MBA Admissions 2014: Three options for CAT 2013 below 70 percentilers; Choose now!

Candidates who couldnt score a high percentile in CAT/XAT this year should not lose heart as they may findgood B schools fulfilling their dreams.But sometimes we miss while living in the myth that admission would be offered only to 90+ percentilers.

MBAUniverse.com has made a wide survey of B schools and the results of this research are very much encouraging especially for those who scored less say between 60 to 70 percentile or even less than 60. These institutes are good, have good placement record, have good faculty as well as good infrastructure.

Admission 2014: What do the institutes expect from applicants?
A little less percentile will not matter much if you have following merits and have been an all round good performer in academics, sports and other extracurricular activities. It has been observed that candidates with as low a percentile as 55 with good academic background could convert the call to a very good B school than a candidate with a percentile of 75-80.

Another important aspect that these b schools expect from the aspirants is that they should have clarity of thought, good knowledge base with good communication skill. It implies that they are supposed to perform well in the GDPIWAT round of admission. It will enhance the chances of admission to highly ranked say around 25th rank or so, management colleges.

Options for 70-90 listed earlier
MBAUniverse.com has shortlisted 10 good B schools for the candidates who have missed the opportunity to apply in other good management institutions like MDI, FORE, XIMB, SPJIMR as the last date slipped them. These institutes are available all across the country and at your preferred location as well.The suggestion is to act fast and apply immediately as they are also closing their application date for admission 2014.

10 Top B schools for 70-90 CAT cut-off percentilers; Apply now!

Option A
B schools with open dates
Following are the institutes (In Alphabetical order) whose last dates to apply are still open. If you wish to pursue the PGDM in 2014-16 batch, you may select them and apply as per the given dates.
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Asia Pacific Institute of management, New Delhi

Last date to apply: April 15, 2014 Cut off percentile: 60
For any queries on Asia Pacific Institute of management, New Delhi, Click here

IFIM, Bangalore

Last date to apply: January 31, 2014 Cut off percentile: 50+
For any queries on IFIM Bangalore, Click here

Indira Institute of Management, Pune

Last date to apply: April 5, 2014 Cut off percentile: No Cut off For any queries on Indira Institute of Management Pune, Click here

ITM, Mumbai

Last date to apply: Open
Cut off percentile: no cut off For any queries on ITM Mumbai, Click here

Kohinoor Business School, Mumbai

Last date to apply: No last date Cut off percentile: No threshold cut off For any queries on Kohinoor Business School Mumbai, Click here

NDIM, New Delhi

Last date to apply: February 28, 2014 (Different dates as per dates of PI round) Cut off percentile: 60 For any queries on NDIM New Delhi, Click here

SCMS, Cochin

Last date to apply: open (To be closed soon) Cut off percentile: 60 For any queries on SCMS Cochin, Click here

UPES, Dehradun

Last date to apply: 7.2.2014 (candidates are supposed to appear in UPESMET) Cut off percentile: 65+ (Those with lower CAT/XAT score may improve their score in UPESMET) For any queries on UPES Dehradun, Click here

VIT, Vellore

Last date to apply: March 15, 2014 Cut off percentile: 50+ For any queries on VIT Vellore, Click here

VJIM, Hyderabad

Last date to apply: February 15, 2014 Cut off percentile: 50+ For any queries on VJIM Hyderabad, Click here
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Option B
MBA Admission 2014: Apply for other MBA entrance tests
Aspirants still have two major entrance examinations at their disposal. They may lead to very good B schools also apart from the above. In the month of February 2014 you may appear in CMAT and in March 2014 MAH-CET is going to be held. Scores of both the examinations are accepted by hundreds of management institutes. You may begin your preparation accordingly and explore more opportunities.

MAH CET 2014:

The Online Applications for admission to First Year of Two Year Full Time Post Graduate Degree Courses in MBA/MMS and PGDBM/PGDM in the Government, University Managed, University Departments and Unaided Institutes in the Maharashtra State through MAH CET 2014 have begun.

The online registration for MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2014 has started from January 27, 2014. Candidates can register up to 5:00 PM on February 14, 2014.
The Online Common Entrance Test, MAH CET 2014 will be conducted on Saturday, March 15, 2014 and Sunday, March 16, 2014
Application Fees for Open Category Candidates from Maharashtra State, Outside Maharashtra State (OMS) = Rs. 1000

MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2014 Results:

MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2014 results will be declared on April 21, 2014. As per the notification of DTE Maharashtra, declaration of MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2014 results will take place on 21/04/2014 at 5.00PM
Top B schools accepting MAH CET 2014 Some of the top B schools in Maharashtra which accepts the MAH CET 2014 scores are as follows:

To know the full list of B schools for MAH CET 2014, Click here

Also Read:
MAH CET 2014 Exam pattern and updates
MAH CET 2014 exam dates announced by DTE Maharashtra
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Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

The national level Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) of AICTE for admission to various MBA programmes will be conducted in a 5 day test window starting from February 20, 2014 to February 24, 2014. Registrations for CMAT Feb 2014 have closed.

CMAT 2014 Exam Pattern: The CMAT test will consist of 4 parts, including Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness. It would be a 3 hours long test. While 4 marks would be awarded for each correct answer, there shall be negative marking for wrong answers. For each wrong answer 1 mark shall be deducted.

CMAT accepting B schools: Although the leading 10-15 B schools accept CAT scores or the XAT scores, the next tier top B schools are likely to accept any one of the 5 national level MBA exams including CMAT. Good scores in the CMAT 2014 exam will offer participants scopes to get admitted to some of the top university and private B schools in the country.

Many states have been accepting CMAT scores as the only gateway to MBA admissions under the government quota, instead of the State-administered Post graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET). These states include Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, etc.
To know all about CMAT Feb 2014, Click here

Also Read:
CMAT Feb 2014: Get ready for Feb 20-24; CMAT results to be out on March 14

Option C
Explore CAT 2014
Should you like to improve your CAT/XAT score by appearing again in the top two MBA entrance examinations in 2014, you can give it a thought too. One year in life is not so important as the whole life is. Prof S.K. Agarwal, expert and mentor on CAT preparation is of the view that you may begin your preparation with the appropriate study material.

It is not necessary that you must join some coaching or preparation centre. More than 55% of the MBA aspirants prepare on their own, and you may also march on the path of success. In case you think and find yourself wanting for the guidance on some particular topic, you may choose off line or online need based preparation strategy. However in both the cases you will have to put in judiciously managed hard work.

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