Not only CAT 2016 but almost all the MBA entrance exams have opted for increase in test fee by around 10% and unless you decide which are your favourite exams for admission to MBA/PGDM 2017-19 batch, the increase is ready to make a big hole in your pocket even before you get admission in the B-school of your choice.

Top B-schools accepting different exam scores

His Excellency Dr. S. C. Jamir, Honble Governor of Odisha, inaugurated the XUB Sustainability Summit, organized by the Xavier School of Sustainability, Xavier University Bhubaneswar at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar on 12th August, 2016. He also presided over the event as the Chief Guest. The theme of the XUB Sustainability Summit was Energy, Peace and Global Governance.

MAT 2016 September exam, to be held on September 4, 2016 will consist of 5 sections comprising 40 MCQs in each section. Language comprehension section will consist of 40 questions and AIMA suggests a 30 minute time limit to solve this section. Accordingly, you have less than 1 minute to solve each question. Prof S K Agarwal expert on Verbal Ability and mentor on MBA exam preparation shares tips how to maximise your score in Language Comprehension section of MAT 2016 September exam.

CAT 2016 eligibility criteria do not see eye to eye with the eligibility norms announced in the admission policy by IIMs for PGP 2017-19 batch. Does it mean that IIM Ahmedabad will not consider and shortlist even the CAT 2016 toppers, if they fulfill the CAT eligibility but fall short of the norms announced by the B-school. The mismatch can shatter the dream of the 100 percentiler in CAT 2016 to pursue management education at IIM Ahmedabad even if he is a top bureaucrat, or himself is a professor in some top institute unless he has completed his graduation with minimum 3 years duration.

The Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli (IIMT) welcomed Ms. Prachi Garg to conduct a lecture on the topic of the Challenges women entrepreneurs face and how to cope up with them. Ms. Garg is the founder of www.ghoomophiro.com, a start-up that helps in curating corporate tours. The lecture was organized by the Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) of IIMT.

XLRI Jamshedpur the XAT 2017 conducting institute has announced the registration for XAT 2017 open from August 17, 2016. The registration and application fee for XAT 2017 has been increased to Rs. 1600/-. The last date to register and apply for XAT 2017 is November 30, 2016. XAT 2017 exam will be held on January 8, 2017 in a single session in paper pen mode from 10AM to 1.30PM.

Late registration allowed till December 11

XAT 2017 registration, opened on August 17 has not fixed any minimum percentage of marks at bachelors degree to apply for the entrance exam or to XLRI Jamshedpur. There is no threshold limit of 50% marks in graduation to become eligible to register and apply for XAT 2017 to be held on January 8, 2017 as paper based test. Accordingly all the candidates with recognized bachelors degree or in the final year of bachelor degree are eligible to register for XAT 2017.

The hidden age bar in CAT 2016 registration and application process has since been removed by the convener as the academic fields for bachelors degree in the form stand modified.
Now, CAT 2016 key eligibility criterion no longer demands only 3 or 4 years of bachelors degree but also allows the aspirants with shorter duration of 2 years of graduation to apply for the largest MBA entrance test leading to IIMs and other top business schools in India. To facilitate the process, CAT 2016 registration form has also been duly amended.

Your updated General Knowledge in IIFT 2016 can push your score up by 15% and can place you in merit. In fact GK sectional score in IIFT entrance exam commands high importance and the candidate has to qualify in this section also along with other 3 sections.

GK section apart from being a score booster with 30 questions carrying 15 out of 100 marks, requires no special skill to prepare as your regular reading of news papers, editorials, periodicals and good memory can turn the table in your favour in IIFT entrance exam.