What is the difference between taking direct admission in a college for pursuing MBA and pursuing MBA after qualifying CAT or MAT exam?

What is the benefit of taking admission in MBA through CAT or MAT?

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Smita G
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9 years ago
Going for MBA through entrance exams gives you a gateway to better colleges and adds more weightage to your resume. It makes MBA easy and also gives a realistic view of workplace. For example: people can give class 12th exams directly right? But, if they appear for class 10th that makes 12th easier

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5 years ago
If I gave the entrance exam, will my fee decrease?

neha mishra
9 years ago
no there is nothing as such...u don't have to pay any donation. even I have taken direct adm in glbajaj n I havent given any donation.

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6 years ago
Can you share your experience for jbims. Like how u took Dorect admission n all?

R
9 years ago
For direct admission you need to pay donation. Through CAT, MAT, XAT and others, you can get selected through merit quota.

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No.Merit doesn't decrease the fee,it's just for the seat allocation.

Vishal Singh Pal
5 years ago
Abhishek, if you take admission through CAT MAT XAT IIFT etc. So the benefits you get is that you got a good and reputed college like IIM, FMS, and many more by which you got a good placement and by this your career growth is also good. While you take direct admission in any college but make sure th

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6 years ago
Hi, There is no difference between taking direct admission in a college for pursuing MBA and pursuing MBA after qualifying CAT or MAT exam. It is all that not all Colleges grant admission in MBA/PGDM without CAT/MAT Exam. Also, none of the government or Top 50 MBA Colleges in India offer this way of

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anuradha mehta
9 years ago
From local university, you can go for direct MBA. It will affect your whole life as placement will be the issue. Depth knowledge, research work and live projects will not be there. After qualifying exam like CAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA or XAT you will take admission in management program, you will get goo

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9 years ago
The colleges offering direct admission are not premier and the premier ones, does not offer direct admissions.

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Abhilash Das
9 years ago
Some private colleges allow direct admission for MBA. Whereas, to get admission in some reputed institutes, you should clear exams such as CAT or MAT.

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