In India, every year various entrance exams are carried out in order to select bright candidates to various MBA programs. CAT is one of the most popular entrance exams conducted for the admission of students to the 2 year MBA program. The CAT scores are considered by the premium institutions in India like the IIM’s. There are other exams also which are having national wide reach as well as state level reach which are carried out by various universities and colleges. Candidate who aspires to appear in any of the MBA entrance exam should have a degree in any discipline. The final year students who are waiting for their results can also participate in the entrance exams.

MBA Entrance Exams in India

Given below is a list of almost all the MBA entrance exams in India.

• AIMA Management Aptitude Test ( MAT )
• AIMT - Army Institute of Management & Technology Entrance Exam
• ATMA - AIMS Test for Management Admissions
• BIM - Bharathidasan Institute of Management Exam
• BIMTECH - Birla Institute of Management Technology Exam
• CAT - Common Admission Test
• CMAT - Calibre Management Aptitude Test
• EMAT - Electronic Management Aptitude Test
• FSM Entrance - FORE School of Management
• GMAT - Graduate Management Admission Test
• HP CMAT - Himachal Pradesh Combined Management Aptitude Test
• IBSAT - ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test
• IGNOU OPENMAT - Indira Gandhi National Open University OPEN Management Admission Test
• IIBF - Indian Institute of Banking & Finance Exam
• IIFT - Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Exam
• IMDR - Institute of Management Development and Research Entrance Examination
• IPMG - Institute of Petroleum Management Exam
• IRMA - Institute of Rural Management Anand exam
• ISMU MBA - Indian School of Mines University Entrance Exam
• JBIMS - Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies Entrance
• JEMAT - Joint Entrance Management Aptitude Test
• JMET - Joint Management Entrance Test
• KIITEE Management Entrance Examination
• MAH CET - Maharashtra Common Entrance Test
• MAT - AIMA Management Aptitude Test
• MDI - Management Development Institute Entrance Exam
• MICAT - Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad Admission Test
• NIBM - National Institute of Bank Management Exam Pune
• NMAT - Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test
• NUIM - Nirma University Institute of Management Exam
• RMAT - Rajasthan Management Aptitude Test
• SNAP - Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
• TANCET - Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test Exam
• UPMCAT - Uttar Pradesh Management Common Aptitude Test
• VIT MBA Entrance Exam
• XLRI XAT - XLRI Jamshedpur School of Management Exam

How to get Application form for MBA entrance exams

The application form along with the information bulletin for these entrance exams will be available for the applicants to be purchased from designated centers. Some of the application forms will be available through various banks. The students can also directly approach the institutions office for the application forms. Another option available is to send a request letter along with the DD of the required amount to the institutions address.

At present most of the institutions make available the application form through the online mode. This method is very useful and less complicated than all other conventional methods. The students will have to take a DD or a challan prior to filling the online application. They can then visit the online application page and apply for the exam by filling the required information. An official confirmation will come to the applicants email within seconds of submission.

Cost of different MBA Application forms

The sale of the MBA application will start as early as February of every month. Each MBA entrance exam application forms price will vary. It can be as less as Rs.550/- to as high as Rs.2000/- depending up on the institutions and college which is carrying it out. The price of CAT application form keeps on changing each year. Currently for general category students the price of CAT form is Rs 1,300 and Rs 650 for the reserved categories.

How to Fill the MBA Entrance Application forms

There are basically two ways of filling the application form. One is through the online method and another is the conventional by post method.

After getting the DD, students can visit the official website for the concerned entrance exam and fill the application form through online. For the online application the students should have a valid email ID and also must have taken a DD before making the submission of the application form. They should make sure to fill in precise information and not to make any errors while filling the same. After entering the information, the candidate can click the Submit button. Instantly a conformation page will appear which will display the registration number and password. Make sure to save these for future reference.

The candidates who are submitting the application form through offline mode must take extra concern as not to make any type of writing error in the form. It is advisable to take a photocopy of the original, fill the required information correctly and then copy it to the original as to avoid any type of error. After filling the information the candidates can sent it to the concerned address along with the DD by post. All the candidates will be receiving a call letter for the exam at relevant time.