MBA Admission 2026: Registration, Eligibility, Seat Allotment, Dates

MBA Admission 2026

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Vipra Shrivastava
Updated on Sep 14, 2025 16:17 IST

By Vipra Shrivastava, Senior Manager - Content

Top MBA colleges in India, other than IIMs, offer admission on the basis of entrance exam score and performance in personality assessment activities such as Essay Writing, Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The admission process and selection criteria of non-IIMs are same but may vary in terms of specific requirements for a specific course or specialisation such as in case of Health Administration, Pharmacy, IT & Systems, Petro-Chem, etc. While selecting an MBA college, candidates must inquire about their selection criteria and admission process individually so that they are well prepared while applying. They must also check course fee, infrastructure and placement reports before selecting a college.

However, you need to appear for a national level MBA entrance exam for any full-time MBA course. The top non IIMs accept exam score of CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, SNAP, ATMA and GMAT. Candidates can also opt for state-level MBA entrance exams of their home state for MBA admission. 

 

Table of contents
  • Selecting an MBA College
  • MBA Admission Important Dates
  • Top Non-IIMs: Eligibility Criteria
  • Top MBA Colleges: Application Deadline 2026
  • Documents Required for MBA Admission 2025
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Selecting an MBA College

A good MBA college leads to a good start to career. In terms of training as well as job placement. So, aspirants should check the following before selecting a college:

  • Selection criteria and admission process
  • Govt recognition and accreditation
  • Courses and specialisations
  • Course fee, scholarships and financial aid
  • Infrastructure, pedagogy and faculty
  • International immersion programmes
  • Internship and placement record
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MBA Admission Important Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of MBA Admission 2026 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
04 Jan ' 26

XAT 2026

20 Dec ' 25

SNAP 2025 -3

14 Dec ' 25

SNAP 2025 -2

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Top Non-IIMs: Eligibility Criteria

  • The eligibility criteria of top non-IIM MBA colleges in India is Graduation with 50 per cent aggregate marks (45 per cent for Reserved Category candidates).
  • Eligibility criteria of MBA programmes offered by IITs is 60 per cent aggregate in graduation.
  • Many other top MBA colleges like XLRI, Jamshedpur does not have minimum score criteria. Passing marks in graduation is acceptable.

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Top MBA Colleges: Application Deadline 2026

Given below is the list of some of the popular MBA colleges other than IIMs and their application deadline for admission to MBA/PGDM 2026 batches:

MBA College

Exam Score Accepted

Application status MBA/PGDM 2026 batches

International Management Institute 

CAT, XAT, GMAT

To open soon

IMT Ghaziabad

CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT

To open soon

FMS Delhi University

CAT, XAT

To open soon

Dr DY Patil Seamedu School of Media Management

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT

To open soon

SPJIMR Mumbai

CAT, GMAT

To open soon

IIFT Delhi

IIFT Entrance Exam

To open soon

XLRI, Jamshedpur

XAT, GMAT

Open

Great Lakes Institute of Management

CAT, XAT, CMAT

To open soon

Symbiosis International University (Deemed)

SNAP

Open

MDI Gurgaon

CAT, GMAT

To open soon

D Y Patil School of Management

DYPCET

To open soon

Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune 

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, AIET 

To open soon

KIIT SOM

CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, GMAT, KIITEE MBA

To open soon

Christ University

CUET

To open soon

Alliance School of Business, Alliance University

CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT, SNAP, KMAT, MAT, CMAT, IBSAT, ALLIANCE-AMAT

