MBA Education

MBA course in India can be categorized into the following 4 types:

• Full-time MBA

• Part-time MBA

• Distance Learning MBA

• Executive MBA

• Online MBA

A full-time MBA usually comprises four semesters including project work, industrial exposure and summer internship. There are major and minor specialization subjects. The choice of specialization subjects generally include Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations and Logistics, Information Technology, Systems, International Trade and Business, Consumer Behavior, etc.
The part time, distance learning and online MBA courses offer flexibility to the students, while Executive MBA courses are meant exclusively for working professionals who are ready to take a break and like to obtain an MBA degree in a shorter time period than that of a full time course.

MBA Admissions: Admissions to MBA course take place through various entrance examinations. These include CAT (for IIMs), MAT (AIMA), XAT (XLRI), FMS, JMET (IITs & IISc), OPENMAT (IGNOU) and a large number of others.

Common Admission Test (CAT): CAT is the common entrance exam to get admission to the Indian Institute of  Management (IIM), at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Indore, and Kozhikode. Many other institutes also draw out their candidates based on the performance in CAT.  All the questions are multiple choice and for every correct answer, one mark is awarded and for every wrong answer, 1/4th of a mark is deducted. The test consists of the following Sections : -

• Verbal Ability

• Reading Comprehension

• Quantitative Aptitude

• Data Interpretation

• Reasoning

• Data Sufficiency.

A good score in the written test is a prerequisite for a student to be called for the group discussion and a personal interview conducted to assess the students, personality and demeanor, with the final selection made on the student's overall performance in the three rounds.

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) : Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is being conducted four times a year by All India Management Association (AIMA). The test consists of following five sections: 

• Language Comprehension

• Mathematical Skills

• Data Analysis & Sufficiency

• Intelligence & Critical Reasoning

• Indian & Global Environment

Each section consists of 40 questions. The total of 200 questions is to be attempted within 150 minutes. It is an objective type test with multiple choice answers. 

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