Is it compulsory to qualify CAT/LPUNEST & other entrance exams to do MBA from LPU after scoring more than 80% in Bachelor's degree?
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Yes, you need to clear interview which is must and LPU-NEST is just for the sake of scholarship. -
Yes, you need to qualify CAT/LPUNEST and should have a valid score to do MBA from LPU. Otherwise, you will get admission via management quota, which might be a little bit more costly.
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Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam)
Pass with 50% aggregate marks in Bachelor's degree (any discipline) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU-NEST or CAT or XAT or MAT or CMAT and Interview. Click here to view Interview Parameters (5% relaxation to North East states and Sikkim candidates/ Defence Personnel and their Dependents/ Wards of Kashmir Migrants)
Admission Criteria
Merit in the qualifying examination subject to eligibility criteria. -
CAT or LPU-NEST both are preferred in LPU so you can take any of these exams to get admissions in LPU and it's better to take them both.
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