Management Entrance Exams in India 2026

MBA and BBA aspirants - find every major management entrance exam 2026 including CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, SNAP, NMAT and IIFT in one place.

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Common Admission Test is a national level MBA entrance exam conducted by IIMs on rotational basis. CAT 2025 will be held on the last Sunday of November 2025.

Registration

01 Aug 2025 – 20 Sept 2025

Exam Date

30 Nov 2025

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XAT is a national-level management entrance test conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur, for admission to management programs at XLRI

Registration

10 Jul 2025 – 05 Dec 2025

Exam Date

04 Jan 2026

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NMAT by GMAC is a management entrance exam organised by Graduate Management Admission Council. It is conducted in multiple windows between October and December …

Registration

05 Jan 2026 – 10 Jan 2026

Exam Dates

13 Jan 2026 – 17 Jan 2026

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MAT or Management Aptitude Test is a national level management exam held four times a year. Around 600+ B- schools in India accepts MAT score

Registration

30 Dec 2025 – 02 Mar 2026

Exam Date

01 Mar 2026

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OJEE is a state level exam conducted by OJEE Board for admission in first year and lateral entry into various undergraduate masters and lateral entry

Registration

28 Jan 2026 – 22 Mar 2026

Exam Dates

04 May 2026 – 09 May 2026

MBA & BBA Admissions in India 2026

India runs a dense calendar of management entrance tests every year - CAT for IIMs, XAT for XLRI, NMAT for NMIMS, SNAP for Symbiosis, plus state-level CETs like MAH-CET, KMAT and TANCET. Each test feeds different B-schools and uses a different scoring scale, so picking the right combination is half the battle.

Use this page to plan a multi-exam strategy, track registration windows, and click through to each exam for syllabus, percentile cutoffs and the schools that accept the score.