Except for the IIMs, all other management institutes require the candidates to fill the institutes’ application forms to get shortlisted for further selection stages. To help the MBA aspirants get acquainted with the important dates and other relevant information, the application details of some of the top MBA colleges are given here.
This list contains 10 prestigious institutes and does not actually reflect their rankings. Visit top MBA colleges in India to know the latest rankings of the institutes. This list also contains the test score that the institutes accept while sorting the applicants. The admission alert is given for 2018-2020 admissions. For admissions in 2021-2023, the dates are tentative to change.
Name of the Institute |
Availability of Application Form |
Cost of Application Form |
Accepted Test(s) |
| Xavier School of Management- (XLRI) Jamshedpur | 14th August to 15th December 2017 (Late Fee Registration)
[online and offline] |
XAT: Rs. 1650/-
XLRI: Rs. 300/- per course. Late Fees Registration: XAT: Rs. 2000/- XLRI: Rs. 500/- per course. |
XAT |
| Management Development Institute- (MDI) Gurgaon | 5th September to 24th November, 2017
[online only] |
Rs. 2596/- (inclusive of 18% GST) | CAT |
| S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research- (SPJIMR) Mumbai | 22nd September to 24th November, 2017
[online only] |
Rs. 1200/- (for Indian applicants) | CAT, XAT, GMAT |
| International Management Institute- IMI (New Delhi, Kolkata and  Bhubaneswar) | 18th September to 4th December, 2017
[online or demand draft] |
For Delhi: Rs. 2000/-
Others: Rs. 1000/- * Candidates registered for Delhi can also apply to IMI kolkata and Bhubaneswar for free |
IMI Delhi: CAT, GMAT
IMI Kolkata: CAT, XAT, GMAT IMI Bhubaneswar: CAT, GMAT, XAT, CMAT |
| Faculty of Management Studies- (FMS) BHU Varanasi | 10th September, 2017 to 22nd January, 2018
[online only] |
SC/ST: Rs. 800/-
Others: Rs. 1500/- |
CAT |
| Institute of Rural Management Anand- (IRMA) Anand | 12th October, 2017 to 16th January (offline) or 20th January, 2018 (online)
[online and offline] |
Rs. 1,200/- | IRMASAT + CAT or XAT
IRMASAT Date: 4th Feb 2018 |
| Indian Institute of Foreign Trade- (IIFT) New Delhi | 25th July to 15th September, 2017
[online or demand draft] |
SC/ST/PH: Rs. 755/-
Others: Rs. 1550/- For NRIs/Foreign Nationals: US 80$ |
IIFT |
| Indian Institute of Forest Management- (IIFM) Bhopal | 26th October, 2017 to 10th February (for CAT applicants) and 20th February, 2018 (for XAT applicants)
[online only] |
SC/ST: Rs. 500/-
Others: 1000/- |
CAT, XAT |
| Goa Institute of Management- (GIM) Goa | 1st October to 15th December, 2017
Late Fee Registration: 5th January, 2018 [online and offline] |
1 Programme: Rs. 1800/-
2 Programmes: Rs. 2100/- 3 Programmes: Rs. 2400/- For Late Fee Registrations: +Rs. 600/- in each programme. |
CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology- (BIMTECH) Noida | 5th September to 30th November, 2017
[online only] |
Rs. 1500/- | CAT, GMAT, XAT
For PGDM(IBM), PGDM(RM): MAT, CMAT are also accepted. |
With this given list, MBA aspirants can be updated with the important dates and other relevant details. The candidates are also suggested to check the detailed admission process of the respective institutes to be able to prepare accordingly and get shortlisted for final selection easily.
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