Management Entrance Exams

Management entrance exams are the means to get admission into management degrees. There are numerous management institutions in India which contributes there best in growing need of the students. With the help of management examination one can get admission into a good management institution. Apart from Performance in Management exam, academic performance also plays a vital role in the admission of the candidate. The objective of the management exam is to judge potential of the students and factors such as Knowledge and aptitude, Leadership qualities, Confidence and ability to perform managerial level jobs

For the bright and shinning career in highly demanding management field, management entrance test is the first and foremost step. On the basis of management entrance exam right candidate for the right program is selected. Management Entrance Test measures the General skills and aptitude of the aspirant. These tests are of multiple–choice types where from the multiple answers the correct answer need to be selected. Aspirants take management test for getting admission into the reputed management institute.

• AIMS Test For Management Admission (ATMA)
• Admission test for commonwealth Executive MBA & MPA Programme(CEMAT)
• Common Admission Test (CAT)
• ICFAI Business School Aptitude test (IBSAT)
• Indian institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) MBA Admission Test
• Integrated Common Entrance Test (ICET)
• Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET)
• Karnataka Management Aptitude Test (K-MAT)
• Management Aptitude Test (MAT)
• National Aptitude Test (NAT)
• National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) - Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
• National Management Aptitude Test (NMAT)
• Open Management Admission Test (OPENMAT) – Indira Gandhi National Open University  (IGNOU)
• Rajasthan Management Admission test (RMAT)
• Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) for symbiosis Undergraduate Institutes of SIEC Deemed University
• Written Admission test (WAT)- Army Welfare Education Society (AWES)
• Xavier Admission Test (XAT)

The examination and application form details will be provided in the newspapers and official websites of the institutes. Aspirants can get the form either by post or they can download from the official websites of the institutes. Along with application required documents and the demand draft should be enclosed.

The below are the some of the important courses offered by the well-known management institutes

• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) with specialization in Management, Insurance, HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations and international Business, Actuarial Sciences, Capital Markets, Retail Management, Service Management.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology and Management (PGDITM)

The minimum qualification required for the management entrance examination is bachelor’s degree or a graduate degree in any field under a recognized and affiliated university. This examination is open for aspirants from any discipline of study. There is no age bar for the candidate but one need to obtain minimum marks in there graduate programs.

There is no specified syllabus for management entrance test. It is an aptitude test where the aspirant’s knowledge and analytical skill are measured. Question will be from diverse categories such as verbal ability and reasoning, logical reasoning, quantitative skills, reading comprehension, data interpretation etc   

The management entrance test pattern changes every year and may vary from one institute to another institute. Number of questions and marks assigned to each correct answer may also vary. Duration of Test will be 2-3 hours and the total number of questions may very within 150-250.

• Verbal ability- Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the aspirants knowledge in Antonyms, synonyms, English usage, Sentence sequencing, Sentence completion, Logical arrangement and arguments.
• Reading comprehension includes question on passages.
• Quantitative ability - Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the aspirant’s knowledge in Number system, Percentages, Ratios and proportions, Profit & loss, Interests, Time work and Time-distance.
•  Data Interpretation skills- Charts and Tables, graphs and function based on problems.
• Logical ability- Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the aspirants knowledge in Analogies, Logical cluster, Mathematical Logic and critical Reasoning.
• General Awareness- Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the aspirant’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to the society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to history, Geography, Economic, General Policy, and scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.  

Selection is purely depends upon the marks scored in the Entrance test. The aspirant who get minimum marks in each section are called for group discussion and personal interview where the aspirants ability is assessed in terms of Behavior, communication skills and contribution of ideas.