What Do You Know About CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT?

A: The basic eligibility criteria for CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT is graduation. For CAT candidates must have scored at least 50 per cent in aggregate (45 per cent for SC/ST/PwD candidates) in graduation from a recognised university. Candidates having professional degrees such as CA/CS/ICWAI are also eligible for these exams. Final year graduation students can also apply.  

A: CAT exam is of moderate to high difficulty level. Candidates have to solve 66 question in 120 minutes but there is a sectional time limit of 40 minutes per section, which makes the exam a bit difficult as there is a pressure of completing each section on time. Apart from that, the CAT question paper usually have tough or tricky questions.

A: MAT exam is easy. Candidates can crack MAT with three or four months of preparation of Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Knowledge. MAT is the easiest MBA entrance exam of all and one can attempt it multiple times in the same academic year. 

A: XAT is an exam whose difficulty level is usually moderate to high. The question paper comprises tough Reading Comprehension and Decision Making passages, which test the candidate’s comprehension as well as analytical abilities. Sometimes, the Quantitative Aptitude questions also turn out to be tough and calculation intensive. However, in XAT 2025 there will be no essay writing, thus there is no added stress of preparing essays along with other subjects.

A: CMAT is a moderate difficulty level exam. It has 100 questions to be solved in three hours. There is no sectional time limit. Candidates have to choose the right answer from the give options. The questions are asked from Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, English Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, General Knowledge. Innovation and Entrepreneurship was added as a section in 2021. Since it is a new section less study material is available for it. Candidates may find it difficult to crack CMAT. 

A: All the IIMs accept CAT score for MBA admission. Apart from IIMs, the top colleges that accept CAT score for admission include MDI Gurgaon, FMS Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, SPJIMR Mumbai, IMI Delhi, GLIM Chennai, BIMTECH, IIT-DoMS, LIBA, GIM Goa and many more.

A: Top MBA colleges that accept XAT score for admission include XLRI Jamshedpur, Amrita School of Business, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, Doon Business School Dehradun, IMS-Noida, Indus School of Business Gurgaon, IIMT School of Management (ISM), Gurgaon, FORE School of Management, New Delhi, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) Noida, Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Mumbai, MICA Ahmedabad, IRMA Anand among others.

A: Top MBA colleges that accept CMAT score for admission include SIMSREE, JBIMS, Amrita School of Business, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, TAPMI, Jaipuria Noida, LM Thappar School of Management, BM Munjal University, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Tezpur University, Shri Ram Institute of Management among others.

A: Top MBA colleges that accept MAT score for admission include Amity Business School, Noida, Christ University Bengaluru, BIMTECH Greater Noida, SIESCOMS Navi Mumbai, Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Rohini Delhi, Indus Business Academy, IPE Hyderabad, Institute of Public Enterprise, ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai among others.

A: Candidates preparing for CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT must prepare subjects like Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Knowledge. XAT has an additional section Decision Making. CMAT too has an additional section Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

A: Application fee for MBA entrance exam is to be paid at the time of form submission. The fee amount to be paid are:

• CAT: INR 2,500 (INR 1,250 for Reserved category)
• XAT: INR 2,200
• MAT: INR 2,100
• CMAT: INR 2,000 (INR 1,000 for Reserved category, women and transgender)