An MBA or PGDM definitely gives you the edge over your colleagues in any field. So it goes without saying, that if you have an MBA degree or PGDM diploma you automatically climb up a few steps in the corporate ladder. This makes the MBA entrance exams 2021 all the more important.
If you think clearing a management entrance exam is tough, maybe deciding which exam to appear in is almost as difficult.
In India, a plethora of MBA entrance exams are organized. Many have overlapping B-Schools, i.e., many a times a single B-School accepts multiple exam scores. So when you are deciding which MBA entrance exams 2021 to sit for, it is advisable to first shortlist your dream college, then see which scores it is accepting, and apply for those.
Without further ado, here is a list of the MBA entrance exams 2021.
Oh, PS – Do check out whether you need to sit for MBA entrance exam 2020 or MBA entrance exam 2021, or MBA entrance exam 2022 from below!
List of MBA Entrance Exams 2021-2022
| MBA Entrance Exams 2021 | State MBA Entrance Exams 2021 | Integrate MBA Entrance Exams 2021 | CETs 2021 that Include MBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAT 2020 for Admission 2021-2022 | AP ICET 2021 – Andhra Pradesh | IIM Indore IPMAT 2021 | HPCET 2021 |
| ATMA 2021 | Kerala KMAT 2021 – Kerala | IIM Ranchi IPM Admission 2021 | IPU CET 2021 |
| Bocconi Entrance Test (BET) 2021 | KMAT 2021 – Karnataka | IIM Rohtak IPMAT 2021 | Karnataka PGCET 2021 |
| BRAOU MBA Entrance Test 2021 | MAH MBA CET 2021 – Maharashtra | JIPMAT 2021 | KIITEE 2021 |
| CMAT 2021 | PU MET 2021 – Punjab | TANCET 2021 | |
| IBSAT 2020 for Admission 2021-2022 | TS ICET 2021 – Telangana | UPSEE 2021 | |
| IGNOU MBA 2021 | UOU MBA Entrance Test 2021 – Uttarakhand | ||
| IIFT 2021 | |||
| IRMA 2021 | |||
| JEMAT 2021 | |||
| MAT 2021 | |||
| MICAT 2021 | |||
| NMAT 2020 for Admission 2021-2022 | |||
| SNAP 2020 for Admission 2021-2022 | |||
| SRCC GBO 2021 | |||
| TISSNET 2021 | |||
| UPES MET 2021 | |||
| VMOU MBA Entrance Test 2021 | |||
| XAT 2021 |
List of MBA Entrance Exams 2022-2023
Note – The state MBA entrance exams 2021 may or may not need domicile. But what state signifies is that that through this exam, all or at least most MBA colleges of the state are covered. So MBA aspirants of these states are recommended to go for their state exams too.
MBA entrance exam 2021 or 2020 or 2022?
The nomenclature of MBA entrance exams may be a bit confusing if you are checking them out for the first time. Let me make things easy for you.
CAT 2020 is for MBA admission 2021-2022. CAT 2021 is for MBA admission 2022-2023.
XAT 2021, IIFT 2021, CMAT 2021, TISSNET 2021, MICAT 2021 are for MBA/PGDM admissions 2021-2022.
NMAT 2020, SNAP 2020, IBSAT 2020 are for MBA / PGDM admissions 2021-2022. But sometimes in news reports or even in articles you will see them being referred to as NMAT 2021, SNAP 2021, IBSAT 2021.
So if at any point of time, you care confused that whether the exam being referred to is the one for your admission session, quickly check the official site to see the admission session it refers to. More or less, when you are preparing for an exam, you will come across notifications for the exam that is applicable to you.