MBA Entrance Exam

IIM Sambalpur released the qualifying CAT percentile for shortlisting candidates for the first stage of admission. As per the official website, the overall CAT cutoff percentile for MBA admission at IIM Sambalpur is 90, while for the sectional cutoff, the percentile is 65 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. For other categories, the cutoff details are provided below:

*For Male candidates with one year of work experience and female candidates, the minimum overall percentile will be reduced to 85 in the General category.

Yes, it is possible to take admission to the IBS Mumbai PGPM programme without CAT. The institute accepts various other national-level test scores, including NMAT, XAT, and GMAT. Other than this, the institute also conducts an in-house entrance test, i.e., IBSAT. It is conducted once a year, generally in the month of December. Students willing to take the exam can visit the institute's official website to apply.

No, the registration has not begun yet. The registration for CAT 2025 are excepeted to begun from August and the results for the exam will be released in the month of December. So, you will have to wait till december to join the course through CAT exam. But, you can join the course through MAT CBT coexam as its applications are currently open.

Yes, candidates with valid scores in CAT can apply for an MBA course at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management. However, candidates who have not appeared in the CAT can get admission to MBA courses with the scores in other accepted entrance examinations, such as MAT, CMAT, CUET PG, UPTAC, and other accepted entrance exams. Hence, candidates can apply for an MBA in GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management with CAT and other accepted entrance exam scores too. 

Students can refer to the table below to know the estimated CAT Cutoff 2025 for the General AI category. 

Note:  Cut-off data is indicative and not official. 

For admission to MBA courses, VMOU accepts valid MAT scores Thus, candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme can register and appear for the MAT exam. As per official sources, the 2025 session of the MAT exam was held on Mar 9, 2025.

There is no passing marks in MAT as the selection of candidates is based on MAT cut offs. The MAT accepting colleges fix a minimum cut off percentile for shortlisting of candidates for MBA admission. This cut off varies from college to college. In some colleges the MAT cut off can be above 90 percentile and in some colleges it can be 50 percentile too.

The minimum eligibility criteria for MBA through MAT is graduation with minimum 50 percent marks. For reserved category students the minimum score required in 45 percent. All AICTE approved institutions have the minimum score criteria for full-time MBA. For MBA admission, candidate's academic scores matter a lot. One must have a good score in Class 10, 12 and graduation to stand a better chance at selection.