Management entrance exams or MBA entrance exam 2021 are held annually by multiple institutes and organisations to provide admission to qualifiers in MBA, PGDM, PGDBF in participating colleges. Amongst all MBA entrance held, CAT (Common Aptitude Test) is one of the most popular tests held across the country. However, owing to the lesser number of seats in participating colleges and the high difficulty of the exam not everyone is able to crack it. A plethora of other exams are also conducted in the country, the details of which can be checked below:
CAT 2021
CAT 2021 is going to be conducted by IIM Ahmedabad in the last week of November 2021. At present, 20 IIM colleges like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow etc will accept the score of the CAT 2021. Other than this several other B-schools also consider the marks of this examination for final admission.
| CAT 2021 Events | CAT 2021 Dates |
| Online notification released | July 31, 2021 |
| Online Registration | August 04 to September 22, 2021 |
| CAT 2021 admit card | October 27, 2021 |
| CAT 2021 exam | November 28, 2021 |
| CAT 2021 result | 2nd week of January 2021 |
As of now, the registration and correction process in the CAT 2021 application form is over. Candidates are now eagerly awaiting the release of the CAT 2021 admit card.
IBSAT exam is conducted by ICFAI Business School offering admissions in MBA, PGP programmes at different campuses of ICFAI situated across Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune.
| IBSAT 2021 Events | IBSAT 2021 Dates |
| Online notification released | June 26, 2021 |
| Online Registration | July 01, 2021, to December 16, 202 |
| IBSAT 2021 exam | December 25 and 26, 2021 |
| IBSAT 2021 result | January 2021 |
As per the latest update, the IBSAT 2022 registration is under process (this is the direct link to apply online) and the same will end on December 16, 2021.
NMAT 2021 / 2022
NMAT 2021 is conducted by GMAC for providing admission to eligible candidates in multiple MBA programmes of session 2022-2024. Top B School of India, SPJIMR, ISB, Jindal Global Business school etc accept the NMAT scores.
| NMAT 2021 Events | NMAT 2021 Dates |
| Online Registration | August 03 to November 10, 2021 |
| Retake registration | October 15 to December 24, 2021 |
| Reregistration for NMAT exam | November 11 to 15, 2021 |
| NMAT exam scheduling | August 03 to November 17, 2021 |
As of now, the online registration is going on and this year the candidates will be able to attempt the examination only three times. The registration for re-takes will commence on October 15 and will end on December 24, 2021.
SNAP 2021
SNAP 2021 is conducted by SIU (Symbiosis International University) for admission into MBA. PGDM, PGPM courses. The scorecard of SNAP 2021 is accepted by different campuses of SIU only.
| SNAP 2021 Events | SNAP 2021 Dates |
| Online Registration | August 03 to November 10, 2021 |
| SNAP admit card | December 04, 2021 |
| SNAP exam | December 19, 2021, 08 and 16 January, 2022 |
| SNAP 2022 result | 01 February 2022 |
As per the latest update, the registration for session 2022-2024 is going on and the candidates who are eligible can apply.
XAT 2022
XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is conducted annually by Xavier School of Management (XLRI) to provide admission to candidates in at least 160 colleges based across the country in MBA/PGDM courses.
| XAT 2022 Events | XAT 2022 Dates |
| Online Registration | August 10 to November 30, 2021 |
| XAT 2022 admit card | December 20, 2021, onwards |
| XAT 2022 exam | January 02, 2022 |
| XAT 2022 result | At least three weeks after the test |
As per the latest update, the registration for XAT 2022 is ongoing and candidates who have not yet applied for the same can do the needful by November 30, 2021.
