MBA entrance exams in India
Most exams test the same core skills: reading, reasoning and Quant. Pick your exams, see how each one works, and build those skills once.
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CAT: Common Admission Test
The entrance exam for the IIMs and most top B-schools. Pareto Academy covers it in full: VARC, DILR and Quant lessons, a question library, a formula sheet and full-length mocks in the CAT pattern.
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- XATXavier Aptitude TestConducted by XLRI – Xavier School of Management, on behalf of XAMIXAT 2027 guide: XLRI's MBA entrance test, accepted by 250+ institutes, with Decision Making and GK sections, its marking scheme and how to prepare.XAT guide →
- SNAPSymbiosis National Aptitude TestConducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed University)SNAP 2026 guide: Symbiosis's 60-minute MBA entrance test with a new Ethics section, up to three attempts in December, its marking and how to prepare.SNAP guide →
- NMATNMAT by GMACConducted by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)NMAT by GMAC guide: the 120-minute MBA test used by NMIMS and 50+ schools, with three timed sections, no negative marking, up to three attempts and prep tips.NMAT guide →
- CMATCommon Management Admission TestConducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)CMAT guide: NTA's national MBA entrance test accepted by AICTE-approved institutes, its five-section pattern, marking scheme and how to prepare.CMAT guide →
- MATManagement Aptitude TestConducted by All India Management Association (AIMA)MAT guide: AIMA's MBA/PGDM entrance test, held four times a year in paper and computer modes, with its 150-question pattern and how to prepare.MAT guide →
- MAH-CETMAH-MBA/MMS Common Entrance TestConducted by State Common Entrance Test Cell, MaharashtraMAH-CET guide: Maharashtra's MBA/MMS entrance test for state CAP admissions, its 200-question pattern with no negative marking, and how to prepare.MAH-CET guide →
What Pareto Academy covers. Reading comprehension, verbal ability, data interpretation, logical reasoning and quantitative ability, which between them make up most of every exam here. Not yet covered: general knowledge and current affairs, XAT’s Decision Making, essay writing, and exam-specific mocks other than CAT. Each guide shows exactly what we cover for that exam.