What is the difference between MAT,GMAT and CAT?

297 Views|Posted 2016-06-05 15:04:16
Asked by Abijith Rajan
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2016-07-08 03:29:06
Talking about MAT and CAT MAT and CAT are entrance examinations for admission in management school. There are several institutes which accept both. CAT is difficult as compared to MAT. MAT is the easier version. Course wise there is no difference in the syllabus of two, only the level of question

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Sunil Soni
2016-06-05 18:41:34
CAT is entrance examination for admission to IIMs and few other MBA/ PGDM Institutes. GMAT is management aptitude test used by International Universities and few B Schools in India for MBA admission. MAT is another Management aptitude used by a large number of Tier III and below private management i

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