30, 2025, is one of the prominent M.BA entrance exams for B.Tech students. Apart from that, XAT 2026, NMAT 2025, and SNAP 2025 are some of the upcoming MBA exams after B.Tech that students interested in MBA after Engineering can appear for. Apart from these MBA exams after B.Tech, there are several National and state-level MBA entrance exams for engineering students, happening throughout the year. Students considering an MBA after Engineering can also apply for several state-level management exams like AP ICET, Karnataka PGCET, and MAH CET MBA. As these management examinations after Engineering have a similar kind of MBA eligibility criteria of a minimum of three years of graduation, this makes B. Tech/B.E students potential candidates to appear for the MBA entrance examinations. Through these MBA examinations 2025, MBA after B.Tech candidates can choose top MBA colleges across India.

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  1. MBA Entrance Exams 2025 For B.Tech Students: An Overview
  2. MBA Entrance Exam 2025 for B. Tech
  3. CAT 2025 after B.Tech
  4. XAT 2026 for MBA after B.Tech Students
  5. SNAP 2025 for MBA after B.Tech
  6. NMAT 2025 for B. Tech Students:
  7. IBSAT 2025 after B. Tech
  8. MBA Entrance Exams for B.Tech Students: Eligibility Criteria 2025
  9. Advantages of an MBA After B.Tech 2025
MBA Entrance Exams for B.Tech Students: CAT 2025, XAT 2026, NMAT 2025, SNAP 2025 & More
MBA Entrance Exams for B.Tech Students: CAT 2025, XAT 2026, NMAT 2025, SNAP 2025 & More

MBA Entrance Exams 2025 For B.Tech Students: An Overview

Out of the many management examinations for the B.Tech Students, here is the table below charting out the prominent B.Tech students' MBA entrance exams 2025.

MBA Entrance Exam 2025 for B. Tech

MBA after B.Tech Exams

Registration Details

MBA Entrance Exam Dates 2025

Number of Attempts

MBA Colleges 2025

CAT 2025

Start: Aug 1
Last: Sept 13
Fee: Rs. 2600 (Gen), Rs. 1300 (SC, ST)

Nov 30, 2025

Once a year

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, FMS Delhi and many more Colleges accepting CAT

XAT 2026

Start: July 10, 2025

Last: Dec 5, 2025

Fees: Rs. 2200, Rs. 2400 (for XLRI program)

January 04, 2025

Once a year

XLRI, TAPMI, KJ Somaiya, FORE, MICA
And many more XAT accepting Colleges.

SNAP 2025


Start: August 01, 2025

End: Nov 20, 2025

Fees

Rs 2250/-

Dec 8, 15, 21, 2025

Up to 3 attempts

All the SIU Institutions

NMAT 2025

Start: Aug 01, 2025

Last: Oct 10, 2025

NMAT Test Registration Fees: Rs. 3000+ Taxes

From Nov 5 to Dec 19, 2025

Up to 3 attempts

NMIMS, BML Munjal, SOIL, Great Lakes, KJ Somaiya, SDA Bocconi, etc

IBSAT 2025

Start: July 1, 2025
End: 3rd week of December 2025 (expected)

IBSAT fees for all candidates are Rs. 1800/-

December 27, 28, 2025.

Once a year

IBS Hyderabad - MBA

IBS Bangalore - MBA

IBS Dehradun - MBA

IBS Jaipur- MBA

And all the other IBSAT colleges.

ATMA

Start: June 2, 2025
(July sessions)

Last: July 17, 2025

July 27, 2025

4 /5 seasons a year

Welingker

Christ Univ

IILM Institution

And More

MAH CET MBA 2026

Start: Dec 25, 2025 (Expected)

End: Feb 25, 2026

Fees: Rs 1200 (Gen)
Rs 1000 (SC/ST)

April 1,2,3, 2026 (Expected)

1 time a year

JBIMS SIMSREE
Welingkar

PUMBA

COEP

MET, Mumbai, etc.

And more MAH CET MBA colleges.

CMAT 2025

Start: November 14, 2025 (Expected)
Last: December 25, 20245 (expected)

CMAT registration Fees: Rs. 2500/-(General Male)
Rs. 1250 (SC/ST/Female/Third Gender)

January 25, 2026 (expected)

Once a year

JBIMS

KJ Somaiya
Jamia Hamdard
Welingkar
BIMTECH

IRMA

And More

AP ICET 2025

Start: March 13, 2026 (expected)
End: April 9,
April 28, 2026 (with a late fee of Rs. 10000)

AP ICET registration fees 2026 - Rs. 650 (Gen.), Rs. 600( BC), Rs. 550 (SC/ST)


May 07, 2026
(expected)

Once a year

A.U. Colleges of Arts and Commerce
SRM University

JNTU
NIMRA College

SVU Colleges

And more AP ICET College list,

TS ICET 2025

Start: March 10, 2026
(expected)

End: May 10, 2026
May 26, 2025, with the late fees of Rs. 500

TS ICET registration fees 2026:

