MBA Entrance Exams 2021-22 in India: Exam Dates, Registration Process, Fees, Cutoff
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In India, when the thought of pursuing an MBA pops up in mind, IIMs or XLRI Jamshedpur or many other top MBA colleges come up simultaneously. But due to competitive admission criteria and limitation of seats not everyone can be a part of IIMs/XLRI or any other top b-school. Hence Careers360 in this article of MBA entrance exams 2021-22 in India brings to you major details regarding registration dates, exam dates, and related information.
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MBA Entrance Exams Dates 2021-22
Before planning to appear in any MBA entrance exam and starting the MBA preparation, first and foremost candidates should be aware of important dates related to those exams. The application's last date and other dates mentioned in the tabular form are updated continuously according to the respective notifications issued by competent authorities that are conducting the exam.
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: Important Dates
MBA Exam | Registration Start Date | End of Registration Process | Exam Date |
CAT 2021 | August 4, 2021, at 10 AM | September 15, 2021, at 5 PM | November 28, 2021 (Sunday) |
CMAT 2022 | First week of November 2021 | Second week of December 2021 | Second/third week of January 2022 |
IIFT 2022 | September 01, 2021 (Commenced) | October 15, 2021 | December 05, 2021 |
IBSAT 2022 | July 05, 2021 (Commenced) | December 16, 2021 | December 25 to December 26, 2021 |
XAT 2022 | August 5, 2021 | November 30, 2021 | January 2, 2022 |
TISSNET MBA 2022 | First week of December 2021 | Last week of December 2021 | First week of January 2022 |
SNAP 2021 | August 31, 2021 (Commenced) | November 27, 2021 | December 19, 2021 January 08, 2022 January 16, 2022 |
| MAH CET 2021 | June 22, 2021 | August 16, 2021 | September 16, 17 and 18, 2021 |
| NMAT 2021 | August 3, 2021 (Commenced) | November 17, 2021 | October 14 to December 27, 2021 |
| MAT 2021 (September Session) | (Concluded) | PBT: August 29, 2021 CBT Phase 1: August 14, 2021 CBT Phase 2: September 4, 2021 IBT: September 9, 2021 | PBT: September 5, 2021 CBT Phase 1: August 21, 2021 CBT Phase 2 and IBT: August 28 to September 12, 2021 |
| TS ICET 2021 | April 7, 2021 | August 16, 2021 (With Late Fee) | August 19 and 20, 2021 |
| AP ICET 2021 | July 15, 2021 | August 14, 2021 | September 17 and September 18, 2021 |
| KMAT Kerala 2021 | July 17, 2021 | August 5, 2021, at 5 PM (With Late Fee) | August 13, 2021 |
Major MBA Entrance Exams 2021-22 in India
Given below is a list of MBA entrance exams 2021 in India. These entrance exams for the MBA program in India are popular and some of them have lakhs of registered candidates every year on the basis of their popularity. The MBA entrance exam in India can be given by candidates who wish to appear in IIMs or any B-Schools other than IIMs.
Browse Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score: Location-Wise
The MBA entrance exams in India can be divided into three parts:
Level | MBA Entrance Exam |
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State Level |
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MBA Colleges Accepting various Entrance Exams
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.
