MBA Entrance Exams 2020-21 in India
MBA Entrance Exams 2020-21 in India: Completed your Bachelor’s and looking forward to getting a postgraduate degree from reputed B-School but confused as to how to get admission? Earlier the admissions in business schools were accepted on the basis of merit. But, with an increasing number of interested candidates, most of the B-Schools have changed their admission criteria and take admissions on the basis of entrance exams. In India, when the thought of pursuing MBA pops up in mind, IIMs or XLRI Jamshedpur come up simultaneously. But due to competitive admission criteria and limitation of seats not everyone can be the alumni of IIMs / XLRI or any other top b-school. Hence Careers360 in this article of MBA Entrance Exams 2020 in India brings to you major entrance exams which will be conducted in 2020 along with the details, registration dates, exam date and related information.
Latest: CAT 2020 to be conducted by IIM Indore on November 22.
Important Dates of MBA Entrance Exams 2020 in India
Before planning to appear in any MBA entrance exam and start the preparation, first and foremost candidates should be aware of important dates related to those exams. The dates mentioned in tabular form are updated continuously according to the respective notifications issued by competent authorities that are conducting the exam.
MBA Entrance Exams 2020: Important Dates
Entrance Exam | Registration Start Date | End of Registration Process | Exam Date |
CAT 2020 | First week of August, 2020 | Third week of September, 2020 | November 22, 2020 |
CMAT 2021 | First week of November, 2020 | Second week of December, 2020 | Fourth week of January, 2021 |
IIFT 2021 | Second week of September, 2020 | First week of November, 2020 | First week of December, 2020 |
IBSAT 2020 | First week of July, 2020 | Second week of December, 2020 | Last week of December, 2020 |
XAT 2021 | Fourth week of August, 2020 | Second week of December, 2020 | First week of January, 2021 |
TISSNET MBA 2021 | Third week of October, 2020 | Last week of November, 2020 | First week of January, 2021 |
SNAP 2020 | Third week of August, 2020 | Last week of November, 2020 | Third week of December, 2020 |
Major MBA Entrance Exams 2020 in India
Given below is a list of major MBA entrance exams 2020 in India. These entrance exams are popular in India and some of them have lakhs of registered candidates every year on the basis of their popularity. The MBA entrance exams 2020 in India can be given by candidates who wish to appear in IIMs or any B-Schools other than IIMs.
The entrance exams in India can be divided into three parts:
Level | Exam Name |
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Let us look at each exam carefully once by one to have a better understanding with regard to its exam pattern, selection process and other related details.
CAT 2020
Common Admission Test or CAT is a National level entrance exam which is conducted once in a year by IIMs on a rotational basis. To be a part of the MBA admission process for the year 2021, candidates will have to appear for the CAT 2020 exam. IIM Indore is the conducting body of CAT 2020. As per the exam pattern of CAT 2020, the exam duration will be 3 hours in which candidates will have to answer three sections. CAT is considered to be one of the toughest entrance exams out of all MBA Entrance Exams 2020 in India due to the sectional time limit criteria. IIMs do not provide any official CAT syllabus, hence candidates have to make their CAT preparation strategy keeping in mind the previous year exams.
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CMAT 2021
Common Management Admission Test is another national level PG entrance exam. For the year 2021 admissions, CMAT 2021 will be conducted by NTA in online mode tentatively in the fourth week of January. As per the CMAT 2021 exam pattern, the question paper will have four sections which are to be answered within three hours. Candidates who are planning to appear in CMAT entrance exam can prepare through CMAT question papers 2021.
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XAT 2021
Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur conducts Xavier Aptitude Test every year for providing admission to candidates in MBA/ PGDM programs. XAT 2021 will be conducted in computer based mode. As per the exam pattern of XAT 2021, the paper will have total of four sections which are to be solved in three hours keeping in mind the negative marking scheme as well.
