Should I go for CAT (2 year MBA) or GMAT (1 year MBA)?

I am B.Tech graduate NIT-Rourkela (2011 batch) having 6 years of experience in IT-operations.

244 Views|Posted 9 years ago
Asked by Ajay Goel
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9 years ago
The CAT entrance exam is a national entrance exam acceptable in India only. For CAT coaching in Mumbai - refer https://www.growthcentre.org/cat-coaching-classes/ The GMAT entrance exam is accepted by universities in the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore and many European countries.

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Piyush Mittal
9 years ago
You should go for CAT exam as it is acceptable in all the universities and companies but GMAT is not accepted at a number of places like IIMs. So, better go for CAT.

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