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 23-Sep-22)
The CAT-2022 notification is out and the registration has begun. Some other main exams are also open for registration now. 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 |
| NMAT (Open) | 10-Oct-22 | 10-Oct-22 to 19-Dec-22 | Click here |
| SNAP (Open) | 24-Nov-22 | 10-Dec-22, 18-Dec-22, 23-Dec-22 | Click here |
| XAT (Open) | Started on 10-Aug-22 | 8-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| IBSAT (Open) | 3rd week of December | 4th week of December | Click here |
| X-GMT (Open) | 9-Dec-22 | 29-Jan-2023 | Click here |
| IIFT | not announced | not announced | not announced |
| MICAT | not announced | not announced | not announced |
| TISSNET | not announced | not announced | not announced |
| MAH-CET | not announced | not announced | not announced |
| CMAT | not announced | not announced | not announced |
| ATMA | not announced | not announced | not announced |
| CAT (Closed) | 21-Sep-22 | 27-Nov-22 | Click here |
B-School Application Deadlines – 2022/2023
(Last updated on 23-Sep-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 |
| NMIMS (Open) (See footnote) | NMAT | 31-Oct-22 | Click here |
| GLIM (Open) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT | 21-Nov-22 | Click here |
| MDI (Open) | CAT/GMAT | 25-Nov-22 (5 PM) | Click here |
| XIMB (Open) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/X-GMT | 9-Dec-22 | Click here |
| IMI Delhi (Open) | CAT/XAT/GMAT | 18-Dec-22 | Click here |
| NIRMA (Open) | CAT | Dec-22 | Click here |
| IMT (Open) | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT* | not specified yet | Click here |
| FMS | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| SPJIMR | CAT/GMAT | not announced | Click here |
| NITIE | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| IISC | CAT/GMAT | not announced | Click here |
| GIM | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT | not announced | Click here |
| TAPMI | CAT/XAT/GMAT | not announced | Click here |
| Welingkar | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT/ATMA | not announced | Click here |
| IIT Delhi | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| IIT Madras | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| IIT Roorkee | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| IIT Dhanbad | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| IIT Kanpur | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| SJSOM (IIT Bombay) | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| VGSOM (IIT Kharagpur) | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| DFS (UoD) | CAT | not announced | Click here |
| IRMA | CAT, XAT | not announced | Click here |
| JBIMS | MAH-CET | not announced | 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
B-Schools with their Own Entrance Exams
The following B-schools have their own entrance exams and do not require separate applications. 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.
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!
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