Is CAT exam compulsory for MBA in all the colleges?
Asked about IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management - Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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It depends on the institution. Mostly, IIMs and some top institutions accept CAT but a large number of institutions have their own entrance exam too. -
CAT is not compulsory exam for MBA there are other options like CMAT, XAT, MAT, NMAT and etc . Every college considers different scores. -
No, but for IIM only consider CAT.
But other colleges consider other competitive exams like MAT,CAT,XAT etc,. -
CAT score is used by IIMs and other Institutes. Other popular MBA tests are XAT, MAT GMAT etc. -
no its not compulsory in private college.
but in iim it compulsory -
Top management institutes shortlist students through CAT. Many institutes today have their own entrance exam like MICA, Symbiosis etc. Many others take MAT & XAT scores as well. You should check the entry criteria as every institute has their own pattern :) -
deemed universities no need of cat scores
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Its is compulsory only for IIM and India's best MBA colleges. but in other private college u can go with MAT, XAT, NMAT etc and some college's have there own entrance exam. -
no it is not compulsory for doing MBA . Different colleges have different entrance exam like MAT, CMAT , CAT, XAT etc. -
cat is not compulsory for m.b.a but cat is compulsory in top iim colleges like iima,iimb,FM's,
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| Master of Business Administration (MBA) CAT Cutoff for General All India | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Overall | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Quants | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| VA-RC | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| DI-LR | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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