CAT

Common Admission Test and GMAT are two popular MBA entrance exams accepted by the top b-schools in India. GMAT is one of the most popular exams accepted by over 2,400 B-schools across the world. On the other hand, the CAT is a domestic exam which is widely accepted in India. The GMAT exam is popular and opens more opportunities for students who are willing to study MBA abroad or in India. Therefore, the Graduate Management Admission Test or GMAT is the best option to do an MBA abroad.

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Yes, IIHMR University accepts CAT scores for admission into its MBA programmes. The applicants are expected to have a valid score from one of the following management aptitude tests: CAT, XAT, NMAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, GMAT, or IIHMRU-MAT. For the MBA in Pharmaceutical Management, GPAT scores are also accepted. Candidates who have not taken any of these exams can appear for IIHMRU-MAT, conducted by the university. The final selection includes academic performance, entrance test scores, group discussion and personal interview.

IRMA Anand accepts the score of CAT exam for admission to courses like MBA/PGDM and executive MBA/PGDM. For getting into IRMA Anand, candidates generally require 80 percentile in CAT. Along with that, they take into account the group activity scores and personal interview scores along with CAT score.

No, CAT is not compulsory for admission to PGDM course at  Pillai Business School. As the college accept other national-level exam scores as well, such as MAT/XAT/GMAT/MAT/ATMA/ABSAT. Thus, candidate without CAT score can apply with a valid score in either of the mentioned exam. Further, the final selection is based on candidates performance in other selection rounds as well. 

The expected CAT/XAT percentile for GLIM G is about 80+.

The percentage of the CAT scores needed for admission to IIM Udaipur depends on category. In cases of the General category, 92 – 94 % are alright for shortlisting; however, for making it to a final admission, have a percentile of 96 – 98 % or higher for better chance.

NC-OBC cutoff is generally between 74-78% and SC/ST has minimum percentile requirement of 55-65%.

The short-listing process is also based on the performance in the Personal Interview (PI), Written Ability Test (WAT), academic preformances, work experience. The candidate who secured a higher CAT score is in a better position to get a seat while admission.