MBA Entrance Exam 2024 -2025: In India more than 10 popular entrance for the admission to the B 
Schools/ Management Institutes and Universities. Out of these CAT is the most popular and toughest exam in thew country. Other than CAT Popular exam are GMAT/XAT/NMAT by GMAC and others.
CAT 2024 Exam: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta released the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 notification. The notification has been released in newspapers and on IIM Calcutta’s official and Social Media account.
MBA Applications and last date to Apply
Below are the list of Management entrance exam conducted by different organizing body. CAT is conducted by IIMs on the rotation policy, this year CAT Exam is conducted by IIM A (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad), SNAP Test is conducted by Symbiosis International University (SIU).
XAT or Xavier Aptitude Test is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur, the oldest B School of the nation, for more than 7 decades on behalf of XAMI. XAT is the most popular test for aspirants of management programmes after CAT (Common Admissions Test) which is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs).
CAT 2022 Exam : Notification this month, Test held in Nov
Also Read: CAT || XAT 2024 || NMAT MBA Test 2023
Management Entrance Exam. CAT & XAT Dates.
MBA Exam calendar 2024 -2025
| Exam | Who conducts | Application Status | Mode of Exam | Registration Start Date | Exam Date | Score considered by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAT | Conducted By AIMA 4 times – Feb, May, Sep , Dec | Apply | IBT, CBT | N.A | N.A | 100+ B Schools Accepting |
| MAHCET | Maharashtra Govt | Apply | CBT | JAN | Mar 9-10,2024 | JBIMS, SIMSREE and 100+ Others |
| TANCET | Tamil Nadu Govt | Apply | CBT | JAN | Mar 9, 2024 | Anny Uni |
| ATMA | AIMS | Apply | CBT | Feb 18, 2025 | May 2025 | VIT B School, VJIM, SSIM, MDI G PGDM BA |
| AP ICET 2025 | AP Sate | Apply | CBT | Mar 09, 2025 | May 2025 | N.A |
| Amrita Common Aptitude Test | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Apply | CBT | Sep 09, 2024 | N.A | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
| SRMJEEM | SRM College of Management | Closed | N.A | N.A | N.A | SRM Uni |
| CMAT | NTA | N.A | CBT | Mar | MAY | 100+ B Schools Accepting |
| MICAT 1 & II | MICA – Admedabad | N.A | CBT | Sep/Nov | DEC – JAN | MICA |
| CUET | NTA | N.A | CBT | FEB | JUNE | Central & State Universities |
| IPMAT | IIM – Indore | N.A | CBT | MAR | JUNE | IIM Indore |
| SRMJEEM | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | SRM Uni |
| JIMPAT | conducted by NTA | N.A | N.A | APR | MAY | IIM Bodh Gaya, Jammu |
| IBSAT | IBS | Closed | CBT | Jul 01, 2024 | De 28-29, 2024 | IBS |
| XAT | XLRI – Jamshedpur | Closed | CBT | Jul 15- Nov 30,2024 | Jan 05, 2025 | XLRI and other Associate Institutes(110) : BAU etc |
| CAT | IIM Calcutta | Closed | CBT | Aug 01 -Sep 20 | Nov 24 2024 | All the IIMs/ Other B School |
| SNAP Test | SIU | Closed | CBT | Aug 03, 2024 | Dec 2024 | SIU |
| NMAT | GMAC | Closed | CBT | Aug 01, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | 40+ MBA Colleges |
| X GMT | XIM University | Closed | CBT | Open | Jan 25, 2025 | XIM University |
Update: NMAT 2024 Exam is expected to be conducted from 2nd week Oct to last week of Dec. The NMAT registration open now.
XAT 2025: XAT held on Jan 05 2025.
XGMT 2025 Exam : XIM University open application for XGMT Exam 2025 Soon.
SNAP registration begins: How to apply & exam dates