Top 5 BBA Entrance Exams: Know Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria and Selection Process
Top 5 BBA Entrance Exams: Once students have cleared Class 12, the next big challenge is choosing a good college for admission. There are many steps on the path to getting a good college, such as clearing the entrance exam, personal interview, and group discussion. Due to COVID-19, most of the BBA entrance exams being cancelled. Students planning to pursue their BBA programme are gearing up for preparation. So they start their BBA entrance exams preparation. Careers360 brings the top five BBA entrance exam pattern and their respective selection procedure along with eligibility criteria.

Top BBA Entrance Exams - Overview
According to the entrance exam pattern for the admission year 2021-2022, most of the BBA entrance exams test the basic knowledge on Quantitative Aptitude, General English, Analytical Reasoning, and General Awareness. BBA entrance exams like DU JAT, GGSIPU CET BBA, NPAT BBA, SET BBA, and IPMAT are among the top tests for management programmes at the undergraduate level.
While the final selection at the University of Delhi colleges, Symbiosis Institutes, and IPM of IIM-Indore give weightage to other factors that may include Personal Interview and class 12 results, admission to GGSIPU colleges and NMIMS is based on a merit list prepared on the basis of written exam performance.
The marking scheme for all the five exams except SET BBA carries negative marks for incorrect answers. SET BBA does not penalize a student for wrong answers. The table below brings you details on top BBA exams and their respective Selection Process, Exam Pattern, and Marking scheme.
BBA Entrance Exam Dates 2021
BBA Entrance Exams | Entrance Exam Dates 2021 |
IIM Indore IPMAT 2021 | June 14, 2021 |
SET BBA 2021 | May 1, 2021 |
IIM Rohtak IPM Aptitude Test 2021 | To be notified |
NMIMS NPAT 2021 | To be notified |
DU JAT 2021 | To be notified |
BBA Entrance Exam 2021 Selection Process:
Exam | Selection process | Eligibility | Written Exam Pattern | Marking Scheme for Written-test | Participating Institutes |
DU JAT | Written Exam-65%; XII Result-35% | 10+2 Appeared/Cleared; 60 percent in four papers including English and three other subjects*
| Total No of Question: 100 Test duration: 120 minutes Sections: Quantitative Ability; Reasoning and Analytical Ability; General English; Business and General Awareness | +4 for correct answer and -1 for wrong answer | Colleges offering BMS, BBA, BFIA programmes affiliated by University of Delhi |
GGSIPU CET BBA | Written Exam followed by Counselling | 10+2 Appeared/Cleared; 50 percent aggregate & Pass in Eng | Total No of Question: 150 Test duration: 150 minutes Sections: English Language & Comprehension (25%); General Awareness-(25%); Logical and Analytical Ability (25%); Aptitude relating to the field of Management and for Communication Skills-(25%). | +4 for correct answer and -1 for wrong answer | Colleges offering BBA programmes affiliated by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi |
NPAT BBA | Performance in the entrance test
| 10+2 Appeared/ Cleared in 1st attempt; 60 percent aggregate; Should not be more than 25 years of age | Total No of Question: 120 Test duration: 120 minutes Sections: Proficiency in English Language- 50; Quantitative & Numerical Ability-50; Reasoning & General Intelligence- 50 | +1 for correct answer and no negative marking for wrong answer | Anil Surendra Modi School of Commerce at Mumbai, Bangalore, Navi Mumbai and Indore campuses |
SET BBA | Written Exam- 50 percent GD/PI/WAT-50 percent | 10+2 Appeared/ Cleared with 50 percent aggregate | Total No of Question: 150 Test duration: 150 minutes Sections: General English-40; Quantitative-40; General Awareness -40; Analytical and Logical Reasoning- 30 | No negative marking for wrong answers | SICSR Pune SCMS Pune & Noida SLS Pune, Noida & Hyderabad |
IPMAT | Written Exam-50 percent; WAT-15 percent PI-35 percent | 10+2 Appeared/ Cleared; 60 percent (55% for SC, ST, PWD) in X & XII or SAT(1) Score of 1600/2400 Age not > 20 yr on 30 June (22 for reserved category candidates) | Total No of Question: 100 Total duration: 120 min Sections: Quantitative Aptitude- 60; Verbal Ability - 40 | + 4 for correct answer and -1 for wrong answer | IIM Indore |
* Any three from these subjects: Accountancy, Agriculture, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Commerce, Computer Science, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Geography, History, Informatics Practices, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
Entrance Exam After BBA
Right after completion of BBA, one can pursue MBA by giving the following national level entrance test.
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Questions related to DU JAT
I have scored 70% in 12th PCM stream.How much should I have to score in DU jat for required cut off? please tell me approximate mark
Hello Dear,
DU JAT is conducted by NTA on behalf of Delhi University for admission in BMS (Bachelor of Management Studies), BA (Hons), Business economics, and BBA (FIA). The colleges under Delhi University considers 65% weight-age from the entrance test and 35% from class 12 result. As you mentioned your marks in 12th is 70% then you have to correct 85 Question to get marks around 240-250 marks then only you can get top colleges under Delhi University.
Good Luck
Sir I have passed my 12 exam in 2019 And now I wanted to give entrance exam of DU JAT 2021 Can I give the exam?
Hello,
There is no age limit for DU JAT exam so as long as you have passed your 10+2 level with aggregate of 60% or more marks then you will be eligible to give DU JAT 2021. There is no information regarding when the application from will be released or when the DU JAT 2021 will be conducted. Here is the marking scheme for DU JAT 2021
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Four marks will be awarded for each correct response
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One mark will get deducted for each wrong answer
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If more than one answer is marked, then in such case candidate will get -1
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For unattempted question, no marks will be awarded or deducted
is maths compulsory for du jat 2021 to pursue bba course after 12 commerce?
Hi,
As per the guidelines issued by the Delhi University, the Mathematics was made as the Compulsory subject out of the four subjects needed for admission into Bachelor's in Business Administration. Candidates who have 50% marks in Mathematics are eligible for pursuing the course. The guidelines for DU JAT 2021 has not yet released however, the guidelines are expected to be remain same as the last year. Candidates without Mathematics are not eligible for BBA course under DU JAT as of now.
DU JAT 2021 application form date ??
Hi,
National Testing Agency (NTA) is the concerned statutory body responsible for conducting DU JAT. The application dates for DU JAT 2021 has not yet clarified by the NTA. Once it is announced, it will be available on the official website of the concerned body. You can regularly check the official websites for regular updates. Generally, DU JAT application forms are released in the month of June every year and it is expected to be released in June 2021.
how much marks required to crack du jat in bba explain rank with college wise in bba and bms courses
Hello,
The cut off of DU JAT depends on many factors such as number of candidates appearing in the exam, number of seats available, paper difficulty level, reservation criteria etc. So, the cut off varies every year. It is expected that to get a seat in BBA or BMS courses you need to have a score over 210. You can check the college wise DU JAT cut off from the link below
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/du-jat-cutoff
hope it helps!
Good luck!