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    MBA Forms Open 2025 for 2026 Admission: IIM, XLRI, SPJIMR, NMIMS, IMT, MDI, ISB & More

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    Malvika ChawlaUpdated on 03 Nov 2025, 04:37 PM IST

    MBA forms open right now! Check out the MBA forms available now 2025 for 2026 admission on this page. Know which MBA forms are out, along with the MBA application form link, form fees details and last date to apply. CAT 2025 admit card is all set to be released on November 5, 2025. MBA forms 2025 for NMAT 2025, SNAP 2025, XAT 2026,and IBSAT 2025 are still available for admission to the 2026-28 batch. MBA forms 2026-28 have been released for colleges like BITSoM, SPJIRMR, SCHMRD, SIBM Pune, Symbiosis College, Great Lakes, IMT Ghaziabad, etc. Check out the MBA forms open right now and mba apply online links on this page. MBA 2026 aspirants can keep a tab on which mba forms are out and mba application last date 2026 here.

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    1. MBA Forms Open 2025 For 2026 Intake: Latest Updates
    2. MBA Forms Open Right Now 2025 For 2026 Admission
    3. MBA Forms Open Right Now 2025: MBA Entrance Exams Last Date & Fees
    4. MBA Colleges in India: Admission Process & Selection Criteria
    MBA Forms Open 2025 for 2026 Admission: IIM, XLRI, SPJIMR, NMIMS, IMT, MDI, ISB & More
    MBA Forms Open for 2026 Admission: Last Date, Fees, Application Links

    MBA Forms Open 2025 For 2026 Intake: Latest Updates

    Check out the latest highlights on MBA forms 2025, which will help you keep yourself updated.

    • CAT 2025 admit card is all set to be released on November 5, 2025. The exam is scheduled to take place on November 30, 2025.

    • NMAT 2025 registrations, which began on August 1, 2025, closed on October 18, 2025. The exam is scheduled between November 5 and December 19, 2025.

    • SNAP 2025 registrations had begun on August 1, 2025 and will soon be closed by November 20, 2025. SNAP 2025 exam will be conducted on December 6, 14 and 20, 2025.

    • Lastly, XAT 2026 applications opened on July 10, 2025 and will be closed on December 5, 2025

    MBA Forms Open Right Now 2025 For 2026 Admission

    MBA aspirants planning to get admission to top IIMs or B-schools in India must carefully choose the preferred college based on their MBA entrance exam scores. The following table mentions the accepted entrance exam, application form fee and the MBA application forms for all the top colleges, which will help you stay on your toes and avoid missing out on anything.

    MBA Forms Open For MBA Admission 2026-28: Top B-Schools in India

    MBA Colleges

    MBA Exam Score Accepted

    MBA Application Form Fee

    MBA Form Open-Closed Status

    MBA Application Form Links

    FMS Delhi

    CAT

    • General: Rs. 1,000

    • SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 350

    Open till November 26, 2025

    FMS Delhi application form 2026 Link

    SPJIMR Mumbai

    CAT/GMAT accepted for PGDM program shortlisting

    Between Rs. 2,000 - Rs. 3,000

    Open

    SP Jain 2026 application form

    MDI Gurgaon

    CAT, GMAT

    Rs. 3,000

    Open till November 28, 2025 (till 6 PM)

    MDI Gurgaon application from 2026 link

    IIFT Delhi

    CAT

    • General/OBC-NCL/EWS: Rs. 3,000

    • SC/ST/PwD/Transgender: Rs. 1,500

    Open till November 28, 2025

    IIFT Delhi MBA Application form 2026

    XLRI, Jamshedpur

    Rs. 2,200 + Rs. 200 for those who are interested in XLRI programmes

    Open

    Application open through XAT 2026

    IIT Bombay

    • General/NC-OBC: Rs. 1,600

    • SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 8000

    To be available soon

    IIT Delhi

    • General/GEN-EWS and OBC: Rs. 1,600 (1 programme), Rs. 3,200 (2 programmes)

    • SC/ST/PD: Rs. 800 (1 prog), Rs. 1,600 (2 prog)

    To be available soon

    IIT Madras

    • General/OBC: Rs. 1,600

    • SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 800

    To be available soon

    IIT Kanpur

    • General/OBC (NCL)/EWS: Rs. 2,000

    • SC/ST/DAP: Rs. 1,000


    No fee for female applicants

    To be available soon

    IIT Roorkee

    • Gen/Gen-EWS/OBC-NC: Rs. 1,600

    • SC/ST/PD: Rs. 800

    • Female: Rs. 800

    To be available soon

    IIT Roorkee MBA application form 2026

    IIT Kharagpur

    • Gen/Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL: Rs. 1,600

    • SC/ST/PD: Rs. 800

    • Female: Rs. 800

    To be available soon

    IIT Kharagpur MBA application form 2026

    SIBM Pune

    CAT/SNAP/CMAT/

    XAT/GMAT

    Rs. 1,000 separate from SNAP

    To be available soon

    SCMHRD Pune

    CMAT/XAT/CAT/

    GMAT

    SIIB Pune

    SNAP

    SIBM Bangalore

    SIOM Nashik

    Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT), Pune

    NMIMS Mumbai

    NMAT

    Rs. 2,600 if you apply to multiple programs, you need to pay separately for each one

