MBA Entrance Exam

Joining MBA colleges in India that accept SNAP scores can be expensive as most colleges have tuition fees of more than INR 5 lakh. However, listed below are some of the colleges along with their tuition fees:

ICFAI Business School Aptitue Test (IBSAT) is administered by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education for admission to MBA or PGPM programme. The courses are offered across nine campuses of IBS. Candidates seeking admission to IBS campus must appear for IBSAT exam or must have a valid score in any national level MBA entrance examination.

IBS offers Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) through IBSAT scores. Check the list of IBS colleges and courses offered through IBSAT below:

1. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad: MBA
2. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Ahmedabad: PGPM
3. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Mumbai: PGPM
4. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Dehradun: MBA
5. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Kolkata: PGPM
6. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Bangalore: MBA
7. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Gurgaon: PGPM
8. ICFAI Business School (IBS), Pune: PGPM
9. ICFAI Business School, Jaipur: MBA

Yes, National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM) does accept MAT scores for admissions to its MBA course. Admissions to the course are entirely entrance-based. Interested students are required to fulfil the basic eligibility of graduating from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 50%. Additionally, the institute also accepts various other national and state-level exams, such as CAT/ ATMA/ TS ICET. 

VIT Business School Vellore cutoff 2026 is not available on a public platform. Students who appeared for the exam can only view the cutoff using their registered login ID and password. However, considering the past few years' cutoff data from the unofficial sources, the closest estimated XAT cutoff percentile required for MBA admission was 80 in the General AI quota.

The difficulty level of IBSAT is moderate to easy. IBSAT exam is easy in comparison to other MBA entrance examinations such as CAT, MAT, or CMAT. IBSAT question paper consists of total 140 questions across four sections. Each question carries one marks with no negative marking. IBSAT Data Interpretation can be time consuming. Students must practice with IBSAT previous year question papers to become familar with question paper pattern and difficulty level.

Admission to the PGDM programme offered at SCMS Cochin School of Business is entrance-based. Students are shortlisted based on their entrance score followed by a GDPI round. According to various sources on the web, the minimum CAT percentile required to secure a seat at SCMS Cochin School of Business usually ranges between 60 to 75 percentile. Hence, it might be diffcult for a candidate to get into the PGDM course at SCMS Cochin with a percentile of 56. However, there is still a chance depending on the competition, availability of seats, candidate's performance in the GDPI round etc. Students can certainly try to apply for the course.

Before the deadline, candidates who wish to take the MICAT exam must fill out and submit the registration form. The MICAT registration deadlines differ for each of the two exam stages. The first exam phase of the MICAT exam registration closes in the third week of November, based on historical trends. On the other hand, the third week of January marks the end of MICAT registration for the second exam phase. The first exam phase registration for MICAT 2024 will close on November 20. On the other hand, the second exam phase of the MICAT registration period will end on January 16.

IIM Ranchi CAT Cutoff 2024 will be released soon after the declaration of the CAT 2024 result. For the past 3 years, the CAT percentile cutoff has remained 94. Looking at the past years' trend, there is a high probability of the CAT percentile cutoff to fall between 94-97. 

IIM Ranchi admission 2025 to MBA course is based on CAT 2024 scores followed by Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Candidates must note that for admission to IIM Ranchi, they are required to meet both the overall CAT cut off percentile and also the sectional cut offs.