Are IELTS, GMAT, GRE and TOEFL essential to study MBA abroad?

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Siddharth Bhardwaj | Guide-Level 14

7 years ago

Dear Akilan, These exams are required, but not all. Let me explain. (1) You only need IELTS and TOEFL if and only if the medium of instructions in your graduation is not English. Which means if you have studied from a Hindi medium or any local medium then either IELTS or TOEFL is required. (2) G

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Dennis Vasanthakumar | Contributor-Level 10

7 years ago

No, without this also you can do MBA. If you apply for freshers MBA in the UK, there no need of GMAT or GRE. If in your class 10th and 12th exams, you scored more than 70% in English, you can get an exemption for IELTS or TOEFL.

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