MBA Entrance Exams | Top Institutes Accepting Exam Score |
CAT | 20 IIMs, FMS, IMI, IMT, MDI, SPJIMR, IITs, TAPMI + 500 Others |
ATMA | More than 200 MBA/PGDM colleges in India |
SNAP | SIBM Pune, SCMHRD, + 13 Other top Symbiosis Institutes |
NMAT by GMAC | NMIMS Mumbai + 20 other MBA colleges & Universities |
MICAT | MICA Ahmedabad |
CMAT | K J Somaiya, BIMTECH, GIM, VIT, Great Lakes, and all the Institutes and Universities offering AICTE approved MBA/PGDM programmes |
MAT | 300 MBA/PGDM colleges across India |
IIFT | 3 Campuses of IIFT at Delhi, Kolkata, and Kakinada |
TISSNET | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and all its campuses |
IRMASAT | IRMA Anand |
IBSAT | IBS Hyderabad & all the other 8 campuses of ICFAI B-Schools |
KIITEE Management | KIIT School of Management; KIIT School of Rural Management |
XAT | XLRI, XIME, GIM, Great Lakes, IMT, XIMB, TAPMI, FORE, LIBA + 140 Others |
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Cost of MBA Entrance Exams Application Form
MBA Entrance Exams | MBA Entrance Exam Fee (General category) | MBA Entrance Exam Fee (Reserved category) |
CAT | Rs.2200/- | Rs.1100/- |
SNAP | Rs.1750/- | Rs.1750/- |
KIITEE Management | Rs.1250/- | Rs.1250/- |
NMAT by GMAC | Rs.2300/- | Rs.2300/- |
TISSNET | Rs.1030/- | Rs. 500/- |
CMAT | Rs.2000/- | Rs. 1000/- |
MAT | Rs.1650/- | Rs.1650/- |
IBSAT | Rs.1800/- | Rs.1800/- |
IIFT | Rs.2500/- | Rs.1000/- |
MICAT | Rs.1985/- | Rs.1985/- |
MAH CET | Rs.1000/- | Rs. 800/- |
XAT | Rs.1750/- | Rs.1750/- |
CAT 2021
Common Admission Test or CAT is a National level MBA entrance exam that is conducted once a year by IIMs on a rotational basis. To be a part of the MBA admission process for the year 2021, candidates have to appear for the CAT 2021 exam. IIM Ahmedabad is the conducting body of the CAT entrance exam 2021.
As per the exam pattern of CAT 2021, the exam duration is 2 hours in which candidates will have to answer three sections. CAT entrance exam is considered to be one of the toughest MBA entrance exams out of all MBA Entrance Exam 2021 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's exams.
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CMAT 2022
Common Management Admission Test is another national-level MBA entrance exam. For the year 2022 admissions, the MBA entrance exam date will be conducted by NTA in online mode tentatively in the last week of December. As per the CMAT exam pattern, the question paper will have four sections which are to be answered within three hours. Candidates who are planning to appear in the CMAT entrance exam can prepare through CMAT question papers 2022.
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XAT 2022
Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur conducts Xavier Aptitude Test every year for providing admission to candidates in MBA/ PGDM programs. The MBA entrance exam date 2022 will be conducted in a computer-based mode in the first week of January. As per the exam pattern of XAT 2022, the paper will have a total of four sections which are to be solved in three hours keeping in mind the negative marking scheme as well.
IIFT 2022
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is a national-level MBA entrance exam, the scores of which are considered for admission to the MBA (IB) program offered by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. The exam IIFT 2022 will be conducted by the National Testing Agency in computer-based mode. As per the exam pattern of IIFT 2021, the exam will be 120 minutes in which four sections will be asked. There will be no sectional duration but negative marking for each question will be applicable.
SNAP 2021
One of the National MBA Entrance Exams 2021 in India is the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test which is conducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Candidates who will appear for SNAP 2021 will be able to take admission in 16 Symbiosis institutes offering MBA / PGDM programs. The registration of SNAP 2021 will begin on August 31. Before registration, it is advisable for candidates to check the SNAP 2021 eligibility criteria.
NMAT 2021
Graduate Management Admission Council i.e. GMAC conducts NMAT which is a national-level MBA entrance exam. NMAT is the only exam that allows students to attempt the exam three times. As per the previous year's exam pattern of NMAT, the number of questions has been decreased to 108. Earlier a total of 120 questions were asked including all three sections. NMAT participating institutes 2021 are those institutes that accept the scores of the NMAT entrance exam. Apart from 29 institutes in India, 7 in South Africa and 5 in the Philippines accept NMAT scores for admissions.
IBSAT 2021
IBS Hyderabad (ICFAI Business School) conducts the IBS Aptitude Test which is one of the national level MBA Entrance Exams 2021 in India. Candidates who will give IBSAT 2021 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 2021 exam pattern. For preparation purposes, the IBSAT syllabus 2021 can be checked by candidates.
TS ICET 2021
Kakatiya University on behalf of Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE) has released the TS ICET 2021 notification in April. The exam is commonly known as TS ICET. For the year 2021, TS ICET 2021 exam will be conducted in August.
