Entrance Exams Considered for PGDM Admissions

PGDM is one of the most preferred management programs as it is more relevant to emerging business practices and industry trends. The general eligibility criteria for most institutes may vary but most colleges require a candidate to have completed a bachelor's degree with atleast 45% marks. The PGDM admissions criteria for most institutes also include entrance exam scores.

 

Let’s look at a few entrance exams that you must appear to ace the PGDM Admissions.

 

PGDM CAT Entrance Exam 2023:

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIMA). It is a national-level exam and is accepted by most top management colleges across India for PGDM admissions. The primary purpose of the Common Admission Test is to provide a merit list of candidates to all CAT-accepting institutes in India. These institutes release a cut-off list based on the scores and invite candidates to apply for PGDM admissions.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university with an aggregate score of atleast 50% (45% for reserved category)
  • There are no age criteria for the CAT exam.

 

Official Website: iimcat.ac.in

 

Mode of Exam: Computer-Based Test

 

Syllabus:

 

Sections

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

Exam Duration

  1. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
  2. Quantitative Ability (QA)
  3. Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

 

192-228

+3 for each correct answer, -1 for each incorrect answer

180 minutes

 

PGDM MAT Entrance Exam 2023

The MAT exam is short for Management Aptitude Test conducted by the All India Management Association and is considered by over 600+ B schools in India for PGDM Admissions. The exam is conducted four times a year - February, May, September, and December. Candidates can choose the month in which they wish to appear for the exam and apply to MAT accepting colleges.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university
  • There are no age criteria for the MAT exam
  • Students in their final year can also apply for the MAT exam

 

Official Website: https://mat.aima.in/

 

Mode of Exam: Computer-Based Test, Paper-Based Test, Internet-Based Test

 

Syllabus:

 

Sections

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

Exam Duration

  1. Language Comprehension
  2. Mathematical skills
  3. Data Analysis and Sufficiency
  4. Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
  5. Indian and Global Environment  

Maximum of 800

+1 for each correct answer, -0.25 for each incorrect answer

2 hours and 30 minutes

 

 

PGDM ATMA Entrance Test 2023

The AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) conducted by the Association of Management Schools (AIMS) is a national-level exam accepted by more than 750 B Schools across India for PGDM Admissions. The registration for ATMA 2023 started on 26th Dec 22 and will close on 18th Feb 2023. The exam is scheduled to take place on 25th Feb 2023

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university with an aggregate score of atleast 50% (45% for reserved category)
  • There are no age criteria for the ATMA exam
  • Students in their final year can also apply for the ATMA exam

 

Official Website: https://atmaaims.com/

 

Mode of Exam: Computer-Based Test

 

Syllabus:

 

Sections

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

Exam Duration

  1. Verbal Ability
  2. Reading Comprehension
  3. Analytical Reasoning
  4. Logical Reasoning
  5. Quantitative Ability
  6. Data Interpretation

Maximum of 180

+1 for each correct answer, -0.25 for each incorrect answer

3 hours

 

PGDM CMAT Entrance Exam:

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is organized by the National Testing Agency (NTA) of the Indian government. The test offers admissions to both top private and government management colleges. The next CMAT exam is expected to be held in March 23.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university with an aggregate score of atleast 50% (45% for reserved category)
  • There are no age criteria for the CMAT exam
  • Students in their final year can also apply for the CMAT exam provided the results will be declared before the commencement of the academic year
  • The candidate must be an Indian citizen

 

 

Official Website: https://cmat.nta.nic.in/

 

Mode of Exam: Computer-Based Test

 

Duration: 180 minutes

 

Syllabus:

 

Sections

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

Exam Duration

  1. Language Skills
  2. Quantitative Skills
  3. Logical Reasoning

Maximum of 400

.+4 for each correct answer, -1 for each incorrect answer

180 minutes

 

 

PGDM MAH CET Entrance Test

The Maharastra Common Entrance Test or more commonly known as MBA CET is conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell of the Maharastra State Government for admissions into various B Schools in Maharashtra. The MBA CET 2023 exam is scheduled to take place on March 18 & 19.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university with an aggregate score of atleast 50% (45% for reserved category)
  • There are no age criteria for the CET exam
  • Students in their final year can also apply for the CET exam

 

Official Website: https://cetcell.mahacet.org/

 

Mode of Exam: Computer-Based Test

 

Syllabus:

 

Sections

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

Exam Duration

  1. Quantitative Aptitude
  2. Logical Reasoning
  3. Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension
  4. Abstract Reasoning

Maximum of 200

+1 for each correct answer, -0.25 for each incorrect answer

150 minutes

 

 

PGDM SNAP Entrance Test 2023:

The Symbiosis International University (SIU) conducts a national-level entrance exam for admission to 24 MBA/PGDM courses offered by its 16 institutes. The exam is called SNAP which stands for Symbiosis National Aptitude Test. The registration process for SNAP 2023 is expected to begin in August 2023.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university with an aggregate score of atleast 50% (45% for reserved category)
  • There are no age criteria for the SNAP exam
  • Students in their final year can also apply for the ATMA exam

 

Official Website: https://www.snaptest.org/

 

Mode of Exam: Computer-Based Test

 

Syllabus:

 

Sections

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

Exam Duration

  1. General English
  2. Quantitative Aptitude
  3. Data Interpretation & Sufficiency
  4. Analytical & Logical Reasoning

Maximum of 150

+1 for each correct answer, -0.25 for each incorrect answer

2 hours

 

PGDM NMAT Entrance Exam:

NMAT also known as the NMIMS Management Aptitude Test is conducted by the Graduate Management Admissions Council for admissions to 74 leading B Schools in Inda. A few include NMIMS Mumbai, KJ Somaiya Institue of Management, SRM University, SPJIMR Mumbai, VIT university, etc.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university with an aggregate score of atleast 50% (45% for reserved category)
  • There are no age criteria for the NMAT exam
  • Students in their final year can also apply for the NMAT exam
  • Students can only appear for NMAT only 3 times

 

 

Official Website: https://register.nmat.org/

 

Mode of Exam: Computer-Based Test

 

Syllabus:

 

Sections

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

Exam Duration

  1. Language Skills
  2. Quantitative Skills
  3. Logical Reasoning

360 marks

3 marks for the correct answer,

-1 for incorrect answer

120 minutes

 

The unique selection process at Vivekanand Business School includes evaluation of the applicant's academic performance, written test, group discussion, and personal interview. Below is the list of entrance exams and the cut-offs (in percentile) for the respective exams considered by us in the selection process.

 

Name of Entrance Exams

Cut–off (in percentile)

CAT

75

XAT

70

CMAT

75

MAT

85

ATMA

85

MHCET

85