Which management entrance exam should I take NMAT or CMAT?

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Abhishek Desai
9 years ago
It depends upon your B-school preference, both the exams are unique and considered important. If you're targeting NMIMS (Mumbai and other campuses), XIMB, Amity University, etc., then you need to give the NMAT exam. If you're targeting colleges like Somaiya, Sydenham, Great Lakes, GIM, etc. then you

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Presently, CMAT is conducted only once a year.

Vaishakh Iyer
9 years ago
NMAT & CMAT both have their own importance. NMAT ofcourse gets you a GDPI with NMIMS. But even CMAT has it is own importance if NMAT option doesn't work. CMAT is accepted by Great Lakes, IFMR, GIM etc. Not only this, you can even use your CMAT score to get admission to Maharashtra colleges through D

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