MBA Entrance Exams and it's types
The admission time is round the corner. But this year surrounds a lot of uncertainty towards the admission process and career goals. Undisputedly, times have changed pretty quickly from the second half of 2020. It looks like yesterday when news headlines were subjugated to financial growth, the stock market, technology advancements, and global tariffs. But these days, natural disasters, unemployment, Covid-19 are ruling the headlines. Due to Covid-19 Pandemic. Almost all the sectors are adversely affected. So are the dreams of many MBA aspirants.
Current student's dilemma
ACCORDING TO THE Poets&Quants ONLINE SURVEY NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF MBA ADMITS FEAR NOT GETTING THE JOB OF THEIR CHOICEOther verdicts among applicants already admitted to a top business school this year:
- 72% reported they fear not being able to get the internship or job of choice as a major concern
- 51% are worried that they will not be able to attend in the fall due to domestic or international travel restrictions
- 39% fear their visa application will be denied or unavailable
- 19% are worried about their health or that of their family
So just relax and start preparing for your exam.
Here is a quick information byte for you, Top MBA Exams for admission 2022 in top MBA colleges in India. Top MBA exams are categorized them in three types:
- National level MBA Exams,
- Institute level MBA test, and
- State level MBA exams
1. National MBA Entrance Exams
MBA exam dates and schedules are listed below. Your notifications for the entrance exams for Admission 2022 will be published shortly.
| Name of the National MBA Exam | MBA Entrance Exam Date |
| Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021 | November 28, 2021 |
| Xavier Aptitude Test - XAT 2022 | January 2, 2022 |
| NMAT by GMAC 2021-22 | October 6 to December 19, 2021 |
| SNAP 2021 | December 19, 2021 |
| CMAT 2022 | February 22, 2022 |
| MAT 2021 (September) | PBT- September 5, 2021 |
| IBT- Aug 28 to Sept 12, 2021 | |
| CBT- Aug 21 & Sept 12, 2021 | |
| ATMA 2021 (July) | July 25, 2021 |
| GMAT 2021 | Available Round the year |
The institute-level MBA entrance exams are held by certain management institutes. They do not accept results from other entrance exams. Most of these exams will be taken in 2021 and some in 2022 / October IBSAT dates are now published, while the dates and calendar for other MBA entrance exams for 2022 admission have not yet been published
| Name of the Institute level MBA Entrance Exam | Exam Dates |
| IIFT MBA (IB) 2022 Entrance Exam | January 9, 2022 |
| TISSNET 2022 | February 20, 2022 |
| IBSAT 2021 | December 25 & 26, 2021 |
| MICAT 2021 & 2022 | December 5 2021 & January 23, 2022 |
| KIITEE Management 2022 | January 2022, 3 rd week |
| IRMASAT 2022 | February 2022 |
The state-level MBA entrance exams are carried out by the respective state CET cell such as the CET cell of DTE Maharashtra; Karnataka KEA as well as private MBA exam organizations such as KMAT Karnataka for others it will be published soon.
| State Level MBA Entrance Exam | Likely Dates of MBA Entrance Exam |
| MAH CET 2021 | August third week 2021 |
| Karnataka PGCET 2021 | August 2021 (3 rd /Last week) |
| TANCET 2021 | March 20, 2021 |
| TS ICET 2021 | August 19/20, 2021 |
| KMAT 2021 | September 2021 |
Remember only hard work and determination can help you crack the exam. So just focus on your goal. Wish you all the best for your MBA entrance exam.