Going by last year’s data of the Hindustan Times, over half a million (more than 5 Lakh) students apply every year for management entrance exams held across the country. This is bound to repeat this year and the years to come as managerial professions still continue to hold positions and prestige in society. This post tries to analyze the purpose of such exams along with highlighting the top management exams.
Purpose of a Management Exam
Most of the management exams held across India are a screening process to filter out only the cream of the lot. However, the actual purpose of every management exam includes training the candidate for the following skills: -
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Logical and Critical Reasoning
- Analytical Writing
The purpose per se of management entrance exams is basically to test whether or not students possess the most important managerial skills required in the field.
Top Management Exams in India
Mentioned below are 8 of the most prestigious and important management entrance exams that students need to know about. These are held on a pan-India level and, therefore, cover some of the most prestigious management institutes.
- CAT: Conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM); 2-hour exam held online.
- MAT: Conducted by the All India Institute of Management (AIMA); 2.5-hour exam that can be computer-based, internet-based, and paper-based.
- NMAT: Conducted by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC); 2-hour exam held online.
- CMAT: Conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA); 3 hours (for 4 sections)/3.5 hour (for 5 sections) exam that’s computer-based.
- SNAP: Conducted by the Symbiosis Institute of Management (SIU); 1-hour exam that’s computer-based.
- XAT: Conducted by the Xavier Labor Relations Institute Jamshedpur (XLRI); 3-hour exam held online.
- ATMA: Conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS); 3-hour exam held online.
- GMAT: Conducted by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC); 3-hour 7-minute exam held online.
This post tries to compress a lot of information into digestible bytes so that students looking to appear for a management exam get the requisite head start before applying for the same.
