SNAP 2016 exam on December 18 will have an entirely changed face with reduced maximum marks to 150 from 180 and reduced weightage per question in Analytical & Logical Reasoning as compared to last year exam. In the process General Awareness section has also been trimmed to fewer questions. SNAP 2016 will have uniform sectional marking process for each question as against earlier marking system which awarded higher marks for correct answers in Reasoning section and lower marks for other sections.

CAT 2016 with time limit of 1 hour to attempt each section could prove to be a blessing in disguise if used judiciously. CAT 2016 will consist of 3 sections and you will get 60 minutes to solve each section which may contain 30 to 35 MCQs & non-MCQs.

MAT 2016 September exam online registration last date has been extended till August 31, 2016 while the last date to obtain the application form from AIMA is already over on August 20, 2016. You are left with a weeks time to register for MAT 2016 September exam in online mode for option 1 only.

AIMAs list of B-schools accepting MAT 2016 September exam scores consists of 164 B-schools spread across different regions of India. However, it is necessary to check with the Managament institutes whether they would be accepting MAT scores for admission.

SNAP 2016, Announcing the beginning of registration process from today August 22 and other key dates of SNAP 2016, the Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune has shared in the evening today that SNAP 2016 for admission to MBA programmes 2017-19 at 15 Symbiosis institutes will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2016 across the country. There will be 32 test cities where SNAP 2016 is proposed to be conducted. The last date to register for SNAP 2016 is November 22, and the last date to make payment of registration fee is November 25, 2016.

CAT 2016 aspirants from non-engineering back-ground may find it easier to get into IIM Ahmedabad in 2017 as the admission policy of the top B-school awards higher weightage to the candidates coming with the academic ground of Arts/Humanities; Commerce and Science streams.

Apart from preliminary shortlisting based on weightage to CAT 2016 scores which will be the mandatory shortlisting criterion, IIM Ahmedabad has devised the weightages with a view to improve the academic diversity in its class rooms.

CAT 2016 exam may throw more surprises than anticipated as the aspirants are still in dark about the total number of questions in the exam as well as about their sectional division. It appears IIM Bangalore may change the test structure and question content alongwith number of questions in each section in CAT 2016.

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.