Management Entrance Exams have become the ‘holy grail’ or post graduate education sector to secure admission to top B-schools across the country. However, apart from the top ranked CAT, not many know other similar entrance exams like XAT, NMAT and SNAP; that can help you secure admission to your favorite management institute. Here is an all inclusive guide to help you out!
XAT – Xavier Aptitude Test
Conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur, XAT is one of the toughest and most rewarding B-School Entrance Exams around today. According to official figures, 123 management schools are part of XAT 2016 participating institutes; including Xavier Associate Management Schools. Following B-Schools accept XAT score as their primary admission criteria.
- Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
- Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur
- TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal
- Goa Institute of Management, Goa
- SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
- Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
- Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
- Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
- Amity Business School, Noida
- Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
NMAT - Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test
NMAT is the main entrance examination for securing admission to full time MBA programs offered by NMIMS, Mumbai. NMAT score also allows candidates to apply for PGDM courses of NMIMS campuses at Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Apart from these three, NMAT is also accepted by the following B-schools.
- VIT University
- Shoolini University
- Woxsen School of Business Management
- Ansal University
- Mody University
- BML Munjal University
- Thapar School of Management
- SRM University
- Alliance University
- ICFAI Business School (IBS)
SNAP – Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
Symbiosis International University has acquired quite a cult status among aspirants looking for pursues MBA in a reputed private B-school in India. SNAP is the national level entrance examination through which SIU shortlists and selects candidates for MBA programs across all its institutes and campuses.
- Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS), Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bengaluru
- Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC) Bengaluru
- Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC), Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM), Pune
- Symbiosis School of Banking Management (SSBM), Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR), Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM), Nashik
- Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT), Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB), Pune
In addition to the aforementioned institutes from SIU family, there are other top ranked management schools which also accept SNAP scores. Some important ones are listed below:
- National Business School, Bangalore
- Acharya Bangalore B-School, Bangalore
- Glocal University, Saharanpur
- CH Institute of Management and Commerce, Indore
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