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when the enterance exam starts ?how to know the details of those exam ?when is the lastdate for mba training institute?

MBA is one of the most demanded qualifications these days. It is a full time 2 years post graduation program that is aimed at candidates who are willing to go into managerial positions and lead organizations. The top companies these days are vouching for hiring management graduates from top B-Schools and therefore your interest towards the same is very much appreciated.

Here are the details that you need to know about MBA Entrance Exams:

There are many entrances that happen in a country like India. But you must target the top tier 1,2,3 colleges as the brand name of the college from where you have done your MBA stays with you forever.

CAT - Common Admission Test - This is conducted by the IIMs and is the toughest MBA Entrance exam to crack in the nation. It is a 3 hours exam and you would be required to deal with 100 questions. Click Here to visit the website. This exam is considered by almost every B-Schools specially IIMs, IITs, FMS, MDI, IMT G, Welingkar etc.

IIFT - This is a specific exam that is aimed to intake candidates ONLY for IIFT Delhi and Kolkata. Thus, you may only fill for this when you target to take up IIFT Colleges. Click Here to know more.

XAT - Xaviers Aptitude Test - This one is aimed at checking students on their aptitude and other skills for colleges such as XLRI, XIM B, XIME, XISS etc. Though this is taken by lesser number of candidates, colleges like IMT G, BIMTECH, SP Jain etc also take students through this exam. Click Here to get more info on this exam.

SNAP - This exam is conducted in December of every year and is conducted by Symbiosis group to take up students for various colleges such as SIBM Pune, SIBM Bengaluru, SIIB, SCHMRD etc. It is not very tough but is hard to crack because of more competition AND lesser seats in the colleges. Click Here for more info.

NMAT - for Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Click Here to know more as this exam is conducted only for these three colleges.

And many others...

To know more about these exams, the idea time when they come out with the applications are August. This month is REALLY Important as MOST OF THESE Entrance Exams start process only during August September. I would urge you to be on the lookout for official notifications on the national newspapers and of course on the internet.

Since there are so many exams and each one having different registration dates and end dates, it is difficult to provide exact information. Also note that these are not fixed and change almost every year. Sometimes even the pattern of these exams change and so every year is a new game.

Also, there are many training institutes for MBA which are majorly T.I.M.E and Career Launcher. If you wish to enroll in one of these then there is no time limit as such. They keep starting batches for people who join/adjust you in ongoing batches but ensure that you do not lose out on any class. I would urge you to connect with the nearest branch of these to your home and get more details of pricing and when is the next batch going to start.