MBA Entrance Exam

Yes, admission into the MBA at Apeejay Institute of Management and Engineering Technical Campus can take place without taking the MAT exam. The college is supposed to have other admission modes. Generally, the institution, along with MAT, accepts other entrance examinations like CAT, XAT, and CMAT.

But, students might also communicate in their admission for merit marks at graduation level depending on their percentage.

Usually, entrance tests are meant to be taken as a standard procedure. However, do ask the college to know whether they have any provision of direct admission or any other considerations for students who might not take MAT.

The MAT cutoff for Navjeevan Institute of Management is normally said to be within the range of 60-70 percentile for its MBA program, but this varies from year to year depending on the performance of candidates that particular year as well as the availability of seats.

This private college in Nashik, Maharashtra, accepts the MAT as part of its admission process. Admission criteria also include group discussions and personal interviews. The cutoffs are moderate, making for wider accessibility among deserving students. The institute is affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University, thus maintaining a set-of-good-state-standard which is quite well-associated with the regional norms of the management education. 

The MAT cut off for GNVS Institute of Management in 2023 was usually between 80 to 85 percentile in the MMS. It varies slightly according to the applicant pool, reservation categories, and seat availability.

A general category candidate had to possess a score nearer to 85 while an open category could find the cutoff somewhere near 75-80. Inclusion of MAT results would also be along with those obtained from other tests like CAT or MAH-CET. Group discussions, as well as interviews, are also part of the yards to select a candidate.

 Noteworthy as this cutoff is with respect to the GNVS managing a mid-tier management school, it has done both-the balancing act of not being too prohibitive with regard to the accessibility of the score for a part of the cohort.

CAT syllabus is vast. It has numerous topics from Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation. Covering the CAT syllabus also includes practicing a variety of sample questions on the topics included. Thus, it requires a lot of time. Candidates must given themselves atleast 3-4 months to cover CAT syllabus and keep in mind the following:

·      Check the previous years' CAT papers to know topics which carry more weightage so that you can focus on those topics more.

·      List down topicsin order of easy, moderate and tough and allot time to them accordingly.

·      Make sure to study about 6-8 hours per day to complete the syllabus 2-3 months before the exam.

·      After studying every topic, practice sample questions. Balance theory with practical.