Top colleges through XAT
Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is conducted by XLRI every year by Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI). XLRI has been conducting the XAT exam for admission to post-graduate management courses in 11 XAT member institutions for the last 60 years. There are many top colleges through XAT which you can apply.
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Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2021 was conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur on behalf of XAMI on January 3, 2021, from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM in a single session. XAT 2021 Exam Pattern wass an Online computer-based test. XAT 2021 was the fourth computer-based test in the 60+ years history of XAT. Till 2017, XAT Exam Pattern remained a Paper Based Test.
XAT Eligibility:
- The candidates need to have completed their graduation in any discipline with passing marks.
- The degree completed must be a minimum of three year’s duration or its equivalent.
- Students studying in the final year of their graduation can also apply for XAT exam, as long as they complete their graduation degree by June of the exam year they are appearing
XAT 2021 EXAM PATTERN:
XAT Exam pattern 2021 had four sections totaling 100 questions. XAT 2021 was a computer-based test instead of an earlier paper-based XAT pattern that used to be conducted before 2018. Below is shared the XAT 2021 exam pattern:
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Sections in XAT 2021 Exam Pattern
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Number of questions
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Overall Time Duration
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Part-1
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75 Total MCQs
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165 Minutes
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Verbal and Logical Ability
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26
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No Sectional Time Limit
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Decision Making
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21
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No Sectional Time Limit
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Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
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28
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No Sectional Time Limit
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Part-2
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25 Total MCQs
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15 Minutes
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General Knowledge
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25
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Total questions (Part 1 + Part 2)
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100 |
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
The questions in this section are usually asked from Arithmetic, Algebra, Numbers system, Probability, Functions, Data Interpretations, and Geometry. The Candidate has to be very good at basic maths to attempt these questions in XAT. Expertise requires a lot of time and practice for the preparation. Improving calculation skills and approximation skills is crucial for this section during the preparation. Data Interpretation is typical so you better solve these questions initially and select what you’re comfortable with during the preparation for XAT.
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Decision-Making
The Decision-Making section is to test a candidate’s decision-making skills and the judging ability of the candidate in the given situation. You will get questions from different scenarios. They may include Employee Problems and concerns, Ethical matters, psychology, etc.
Strategy for XAT decision making
You have to imagine yourself in that situation and as an imperious decide what is good for the company given in the situation. You have to answer these questions unbiasedly and your answer must be the right fit for your organization.
Verbal and Logical Ability
Reading skills are very important for verbal and Logical Ability. Understanding the question is very important, read the question twice or thrice if you have to but understand it very clearly and answer it correctly. This section is to test the reasoning skills of the candidate so don’t focus completely on Vocabulary skills for this exam.
Key factors in XAT Exam Pattern 2021:
- NAT Questions: A new type of Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions in XAT pattern 2021 had been introduced by XLRI. To answer the NAT questions candidates have to use the virtual keypad appearing on the computer screen and enter the numerical answer. However, there was no such question in 2021
- Penalty for Un-attempted Questions: Each un-attempted question beyond 8 questions carries a negative marking penalty of 0.10 mark per unattempted question in revised XAT exam pattern 2021.
- No Essay Writing Test: There is no descriptive question on the Essay Writing test in the revised XAT pattern 2021.
- XAT Time Duration Reduced: XAT 2021 exam pattern will have a time duration of three hours instead of earlier three and a half hours.
- 25 Minutes Extra for Visually Impaired Candidates: XAT 2021 exam pattern offers 25 minutes extra time for the scribe to complete the part-1 (first 3 sections) of the XAT exam. No time concession is given for GK section
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Colleges and their cutoffs:
Top MBA colleges accepting XAT Score Above 80 Percentile
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MBA college throughout India
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XAT 2021 Minimum cut off
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Application Status
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XLRI Jamshedpur
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95
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Closed
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XIM Bhubaneswar
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90
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Open
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IMT Ghaziabad
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90
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Closed
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MICA Ahmedabad
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80-85
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Open
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Great Lakes
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80-85
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Open
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TAPMI Manipal
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80-85
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Open
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GIM Goa
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80-85
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Open
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K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai
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80-85
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Open
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FORE School of Management New Delhi
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83-88
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Open
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IRMA Anand
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80-80
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Open
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| LIBA Chennai | 80 |
Open
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| IMI Kolkata | 80 |
Open
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MBA colleges accepting XAT Scores below 80 percentile
In addition to the above specified top colleges, many other well-known MBA colleges are accepting XAT Scores. The admission process 2021 for most of these MBA colleges is to open soon.
