Direct Admission in MBA Without Entrance Exam

The basic requirement of B-schools in India is usually CAT or GMAT. 6 Nationalized MBA Entrance tests approved by AICTE (GMAT, CAT, MAT, ATMA, NMAT, XAT and CMAT). Hence one of them mandatory for entrance is mandatory for the B school to be AICTE approved.

While the CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, NMAT, SNAP, etc., are accepted by only the related institution and limited B-schools, GMAT is accepted by a larger range B-schools across India. By taking GMAT a person can also apply to the leading B-schools from around the world.

Direct Admission in MBA Without Entrance Exam

S.No. MBA Entrance Exam MBA Institute Eligibility for Direct Admission MBA Tentative Month Website
1 GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test Graduation in any Discipline ( except for people opting for early/advance admissions) All year around (365 days)- by Appoints Only
2 CAT Indian Institute of Management 50% in Graduation November www.catiim.in
3 IRMA Institute of Rural Management Anand 50% in Graduation November www.irma.ac.in
4 MAT All India Management Association Graduation in any Discipline September, December, February & May www.aima-ind.org
5 SNAP Symbiosis International University 50% in Graduation(regular degree) December www.snaptest.org
6 IBSAT ICFAI 50% in Graduation December www.ibsat.org
7 NMAT NMIMS 50% in Graduation December www.nmims.edu
8 XAT XLRI, Jamshedpur 50% in Graduation January www.xlri.ac.in
9 TISS Tata Institute of Social Sciences Graduation in any Discipline January www.tiss.edu
10 ATMA Association of Indian Management Studies 50% in Graduation February www.atma-aims.org
11 CMAT AICTE 50% in Graduation February www.aicte-cmat.in
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