In the present times, the number of career opportunities for the individuals are scaling up. The candidates opt for any careers area or particular course according to one’s own attitude and aptitude for a course. Nowadays, the demands for the professional courses have been increasing a lot. The individuals adopt these courses just because of the opinion that the professional course help in the candidates to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required in that career avenue.

Among many of the professional courses which has been opted by the individuals the postgraduate program in management or MBA is the most sought after one among majority of the individuals. If we generally take a rough count of about 10 people at least 6 of them will be MBA holders because this is a degree which is being adopted by almost all the graduates from all the fields.

The role of the MBA degree has been now regarded as the minimum industry standards for getting to multiple jobs across industries. This program helps the candidate to become an all rounder in all the fields.  The type and the number of opportunities involved in after completing the MBA is very high which forces or makes all the individuals inclined towards this field. The individuals who are already working in organizations and who are quite experienced and proficient in their own field also opting for the MBA program just because they  also acquire the most essential skills and knowledge related to this field which will help them to perform their job in a better way. Also the admission to these programs has also become more competitive even though there are numerous institutes which offer Masters in Management courses. The candidates essentially have to undergo entrance exams in order to be a part f the management program of any institution.

Increasing competition for MBA exams!

The demand and number of students and other individuals who are opting for the MBA programs are scaling up which has been already mentioned. It’s an interesting fact that many individuals have slowly understood the relative importance and value of an MBA degree whether they belong to any prominent field.

When we observe the general educational set up in India, it can be rightly said that the number of educational institutions are on a rise. There are numerous reputed and prestigious institutions namely the IIMs (Indian institute of management) which offer the courses related to this area. Apart from IIMs, there are other institutes in the country which offer courses in this level and also abroad. When we observe or take the opinion of the students in general it can be concluded without any doubt that IIMs and top premium B-schools are the institutes which most of the students dream of attending. This is mainly because of the tag and the brand name associated with it by and large.

Whether in IIMs or in case of any other institutes the entries to various kinds of programs are mainly through the entrance exams which are conducted. This is mainly because of the tag and the brand name associated with it by and large.

Whether in IIMs or in case of any other institutes the entries to various kinds of programs are mainly through the entrance exams which are conducted. The kind of competition has been increasing at a high scale as every year lakhs of students compete for getting admitted to the MBA programs. This is evident from the desire of the candidates to secure the MBA tag in their resume for better and enhanced opportunities.

MBA Entrance = CAT & MAT

Any individual who appears for an MBA entrance program will definitely know about the relative importance of the CAT and MAT score in entering these programs. CAT – Common Aptitude Test and MAT –Management aptitude test which are normally conducted and the individuals get in to reputed B-Schools based on the score or merit secured in these entrance exams. Hence the candidates know that they should appear for these exams and the performance in these exams will determine the entire future or chances for them to succeed or enter in to a prestigious institution for such a high program. The Common admission test when compared to the Management aptitude test is highly significant. The prestigious and reputed B—schools in the country namely the IIMs only opt for students who have scored high in the CAT exam. Hence the significance of the Common Aptitude test (CAT) is very high and crucial.

Let us go to some years back where in the demand and need for the management degree was slowly being recognized the Common Aptitude test (CAT) was only one of the few entrance exams which was attended by the individuals for entering in to the management section or career. At that time, the CAT was considered to be a leader among the management entrance examinations.

At first, the IIMs adopted the CAT scores. But as mentioned above, the level of competition in this area has been stiff which has resulted in large number of individuals opting for a management career and attending the entrance exams to get in to this career area. As a result of this another form of entrance namely the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) slowly began to capture the management market. This test also has high credibility because it is being conducted by the All India management association (AIMA). This has been quite to a large extent was capable of capturing the market ruled by CAT also.

Even though the top B- Schools like IIMs, IITs, FMS etc are still taking in the CAT scores a number of other prominent institutes have shifted from CAT to MAT scores. As a result of which the number of B-Schools currently accepting the CAT scores is around 155 when compared to the 1800 number of MAT scores. Nowadays, there are schools who accept both the MAT and CAT scores.

The AICTE has issued instruction regarding the admission of students based on CAT, MAT, CET scores. Since this is a tough way of analyzing the student aptitude the top-level colleges always opted for CAT and the average and above average colleges opted for both CAT and MAT for letting in students to the B-Schools. The tough competition is still continuing though it is evident that the CAT colleges are being more reputed and also expensive when compared to the MAT colleges.