AP ICET 2021
On behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE), Sri Venkateswara University conducts Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test i.e. AP ICET. Amongst MBA Entrance Exams 2021 in India, AP ICET 2021 holds an important position, and candidates clearing the exam will be able to take admission in colleges of Andhra Pradesh State. To give this state-level MBA entrance exam, candidates must be aware of the AP ICET Exam Pattern 2021.
MAH MBA CET 2021
The state-level MBA entrance exam MAH MBA CET is conducted for providing admission to candidates in colleges of Maharashtra State. MAH MBA CET 2021 application process is to begin soon. For the year 2021, MAH CET was conducted on September 17, 18 and 19 as per the exam dates of MAH MBA CET 2021.
B-MAT 2021
Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Deemed University conducts the University level MBA entrance test B-MAT for providing admissions to MBA and MBA (HR) across all campuses. The application form of B-MAT 2021 is now available at the official site of BVP.
NIPER JEE MBA 2021
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad conducts NIPER JEE MBA which is a University-level MBA entrance exam once a year. NIPER JEE MBA application form will be available till the last week of September. The total duration of NIPER JEE MBA 2021 is 120 minutes. Candidates who qualified for this University level exam will be offered admission to the MBA in Pharmaceutical Management.
CUSAT CAT 2021
Cochin University of Science and Technology Common Admission Test commonly known as CUSAT CAT is also one of the university-level MBA entrance exams 2021 in India. The exam is conducted by the Cochin University of Science and Technology once a year.
MAT 2021
All India Management Association (AIMA) conducts Management Aptitude Test or popularly known as the MAT exam four times a year for admission to around 600 B-schools across India. MAT exam 2021 is a national-level MBA entrance test conducted in the month of February, May, September, and December.
ATMA 2021
Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) conducts the ATMA exam four to five times a year to offer admission into the MBA programme in AI & Live Human Proctored home-based online mode. ATMA scores are accepted by more than 740 B-Schools in India for the purpose of providing admission to candidates in management courses.
TISSNET 2022
Tata Institute of Social Science conducts Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test for admission to MA programmes offered at various TISS campuses. TISSNET is a computer-based examination that is held for 1 hour 40 minutes in English. The question paper of TISSSNET is divided into three parts, General Awareness, English Proficiency and Mathematics and Logical Reasoning. The question paper consists of 100 questions.
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - MBA Entrance Exams 2021-22 in India: Exam Dates, Registration Process, Fees, Cutoff
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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my daughter got 480 marks in neet 2021 and 102621 AIR Caste BC-D, AU Area any use to apply AIQ counselling for A cat MBBS only
Hi
A category seats are Government quota seats in private medical colleges but in all India counselling private medical colleges do not participate, they offer admission through state counselling only, in all India counselling you have government medical colleges and deemed Universities
It is difficult to make prediction as cut off keeps changing every year depending upon various factors like
------------) number of students that appeared in the neet exam,
------------) kind of marks obtained by them ,
------------) toughness level of the neet examination
------------) number of seats available
------------) the category you are from etc
Anyway,
when we go through previous year trends
>>>>>> With 480 marks,
You have low chances for mbbs in government colleges in 15 % all india quota counselling conducted for government colleges. For the same, your marks should have been at least around 600 marks being from obc
But yes,
You have chances in deemed universities for mbbs which are listed below along with their cut off marks in neet 2020,2nd round all india counselling conducted for 100 % deemed university seats :-
----------) Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi:- 479 marks
----------) SDU Medical College, Kolar:- 466 marks
----------) SBKS Med. Inst. and Res. Centre, Sumandeep Vadodara:- 446 marks
----------) Yenepoya Manglaore:-436 marks
----------) Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar:- 426 marks
----------) B.L.D.E University, Bijapur:- 387 marks
----------) MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai:- 380 marks
----------) Institute of Medical Sciences and SUMH, Bhubaneswar:-360 marks
----------) Sri Siddhartha Medical College DU, T Begur:- 328 marks
----------) BVDU Medical College and Hospital, Sangli:- 311 marks
And a few more
So, if you want to get a seat in Government Medical College for MBBS in 15% all India counselling then your chances are very low , but in case if you want to get admission in deemed universities then you have good chances and then you should participate in all india counselling conducted for deemed universities
This has been predicted on the basis of previous years data but cutoff keeps changing so to have clear picture of the complete list of colleges in which you have chances, you can go through our college predictor at
https://medicine.careers360.com/neet-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer
With the help of predicted colleges you can make better choice while filling your choices of colleges during your counselling
To help in your counselling, we have mbbs companion in which in addition to college predictor tool you also get information regarding various counselling i. e all india , deemed, central and state counselling and you get to attend live webinars with experts to guide you and get all your doubts cleared. The link is given below:-
https://www.careers360.com/mbbs-companion?utm_source=qna
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Answer latercan I get sms/ruhs jaipur All india rank - 3215 centre category-EWS State(Raj.) cat.-obc
Hello,
According to previous year data for All India Quota, AIQ Counseling, last candidate from Unreserved Category to get MBBS seat in RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur had All India Rank 3212
----- Also last candidate from EWS category to get MBBS seat in S.M.S. MEDICAL COLLEGE, JAIPUR had All India Rank 1212.
