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GBAT 2026 application last date is May 14, 2026.
GBAT 2026 exam will be held on May 17, 2026.
GBAT 2026 result will be out on May 17, 2026.
GITAM Business Aptitude Test (GBAT) is the entrance examination that the management aspirants have to appear to get admitted to the GITAM School of Management. GBAT 2026 is mandatory entrance for those management aspirants who are willing to study in GITAM School of Management but didn't appear for the any of the national or state level entrance examination such as - CAT/MAT/NMAT/CMAT/SNAP/AP ICET/TS ICET.
GBAT is the MCQ based CBT management entrance examination. As per GBAT 2026 exam pattern candidates have to answer 100 MCQ questions in 2.30 hours. While there is no negative marking in GBAT 2026, candidates will be awarded 1 mark for each correct answer.
To appear for the GBAT 2026, one must have an 60% marks in their graduation. Apart from that if anyone have appeared for the national or state level management entrance examination mentioned above they need not to appear for the GBAT 2026.
This year, GBAT 2026 is going to be held on May 17, 2026 while the GBAT 2026 result will be out on the same date.
GITAM School of Management offers two management courses - 1. MBA 2. MBA (Health care and Hospital Management). While the flagship management program is offered at all the three GITAM campuses - Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, the MBA Health Care and Hospital Management is offered in Vizag campus.
Management aspirants getting admitted to the GITAM School of Business are eligible for the Scholarships as well, if they fulfil the scholarship criteria.
Students can avail 100% of scholarship based on the entered rank /score/percentile of the eligible GAT or national or state entrance test as per GITAM scholarship policy.
This scholarship is applicable only for the first year, and to avail of the same scholarship for the subsequent years of study, candidates should score a CGPA of 8.0 and above.
Scholarship is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
As scholarship seats are in limited number, this candidate can avail of a scholarship subject to the availability of the seats under the scholarship quota.
If the scholarship quota seats are filled, candidates can still be admitted into the desired programme without a scholarship.
| Full Exam Name | GITAM Business Aptitude Test |
| Short Exam Name | GBAT |
| Conducting Body | GITAM Deemed University |
| Frequency Of Conduct | Once a year |
| Exam Level | University Level Exam |
| Mode Of Exam | online |
| Mode Of Counselling | online |
GBAT GITAM Business Aptitude Test (session 2026)
For the MBA in the GITAM School of Management 2026 candidates have to match the following eligibility criteria -
GITAM Business Aptitude Test or GBAT is mandetory if the candidates does not have any of the following score- CAT/MAT/NMAT,/CMAT/SNAP/AP ICET/TS ICET.
To appear for the GBAT 2026 here is the minimum eligibility criteria -
This year the GBAT Application last date is May 14, 2026. Candidates who are willing to appear for the GBAT 2026 need to complete the GITAM MBA Application by the last date.To appear for the GBAT examination candidates have to fillup the application from.Here is the step by step process to fill up the GBAT 2026 Application -
First and foremost register yourself for the GITAM portal - apply.gitam.edu
The the candidates have to register themselves first by submitting the personal details.
Once they have completed the email verification then they can proceed for the GBAT 2026 application.
One can apply through the state/ national entrance examination score or the GBAT score
Complete your GITAM School of Management 2026 application.
GBAT 2026 is a MCQ Based CBT Examination. As per the GBAT 2026 exam pattern there will be 100 questions which need to be answered within 150 minutes. Being an MCQ test , each GBAT question will have 4 options out of which only 1 will be correct.
GBAT exam will be based on Three sections - Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Language Comprehension.
Since there is no negative marking, never leave a question unanswered. Even an educated guess can increase your score.
Logical Reasoning Preparation Tips
Focus on Pattern Recognition
Candidates should know that the most LR questions reward fast identification of:
Management aspirants appearing for the GBAT 2026 should practice identifying:
Reading Comprehension Strategy
For the RC Passages candidates should focus on the following points -
Logical Fallacies to Revise
Quantitative Reasoning Preparation Tips
While preparing for the Quantitative Reasoning for GBAT 2026 candidates should be focusing on the -
Apart from these they need to take care of the following points in the DI and arithmetic:
Language Comprehension Preparation Tips
Candidates are advised to to improve their reading speed in the final few days by following the GBAT 2026 preparation tips-
Moreover they need to practice the vocubulary through the snetence usage as well as the context clues.
Once candidates have filled out the GBAT application form by May 14, 2026, they will be issued an GBAT e admit card 2026. This GBAT 2026 admit card is a crucial document to appear for the GBAT 2026 on May 17, 2026. Without it no candidates will be able to appear for the GBAT 2026. Candidates will be able to download the GBAT 2026 admit card from their application dashboard using their application login. GBAT 2026 admit card will have the important information regrading the GBAT 2026 exam centres and the exam slot.
After the GBAT 2026 exam on May 17, 2026 the the personal interview for the GITAM School of Business will be conducted on the very same day. After both the rounds GBAT 2026 result will be out May 17, 2026. While the time for the GBAT 2026 result is not known, GBAT 2026 result will be out online. So the candidates who appear for the GBAT 2026 can check their respective result via GITAM 2026 website - gitam.edu via their login in the candidate dashboard.
To get into the MBA Courses of the GITAM Business School candidates have to follow the following selection process-
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