MBA Entrance Exam

You may please refer to following link for list of colleges which accept MAT score for admission in MBA: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-india-accepting-mat/2-2-0-0-306

CAT, MAT, XAT etc are entrance examinations conducted by various institutes for admission for their MBA programs. CAT is a national-level MBA entrance examination conducted by the IIMs. MAT is a national-level management entrance examination conducted by AIMA. Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is national-level pen and paper based management aptitude test conducted by XLRI. For details of all Indian MBA entrance examinations you may refer to following link: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/exam .

Symbiosis does not take students from CAT. .you have to appear for SNAP . For SIBM pune if your are general you will need around 98+ percentile. .and for SCMHRD Pune something around 95+ percentile (for safe side) . All the best :)

The eligibility criteria to appear for MAT exam is:
1) You should be in the last year of graduation or have passed graduation.
2) You need to have min 50% marks.

SIBM Pune admissions are done on the basis of SNAP score only.

Cutoff for CAT/MAT - 99.9X percentile

If you are interested in studying ahead, you can go for it, but if you want to do a job then you are also eligible for it.
Good luck.

Last year cutoff was around 70 percentile for general category students and average package is around Rs 7.2 lac per annum. Those who having good experience in relevant field got good package. Highest package offered around Rs 9.44 lac
You can expect the call for next year by October last and you can apply through CMAT as well. Good Luck.

A year gap year is a common phenomenon in MBA courses. If you score well in MBA and selection process, any recruiter will condone your gap years.

No, CAT is conducted only once in a year.