Can you suggest the best colleges for MBA which do not accept CAT score but take admission on the basis of graduation, 12th and 10th?
I am looking for the colleges in Lucknow.
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If you want to join the top B-school, then you must score in the entrance exams, because it is not that much easy to get through these top B-schools. All the reputed B-schools such as IIMs, and other renowned management institutes in India admit students not only depending on their graduation marks, but also with a valid rank in the entrance tests like CAT XAT MAT etc. Competition is so hard out there that you have no scope to escape from this. So, if you are dreaming of those top B-schools, then start the preparation from now.
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