    Open

    TISS Mumbai

    TISSNET

    HRM: Gen: Rs. 1,00
    SC/ST: Rs. 750

    Open till December 10, 2025

    MICA, Ahmedabad

    MICAT, CAT, GMAT

    Rs. 2,100

    Open till November 22, 2025

    XIMB, Bhubaneswar

    XAT, GMAT, CAT, GRE

    • Rs. 1,700 for the first program

    • Rs. 400 each for subsequent programs

    Open

    Application open through XAT 2026

    IMT Ghaziabad

    CAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT

    Rs. 3,500

    Open

    IMT Ghaziabad 2026 Application Form Link

    BITSoM

    CAT, GMAT

    Rs. 1,500

    Open

    BITSoM Application Form Link

    Department of Financial Studies (DFS)

    CAT, DUET

    • PwD, SC, ST: Rs. 700

    • Others: Rs. 1,200


    (If you apply to multiple programs, you will need to pay separately.)

    To be available soon


    Department of Business Economics, DU

    DSE PG entrance exam/ DUET

    • General: Rs. 2,000

    • SC/ST/PC: Rs. 1,000

    To be available soon


    Delhi School of Economics

    CAT, GMAT

    To be available soon


    IMI Delhi

    CAT, XAT and GMAT

    Rs. 2,000 + GST of 18%, any one of the two-year programs

    To be available soon

    IMI Delhi 2026 application form

    GIM Goa

    CAT/MAT/XAT/

    CMAT

    Charges lower application fee for early applications and higher application fees closer to the deadline (Rs. 1,750 and Rs. 3,000)

    To be available soon

    GIM Goa 2026 application form

    IRMA Anand

    IRMASAT + CAT

    • General/EWS/OBC: Rs. 2,000

    • SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 1,000

    • BPL category will be exempted

    To be available soon

    IRMA Anand 2026 Application Form

    GLIM Chennai

    CAT, XAT and GMAT etc.

    Rs. 2,000

    Open

    GLIM Chennai 2026 application from link

    FORE School of Management

    CAT/XAT/CMAT

    /MAT

    Between Rs. 1,770 to Rs. 3,000

    To be available soon

    FORE School of Management Application Form 2026

    Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management

    CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT

    Rs. 2,000 + 18% GST

    Open

    UBS Chandigarh

    CAT, CMAT, MAT

    • Gen: Rs. 3,250

    • SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 1,625

    To be available soon

    TAPMI, Manipal

    CAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT

    Between Rs. 1,800 to Rs. 4,000

    To be available soon

    KJ Somaiya

    CAT, XAT, SNAP, MAT, CMAT, GMAT

    Rs. 3,000 (if you apply to multiple programs, you need to pay separately)

    To be available soon

    *Applicants must note that the application window for most of the colleges is closed. The registration process for 2026 will begin soon.

    MBA 2025-26 Forms: Top IIMs in India

    MBA Colleges

    MBA Exam Score Accepted

    MBA Application Form Fee

    MBA Application Status for 2026 batch

    IIM Ahmedabad

    • CAT

    • IPMAT exam is conducted by IIM Indore for its 5-year Integrated Programme in Management

    • IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu conduct JIPMAT for admission to integrated courses

    • IIM Rohtak holds IPM Aptitude Test for its 5-year integrated program.

    No need, included in CAT form

    Applications start earlier in the year

    IIM Bangalore

    IIM Calcutta

    Open between July and August

    IIM Lucknow

    Will close in August

    IIM Indore

    Will close in December

    IIM Kozhikode

    Registration window opened on August 1 and closed on September 20, 2025

    IIM Mumbai

    Separate but no fees

    Applications start around September

    IIM Shillong

    No need, included in CAT form

    IIM Udaipur

    Has multiple application cycles, which open throughout the year

    IIM Trichy

    IIM Kashipur

    IIM Ranchi

    IIM Bodh Gaya

    IIM Nagpur

    IIM Sambalpur

    First shortlist to be released in the first week of January.

    IIM Sirmaur

    IIM Jammu

    CAP process starts around February

    IIM Raipur

    Rs. 1,000

    IIM Rohtak

    Rs. 3,095

    Has its own separate application process, distinct from CAT. The application window usually starts around October

    IIM Amritsar

    General/OBC/EWS: Rs. 1,000
    SC/ST: Rs. 500

    Have their own application process, which typically opens later in the year.

