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Abhishek Dhawan
Updated on Feb 14, 2026 17:38 IST

By Abhishek Dhawan, Deputy Manager - MBA & BBA Content

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 2 days ago

Yes, candidates can get admission in CGC University, Mohali without taking CAT based on valid score in CGCUET which is conducted by the university if they also fulfill the eligibility criteria.

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Saumya Gairola

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Yes. CUSAT has two main campuses offering B.Tech: the main campus in Kochi (School of Engineering) and the Kuttanad campus (CUCEK). The main campus cutoffs are significantly tighter than those for CUCEK.

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Virajita Choudhury

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Answered 2 days ago

No, CAT is not compulsory to get admission in MBA at SVNIT Surat. The college considers a valid score in entrance exams such as: CAT/GMAT/GRE/XAT/CMAT/MAT for admission into MBA. Other than this, the institute also conducts its own exam for MBA admissions.

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Raj Priya

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Answered 3 days ago

Yes, CAT is one of the compulsory exams to be eligible for MBA course at Assam Institute of Management. The institute offers admission to MBA programme based on score of national-level entrance exam (CAT/CMAT/MAT/XAT/ATMA). CAT exam being one of it becomes essential to take admission in the same col

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aaradhy rastogi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 days ago

Christ Delhi NCR does accepts CAT scores for admission in MBA programme. However, aspirants with MAT, CMAT, ATMA or any other Management entrance exam scores can also get admission. Selected candidates also need to pass GDPI, written assessment and micro-presentation rounds.

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Nishtha Shukla

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Answered 3 days ago

No, CAT is not compulsory to get admission in MBA at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University. Applicanta are given admission based on their performance in CMAT entrance exam. It is followed by personal interview to get shortlisted.

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Raj Priya

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

Yes, you can get admission to the MBA programme at Manipal University Jaipur, but not through direct admission without meeting the admission criteria.

For the regular MBA, you generally need:

A bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks.

A valid CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/GMAT score.

Selection is based on your aca

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Charan Tej

Beginner-Level 3

Answered a week ago

As a current student at DBS Global University,  I can say that yes, the university accepts a valid CAT score for MBA admissions. If you meet the eligibility criteria, then you can apply through your CAT score, and you do not have to take the universities entrance exam. The best thing about DBS, is t

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Chiya

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a week ago

SAGE University, Indore has not mentioned any other accepted entrance exams other than SEE for MBA courses. Generally, CAT is an accepted entrance exam for MBA courses. Therefore, candidate should get confirmation by asking this from admission desk.

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

No, CAT score is not mandatory to get a seat at CSMU for MBA. While the college accepts CAT scores, it also accept scores from other tests like MAT, CMAT, and MHT-CET. If a candidate have not taken any national entrance paper, they can simply sit for the institutional CSMU-CET exam. Seat will be bas

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Al Kashaf

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