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The advent of globalization and liberalization had opened new lucrative and prospective career avenues for management professionals. MBA is one of the most popular career choices for today’s youths. Every year, lakhs of management aspirants appear for management entrance tests conducted all over the country. MBA course from a reputed institution is considered as a gateway to a secure and bright future. No wonder, MBA is the most favoured choice for graduates. There are several management entrance exams in India. Students prepare for months to get into their dream management college. MBA entrance tests are quite tough and demands utmost preparation and knowledge from the candidates. The test aims at measuring standard of knowledge, the aptitude and attitude of the candidate and his or her ability to complete the course successfully. MBA entrance exams test students on various parameters. Academic qualification is just one such parameter. Apart from that, students’ ability to perform under pressure, his all round knowledge, control over current affairs and presence of mind are other such important considerations measured in the MBA entrance exams.
People from different walks of life and from various academic disciplines appear for MBA exams. You will find interesting combination of engineering, medical, commerce, arts students and working professionals vying for a berth in prestigious management colleges. Many professionals with considerable work experience also prepare for MBA exams for enhancing their chances of a better job and lucrative pay package. A degree of MBA adds considerable value to one’s credentials.
MBA selection process is conducted in three stages of written aptitude test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
The written test usually comprises of subjects like;
Quantitative ability
Data interpretation
Analytical
Logical reasoning
Reading comprehension and
General awareness
The most popular entrance test for MBA is CAT (Common Admission Test) conducted by the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). IIMs are the top MBA colleges of India.
Some of the other MBA entrance exams are;
SNAP
XAT
MAT
CET
JMET
GMAT
NMAT
FMS entrance test
IIFT and
ATMA
Most of these common entrance tests have similar sort of exam structure however, there are certain variations and different difficulty levels. MBA entrance test poses a huge challenge to the candidates as it is also an elimination round. Students who fail to clear written exam are not eligible for GD and PI rounds.
As far as eligibility criteria is concerned most of the top MBA colleges in India require students to possess Bachelor’s degree of a recognized university in any stream, with not less than 50% marks in aggregate. The candidates waiting for results of the final year exam can also apply. Based on the CAT score, students can take admission in many other prestigious business schools.
Successful completion of an MBA program from a reputed business school opens up new possibilities. Without having the degree of MBA, professionals can find it tough to reach the top managerial levels within companies. MBA students from top colleges have been reported to be offered astonishing pay packages in multinational organizations.
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