MBA Entrance Exam

No, CMAT scores are not compulsory to get admission into PGDM at Vidya Prasarak Mandal's Institute of Management Studies. The institute releases the merit list of shortlisted candidates according to their scores achieved in their bachelor's degree, followed by GD & PI. The acceptance of CMAT for admission to PGDM is not explicitly mentioned in the available sources. 

The XAT exam syllabus generally includes: Verbal and Logical Ability,  Decision Making, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation and, General Knowledge. XAT scores is accepted by XLRI and several top Buisness schools in India. The registartion window for XAT exam usually gets opened in July.

BIM Trichy MBA course accepts valid CAT scores that mainly covers three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Ability (QA) etc. There is no officially fixed syllabus, but these topics shows the pattern based on previous years papers.

For admission to SCMHRD MBA courses, students must appear for the SNAP test. SCMHRD The application fee for the SNAP exam is INR 2,500. Moreover, apart from the exam, students are also required to apply for their preferred MBA course. The application fee to apply for each programme is INR 1,000.

Note: The above-mentioned application fees is as per official sources. However, it is subject to change.

The recent year CMAT cutoff for PGDM at Welingkar, Mumbai has not been released yet. However, for the last three academic years, the college has pre-decided the cutoff scores of CMAT. Learn the exact cutoff scores required for admission to the PGDM course in the table below:

The CAT cutoff involves qualifying cutoffs (lower, typically 75-85 percentile for interview and final cutoffs in which are higher .The Top IIMs will demand 98-100 percentile, while newer IIMs are 92-96. Non-IIMs like FMS, SPJIMR, and MDI are usually 94-99. Cutoffs depend on exam difficulty, applicants, and seats, and often include sectional minimums.

Yes, there are CMAT accepting colleges which do not conduct GD/PI. The seat allotment is based on counselling process based on CMAT cut off and candidate's choice of college. Most of the Maharashtra MBA colleges such as JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, Welingkar's, IMT, KJ Somaiya, etc. that participate in MAH CET CAP round, offer admission without GD/PI.

The academic score criteria of minimum 50% in graduation for General category candidates and minimum 45 % for SC/ST/PwD candidates is a mandatory criteria set by AICTE for all colleges offering technical education including MBA, so it is very unlikely that if you don't have the minimum academic score by meet CMAT cut off, you will still get admission.

CMAT cut offs are determined by the score accepting colleges individually. The colleges determine admission cut offs on the basis of certain parameters such as:

·       CMAT result trend and exam difficulty level

·       Previous years' CMAT cut offs for their college

·       Number of exam test takers

·       College ranking

·       Overall pass percentage and scoring trend in CMAT of that particular year