If you are seeking your future with IIM Calcutta and if your academic scores in class 10 and 12 are excellent, your dependence on CAT 2017 percentile stands reduced susbtantially in admission to 2018-20 batch at this coveted B-school. IIM Calcutta has announced not only the lower cut offs in CAT 2017 percentile but has also reduced the weightage to be awarded to CAT 2017 scores in admission process for PGP 2018-20 and at the same time has increased the weightage to your academic profile.

XLRI Jamshedpur the XAT 2018 conducting institute is ready to release the XAT 2018 Notification and will simultaneously announce the start of XAT 2018 registration process. XAT 2018 exam will be held on January 7, 2018 in a single session in paper pen mode from 10AM to 1.30PM.

It is expected that XAT 2018 registration process will open before August 20, 2017 and the registration and application fee for XAT 2018 may remain Rs. 1600/-. The last date to register and apply for XAT 2018 is supposed to be November 30, 2017.
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Online registration process for the first Online SNAP 2017 exam to be held on Sunday December 17, 2017 has started on August 10 and will remain open till November 24, 2017. This year SNAP registration has started 12 days before the last year SNAP registration commencement date which was August 22, 2016.

IIM Lucknow has scrapped 14 small towns from the list of CAT 2017 test cities and despite the deletion of these test cities; there are still 144 CAT 2017 exam centres across the country. The CAT 2017 registration process has been opened by IIM Lucknow on August 9. Completion of CAT 2017 registration and application is totally an online process.

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Breaking the legacy of remaining paper based exam, SNAP 2017 has decided to become online computer based test from this year. Confirming the news, Dr R Raman, Director Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune and convener SNAP 2017 said SNAP is going ONLINE

Accordingly, the forthcoming SNAP 2017 will be an online test, proposed to be held in the month of December. SNAP 2017 exam scores will be valid for admission to MBA 2018-20 in all the Symbiosis Business schools including Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune.

After 10 days of waiting period from the CAT 2017 Notification release date on July 30, the 43 days online CAT 2017 registration window has finally begun today on August 9, 2017 at 10AM. Experts suggest to go through the CAT 2017 registration instructions and CAT Registration guide before proceeding to fill up the CAT 2017 registration and application form.

CAT 2017 exam on November 26 is designed on the pattern to further improve the academic and gender diversity in IIM class rooms. Responding to MBAUniverse.com regarding the changes proposed in CAT 2017 to further improve the diversity in IIMs, Prof Neeraj Dwivedi, Convener CAT 2017 and faculty at IIM Lucknow says CAT is designed to be suitable for candidates with diverse backgrounds. IIMs at their individual level have been taking various steps to bring diversity to classrooms. Admission policies of IIMs confirm this fact, says Prof Dwivedi further.

SPJIMR Mumbai and IMT Ghaziabad emerged as the winners of Gold Award at IMC Awards 2017 held at the 8thedition of Indian Management Conclave (IMC), organized by MBAUniverse.com and hosted by IIM Lucknow on August 4 and 5, 2017. The awards were presented by AICTE Chairman Dr Anil D. Sahasrabudhe and Mr R Sukumar, Editor, MINT newspaper.

In the wake of passing of IIM Bill by the Lok Sabha recently, countrys 500 PGDM B-schools are a worried lot. There have also been apprehensions about the nature of model MBA/PGDM Curriculum that the recently appointed AICTE committee will recommend. At the 8th Indian Management Conclave (IMC) 2017, on August 4-5 AICTE Chairman, and Heads of Board of Management Studies and MBA Curriculum Committee announced the blueprint of the 3-Tier categorization for graded autonomy and the framework for new MBA and PGDM curriculum.

It is high time that you should get rid of all the sticky areas and bring conceptual clarity in your CAT 2017 preparation journey. Almost all the CAT toppers with 99 and 100 percentile suggest building and strengthening your fundamentals on all the relevant topics which are considered relevant for CAT 2017 exam. The goal can be achieved very well with self preparation, Mocks and help of CAT preparation experts and mentors, advise the CAT toppers.