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Don’t overthink instead analyse the performance and start preparing with a better strategy. Stay calm and focussed while evaluating the mistakes committed. Research and explore options to crack the exam.

By: Abhishek Singh

Don’t overthink instead analyse the performance and start preparing with a better strategy. Stay calm and focussed while evaluating the mistakes committed. Research and explore options to crack the exam.

After attempting the test I took a short break as I was hustling for the last few months.

While I was taking a break I started analysing my performance as well. I penned down all the analysed points for the betterment of my next exam attempt. Jotting them down is important or else the small details would skip your mind. The analysis of my performance in the exam helped me to identify the gaps. After identification, I immediately started working on these gaps.

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Next Exams – I started preparing for the upcoming tests. As MAT is conducted four times a year I was also focusing on MAT as well. This time I was focusing on enhancing my performance by not repeating the mistakes which were done during the last attempt.

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Knowledge about Universities – Along with the preparation I was also gaining some knowledge and researching about several universities for details like their eligibility criteria, course curriculum, fees structure, and the placement facilities. I invested a good amount of time to make a list about the universities where MAT is accepted. I am mentioning these universities and categorizing them according to their eligibility percentile.

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Some of the universities with different percentiles are given below:

80 - 85 percentile

Sr. No.

University

State

1

BIMTECH

Greater Noida

2

International School of Business and Media

Pune

3

SIES College of Management Studies

Navi Mumbai

4

JIMS

Delhi

5

Jaipuria Institute of Management

Noida

6

Institute of Management Studies

Ghaziabad

7

New Delhi Institute of Management

New Delhi

8

Balaji Institute of Modern Management

Pune

9

Christ University

Bengaluru

 75 - 80 percentile

Sr. No.

University

State

1

XIME

Bengaluru

2

Institute of Public Enterprise

Hyderabad

3

VIT University

Vellore

4

Chetana's Institute of Management and Research

Mumbai

5

National Institute of Bank Management

Pune

6

ICFAI Business School (IBS)

Hyderabad

7

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

8

Indus Business Academy

Bengaluru

9

Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB)

Pune

 70 - 75 percentile

Sr no.

University

State

1

AIMS Institutes

Bengaluru

2

IES Management College and Research Centre

Mumbai

3

Ramaiah Institute of Management - MSRIM

Bengaluru

4

Kristu Jayanti College

Bengaluru

5

ITM Business Schoo

Navi Mumbai

6

GITAM Hyderabad Business School

Hyderabad

7

International Institute of Management Studies

Pune

8

Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies

Mumbai

9

PES University (PESU)

Bengaluru

10

FIIB - Fortune Institute of International Business

New Delhi

 65 - 70 percentile

Sr. No.

University

State

1

JK Business School

Gurgaon

2

VESIM - Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research

Mumbai

3

Acharya Bangalore B School (ABBS)

Bengaluru

4

GITAM School of International Business

Visakhapatnam

5

St. Joseph's Institute of Management

Bengaluru

6

LEXICON MILE - Management Institute For Leadership And Excellence

Pune

7

BULMIM - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan'S Usha and Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management

Pune

8

Guru Nanak GNMIMS

Mumbai

9

Rajalakshmi School of Business - RSB

Chennai

10

Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication

Pune

 60 - 65 percentile

Sr. No.

University

State

1

Apeejay School of Management

New Delhi

2

EMPI Business School

New Delhi

3

ITM Business School

Bengaluru

4

CII School of Logistics, Amity University

Noida

5

GIBS Business School

Bengaluru

6

International Institute of Business Studies

Bengaluru

7

ICBM - School of Business Excellence

Hyderabad

8

St.Joseph's College

Tiruchirappalli 

9

MITCON Institute of Management

Pune

10

Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management Studies and Research

Mumbai

About the Author:

Abhishek Singh

Abhishek Singh is an MBA student from Lovely Professional University with a background in Media and Mass Communication. He has completed a live project in Big Bazaar, Future Group and got selected in Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Ltd. for his summer internship.

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