Do I need to appear for the interview after cracking the entrance exam of MBA?

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Ashish Sharma | Scholar-Level 17

5 years ago

Hi Dear, Every business school have their own eligibility criteria. It varies at different Institutions. For example, if I talk about Lovely Professional University, they have very strict admission in Tech process, specially for MBA. # At LPU, till previous year, there was a rejection rate of more t

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Aman Anshu

5 years ago

LPU is one of the best university.

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Ahana Sharma | Scholar-Level 16

5 years ago

It varies from Institutes to Institutes. I did MBA from Lovely professional University, and the eligibility for MBA at LPU is Pass with 55% aggregate marks in Bachelors degree (any discipline) or equivalent and Interview. LPU is quite eminent for the MBA. You can do MBA in different streams like Fin

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Rishvanjas Sharma | Guide-Level 12

5 years ago

Hi, Yes, earlier it was mandatory to qualify interviews after cracking an entrance exam. But now due to pandemic situations across the country, LPU has relaxed their prospective students and exempted them to appear in an exam of LPU NEST. This year eligibility criteria to pursue MBA from middle sch

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Mehar Sharma | Scholar-Level 16

5 years ago

CAT or any MBA entrance exam is only the stepping stone for admission to an MBA/PGDM programme at any management institute. Admission process for an MBA/PGDM programme includes three stages: Screening of candidates on the basis of MBA entrance exam Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD-PI) rou

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Nahita Singh | Guide-Level 11

6 years ago

Hi, It basically depends on the college/ university where you wish to take admission as every institute has its own eligibility conditions. However, many institutes have included it as a part of eligibility criteria. Thanks.

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Tushinder Preet Kaur | Guide-Level 11

6 years ago

Dear Avi, It depends upon the institute you are planning to join. Every institute has its own eligibility norm. Nowadays, many of the institutes have kept interview as one of the parameter to be eligible.

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Pradeep Bisht | Scholar-Level 16

6 years ago

Hello, Yes, you need to appear for group discussion and personal interview after you crack MBA entrance exam.

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Konatham Abhishek | Scholar-Level 16

6 years ago

Hello, After the exam results, you need to apply for the colleges. Colleges shortlist students, those students are called for interviews and GD. If you are among shortlisted students, you will get a chance to face the interview.

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Abhishek Desai | Scholar-Level 17

6 years ago

Hello, Yes, almost all the top-ranked colleges across India conduct their own admission processes (consisting mainly of the What-GD-PI rounds) to select the most deserving students.

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Nitin Deshmukh | Scholar-Level 17

9 years ago

After the exam results, you need o apply for the colleges. Colleges shortlists students, those students are called for interviews and GD. If you are among shortlisted students, you will get a chance to face the interview.

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Nitin Deshmukh | Scholar-Level 17

9 years ago

Students are shortlisted based on their entrance exam score, academic profile, achievements (National/State), if any and job profile, if any.

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