Here is the list of Business Schools that are not accepting CAT/XAT/CMAT Score, these Management Institutes consider their individual entrance test scores only SNAP and NMAT Scores.
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SNAP is conducted by Symbiosis International University and NMAT Conducted by GMAC under NMIMS University.
So, here comes the new series in Compare Business Schools – Fact check.
SIBM MBA Admission 2025: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Bengaluru (SIBM, Bengaluru) has announced the notification for admission into MBA Program for Batch 2025 -27. Only those candidates who have registered and paid for “SNAP Test” will be eligible for the institute registration process. Candidates can apply online.
Fact Check: NMAT by GMAC vs SNAP Test vs XAT Exam
SNAP & NMAT by GMAC Application are open, Candidates can apply online.
VIT B School, SBM NMIMS & IFMR GSB top B Schools for NMAT as per ROI
If any student doesn’t want to appear in the CAT or XAT Exam and aspires to do an MBA/ PGDM program, these are the other TESTs (SNAP & NMAT) through which you can fulfill your admission in your dream institute. Compare SIBM vs NMIMS.
IIM MBA Admissions & IIMs Placement | Seats
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bangalore, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Bangalore and Hyderabad, Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SION) Nashik, Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB) Pune. In all these SIIB is oldest and NMIMS Hyderabad is newest.
NMIMS Bangalore MBA Placements 2023. Highest salary offered 19.7 LPA
Eligibility for SIOM Nashik is Graduate Engineers BE/ B.Tech of any stream from recognised University with 50% aggregate marks (45% for SC/ST candidates). All these B Schools confer MBA degree, while SIBM is a choice for Quantative Finance, SIOM for Agri so is SIIB for both Agri and IB, the two campuses of NMIMS are primarily opted for General Management.
In terms of Fees SIIB and both the NMIMS are in the similar band of Rs 18 Lakh, whereas SIBM and SIOM fees are at Rs 15 Lakh. In terms of Highest CTC offered SIIB leads the pack with Rs 39LPA, for Avg CTC it is between Rs 12 LPA and Rs 14.30 LPA for these Institutes.
All these B-School are good in terms of job offers, batch strength, location and other facts too.
SIBM B vs NMIMS Hyderabad vs SIIB vs SIOM vs NMIMS Bangalore
| B - School | SIBM B | SIOM | SIIB | NMIMS H | NMIMS B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established | 2008 | 2005 | 1992 | 2010 | 2008 |
| Location | Bangalore | Nashik | Pune | Hyderabad | Bangalore |
| NIRF Ranking 2024 | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A |
| Specialisation | MBA, BA, Quantitative Finance | MBA Operations, Agri | MBA IB, E & E, Agri Business | MBA | MBA |
| Fees (In Lacs) | 21.7 | 22 | 17.8 | 22 | 22 |
| Avg CTC'25 | 14.5 | 13.7 | N.A | 14 | 12.5 |
| Highest CTC'25 | N.A | 21 | N.A | N.A | N.A |
| Avg CTC'24 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 13.5 | N.A | 13 |
| Highest CTC'24 | 24 | N.A | 24 | N.A | 24 |
| Avg CTC'23 | 13.48 | 14.3 | 13.12 | 13 | 12 |
| Highest CTC'23 | 21 | 30 | 39 | 28 | 21 |
| Avg CTC'22 | 12 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Highest CTC'22 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Exam Accepted | SNAP | SNAP | SNAP | NMAT | NMAT |
| Seats | 240 | 150 | 210 | 240 | 240 |
| Full-Time Faculty | 22 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 22 |
| Student Faculty Ratio | 10.9 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Campusutra Rating | 3 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 3 |
