Updated on Jan 23, 2015 13:29 IST

GMAT scores are not only valid for top B-Schools internationally but they are also considered for Indian B-Schools. Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) is administered by GMAC. The exam takes various programmes of different top B-Schools under its umbrella.

The best part of GMAT is that the exam can be taken according to one’s convenience and availability. There are as such no official dates of GMAT. The exam pattern of GMAT comprises of four sections namely Writing, Reasoning, Verbal and Quantitative skills. Consider few tips for preparation of GMAT exam.

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There are lots of management institutes in India that accepts GMAT score. Most of the MBA aspirants are unaware of this fact.

Shiksha has compiled a list of few top B-Schools accepting GMAT score:

S. No.

College

City

North

1

Faculty of Management Studies

Delhi

2

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)

Delhi

3

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Lucknow

4

International Management Institute

Delhi

5

Birla Institute of Management Technology

Greater Noida

6

Amity Business School

Noida

7

NIILM Centre for Management Studies

Delhi

8

Indian Institute of Finance

Greater Noida

9

PCTE Group of Institutions

Punjab 

10

Lovely Professional University

Punjab

11

Institute of Management Technology

Ghaziabad

12

Management Development Institute

Gurgaon

13

IIT-Department of Management Studies

Delhi

14

New Delhi Institute of Management

Delhi

15

Department of Management, BITS Pilani

Rajasthan

16

Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak

Rohtak

East

17

Xavier Labour Relations Institute

Jamshedpur

18

Xavier Institute of Management

Bhubaneswar

19

KIIT School of Management

Bhubaneswar

20

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Calcutta

21

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)

Kolkata

22

Indian Institute of Management, Raipur

Raipur

23

Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi

Ranchi

West

24

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

25

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

Mumbai

26

Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management

Shillong

27

Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur

Udaipur

28

Institute of Management Technology

Nagpur

29

ITM Business School

Navi Mumbai

30

IBS Business School

Ahmedabad

31

School of Management, NMIMS

Mumbai

32

TISS

Mumbai

33

Goa Institute of Management

Goa

34

MICA

Ahmedabad

35

K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research

Mumbai

36

Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay

Bombay

37

ICFAI Business School

Mumbai

South

38

T. A. Pai Management Institute

Karnataka

39

PSG Institute of Management

Coimbatore

40

IFIM B School

Karnataka

41

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development

Karnataka

42

Siva Sivani Institute of Management

Telangana

43

Indus Business Academy (IBA)

Bangalore

44

Great Lakes Institute of Management

Chennai

45

Institute of Management Technology

Hyderabad

46

Amrita School of Business

Coimbatore

47

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Bangalore

48

DoMS, IIT Madras

Madras

49

Indian Institute of Management, Trichy

Tiruchirappalli

50

ICFAI Business School

Hyderabad

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