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MBA college
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XAT 2021 Minimum cut off
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Application Status
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WeSchool Mumbai
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75-80
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Open
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Jindal Business School
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70+
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Open
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| BML Munjal |
70+
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Open
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ISBR Bangalore
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70+
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Open
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IMT Nagpur
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75-80
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Open
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BIMTECH Greater Noida
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75-80
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Open
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| IFMR-GSB Krea University | 75-80 |
Open
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VJIM Hyderabad
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70-75
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Open
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CIMP Patna
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70-75
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Open
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School of Inspired Leadership – SOIL Gurgaon
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70-75
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Open
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New Delhi Institute of Management – NDIM New Delhi
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65-70
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Open
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Jaipuria Institute of Management
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70-75
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Open
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KIIT School of Management – KSOM Bhubaneswar
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70-75
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Open
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SDMIMD Mysore
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75-80
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Open
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ISB&M Pune
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65-70
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Open
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Indus Business Academy (IBA) Bangalore
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70-75
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Open |
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JIMS Rohini, New Delhi
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70-75
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Open |
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ITM Navi Mumbai
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70-75
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Open |
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UPES University
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70-75
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Open |
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IES Management College And Research Centre, Mumbai
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70-75
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Open
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Globsyn Business School, Kolkata
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65-70
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Open |
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VIPS-TC-Delhi School of Business Delhi
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65-70
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Open |
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Praxis Kolkata
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65-70
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Open |
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NSB Bangalore
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65-70
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Open |
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Narayana Business School
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65-70
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Open |
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XISS Ranchi
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65-70
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Open |
| XIME Bangalore | 70 |
To be announced
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IFIM Bangalore
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70
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Open |
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Xavier Business School (XBS) Kolkata
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75
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To be announced
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IPE Hyderabad
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75
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To be announced
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VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore
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70
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To be announced
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AIMS Bangalore
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70
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To be announced
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FIIB Delhi
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60
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To be announced
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Gitam School of International Business
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50
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To be announced
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GITAM Hyderabad Business School
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50
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To be announced
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SCMS Cochin School of Business
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50
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To be announced
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Calcutta Business School Kolkata
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50
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To be announced
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IIMS Pune: International Institute of Management Studies
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50
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To be announced
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VESIM Mumbai
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50
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To be announced
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DSIMS Mumbai: Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies
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50
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To be announced
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Indira Institute of Management – IIMP
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50
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To be announced
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Acharya Bangalore B-School – ABBS Bangalore
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50 | To be announced |
| Jaypee Business School – JBS Noida | 50 | To be announced |
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Top Colleges you can apply to through XAT
XLRI Xavier School Of Management, Jamshedpur
XLRI Xavier School of Management (XLRI-XMS) is situated in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, and is the country’s oldest business school founded by a few Jesuit Fathers in 1949. It offers 15-month and two-year postgraduate Diplomas in Management (PGDM) with various specializations as well as a doctoral-level fellowship program (FPM). The college also offers a plethora of short-term management development programs (MDPs). It was ranked number 1 amongst the country’s top private B-schools.
Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad (MICA)
Established in 1991, Mudra Institute of Communication (MICA), is a postgraduate institute, located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It offers a number of postgraduate courses in marketing and communications which is said to be the best program for marketing and communication in the country currently. It is known for its interdisciplinary two-year PG diploma programs. It also offers a postgraduate diploma in management and communications and a one-year program in crafting creative communication. It also has a wide range of online programs in subjects such as advertising management and public relations, digital marketing, media, and entertainment management.
IMI Kolkata
International Management Institute (IMI) Kolkata laid its foundation in 2010. The Institute started functioning in the year 2011 with its flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management Programme accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). In 2017, the Institute of six years also obtained approval from the All India Council for Technical Education to launch the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), a Ph.D. level program. IMI Kolkata’s two-year full-time PGDM program is also accorded equivalence with the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree by the Association of Indian Universities(AIU).
