Master in Business Administration is a professional degree. It prepares one for a career in
Eligibility for CAT
The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA or 45% for special category
Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.
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After CAT what next?
Each IIM shall send interview letters to the shortlisted candidates. Shortlisting criteria for different institutes is diferent. The process may include Written Aptitude Test, Group discussion and Personal Interview.
CAT is conducted on a computer based system.
CAT will have three sections:
Questions are of MCQ and non MCQ type and there are equal marks for all. But non MCQ type questions don't have negative marks.
3 marks are allotted for each correct answer and -1 for wrong answers. No marks are given to unanswered questions.
CAT does not disclose the syllabus or the format of the questions
XLRI conducts XAT on behalf of the XAMI. For more than 60 years XLRI is conducting XAT at all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. The XAT score is being used by more than 100 institutes for the admission.
Application Date Starts (Cost of Form: INR 1600) --> Middle August
Downloading of Admit Cards --> mid December
Date of Exam --> First week of January
Previous Question papers
This examination consists of two parts: Part I and Part II. Part I has three sections A, B and C with 24, 21 and 27 questions respectively, i.e. a total of 72 questions. The three sections of Part I are followed by Part II with 25 GK questions and an essay.
The time for completing the three sections and general knowledge is 210 minutes. You are expected to answer the first three sections in 170 minutes and General Knowledge QUESTIONS in 35 minutes.
All questions carry EQUAL marks. ONE FOURTH OF A MARK may be deducted for each incorrect answer
Leaving a question UNATTEMPTED may result in a DEDUCTION OF 0.05 MARK . However, this deduction will not apply for a MAXIMUM OF 12 UNATTEMPTED QUESTIONS . The negative marks for UNATTEMPTED QUESTIONS shall be deducted proportionately across the three sections.
Exam is pen and paper based exam with each question carrying 5 options.
The duration of the test will be of three and a half hours
Recognized Bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. Those completing their final examination of degree course by a date specified in the prospectus may also apply. All Indian candidates must appear for XAT. However NRI and foreign candidates may apply through GMAT score (except Dubai and Kathmandu wherein candidates have an option of appearing for XAT).
National level entrance examination conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) every year as per the directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
| Type of Questions | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | 25 | 100 |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | 100 |
| Language Comprehension | 25 | 100 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 100 |
Duration of test is 180 minutes (3 hours) .
There shall be negative marking for wrong answers, for each wrong answer 1 mark shall be deducted .
No age restrictions are there for giving the test.
Graduate Management Admission Test is to assess certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA. It can be taken up to five times a year. Each attempt must be at least 16 days apart. It has still retained its top spot spot for acceptance by business schools even though GRE too is too accepted by 8 out of 10 schools.
Cost of the exam is $250.
The GMAT exam consists of four sections:
Total testing time is three and a half hours
Test takers have 30 minutes for the AWA and another 30 minutes to work through 12 questions on the integrated reasoning section and are given 75 minutes to work through 37 questions in the quantitative section and another 75 minutes to get through 41 questions in the verbal section.
The total GMAT score ranges from 200 to 800 . Average score is 545.