Which colleges accept GATE score for pursuing MBA?
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Group Captain Vinayak Deodhar La vie est faite pour vivre pas pour stresser | Scholar-Level 18
7 years agoHello Shrutik,
GATE is designed as an entrance test for PG in engineering. This is not acceptable for pursuing MBA. But there are more than 10 national level exams being conducted as the entrance test for MBA by different colleges. -
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Manish Gadekar MBA , Department of Management Sciences PUMBA | Guide-Level 12
7 years agoSee what happens is when you go for general MBA, it's more like an open door for all specialisations. You can learn basic knowledge from everything. You can either learn HR, marketing or finance. Basically, the job opportunities are equivalent to everyone, be it general MBA or a normal MBA with any stream. There are many colleges to complete MBA like PUMBA in Pune. Its cut-off is 98+ percentile and is generally considered to be the most sought after institute after JBIMS-Mumbai and Symbiosis. it has the best placement in terms of marketing and finance. For HR specific, we have SCMHRD-Hinjewadi. All in all, it's your decision to choose...more -
Hello Shrutik
Basically, the job opportunities are equivalent to everyone, be it general MBA or a normal MBA with any stream. There are many colleges to complete MBA like PUMBA in Pune. Its cut-off is 98+ percentile and is generally considered to be the most sought after institute after JBIMS-Mumbai and Symbiosis. It has the best placement in terms of marketing and finance. For HR specific, we have SCMHRD-Hinjewadi. All in all, it's your decision to choose an MBA and it's specialisation but make sure you learn a lot in those 2-years because it is going to be very fruitful all your life. -
For management related courses through GATE you could choose in IISC (Masters in Management) or NMIMS. -
What happens is, when you go for general MBA, it is more like an open door for all specializations. You can learn basic knowledge from everything. You can either learn HR, marketing or finance. Basically, the job opportunities are equivalent to everyone, be it general MBA or a normal MBA with any stream. There are many colleges to complete MBA like PUMBA in Pune. It's cut-off is 98+ percentile and is generally considered to be the most sought after institute after JBIMS-Mumbai and Symbiosis. It has the best placement in terms of marketing and finance. For HR specific, we have SCMHRD-Hinjewadi. All in all, it's your decision to choose a...more -
IIT Madras and IISc Bangalore accepts GATE scores for their management courses and for having a good range of options there you can take CAT OMETs. -
GATE is the entrance test for PG in engineering.
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The factors that determine the GATE cutoff are -
- Availability of seats (the total seat intake varies every year for NITs, IIITs, and IIT admission)
- Number of registered applicants
- The difficulty level of the examination - (GATE is conducted on multiple days, however, the paper difficulty varies for every session)
- Previous year cutoff trends
Based on the previous year's trends, the GATE 2026 expected cutoff for computer Science and engineering can be checked below-
- For General category it might go around 30 to 31.0
However, the GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on the difficulty level, number of applicants appearing for the exam, etc.
No, a duplicate GATE 2026 admit card will not be provided at the test center. Candidates must carry their own admit card along with the mentioned documents and items to the GATE exam center. IIT Guwahati will release the GATE admit card on January 2.
Candidates will get only one scribble pad at a time. They must write their name and registration number before using it. If the rough sheet gets filled, then they can ask for another one scribble pad after returning the previous one to the invigilator. After the exam concludes, candidates must return the scribble pad to the invigilator.
Yes, candidates will get a scribble pad in the GATE exam 2026 to do the rough work. Candidates have to write their name and registration number on the scribble pad before using it. However, the rough sheet must be returned after the completion of the exam.
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