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IIFT 2021
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is a national level entrance exam, the scores of which are considered for admission to MBA (IB) program offered by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. The exam IIFT 2021 will be conducted by the National Testing Agency in computer based mode. As per the exam pattern of IIFT 2021, the exam will be of 120 minutes in which four sections will be asked. There will be no sectional duration but negative marking for each question will be applicable.
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SNAP 2020
One of the National MBA Entrance Exams 2020 in India is Symbiosis National Aptitude Test which is conducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Candidates who will appear for SNAP 2020 will be able to take admission in 16 Symbiosis institutes offering MBA / PGDM programs. The registration of SNAP 2020 is likely to begin from the third week of August 2020. Before registration, it is advisable for candidates to check the SNAP 2020 eligibility criteria.
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NMAT 2020
Graduate Management Admission Council i.e. GMAC conducts NMAT which is a national level entrance exam. The exam is conducted in a 75 days window. NMAT is the only exam that allows students to attempt the exam three times. As per the exam pattern of NMAT 2020, the number of questions have been decreased to 108. Earlier a total of 120 questions were asked including all three sections. NMAT Participating Institutes 2020 are those institutes that accept the scores of NMAT entrance exam. Apart from 29 institutes in India, 7 in South Africa and 5 in the Philippines accept NMAT scores for admissions.
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IBSAT 2020
IBS Hyderabad (ICFAI Business School) conducts IBS Aptitude Test which is one of the national level MBA Entrance Exams 2020 in India. Candidates who will give IBSAT 2020 will be able to take admission in any of the nine IBS campuses Hyderabad, Dehradun, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Pune. A total of 140 questions will be asked in the computer-based test as per the IBSAT 2020 exam pattern. For preparation purpose, IBSAT syllabus 2020 can be checked by candidates.
TS ICET 2020
Kakatiya University on behalf of Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE) is conducting on behalf of Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE). The exam is commonly known as TS ICET. For the year 2020, TS ICET 2020 exam date will be notified soon. The TS ICET Hall Ticket 2021 will be available from July 6.
AP ICET 2020
On behalf Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE), Sri Venkateswara University will conduct Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test i.e. AP ICET. Amongst MBA Entrance Exams 2020 in India, AP ICET 2020 holds an important position and candidates clearing the exam will be able to take admission in colleges of Andhra Pradesh State. For giving this state level MBA entrance exam, candidates must be aware of the AP ICET Exam Pattern 2021.
MAH MBA CET 2021
The state level entrance exam MAH MBA CET is conducted for providing admission to candidates in colleges of Maharashtra State. MAH MBA CET 2020 counselling rounds are to begin soon. For the year 2021, MAH CET will be conducted tentatively in the second week of March as per the exam dates of MAH MBA CET 2021.
B-MAT 2020
Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Deemed University conducts the University level entrance test B-MAT for providing admissions to MBA and MBA (HR) across all campuses. The application form of B-MAT 2020 is available in online mode till July 9. B-MAT 2020 is scheduled to be conducted on July 19.
NIPER JEE MBA 2020
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad conducts NIPER JEE MBA which is a Univeristy level entrance exam once in a year. NIPER JEE MBA application form was available till June 25. As per the latest update, the exam is scheduled to be conducted on July 25 in computer-based mode. The total duration of NIPER JEE MBA 2020 will be 120 minutes. Candidates who will qualify this University level exam will be offered admission in MBA in Pharmaceutical Management.
CUSAT CAT 2020
Cochin University of Science and Technology Common Admission Test commonly known as CUSAT CAT is also one of the university level MBA entrance exams 2020 in India. The exam is conducted by Cochin University of Science and Technology once in a year. For CUSAT CAT 2020 the exam is scheduled to be conducted on July 27 and 28.
Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - MBA Entrance Exams 2020-21 in India
Question: Name some Management entrance which every MBA aspirant give?
Answer:
For every MBA aspirant, Common Admission Test (CAT) is the goal. However, apart from CAT some of the other management entrance examination which the candidate should give are XAT, IIFT, MAT, CMAT, SNAP, ATMA, TS ICET, AP ICET etcetera.
