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I just wanted to know that what are the important dates for the entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, IIFT and SNAP in 2017 for doing MBA. Thanks

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I just wanted to know that what are the important dates for the entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, IIFT and SNAP in 2017 for doing MBA. Thanks

CAT 2016 Date:-

• CAT Notification release Date: 26th July 2016
• Registration window for CAT 2016 : From August 6th to September 25th
• CAT 2016 Admit Cards will be available from : October 15th 2016

The notifications for the 2017 CAT exam has not been issued yet.

XAT 2017 Date:-

• XAT 2017 Exam: January, 2017
• XAT 2017 Application Form: September, 2016
• XAT 2017 Admit Card: December, 2016

IIFT 2016 Exam Date:-

• Last date to receipt application: 5th September 2016
• Last date for online registration: 5th September 2016
• Admit card availability: First week of November 2016
• IIFT 2017 Examination Date: 27th November 2016

SNAP 2017 Exam Date:-

• Online registration starts – Last week of August, 2016
• Last date to register online – Last week of November, 2016
• Last date for payment – Last week of November, 2016
• Exam date – Third week of December, 2016

>> CAT stands for Common Admission Test and the tentative date of CAT examination is first week of November 2017.

>> SNAP stands for Symbiosis National Aptitude Test and the tentative date of SNAP examination is mid of December, 2017.

>> XAT stands for XLRI Admission Test and the tentative date of XAT examination is 6th Jan, 2017.

>> IIFT stands for Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and the tentative date of IIFT examination is last of November 2017.

Important Dates XAT:

Exam Date: January 2017
Exam Timings: 10:00 AM to 01:30 PM
Result Date: January 2017
Date of Commencement of Application: September 2016
Last Date for Applying : December 2016
Last Date to change Test City: November 2016
Admit Card Download Date: December 2016 - December 2016
Mode of Examination: Paper & Pen based
XAT 2017 Cities: Cities with in India : 47
Cities outside India : 2

Important Dates IIFT:

Last date for obtaining Application form across the counter at IIFT (By Cash)/ By Post: Monday, 5th September 2016
Last date for Online Registration: Monday, 5th September 2016
Last date for receipt of applications: Monday, 5th September 2016
Written Examination Date: Sunday,27th November 2016
Last date for obtaining prospectus and receipt of applications for Foreign Nationals/ NRIs/ Children of NRIs: Wednesday, 15th February 2017

Important Dates of SNAP:

Online Registrations for SNAP commences: August 2016
SNAP Test Registration closes: November 2016
SNAP Test payment closes: November 2016
SNAP Test Admit Card available on website: December 2016
SNAP Test 2016: December 2016
Announcement of Result: January 2017

Important Dates of CAT:

The notification for CAT 2016 is expected to be out by the last week of July 2016 and the registration process for CAT 2016 would remain open for more than 45 days beginning from the first week of August 2016.