Is CAT compulsory to take admission in MBA?
I am in final year B.Com and trying to get admission in a good college. My UG degree marks are upto 60% in all semesters.
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No, CAT provides only the best colleges. For more details visit:
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/20-mba-entrance-exams-you-can-take-this-year-blogId-11473
All the best for your bright future. -
Absolutely not! Giving the CAT is a must, only if you are aiming the IIMs. Else, you can also appear for the other exams too like NMAT, CMAT SNAP CET, etc. as per your dream college (s). https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/20-mba-entrance-exams-you-can-take-this-year-blogId-11473 kindly visit this link for more details. Hope it helps. -
There are many entrance exams for MBA in India. Only CAT exam is not necessary, but it is mandatory exam, if you want to join in top colleges and Iims. And, it's one of the toughest exams in India. Every year, many aspirants will strive to get a better CAT rank. And the number of aspirants in increasingly every year immensely because of the CAT craze. XAT (Xavier Admission Test):
Xavier Business schools conduct XAT. XLRI, Jamshedpur, XIM Bhubaneswar, XIME Bangalore, Loyola Chennai, GIM Goa, etc. Accept XAT scores. Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET)
The IITs conduct JMET. Other than the IITs, IISc also accepts JMET scores for managemen...more
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SIU does not accept any exam score other than SNAP for MBA admission. All domestic students, must appear for the SNAP exam if they wish to pursue MBA from SIBM or any of the 16 Symbiosis institutes. The SNAP exam is conducted in December. There are three sessions and questions are asked from- English, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. The SNAP exam is of low difficulty level but requires practice for scoring high to meet the admission cut off.
There is usually not much change in the SNAP cut offs year on year. The average range of cut offs for MBA admission in SIU is 80-96 percentile. Check the table below for expected SNAP 2025 cut offs:
MBA College | SNAP 2025 Cutoff (Expected) |
|---|---|
SIBM, Pune | 96-98 |
SIIB, Pune | 92-94 |
SCMHRD, Pune | 95-97 |
SIBM, Hyderabad | 90-92 |
SIBM, Bangalore | 88-90 |
SIOM, Nashik | 85-87 |
SIDTM, Pune | 81-83 |
SICSR, Pune | 80-82 |
SIMS, Pune | 75-77 |
SCIT, Pune | 74-76 |
SSMC, Bangalore | 72-74 |
SIMC, Pune | 70-72 |
SSBF, Pune | 58-60 |
SIHS, Pune | 55-57 |
SSSS, Pune | 50-54 |
Yes, SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude) is compulsory for admission at SIMS Pune. Students must qualify SNAP exam before admission. SNAP is the entrance exam specifically designed for admissions to various MBA programs offered by SIU institutes, including SIMS. After the SNAP exam, it includes Group Exercise, Personal Interaction, and Writing Ability Test (GE-PIWAT).
No, it's not possible to join Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences without SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test) for the MBA programme. Symbiosis requires a valid SNAP score for admission to all its MBA programs, including those at SIHS. For other programmes SNAP score is not mandatory; students must meet the eligibility criteria set by the institute for the desired course.
Yes, candidates seeking admission in the MBA programme of Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences need to pass SNAP. Symbiosis National Aptitude Test is conducted in computer-based mode at test centres. The test includes 60 questions each of one mark. Aspirants who pass SNAP have to further qualify GEPI rounds for admission.
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