Question: Name some of the entrance examination which are conducted at state level by various state Universities in India?
Answer:
Some of the entrance examination which are conducted by the state universities are TS ICET, AP ICET, MAH MBA CET, JEMAT. For details regarding other management entrance examination, you can read the given article.
Question: Is giving CAT sufficient for any MBA aspirant?
Answer:
Common Admission Test(CAT) score is accepted by more than 1000 B-Schools in India. However, there are top colleges in India which conduct their own examination or accepts other entrance examination score. Hence candidates should have knowledge about other exams as well.
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Questions related to CAT
after bsc agriculture , how will CAT exam be for MBA ? what will be the salary after that ?
CAT exam paper can be Categorised into 3 parts:
Quantitative Ability
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
Answer laterIs that CAT exam for 2020-2021 batch over?
dear aspirant,
The CAT 2020 entrance exam will be conducted by IIM in various cities around India in November. This year, IIM Indore will be administering a CAT test. Registration for CAT 2020 will begin in July and close by the end of September. The result of CAT 2020 will be revealed in the first week of January 2021.
The official dates of CAT 2021 exam will be announced later till then you can check the tentative schedule from below:
| Events | Dates |
| Issue of notification | Last week of July 2020 |
| Registration begins | 1 st week of August 2020 |
| Last date for registration | 4 th week of September 2020 |
| Image correction window | Last week of September 2020 |
| Mock test available | 3 rd week of October 2020 |
| Admit card release | 4 th week of October 2020 |
| Exam date | 4 th week of November 2020 |
| Answer key release | 1 st week of December 2020 |
| Declaration of result | 1 st week of January 2021 |
thank you!!
Im in 2 year and i want to give cat exam this but my result is not declared can i still fill a form??
To be eligible for CAT, you should have completed your Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum aggregate of 50%. It is 50% for General Category and 45% for Reserved Categories. Now even Candidates appearing for their Final year exams can appear for CAT and such Candidate's admission is provisional subjective to fulfillment of the eligibility criteria. So if you are still in your 2nd year and you will enter 3rd year in the Academic year 2021, you cannot appear for CAT 2020. You need to wait until CAT 2021.But no preparation is too early and so if you are planning on appearing for CAT, you should know that CAT is an online examination of 3 hours duration.The questions in the exam will be of MCQ and TITA type totaling 100 questions. MCQ are multiple choice questions, for which candidates get multiple answer choices. Each Question has 3 marks and a wrong answer takes away 1 mark. However Type in the Answer questions are exempted from Negative Marking.
CAT exam paper can be Categorised into 3 parts:
Quantitative Ability
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
wich book is for cat preparation
Hello
Top books which you can follow for CAT are listed below section wise :-
Quantitative Ability
*How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma:-
it is a great book covering all topics as per CAT syllabus, with good and elaborative examples , questiond divided into 3 levels of difficulty .
Data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR) :-
* Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT by K. Sinha Nishit:- it covers both fundamental and advanced topics with explained examples , questions of three difficulty levels are there etc
*How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma :- it has strategy and concepts to solve questions quickly and accurately, excerises are designed in a manner to boost Logical thinking etc
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
*Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis:- Best for improving vocabulary and learning correct usage of words.
*Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT by Ajay Singh:- it has more than 200 passages for practice ,test papers of other B-School etc
*How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay:- it has past years papers analysis , topicwise segregation is there along with mock papers
For detailed information go through
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-cat-preparation
Thank you
how to get updates regarding cat 2020,xat 2020,nmat2020,
Hello Aspirant,
MBA or Masters in business management is post graduation two years course divided into four semesters. It develops Managerial and Business skills. One who is fascinated with the corporate sector can opt for this course.
To get admission into good MBA college you have to give entrance exams like CAT, XAT, NMAT, GMAT etc.
Here are the links for updates regarding various MBA entrance:-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-latest-cat-latest-news-and-updates
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/nmat
https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/xat
Hope this helps:)
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