    IIM Vishakhapatnam

    Rs. 1,000

    MBA Forms Open Right Now 2025: MBA Entrance Exams Last Date & Fees

    Check out the MBA entrance exam last date to apply and MBA form links for the same in the table below.

    National-Level Exams

    Exam Name

    Application Start Date

    MBA Admission 2025 Last Date

    Exam Date

    MBA Form Fees

    MBA Forms Apply Link

    CAT

    August 1, 2025

    September 13, 2025

    September 20, 2025

    November 30, 2025

    General/NC-OBC/EWS - Rs. 2,500


    SC/ST/PWD - Rs. 1,250

    CAT 2025 Application Form Link

    NMAT

    August 1, 2025

    October 10, 2025

    October 18, 2025

    November 5, 2025 - December 19, 2025

    Rs. 3,000 + applicable taxes

    NMAT 2025 Form Link

    XAT

    July 10, 2025

    December 5, 2025

    January 4, 2026

    Rs. 2,200 and Rs. 200 for additional fee for XLRI program (if applicable)

    XAT 2026 Application Link

    SNAP

    August 1, 2025



    November 20, 2025

    • December 6, 2025 (Saturday)


    • December 14, 2025 (Sunday)


    • December 20, 2025 (Saturday)

    • Rs. 2,250 per test attempt (non-refundable)

    SNAP 2025 Form Link

    CMAT

    October 17, 2025

    December 25, 2025 (Expected)

    April 6 or April 13, 2025

    Rs. 2,000 for General (Male) and Rs. 1,000 for all other categories

    CMAT Application Link

    MAT

    First week of December 2025 (for February 2026 session)

    Second week of March 2026

    March 2026

    Between Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 3,800

    MAT 2025 Application Link

    IBSAT

    July 1, 2025

    Third week of December 2025

    December 21-22, 2025 (Saturday & Sunday)

    Rs. 1,800 (non refundable)

    IBSAT 2025 application form Link


    Exam Name

    Application Start Date

    MBA Admission 2025 Last Date

    Exam Date

    MBA Form Fees

    MBA Forms Apply Link

    State-Level Exams


    MAH MBA CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test)

    Last week of December 2025 (Tentative)

    Last week of February 2026

    March or April 2026 (over multiple sessions) (Tentative)

    • General Category - Rs 1, 200


    • SC/ST/OBC/EWS/ PWD - Maharashtra Domicile - Rs. 1,000


    (Fees is subject to revision)

    Application Link

    TANCET

    Third or fourth week of January 2026

    Third week of February 2026

    Second or fourth week of March 2026

    • General/Others (Unreserved) - Rs. 1,000


    • SC/SCA/ ST of Tamil Nadu (Reserved) - Rs. 500

    Application Link

    TISSNET

    January 2, 2026

    February 8, 2026

    Last week of February 2026 (Tentative)

    • General - Rs. 1,030 (1 program) to Rs. 3,090 (3 programs)


    • SC/ST/OBC - Rs 260 (1 program) to Rs. 780 (3 programs)

    Application Link

    KMAT

    Fourth week of June 2026 (Session 1)

    Third week of September 2026 (Tentative)

    Fourth week of September 2026 (Tentative)

    • General/OBC - Rs. 1,000


    • SC/ST - RS. 750

    Application Link

    Karnataka PGCET

    Application Link

    ATMA

    Application Link

    MBA Colleges in India: Admission Process & Selection Criteria

    Pursuing an MBA from top colleges in India opens doors to many high-paying jobs, leadership roles and even strong alumni networks. To help you with the same, here is the basic admission and selection process, which may vary across IIMs, IITs and top private B-schools in India.

    • Firstly, all candidates must appear for national, state or university-level MBA entrance exams, which include CAT, XAT, SNAP, NMAT, CMAT, IIFT, MAT, TISSNET, MAH CET, TANCET, etc.

    • Based on the scores that you get, candidates will be shortlisted for further admission rounds.

    • In the further rounds, candidates will need to go through the Written Ability Test (WAT)/ Group Discussion(GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds, where their communication and problem-solving skills will be assessed.

    • Lastly, the college/university will prepare a final merit list using entrance exam scores + academic record + work experience + diversity factors + WAT/GD/PI performance.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Which MBA forms are out right now?
    A:

    At the moment, MBA forms from IMT Ghaziabad, SIBM Pune, and GIM Goa are out.

    Q: What is the salary of MBA in India 2025?
    A:

    In India, MBA salaries for 2025 can vary significantly by B-school tier and specialisation. They generally range from Rs. 6-10 LPA for freshers at average institutions to Rs. 15-30 LPA. 

    Q: How many years will MBA be in 2025?
    A:

    The full-time MBA program is 2 years. 

    Q: When to apply for MBA 2025?
    A:

    Candidates can apply for any of the MBA entrance exams i.e. XAT, CAT, GMAT, CMAT, SNAP, within the stipulated timeframe. 

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