The demand for qualified MBA candidates in the job market has been high. This is why for many years, a Master’s Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Management has become the first choice for fresh graduates and experienced professionals.
Graduates of any discipline can apply for MBA courses. The two-year MBA program allows students to choose from many available professional options. India has a large number of top academic institutions offering professional MBA degrees.
Here are the top nomenclatures of various management courses:
- MBA (Master of Business Administration)
- MBM (Master of Business Management)
- MMS (Master of Management Studies)
- PGDM (Postgraduate Diploma in Management)
Common Admission Test (CAT): This is one of the most prestigious management entrance examinations, mainly for the entrance to different campuses of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). Various top business schools and colleges also use CAT scores to shortlist MBA admission candidates.
Management Aptitude Test (MAT): This entrance exam is conducted by the All India Management Association of New Delhi. The MAT test scores are used for the admission of MBA and related courses in more than 600 business schools in India.
AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA): This is a national entrance test conducted by the Hyderabad-based Association of Indian Management Schools. ATMA test scores also apply to management courses offered by universities and colleges across the country.
Maharashtra MBA Common Entrance Test (MAH-MBA/MMS CET): Maharashtra Common Entrance Test is conducted by the government’s Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) for admission to MBA or MMS courses offered by universities and colleges in the state.
Common Management Admission Test (CMAT): This is a national-level aptitude test held by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission in all management programmes approved by AICTE.
MBA Entrance Exams: Important Dates
- Common Admission Test (CAT): November 29, 2020
- Management Aptitude Test (MAT) PBT: May 16, 2020
- CBT: May 3, 2020
- AIMS Test for Management Admissions(ATMA): May 24, 2020
- Maharashtra MBA Common Entrance Test: March 2021
- Common Management Admission Test(CMAT): January 2021
- Xavier Aptitude Test January: 2021
- Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test December: 13, 2020
- NMAT by Graduate Management AdmissionCouncil: Oct 4 to Dec 17, 2020
- TISS-NET: January 10, 2021
- MICAT: December 5, 2020 and January 23, 2021
- IRMASAT: February 2021
