Can we get direct admission without qualifying CAT exam? I wish to pursue MBA.

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Asked by Ambrish Rai
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Abhishek Desai
8 years ago
There is no good college in India for pursuing MBA where you can get admission without appearing for an entrance exam and clearing the interview rounds(if shortlisted for them). Apart from CAT, there are other exams too like XAT, NMAT, SNAP, etc through which you can get the top B-Schools.

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kajal soni
8 years ago
Not necessarily CAT you can give any other entrance exam as per your college choice. But it is necessary to give entrance exam.

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It's upon you what are your interested in.

Mir Noaman Ali
8 years ago
Hi Ambrish, Unless you are a foreign student, you cannot get into FMS Delhi without a valid CAT score, that to of the order of 98.5+ percentile.

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Sir I'm a not foreign students. I'm a Indian and belongs to the Uttar Pradesh.

S
8 years ago
Direct admission is for those who want only a degree. If you really want to achieve something you have to go for CAT, MAT or GMAT.

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Dharamveer Dheer
5 years ago
There are many colleges which don't actually do it, some top ones like LPU conduct Interviews for the intake of MBA and keep the test only for scholarships. You must check how to choose the college: some parameters are: Curriculum : If at all the curriculum is continuously upgraded and developed wit

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