The MBA entrance exam season is upon us and with various exams opening up their registrations and B-schools opening up their applications, it starts getting increasingly difficult for students to stay on top of everything. We at 2IIM would like to help makes this process a little easier for you. This blog is meant to be a one-stop destination for aspirants to stay on top of the main MBA entrance exam and B-school application deadlines. It’s critical that you keep a close track of these deadlines and register/apply well in advance. Please bookmark this page and keep revisiting it often as we will be updating it on a regular basis.
IMPORTANT – Please note that you have to register for an entrance exam AND apply to many B-schools separately. Every year, there are several students who make the big mistake of registering for an entrance exam but not separately applying to their desired B-schools. As a result, they lose out on their admission and once a B-school application deadline has passed, nothing can be done about it. PLEASE don’t make this mistake!
Below you will find both deadlines – Entrance Exam Registration AND B-school Application. Please review it carefully.
MBA Entrance Exam Deadlines – 2022/2023
(Last updated on 30-Dec-22)
The CAT-2022 registration is closed. However, some other main exams are open for registration. CAT is of course the great-grandmother of all entrance exams but the other exams can also get you into some fantastic B-schools. We strongly recommend attempting multiple entrance exams and keeping your options open. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
| Exam | REGISTRATION LAST Date | Exam Date | Official Link |
| X-GMT (Open) | 10-Jan-2023 | 29-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| TISSNET (Open) | 15-Jan-2023 | Between 28-Jan-23 to 28-Feb-23 | Click here |
| MICAT* (Open) | MICAT-1 – 21-Nov-22 MICAT-2 – 16-Jan-2023 | MICAT-1 – 3-Dec-22 MICAT-2 – 28-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| ATMA (Open) | 17-Feb-2023 | 25-Feb-2023 | Click here |
| MH-CET | not announced | not announced | not announced |
| CMAT | not announced | not announced | not announced |
| IBSAT (Closed) | 16-Dec-22 | 24-Dec-22 to 25-Dec-22 | Click here |
| XAT (Closed) | 11-Dec-22 | 8-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| IIFT (Closed) | 24-Nov-22 (up to 5 PM) | 18-Dec-22 | Click here |
| SNAP (Closed) | 24-Nov-22 | 10-Dec-22, 18-Dec-22, 23-Dec-22 | Click here |
| NMAT (Closed) | 12-Oct-22 | 10-Oct-22 to 19-Dec-22 | Click here |
| CAT (Closed) | 21-Sep-22 | 27-Nov-22 | Click here |
*MICAT is an additional entrance exam that you will need to attempt on top of CAT/XAT/GMAT for admission to MICA. Please visit the link above for more details.
B-School Application Deadlines – 2022/2023
(Last updated on 30-Dec-22)
These are the main B-schools that require a separate application in addition to the entrance exam registration. They have their own application deadlines which are different from the entrance exam registration deadlines. Again, please note that you will have to apply to these B-schools separately and in addition to the entrance exam registrations.
| B-School | Exams Accepted | Application End Date | Official Link |
| IMT (Reopened) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT* | Closing Soon | Click here |
| NIRMA (Closing Soon) | CAT | 30-Dec-22 | Click here |
| IRMA (Closing Soon) | CAT, XAT, CMAT | 31-Dec-22 | Click here |
| Goa Inst of Mgmt (Closing Soon) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT | 4-Jan-2023 (CAT Deadline Closed) (See footnote) | Click here |
| IIM Rohtak (Closing Soon) | CAT | 5-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| Great Lakes (Closing Soon) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT | 5-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| Delhi School of Economics (DSE) (Closing Soon) | CAT | 5-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| Dept of Fin Studies (DFS) (Closing Soon) | CAT | 7-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| XIMB (Open) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/X-GMT | 10-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| Welingkar (Open) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT/ATMA | 15-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| FMS (NEW Open) | CAT | 20-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| BITSoM (Open) | CAT/GMAT/GRE | Round 1 – Closed Round 2 – 29-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| IMI Delhi (Open) | CAT/XAT/GMAT | 30-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| IIT Delhi (NEW Open) | CAT | 31-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| IIT Madras (NEW Open) | CAT | 31-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| IIT Kanpur (NEW Open) | CAT | 31-Jan-2023 (5 PM) | Click here |
| TAPMI (Open) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/NMAT | 31-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| IIT Dhanbad (Open) | CAT | 31-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| VGSOM (IIT Kharagpur) (Open) | CAT | 5-Feb-2023 | Click here |
| NITIE (Open) | CAT | 20-Feb-2023 | Click here |
| IIT Roorkee | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| SJSOM (IIT Bombay) | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| JBIMS | MAH-CET | not announced | Click here |
| IISC | CAT/GMAT | not announced | Click here |
| NMIMS (Closed) (See footnote) | NMAT | 15-Dec-22 | Click here |
| MDI (Closed) | CAT/GMAT | 25-Nov-22 (5 PM) | Click here |
| SPJIMR (Closed) | CAT/GMAT | 25-Nov-22 | Click here |
* NMIMS requires you to send in your B-school application before your scheduled date of the NMAT exam for your candidature to be accepted. Please check their admission handout for more details. (Important)
*IMT accepts CMAT only for their Nagpur and Hyderabad campuses
*Goa Institute of Management (GIM) has different application rounds. First Mover (closes on 15-Nov), Early Bird (closes on 6-Dec), CAT 2022 deadline (20-Dec), Achiever Round Deadline (23-Dec), Last Date (4-Jan-2023). Please see their website for all the details.
B-Schools with their Own Entrance Exams
The following B-schools have their own entrance exams and do not require separate applications (Note the exceptions for IIMs below). You will need to register for their entrance exam and during the registration process, you will need to select/apply to the B-schools that you are interested in.
IIMs – While registering for CAT, you will need to select the IIMs that you are interested in. We recommend choosing ALL IIMs at the stage of registration. Every year, we see students who are very selective in their choices during registration only to regret later.
IIM Exceptions – There are some IIMs that require SEPARATE applications – IIM Rohtak (we will keep updating this list)
See the deadlines for these IIMs in the above table.
Symbiosis (SIBM, SCMHRD etc.) – While registering for SNAP, you will need to select the institutes/programs that you are interested in and pay a separate fee for each program that you wish to apply to. Please see the “E. PROGRAMME REGISTRATION FEE PAYMENT PROCESS” section on their registration page for more details.
XLRI – This is included in the XAT registration process.
IIFT – This is included in the IIFT entrance exam registration process.
MICA – This is included in the registration process for MICAT. Please note that to be eligible for admission into MICA, you must have taken at least one of the three exams (MANDATORY): CAT/ XAT/GMAT. MICAT is an additional entrance exam that you will need to attempt on top of CAT/XAT/GMAT.
Bookmark this link to keep a tab on these important deadlines. We will keep updating this page on a regular basis.
Please register for the entrance exams and apply to the desired B-schools well in advance. Please don’t wait till the last date. All the very best!
Disclaimer – The information here is drawn from official sources and is to the best of our knowledge. 2IIM assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this page. We strongly recommend that students do their own due diligence regarding entrance exam and application related information.
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