MBA Entrance Exams Preparation

MBA entrance exams are not a week’s or month’s job. It requires a strategic and beforehand planning and preparation. Most of the MBA entrance exams are competitive and difficult to pass through if you are targeting admission into top B-schools. MBA aspirants need to do lots of hard work with sheer determination and timely planning. MAT, CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, etc CAT is considered the most difficult one to crack.

MBA entrance is not looking for your knowledge of any particular subject but it evaluates you on your overall ability. So better pay attention on the basic abilities such as, language, logical reasoning etc. For the preparation of MBA you should keep in mind that studying strategically is what makes a difference between the B-schools.

According to industry experts the ideal time to start preparing for competitive exams for MBA like CAT, XAT, MAT, etc is second year of graduation. Slowly and steadily work on skills of quantitative analysis, verbal communication and logical reasoning. You can refer to good books available in the market for reference purposes.

There are some very good coaching institutes in India that can be enrolled in your second year of College. Refrain yourself from joining MBA course right after graduation, give yourself 2-3 years gap and meanwhile prepare ahead for entrance exams and even take some professional experience. As a part of preparation for MBA entrance exams you can solve hundreds of sample test papers and practice other skills as much as you can. Getting job exposure before enrolling in top B-school would polish you as an MBA aspirant and help you crack the entrance exams easily.

Guide for all MBA Entrance Exams

CAT

Common Admission Test (CAT) is the entrance exam conducted by the IIMs., Exam format changed to computer based from paper pencil test. CAT is a two and half hours paper consisting of three sections, Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning.

XAT

XAT is an all-India examination conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur. XAT is designed on multiple-choice questions of two-and-a-half hours in which the last 20 minutes are given to an essay. Like CAT, XAT is also based on the areas which includes verbal ability and reasoning, reading comprehension, quantitative skills, data interpretation, analytical and logical reasoning.

SNAP

The Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) is the common entrance exam for the Symbiosis institutes. The duration of SNAP is two hours. The four sections of the test are General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, and Verbal Ability; Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency; General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario.

NMAT

The Narsee Monjee Aptitude Test (NMAT) is the entrance exam for the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). NMAT has become computer based test from 2010. The exam was conducted by Pearson Vue. The three sections of NMAT are Language Skills, Quantitative Ability and Logical Reasoning. Total number of questions is 150. Total time allotted is 120 minutes.

CMAT

All India Center for Technical Education launched its very own MBA entrance exam, CMAT or the Common Management Aptitude Test. CMAT was started in 2012 and it’s a computer based test. CMAT exam is conducted twice a year, once in September-October and the next in January-February. It’s a 180 minute test with 4 sections to be answered.

IIFT

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is a leading management institution, with campuses in Delhi and Kolkata, with a strong emphasis on International business. The MBA institute organizes its own entrance exam. IIFT is a paper pencil based test of two hours duration. It covers the areas of English Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis.

These are some of the famous MBA entrance exams conducted for top B-schools in India. Prepare in advance to excel in your entrance test with proper guidance and training.