Top 10 B-school entrance exams beyond CAT

So you have just taken CAT 2011 and are not very happy with your performance? You’re not sure if you can score a 98+ percentile and make it to IIMs. Don’t fret! Your MBA admission journey does NOT end here.

There are many other premier management institutes of the country that do not grant admission on the basis of CAT score. In fact, some the new IIMs are no match for established institutes like the TISS, XLRI, FMS and IIFT. What is interesting to note is that most of these institutes do not take CAT score for the admissions. While,TISS conduct their own admission tests, some like XLRI accept GMAT and have their own group admission tests.

Most other prestigious B-schools accept scores from common entrances like the MAT, ATMA and GMAT. Most of the states also conduct state-level entrance exams for institutes within the State, and are affiliated to relevant state universities. Most of the state colleges though require that the aspirant lives within the state.

Let us check out top 10 B-school entrances besides CAT-:

S. No	Entrance Exam	Eligibility	Test Pattern
1	Management Aptitude Test (MAT)	Graduate in any discipline from a recognised university. Final year degree course students can also apply. Job experience is not necessary.	Objective type test with multiple-choice questions. A candidate can take the test in two formats: Paper-based Test or Computer Based Test.
2	SNAP	Graduate in any discipline with a minimum 50 % marks	SNAP test is of 2 hours duration and is an objective test with each question having four responses. Student should choose an appropriate response. Each wrong answer attracts 25% negative marks
3	XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test). XAT score is accepted by 77 institutes across the country.	Graduate in any discipline from a recognised University	XAT 2011 had three sections: 1. Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VA), 2. Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (QA), 3. Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making Ability (AR)
4	AICTE-CMAT	Graduate in any discipline from a recognised University	The All India Council for Technical Education will launch an online Common Management Admissions Test (CMAT) next year. The test has been launched with a view to reduce the stress of multiple entrance tests taken by students so far. The scores will be valid for admission toAICTE-approved institutes.
5	NMAT (Narsee MonjeeMAT)	Graduate (any discipline) from a recognised University with a minimum 50% marks.	NMAT is a computer-based test of 2 hours duration consisting of multiple-choice questions where a student needs to select one of the correct answers.
6	IIFT (Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade) Test	Recognised Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration in any discipline.	It is a multiple choice objective type written test of 2 hours duration. It consists of English Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Analysis.
7	TISS Test (Tata Institute of Social Sciences conducts an entrance exam for admission to its Master’s programmes)	Graduate in any discipline from a recognised University.	The Written Test is in two parts and is for 45 minutes. The first part is the Common Objective Test for all the programmes which consists of 3 sections: General Awareness/Knowledge 2. Analytical/Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability, 3. Verbal Reasoning. The second part of the Written Test is the “Programme-Based” test and the duration is 60 minutes for all the courses. The written test is followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
8	IBSAT (IBS Aptitude Test)	Graduates (any discipline) in English medium with minimum 50% marks	IBSAT is a multiple-choice-questions-based test for 2 hours duration. It tests the student’s ability in quantitative techniques, data interpretation, data adequacy, vocabulary, analytical reasoning and reading comprehension
9	Integrated Common Entrance Test (ICET). It is conducted annually for admission into MBA andMCA courses of all universities in Andhra Pradesh and their affiliated colleges	Qualifying marks inICET-2011 were 25 percent and no minimum marks are prescribed for SC/ST candidates. Students should possess a Bachelor’s Degree of minimum three years duration.
10	MAH MBA/ MMS CET	Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration with minimum of 50% marks.	No negative marking. The exam is of 150 minutes duration consisting of 200 objective type questions. Questions will be from the following topics: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude and Logical/Abstract Reasoning.