MBA Exam Calendar 2021: The entrance exam - MBA is conducted for admissions in business schools in India. This helps B-Schools in assessing the most suitable candidates for their MBA/PGDM programmes. There are about 3,700 management institutes in India. Most of these institutes shortlist candidates based on marks secured in the MBA entrance exam. In India, when the thought of pursuing an MBA pops up in mind, IIMs or many other top MBA colleges come up simultaneously. To get admission in these top B-Schools, candidates have to appear for the top MBA entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, SNAP and CMAT.
So before planning to appear in any of the above-mentioned MBA entrance exams and starting the preparation, candidates must know the important dates related to MBA entrance exams. In this article, all the aspirants can check a detailed MBA exam calendar 2021 for the top entrance exams. All the dates provided below in the table are updated as per the respective notifications issued by competent authorities that are conducting the exam. Here, candidates can check the MBA entrance exam calendar for 2021-2022 session for different competitive exams.
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021:CAT 2021 Important Dates
| Exam Events |
CAT Important Dates |
| CAT Notification |
31st July 2021 |
| CAT Application Form |
4th August to 22nd September 2021 |
| Application Correction Window of CAT |
25th to 27th September 2021 |
| CAT Mock Test |
First week of November 2021 |
| CAT Admit Card |
27th October 2021 |
| CAT Exam |
28th November 2021 |
| Answer Key Availability |
First Week of December 2021 |
| CAT Answer Key Objection Window |
First Week of December 2021 |
| CAT Result |
Second Week of January 2021 |
| CAT Counselling Commencement |
Third Week of January 2021 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: MAT (PBT) Important Dates for December session
| Exam Events |
MAT (PBT) Important Dates |
| MAT Notification |
5th July 2021 |
| MAT Application Form |
5th July to 30th November 2021 |
| MAT Admit Card |
1st December 2021 (4 pm) |
| MAT PBT Exam |
5th December 2021 |
| MAT Result |
To be notified |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: MAT (CBT) Important Dates for December session Phase 1
| Exam Events |
MAT (CBT) Important Dates |
| MAT Notification |
5th July 2021 |
| Last date to fill MAT Application Form |
14th November 2021 |
| MAT CBT Admit Card |
16th November 2021 |
| MAT CBT Exam |
5th December 2021 |
| MAT CBT Result |
To be notified |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: MAT (CBT) Important Dates for December session Phase 2
| Exam Events |
MAT (CBT) Important Dates |
| MAT Notification |
5th July 2021 |
| Last date to fill MAT Application Form |
12th December 2021 |
| MAT CBT Admit Card |
14th December 2021 |
| MAT CBT Exam |
19th December 2021 |
| MAT CBT Result |
To be notified |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: CMAT Important Dates
| Exam Events |
Tentative CMAT Important Dates |
| CMAT Notification |
20th October 2021 |
| CMAT Application Form |
1st November 2021 |
| Application Correction Window of CMAT |
To be notified |
| CMAT Admit Card |
15th January 2022 |
| CMAT Exam |
February 2022 |
| Answer Key Availability |
To be notified |
| CMAT Answer Key Objection Window |
To be notified |
| CMAT Result |
To be notified |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: XAT Important Dates
| Exam Events |
XAT Important Dates |
| XAT Notification |
1st November 2021 |
| XAT Application Form |
10th August to 30th November 2021 |
| XAT Admit Card |
20th December 2021 |
| XAT Exam |
2nd January 2022 |
| Answer Key of XAT |
2nd January 2022 |
| XAT Answer Key Objection Window |
2nd to 8th January 2022 |
| XAT Result |
16th January 2022 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: NMAT Important Dates
| Exam Events |
NMAT Important Dates |
| NMAT Registration Window |
3rd August 2021 |
| Last date to apply for NMAT |
15th November 2021 |
| NMAT Scheduling |
3rd August to 17th November 2021 |
| NMAT Re-scheduling |
3rd August to 24th December 2021 |
| NMAT Exam |
14th October to 27th December 2021 |
| NAMT Registration - Retake |
15th October to 24th December 2021 |
| NMAT Retake Scheduling |
15th October to 24th December 2021 |
| NMAT Result |
To be notified |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: SNAP Important Dates
| Exam Events |
SNAP Important Dates |
| SNAP Registration |
31st August 2021 |
| Last date to register for SNAP |
27th November 2021 |
| SNAP Admit Card |
4th December 2021 |
| SNAP Exam |
19 December 2021 (Sunday) 08 January 2022 (Saturday) |
| SNAP Result |
1st February 2022 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: IIFT Important Dates
| Exam Events |
IIFT Important Dates |
| IIFT Registration |
2nd September 2021 |
| Last date to register for IIFT |
25th October 2021 |
| IIFT Admit Card |
Second week of November 2021 |