Open 

APPLY NOW

Crescent School of Business

CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT, GMAT, TANCET and CSBAT

To open soon

Asia-Pacific Institute of Management

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT

Open

APPLY NOW

Birla Institute of Management Technology, Noida

CAT, GMAT

To open soon

JK Business School

CAT, MAT, CMAT

Open

APPLY NOW

ITM Business School

CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, MAH-CET

Open

APPLY NOW

Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute Of Management

CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, ATMA

To open soon

Thiagarajar School of Management

CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT, ATMA

To open soon

Jaipuria Institute of Management

CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA

To open soon

Fortune Institute of International Business

CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, MAT

To open soon

Great Lakes Institute Of Management Chennai

CAT, XAT

To open soon

EMPI Business School

CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA

To open soon

Lloyd Business School Noida

CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT

To open soon

FLAME University

CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, MAH-CET, GMAT

To open soon

IPE Hyderabad

CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, ATMA, MAT

To open soon

Indian School of Business (ISB)

GMAT, GRE

To open soon

IFMR - Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR GSB), Sri City

CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, GRE

To open soon

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Documents Required for MBA Admission 2025

At the time of MBA admission, the candidates are required to furnish personal details and submit proof of the same. Given below is the list of documents to be submitted at the time of MBA admission along with fees.

  • Date of Birth Certificate
  • Class 10th Certificate
  • Class 12th Certificate
  • Graduation/Post Graduation Marksheet
  • Professional Degree
  • Letter of Recommendation (if applicable)
  • Statement of Purpose (if applicable)
  • Experience Certificate (if applicable)
  • Category Certificate (if applicable)
  • Photo ID issued by the Government of India

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Answered 2 days ago

Students must fulfil the Ashoka Women's Engineering College MBA eligibility to get a seat in the programme. The minimum eligibility is as below:

  • UG degree in any stream from a recognised university

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Anupama Garg

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 days ago

Candidatyes need the following documents during PI under BITS MBA admission process:

  • Filled in copy of application form.
  • Experience certificates
  • A government-issued ID
  • Resume or CV that outlines your academic and professional background.  
  • SOP
  • Academic transcripts from all previous educational qualificati

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Bhumika Sharma

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 days ago

No, CUET-PG is not a mandatory entrance exam for Universal SkillTech University. Candidates who want to apply for BTech admissions can do so with other entrance exam scores such as MH-CET, CAT and XAT as well.

However, appearing in one of these aforementioned entrance exam is mandatory for Universal

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

No, there are no mandatory entrance exams mentioned by Empire College of Science for MBA admissions. However, candidates who have appeared for the KMAT can apply through that exam's score for the MBA course.

The evaluation will be done based on the scores submitted by the candidates.

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

JET 2026 results have been scheduled to be revealed on Apr 3rd for MBA admissions at Jain University. Candidates who are selected after JET will be undergoing the next round of selections. After these rounds, final result for MBA admissions will be revealed on April 15th, 2026.

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

No, candidates interested in the MITS Deemed to be University MBA admissions are not required to have prior work experience. There is also no mention of candidates with work experience getting preference over other candidates.

Thus, MBA applications can be filled as soon as the candidates receive the

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

GD Goenka is often more flexible for aspirants who may not have secured top-tier scores in national exams like CAT. You can seek admission by appearing in GD Goenka Aptitude Test (GATA) followed by a personal interview. This makes it a solid "plan B," or even a primary choice, for students who prefe

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Rashmi Karan

Contributor-Level 9

Answered a week ago

Apart from annual tuition fee, students must consider a few one-time payments at the time of enrollment to the MBA course. These include a non-refundable Admission Fee of INR 25,000 and a Refundable Security Deposit of another INR 25,000. These initial costs at GD Goenka University are standard for

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Rashmi Karan

Contributor-Level 9

Answered a week ago

To enroll in MBA at Heriot Watt University Dubai Indian students need to be holding a recognised first or second class honours degree. A qualification deemed to be equivalent by Heriot-Watt University may also be accepted. Work experience of minimum two years is also required. Moreover you need to s

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Ridhi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

MAT cut off is not the only criteria for MBA admission. Candidates have to appear for Personal Interview and Group Discussion conducted by the institutes for final selection. Those who do not clear this round are not selected for admission.  

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Manisha Singh

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