Can I take admission without attempting CAT in MBA?

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Asked by Gaurav Kumar
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Ms  Somya
7 years ago
Hi Gaurav, Yes, you can take admission without CAT. But for that you need to go for other entrance exams, XAT, MAT, GMAT, NMAT, SNAP or ATMA to name some if you are looking for the topmost Colleges. I hope that helps. All the best.

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shubham chaudhari
7 years ago
Yes, you can take, go ahead.

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S
7 years ago
Yes, of course, but you cannot get admission in IIMS without CAT exam, so you should look for other colleges.

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PUSHPAK DHOOT
7 years ago
Yes, there are many other options available other than CAT. Some of the institute carry their own entrance while some of them are CMAT ATMA SNAP MAT CET by giving these entrance you can apply for MBA as well as PGDM.

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Anubha Mishra
7 years ago
Hi, There are so many other exams that are way easier than CAT, and will give you good options. You may apply through NMAT, SNAP MAT CMAT CET etc.

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VAIDURYA V
7 years ago
Yes, you can take admission without taking any MBA entrance. Mostly, private universities which conduct their own entrance exams for MBA allow you to take admission in that score itself. They don't require you to write any such national level MBA entrances. Amity, LPU, etc. Have their own entrance e

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BHAWNA BHOJWANI
7 years ago
Yes, you can. There are many other exams such as MAT, XAT, CMAT, NMAT, IIFT, SNAP, etc. You can give any of them and still take admission in MBA.

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Suprakash Mishra
7 years ago
Sure. Lot of management institutes in country accepting XAT/GMAT and entrance exam no need to take CAT Exam to take admission.

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T
7 years ago
Definitely, yes. There are many good MBA colleges which accept scores other than CAT. All the best!

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Aditi Agrawal
7 years ago
There are many other exams apart from CAT like MAT, CMAT, XAT, CET, etc. Which you can appear and take MBA college through there marks.

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