------ So if you participate in All India Quota Counseling, yu have high chances of getting RUHS college of Medical Sciences, Jaipur.
-------- Also if you participate in State counseling, you have high chances of getting seat in RUHS Jaipur only as according to previous year data for State counseling for Rajasthan last candidate from OBC Category to get MBBS seat in RUHS y had All India Rank 3233 and marks 653.
----- Your chances of getting SMS Medical College through State counseling is low, because going by the previous year data for State counseling, last candidate from OBC Category to get MBBS seat in the college had All India Rank 2572 and marks 657
For complete details about previous year cut offs of All the medical colleges in Rajasthan for MBBS and BDS and for different categories, kindly check out the link given below-
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cutoff-rajasthan
For more information about the colleges you would be expecting for your NEET 2021 score you can click on the following link -
https://medicine.careers360.com/neet-college-predictor?utm_source=qna&utm_medium=neet_cp
The college predictor gives you a detailed report of all the top colleges that you have a fair chance for getting admission in. And from this suggested colleges list you are in a better position to make right decision while filling the choices of colleges during the Counseling process.
Also check out the MBBS companion - It is helpful for the Counseling & Admission process with Webinar sessions along with the college prediction for All India, Central, Deemed & State counseling.
https://www.careers360.com/mbbs-companion?utm_source=qna&utm_medium=mbbs_comp
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is iim Ahmedabad giving admission for MBA without CAT exam ???
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is an institute of National importance and a Government college. The college offers mainly 6 courses and the admission to the course of MBA is through CAT only. The total fees for the course is around Rs. 23lacs.
Apart from the MBA the courses offered by IIM Ahmedabad is provided below:
ePGD in Advanced Business Analytics
ePost Graduate Programme in Management
Executive MBA
PGP Food and Agribusiness Management
Ph.D Management
To know more about the IIM Ahmedabad, visit the link below:
https://www.careers360.com/university/indian-institute-of-management-ahmedabad
To know more about MBA, visit the link below:
https://www.careers360.com/courses/mba-master-of-business-administration
I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!
i got 352 marks in neet sc candidate will i get mbbs A cat seat in private medical colleges in karnataka im not a native of karnataka
Hello aspirant,
It will not be possible for you to get government quota seats in private medical colleges of Karnataka, firstly, because you do not belong to Karnataka and the seats are reserved for Karnataka domiciled students. Secondly, the score should be 450+ anywhere to get a government seat in Karnataka, even with a reservation if you do not belong to that state.
Hope it helps!
Im from andhra Pradesh I scored 386 in Neet 2021 can I expect A- cat seat . I belong to SC category in female quota
Dear Student ,
As per the NEET cut off in Andhra Pradesh for previous year , you have less chances to get any Govt colleges of Andhra Pradesh. Well, you may get some private colleges for Dental courses such as :
- GSL Dental College, Rajahmundry-379
- KIMS Dental College, Amalapuram-369
- KLRs Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajanagarm-369 etc.
you can check the cut off details from here too:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cutoff-ap
Use this NEET college predictor for your reference :
https://medicine.careers360.com/neet-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer
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