Goa Institute of Management
The Goa Institute of Management (abbreviated as GIM-Goa), is a premier business school in India located in the state of Goa. The autonomous school is governed by a board, and offers a full-time MBA (PGDM) program (2 years), full-time MBA (PGDM)-Healthcare Management Programme (HCM), two-year PGDM in Big Data Analytics (BDA), an executive MBA (3 years) and also is a resource center for Ph.D. programs in management for Goa University. Current MBA classes have a size of approximately 240 students and Healthcare MBA class has a size of 60 students.
FORE School of Management
The FORE School of Management, best known as FORE, is a private business school located in New Delhi, India. FORE stands for ‘Foundation for Organizational Research and Education’. Established in 1981, the school offers postgraduate education. In addition to its main academic programs, FORE is also engaged in research, consultancy, seminars, academic conferences, and research publications. FORE was ranked 43 among management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020. The courses offered by the institute are PGDM – Full Time, PGDM in International Business (IB), and Executive PGDM
Prin. L N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
S. P. Mandali’s Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, also known as WeSchool is a part of the prestigious S. P. Mandali, Pune. Keeping design and innovation its’ core, the institute endeavors to provide newer avenues to students towards achieving excellence in all spheres of life and nurture them to become Global Citizen Leaders. It is the sixth educational institute from Mumbai to appear as 68th among the top 100 Best Management Institutes in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) list of 2020. Besides being been ranked among the top Private B-Schools.
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management ( Mumbai)
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management ( Mumbai), established in 1981, is located in the suburbs of Mumbai. It offers a Masters’s and a Doctoral degree in the field of Management. The institute holds a record of 99% placement and its topmost recruiters include Ambuja Cement, Daimler, Minex Metallurgy, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Nomura, Asian Paints, etc. The highest package shooted up to INR 28.5 lacs whereas the average package rose up to INR 10.08 lacs in the year 2020.
N L Dalmia Institute of Management & Research
N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research (NLDIMSR) is a business school situated in Mira Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Institute provides specialization in areas such as Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, and Business Systems, and special extra credit courses including FMI, Wealth Management, ERP, and Software Engineering. Other courses are added by the Institute in response to changing corporate requirements. From 2020 onwards, the college has decided to take admissions only for Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management for a two-year full-time course. The Marketing specialization of this institute has been improving over the past few years to attract big recruiters like Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Procter, and Gamble, etc.
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, was established in 2004 by the Visionary Management Guru Padma Shri Dr. Bala V Balachandran – JL Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Accounting Information & Management, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, USA. Great Lakes was founded with the objective of creating management professionals equipped to navigate the business challenges of the future. The institute is one of the pioneers in introducing the one-year full-time MBA (PGPM) in India. Great Lakes has also been responsive to changing industry dynamics by being the first to introduce specializations such as Analytics, AI, Machine Learning & Blockchain in management programs. With a global faculty pool, innovative curriculum, application-oriented teaching-learning pedagogy, and strong engagement with corporate leaders, Great Lakes provides a holistic learning experience to its students right from day one.
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, was founded in 2010 as the 2nd campus to Great Lakes Chennai. The Gurgaon campus was strategically set up in the industrial hub of the country – Delhi NCR – to engage extensively with the established Fortune 500s and new-age businesses in the region.
Aspects evaluated together during the application phase:
1. Past Academic Performance
2. Professional Track Record (for candidates with work experience)
3. Application Essay – Statement of Purpose (PGPM Only)
4. Diversity
5. Entrance Test Scores – CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT (best score would be considered in case multiple scores are submitted)
Aspects evaluated through AWT:
1. Reasoning Skills
2. Clarity of Thought
3. Written Communication Skills
Aspects evaluated through PI:
1. General & Business/Industry Awareness
2. Attitude, Motivation & Thought Process
3. Initiatives taken during Past Academic days and at Workplace
4. Past achievements
5. Leadership potential
Great Lakes Admissions process in its entirety aims to select well-rounded, highly motivated, and consistently high-performing individuals for its programs solely on the basis of overall merit. The process has no provision for reservations of any kind and all applicants are evaluated on a fair basis. To encourage diversity in class, the Great Lakes Institute of Management also offers diversity and merit-based scholarships worth up to INR 2 Crores for the PGPM program.
Application Deadlines for Admissions 2022
Cycle 2 App. Deadline: PGPM & PGDM: 12th Jan, 2022
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