MBA Entrance tests in India:an overview
It all begins in the month of November as lacs of enthusiastic students with a common goal of seeking entry into the most prestigious of all B-schools, the Indian Institutes of management (a brand name that needs no mention) appear for the most intimidating of all entrance tests, the CAT usually held on the second or the third Sunday of the month every year. One of the toughest exams to crack, the CAT year after year continues to bewilder one and all with its unpredictable nature. With 2000 seats available at these leading institutes (IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode and IIM Shillong) and approximately 3 lac students (a number that keeps on increasing every year and frightfully so) in the fray, gaining entry into the IIM is certainly not a child’s play. It certainly requires a great acumen, tremendous mental fortitude and a little bit of luck to crack the CAT (in fact it’s true of almost all the entrance exams in India), your first step towards a g...