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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 will be held on November 30, 2025 in three shifts. The CAT exam will be 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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Candidates who did not appear for the CAT entrance exam can apply St. Xavier's College, Kolkata admissions as it is not a mandatory entrance exam. The candidates who wish to gain admissions into the MBA course of the institute have to appear for the Kolkata University entrance test for St. Xavier's

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Saurabh Khanduri

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Answered 2 weeks ago

With a 300 SC category rank in CAT, your chances for NIT Trichy MBA are relatively high. Based on 2025 data, NIT Trichy generally shortlists SC candidates with CAT percentiles around 60-65. To achieve a 300 rank under SC category, you would need about a 65-70 percentile, or a score of roughly 60-65

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ABHINAV SRIVASTAVA

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Answered 2 weeks ago

PGCET and CAT serve distinct purposes. The PGCET is primarily conducted for MBA admissions in colleges in the state of Karnataka, specifically for government colleges and private universities with lower fees. CAT is a national level exam for top-ranking B-schools and colleges such as the IIMs that h

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ABHINAV SRIVASTAVA

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Answered 3 weeks ago

That's a wonderful goal to push your son toward right at the start. To obtain previous CAT model papers, you can check many available popular exam preparation books in any bookstore or online store. Coaching interest such as TIME, IMS, Career Launcher, etc., usually have mock tests and sample papers

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ABHINAV SRIVASTAVA

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Yes, you can get admission to Jaypee Business School (JBS), Noida for MBA even if you don't have CAT. JBS accepts scores from several other exams such as MAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT, ATMA, and also CUET-PG. Just make sure you have a bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks, then apply with any of those va

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Vivek Kumar Yadav

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Yes, admissions are possible in ABS without CAT. The other accepted entrance exams are MAT,  ATMA,  XAT,  CMAT, and others. The mode of Asian Business School course admissions is online. Admission to various courses is based on merit and entrance exam scores. The accepted entrance exams are MAT, XAT

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Ishita B

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Answered 4 weeks ago

For candidates pursuing MBA, the eligibility criteria includes merit and entrance based selection. Whereas, for BBA, candidates must qualify Class 12 with a minimum aggregate. JIIT CDOE MBA on the other hand, is offered based on the minimum aggregate of graduation.  However, for the final admission,

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Manisha Shukla

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Answered 4 weeks ago

Yes, students can get MBA admission into Galgotia University without CAT. The university accepts other national entrance exams for MBA programme. The university accepts entrance exams such as MAT, CMAT, XAT, SAT, and other. It is mandatory to qualify one of the entrance exams. 

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Kartik Shekhar

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Answered 4 weeks ago

Yes, students can get admission in Greater Noida Institute of Technology without CAT. CAT is one of the accepted entrance exams at Greater Noida Institute of Technology. The other accepted entrance exams are MAT, NMAT, XAT, CMAT, and others. If a student's CAT score is not good, worry not other acce

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Aishwarya Bhatnagar

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Answered 4 weeks ago

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi offers various programmes and specilisations across various streams. For obtaining IIFT Delhi admission, candidates are required to appear for the prescribed entrance tests. Students can visit the official website of the IIFT Delhi to learn more regarding the

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