Rs. 750 (Gen.) Rs. 550 (SC/ST/PwD)

June 08 and 09, 2026

(expected)

Once a year

Osmania University, Aurora PG, Nizam College, Chaitanya Bharati and many more TS ICET MBA Colleges

Karnataka MBA PGCET 2026

Start: April 25, 2026
End: May 19, 2026
(Expected)

TS ICET registration fees 2026:

Rs. 650 (Gen.) Rs. 500 (SC/ST/PwD)

June 22, 2026

Once a year

Christ University, CMR Institution, ISBR Business School, SIBM Bangalore, PES University

CAT 2025 after B.Tech

CAT 2025, scheduled for November 30, 2025, is one of the go-to MBA exams for B.Tech students. CAT 2025 registration for B.Tech students has started from August 01, 2025. B.Tech after MBA candidates constitute around half of the IIM MBA batches at the prominent IIMs. Last year, overall 2.39 lakh students appeared for the CAT exams. Through the CAT 2025, Management after Enginnering aspirants can get into the 21 IIMs, along with the other prominent MBA colleges

  • CAT registration starts on August 01, 2025

  • CAT 2025 Exam Date: November 30, 2025, in three slots

  • CAT Result Date 2025: December 19-21, 2025 (Tentative)

  • CAT 2025 Conducting IIM: This year, IIM Kozhikode will be conducting the CAT 2025 exam.

  • CAT 2025 Exam Pattern: 68 questions, 3 sections - LADR, QA, VALR

  • CAT Total Marks: 204

  • CAT 2025 Time: 120 minutes

  • CAT Colleges for B.Tech students: IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, FMS Delhi, IIM Bangalore, etc

XAT 2026 for MBA after B.Tech Students

XAT 2026 registration for B.Tech students is ongoing as XAT 2025 registration has started from July 10, 2025. XAT 2026 will be held on January 4, 2026. Apart from CAT 2025, XAT 2026 can also be the targeted management examination for engineering students. XAT is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur, and this 3-hour examination with 4 sections is regarded as easier than the CAT 2025. Last year, 142135 students registered for the XAT exam 2025. B.Tech students interested in XAT 2026 can fill out the XAT 2026 application using the XAT 2026 Application Form link by paying the XAT 2026 fees.

  • XAT 2026 Examination - January 04, 2026

  • XAT 2026 Examination Time - 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM

  • XAT 2026 Exam Mode - CBT

  • XAT 2026 Colleges - XLRI, TAPMI, KJ Somaiya, FORE, MICA

  • XAT Exam Pattern 2025 - 95 MCQs divided into Verbal and 4 sections:- Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge

  • XAT Exam Total Marks - 95

  • XAT Exam Total Time 2026 - 180 minutes

Great Lakes - PGDM & PGPM Admissions 2026

Application deadline: 4th Dec | Globally Recognized by AACSB (US) & AMBA (UK) | 17.8 LPA Avg. CTC for PGPM 2025

IBSAT 2025-ICFAI Business School MBA/PGPM 2026

IBSAT 2025-Your gateway to MBA/PGPM @ IBS Hyderabad and 8 other IBS campuses | Scholarships worth 10 CR

SNAP 2025 for MBA after B.Tech

This year, SNAP 2025 for B.Tech students will be held on December 8, 15, and 21, 2025. SNAP 2025, has started its registration on the official website, accepted by all 17 SIU management institutions across India, can be the ideal MBA entrance examination for B.Tech students for a different reason than CAT 2025 or XAT 2026. Though these MBA exams after engineering are revered by many top MBA colleges, these MBA entrances for B.Tech students are only held once a year. So, if the B Tech students aspiring to study management failed to get into a desired college, they might feel that they have wasted an entire academic year. But in case of SNAP, MBA after B.Tech candidates can appear three times for the exam in the year. So they have the chance to better their score, and SNAP will consider the best of the three scores. Last time around, 1.4 Lakhs candidates registered for SNAP 2024, and it is expected to be more this year.

  • SNAP Exam Dates 2025 are December 06, 2025, December 14, 2025, December 20, 2025

  • SNAP 2025 Result Date: SNAP 2025 result date for the B.Tech students is January 07, 2025

  • SNAP 2025 accepted Colleges: All the SIU university colleges accept SNAP.

  • SNAP Exam Pattern 2025: The SNAP exam pattern has three sections. a) The general English reading comprehension - 15 marks, b) Analytical and Logical reasoning - 25 marks, c) Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data sufficiency - 20 marks.

  • SNAP Total Marks: SNAP Total Marks is 60 marks.

  • SNAP Exam Total Time: 60 minutes

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NMAT 2025 for B. Tech Students:

NMAT 2025 registration for B.Tech students has started from August 01, 2025, on their official website. Quite similar to the SNAP, NMAT 2025 is another such MBA exam for B.Tech Students who offer multiple attempts in one year. Therefore, students need not to witty about their not-so-good performances in one attempt. Another good feature of the exam in conducted by GMAC. B.Tech students looking for MBA courses get their NMAT score 2025 immediately after submitting their NMAT test result.

