MBA Entrance Exam

Yes its very well possible to prepare for CAT in 2 years. Two years is enough to prepare well and sharpen your weaker subject areas. Along with coaching a good test series will also help you in evaluating your preparation.

CAT date will be announced in July. MAT, May date is already out.

It is extremely difficult to get into top 7 colleges through this score if you are an OMS candidate. Some options which you have are Indira, Pune and MIT, Pune. Both these colleges had a cut-off of around 93 percenttile last year.

The SNAP test cut-off depends on the number of candidates appearing for the exam, the level of toughness of the exam and the institute you are applying for. The cut-off for SIBM Pune is mostly 98+ percentile. Symbiosis International University has some 40+ colleges under its wing and many of them offer MBA programs.
SIBM, Pune offers a finance specialization in its 2-year flagship MBA program.

Graduate of all disciplines are eligible to appear for CAT examination to seek admission in MBA or PGDM. You can choose any in which you can excel in academics. If you target is MBA Finance then B.Com is the best option after 10+2 stage.

Hello Himesh,
Apologies for the late reply. Know your application form inside-out. Be thorough with your GK, academics and general questions like Why MBA, etc. Prepare well for the GD/CD too. Answer the questions confidently & with a smile, never lie, and don't get too pressurized. Remember, the interview is always a selection process and not a rejection one. All the best.

Since your graduation score is less than 50 % marks, the chances for getting into good colleges is remote, as their mandatory criteria for graduation is 50% marks, but still you can get admission in some colleges that offers Bharathiyar University as their eligibility criteria is 45% marks.

CAT is the biggest exam among the MBA entrances conducted in the month of November/December. In order to secure admission in a good college, rigorous preparation is required. CAT score is considered by almost every college except colleges who conduct their own entrances, such as Symbiosis (SNAP) and NMIMS (NMAT).
Post exam results, each college conducts its own GDPI process to evaluate the candidate. Apart from the exam score, performance in GDPI is equally important. A MBA candidate should have thorough knowledge about the current affairs.

As you are in 2nd year of B.Com and you are thinking of appearing in CAT than you must start the preparation. If you have good hands on basic maths (algebra, trigonometry, equations, coordinate geometry) than you can practice at home for logical and verbal. You can also join a coaching to sharpen your verbal skills. They do have a proper schedule and format of preparation. Along with coaching weekly tests will also assist you in your preparation. Even if you are not joining any coaching you must join a test series to evaluate your performance.

This is not a BBA+MBA graduate course. The IIMs are not allowed to offer degrees as of now. At the end of 5 years, you will get a Diploma. As to pursuing doctoral programs, there is no precedence for this as no student has opted for it till now, who was a participant in this course. But one thing is for sure, you won't have to give CAT to pursue those.