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Common Admission Test or CAT is a management aptitude test for admission to MBA courses offered by the IIMs and top B-schools in India. The CAT 2025 exam was held on November 30, 2025 in three shifts. The CAT exam was of 2 hours. Click on the links below to get the latest updates on CAT exam 2025 and check tips and tricks to score 99+ percentile.

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Answered 5 hours ago

SRM University Sonepat considers CAT scores for admission in MBA. Aspirants with MAT, XAT, NMAT or any other Management entrance exam score can also get admission. Candidates can also appear for SRMHCAT conducted by the university.

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Nishtha Shukla

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Answered 8 hours ago

CAT is one of the accepting exams for admission in PGDM at Badruka School of Management. However, it is not compulsory. Aspirants with a score in XAT, MAT or GMAT can also get admission provided they also meet the other criteria.

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Nishtha Shukla

Guide-Level 15

Answered Yesterday

  • Details filled should be correct and error free
  • Upload clear photo and signatures in prescribed format
  • Application fee can be paid online only.
  • Do not leave any mandatory field blank.

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Rohini Bhatnagar

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

No, the Amrita MBA application form will be available online only. Students can apply at Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham website. 

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Abhishek Kumar

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

Students must have at least 50 percentile in CAT for admission in PGDM programme of Valia School of Management. Aspirants must also pass graduation with at least 50% aggregate for admission.

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Nishtha Shukla

Guide-Level 15

Answered Yesterday

To get into Anna University for the MBA/PGDM course, students would need to appear in the accepted exam, like CAT, MAT, and TANCET. 

Students who appear in the CAT or MAT exam would need to attain a valid percentile, and only then are they eligible for the next round of admission, which involves GD,

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered Yesterday

No, you can not join Anna University without appearing for an entrance exam if you want admission to the MBA/PGDM course. Students can either take the CAT or MAT exam, attain a valid percentile and then proceed to the next round.

Or they can take the TANCET entrance examination, attain valid ranks an

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered Yesterday

Yes, students can get admission in ITM SLS Baroda University MBA without CAT. The university also considers CMAT scores to admit students for this programme. Students can check the official site to know more.

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Anangsha Aggarwal

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 days ago

ParameterYour ScoreImpact
CAT72.33%ileTier-2/3 Eligibility
NMAT187Target non-Mumbai NMIMS campuses
10th/12th72.6% / 65.4%Average; may limit "Old IIMs" even if scores were higher
BE77.6%Strong Point helps in engineering-preferred pools

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Sidhartha Singh

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 3 days ago

No, CAT is not required for Audisankara College of Engineering and Technology MBA admissions. The college instead accepts Andhra Pradesh ICET scores to shortlist students for the programme.

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Upasana Harsha

Contributor-Level 10

1664 Institutes accepting CAT

IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management

Vastrapur, Ahmedabad Public

IIM Ahmeda
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IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management

Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore Public

IIM Bangal
    • 26.00 Lakh
    • 2 years
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    • Full Time
    • 14.00 Lakh
    • 2 years
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    • Full Time
    • 12.00 Lakh
    • 2 years
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    • Full Time

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