  • NMAT 2025 Registration Opens: August 01, 2025

  • NMAT 2025 Registration Ends 2025 October 10, 2025.

  • NMAT Exam Dates 2025: November 5, 2025

  • NMAT result 2025- Immediately after they submit their NMAT test 2025

  • NMAT 2025 Exam Pattern : 3 sections Language Skills, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Skills

  • NMAT total Questions: 108

  • NMAT 2025 total score: 324

  • NMAT 2025 Total Time: 120 minutes

  • NMAT Colleges: NMIMS, BML Munjal, SOIL, Great Lakes, KJ Somaiya, SDA Bocconi, etc.

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IBSAT 2025 after B. Tech

The IBSAT registration 2025 for B.Tech Students started on July 1, 2025. As the IBSAT 2025 registration link is activated, management aspirants interested in applying for ICFAI Business School (IBS) for the 2026-2028 session can fill out the IBSAT application from their official website or they can use the IBSAT 2025 registration link to complete the IBSAT application 2025.

  1. Minimum Degree for IBSAT registration 2025: Graduation with a 50 % score. Students of the final year can also apply.

  2. Medium of Instruction: English

  3. TOEFL/NELT/IELTS needed? Those who don't match the criteria of the English medium need to provide.

  4. Minimum years of Education for IBSAT registration 2025: 15 years (10+2+3 or 10+2+4)

  5. Minimum Exams for IBSAT registration 2025: CAT/XAT- 60 percentile
    GMAT - 500+
    NMAT by GMAC - 150+
    Appear for the IBSAT examination

MBA Entrance Exams for B.Tech Students: Eligibility Criteria 2025

The eligibility criteria for the MBA entrance examination 2025 for engineering Students are almost similar across the various national and state-level management examinations. The B.Tech students willing to appear for the MBA entrance exams need to match the following eligibility criteria of the MBA entrance exam for B.Tech students:

  • Education Qualifications - Minimum 3 years of Graduation.

  • Preferred University - Any recognised university

  • Score Needed- Minimum of 50% for the Generals and 45% for SC/ST

  • Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for the MBA entrance exams for B.Tech Students

  • Work Experience: Preferred but not mandatory for MBA after B.tech studnets.

Note 1: In the State MBA entrance examination, like AP ICET, TS ICET, candidates have to be residents of that particular state.
Note 2: In the case of MAH CET MBA, both All India candidates and the Maharashtra State Candidates are eligible for the MBA entrance examination.

Advantages of an MBA After B.Tech 2025

  • Technology plays an important role in businesses, so students with knowledge of technology and business and finance get the privilege of the business world. Their technical skills can be used by multinational companies as well.

  • Technical skills are always in trend and without management, no company can run well. Technical and management skills are the core strength of any company. For this reason, a person with these two skills is the best choice that a company could make.

  • A degree is not the sole concern to get a good package, although having an MBA degree from reputed colleges like IIMs can provide students with higher packages than any other course. Candidates with both an MBA and B. Tech. degrees can crack the aptitude tests easily, which helps them to get a better package.

  • Having both degrees can open broader career prospects for the candidates. They can pursue any course from any of these two fields.

  • MBA graduates, along with a B.Tech.A degree can skip the queue as they mostly start their career at the manager level.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Has the NMAT registration for B.Tech students been started?
A:

NMAT registration for B.Tech students will start from August 01, 2025, and students can appear for the NMAT 2025 from November 5, 2025. 

Q: When is the IBSAT exam 2025?
A:

The IBSAT registration has started from July 01, 2025 and the IBSAT exam will be on December 27 and 28, 2025.

Q: What are the MBA entrance exams for B.Tech students?
A:

CAT 2025, XAT 2026, SNAP 2025, and NMAT 2025 are some of the MBA entrance exams for B.Tech students. 

Q: When the CAT 2025 application for B.Tech students will start?
A:

CAT 2025 registration for the B.Tech students will start on August 1, 2025. 

Q: What are the CAT application fees 2025 for B.Tech?
A:

The CAT application fees 2025 for B.Tech students are Rs 2600/- for the General/OBC candidates, while the CAT application fees for B.Tech students are Rs. 1300/- for ST/SC/PwD candidates. 

Q: When is the CAT 2025 exam for the B.Tech Students?
A:

The CAT 2025 exam for B.Tech Students is scheduled to be held on November 30, 2025.

Q: When is the XAT 2026 exam for B.Tech students?
A:

The XAT 2026 application for B.Tech students has already started. B.Tech students can apply for XAT 2026 till December 05, 2025. XAT 2026 exams for B.Tech students are scheduled to be held on January 4, 2025. 

Q: Has the XAT registration for B.Tech students started?
A:

The XAT registration for B.Tech students has started from July 10, 2025, and the XAT 2026 exam is on January 4, 2026. 

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