Archive · 3 Sep 2025
MBA Entrance Exams: CAT, NMAT, XAT and SNAP
If you want to get an MBA (a master's degree in business), you'll need to take an entrance exam.
There are several tests you can take in India.
The most well-known is CAT, which is used by the top business schools.
Other tests include NMAT, XAT, and SNAP.
NMAT is run by the same people who do the GMAT and is used by NMIMS and other schools.
XAT is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur, and SNAP is conducted by Symbiosis International.
Each test has its own set of schools that accept its scores, so research is needed before the exam.
These tests help you get into the best MBA programs to help you learn more about business and management.
CAT (Common Admission Test) is scheduled on Sunday, November 30th, and used by top MBA schools.
Other MBA entrance exams include NMAT, XAT, and SNAP.
NMAT is conducted by GMAC and accepted by NMIMS and other B-schools.
XAT is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur and accepted by several institutes.
SNAP is conducted by Symbiosis International and accepted by Symbiosis institutes.
- Who
- MBA aspirants
- What
- Different MBA entrance exams: CAT, NMAT, XAT and SNAP
- When
- CAT is scheduled for November 30, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To gain admission into top MBA schools
- CAT Exam Date
- Sunday, November 30, 2025
- CAT Schools
- 21 IIMs, top tier 1 colleges
- NMAT Organizer
- Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
- NMAT Schools
- NMIMS and 30+ others
- XAT Organizer
- XLRI Jamshedpur
- XAT Schools
- XLRI, XIMB, IMT Ghaziabad, TAPMI and 160+ institutes
- SNAP Organizer
- Symbiosis International
- SNAP Schools
- 16 Symbiosis institutes including SCMHRD, SIBM Pune and SIIB