| IIFT Exam |
5th December 2021 |
| IIFT Result |
To be notified |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: MICAT 1 Important Dates
| Exam Events |
MICAT 1 Important Dates |
| MICAT Registration |
6th October 2021 |
| MICAT Last registration date |
20th November 2021 |
| MICAT 1 Admit Card |
1st December 2021 |
| MICAT 1 Exam |
4th December 2021 |
| MICAT 1 Result |
21st December 2021 |
| GE and PI |
18th February 2022 |
| Final merit list |
First week of April 2022 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: MICAT 2 Important Dates
| Exam Events |
MICAT 2 Important Dates |
| MICAT Registration |
23rd November 2021 |
| MICAT Last registration date |
16th January 2022 |
| MICAT 2 Admit Card |
25th January 2022 |
| MICAT 2 Exam |
29th January 2022 |
| MICAT 2 Result |
18th February 2022 |
| GE and PI |
18th February 2022 |
| Final merit list |
First week of April 2022 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: IBSAT Important Dates
| Exam Events |
IBSAT Important Dates |
| IBSAT Registration |
5th July 2021 |
| IBSAT Last registration date |
16th December 2021 |
| IBSAT Admit Card |
To be notified |
| IBSAT Exam |
25th and 26th December 2021 |
| IBSAT Result |
First week of January 2022 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: KMAT Important Dates
| Exam Events |
KMAT Important Dates |
| KMAT Registration Start date |
6th July 2021 |
| KMAT Last registration date |
25th October 2021 |
| KMAT Admit Card |
4th November 2021 |
| KMAT Exam |
7th November 2021 |
| KMAT Result |
20th November 2021 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: TISSMAT Important Dates
| Exam Events |
TISSMAT Important Dates (Tentative) |
| TISSMAT Registration Commencement |
First week of December 2021 |
| TISSMAT Last registration date |
Last week of January 2022 |
| TISSMAT Admit Card |
Second week of February 2022 |
| TISSMAT Exam |
Third week of February 2022 |
| TISSMAT Result |
Last week of March 2022 |
| Interview |
To be notified |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: MAHCET Important Dates
| Exam Events |
MAHCET Important Dates |
| MAHCET Registration Commencement |
22nd June 2021 |
| MAHCET Last registration date |
16th August 2021 |
| MAHCET Application Correction Window |
14th to 16th August 2021 |
| MAHCET Admit Card |
9th September 2021 |
| MAHCET Exam |
16th, 17th and 18th September 2021 |
| MAHCET Result |
20th October 2021 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: TANCET Important Dates
| Exam Events |
TANCET Important Dates (Tentative) |
| TANCET Notification |
19th January 2022 |
| TANCET Registration Commencement |
19th January 2022 |
| Last date to register |
16th February 2022 |
| TANCET Application Correction Window |
18th to 23rd February 2022 |
| TANCET Admit Card |
1st March 2022 |
| TANCET Exam |
20th to 23rd March 2022 |
| TANCET Result |
1st April 2022 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: OJEE Important Dates
| Exam Events |
OJEE Important Dates |
| OJEE Notification |
14th April 2021 |
| OJEE Registration Commencement |
14th April 2021 |
| Last date to register |
30th July 2021 |
| OJEE Application Correction Window |
27th July to 2nd August 2021 |
| OJEE Admit Card |
29th August 2021 |
| OJEE Exam |
6th to 18th September 2021 |
| OJEE Result |
29th September 2021 |
| OJEE Counselling |
5th to 16th October 2021 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: TS ICET Important Dates
| Exam Events |
TS ICET Important Dates |
| TS ICET Notification |
3rd April 2021 |
| TS ICET Registration Commencement |
7th April 2021 |
| Last date to register |
30th July 2021 |
| TS ICET Application Correction Window |
8th to 11th August 2021 |
| TS ICET Admit Card |
15th August 2021 |
| TS ICET Exam |
19th and 20th August 2021 |
| TS ICET Answer Key |
27th August 2021 |
| TS ICET Objection Window |
31st August 2021 |
| TS ICET Result |
23rd September 2021 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: KMAT (Kerala) Important Dates for Cycle 2
| Exam Events |
KMAT (Kerala) Important Dates |
| KMAT (Kerala) Registration Commencement |
17th July 2021 |
| Last date to register |
31st July 2021 |
| KMAT (Kerala) Admit Card |
4th August 2021 |
| KMAT (Kerala) Exam |
13th August 2021 |
| KMAT (Kerala) Result |
To be notified |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: IRMA Important Dates
| Exam Events |
IRMA Important Dates (Tentative) |
| IRMA Notification |
19th October 2022 |
| IRMA Registration Start date |
19th October 2022 |
| IRMA Last registration date |
2nd February 2022 |
| IRMA Admit Card |
1st February 2022 |
| IRMA Exam |
18th February 2022 |
| IRMA Result |
23rd March 2022 |
Top MBA Entrance Exam 2021: ATMA Important Dates
| Exam Events |
ATMA Important Dates |
| ATMA Registration |
15th August 2021 |
| Last date to register for ATMA |
2nd September 2021 |
| ATMA Admit Card |
4th September 2021 |
| ATMA Exam |
7th September 2021 |
| ATMA Result |
11th September 2021 |
