After taking the CAT exam in November 2018, many candidates are unsure if they will qualify or gain admission to top IIM schools. While some are considering re-taking the exam next year, others want to apply to programs soon and are exploring other options. In addition to the CAT, candidates can apply to the XAT, IBSAT, or CMAT exams, which are accepted by various business schools. The IBSAT exam in particular is accepted by the ICFAI Business School and tests areas like data analysis, quantitative skills, reading comprehension and verbal ability. ICFAI offers programs in several cities across India and candidates can find more information on their website or by contacting the admissions office.

1. Options Left After CAT Exam
A rough estimate of more than 2.41lakhs MBA aspirants has applied for CAT
2018. Exam is already conducted on 25th November 2018. After exams most of
the candidates are aware about their chances for qualifying CAT. Few of them
are assured about getting any IIMs and probably lot of them are not assured.
Few of them might be thinking to try their luck again next year with more
preparation but few of them might be thinking not to waste one more year
and thinking to look for more options.
Getting admission in top IIMs don’t just depends on your CAT percentile.
There are many factors on which management aspirants are measured to get
admission in IIMs. So what are the options left for those who are in no mood
to waste time and looking to get admission in a good Business School for
upcoming session?
At this time of year, management aspirants can go for XAT, IBSAT and CMAT.
Last date to apply for XAT and CMAT is 30th November 2018 and for IBSAT it
is 12th December 2018.
XAT – XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is among leading nation level MBA entrance
exam conducted every year for admission in various campuses of XLRI(Xavier
School of Management). XAT is considered tougher than CAT and this exam
has one additional section where they check decision making capability of test
takers.
IBSAT – IBSAT stands for ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test and it is a 2
hours computer based test conducted every year in month of December.
IBSAT is conducted for admission in all 9 campuses of ICFAI Business School.
IBSAT has four sections, i.e. Data Adequacy and Data Interpretation,
Quantitative Techniques, Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability
CMAT – CMAT stands for Common Management Admission Test. It is an
online computer based test. It is a management entrance exam for AICTE
affiliated college to select suitable students for admission in their
management programmes.

2. About ICFAI Business School:
ICFAI Business School (IBS) is a constituent of IFHE and was incepted in 1995.
It is one of the first B-School in South Asia to receive the prestigious SAQS
accreditation. NAAC, an autonomous institute of University Grants
Commission has also accredited ‘The ICFAI Foundation’ for Higher Education
(Deemed-to-be University) with ‘A’ Grade with an impressive score
(institutional CGPA) of 3.43 out of 4. ICFAI Business School provides globally
accepted programs and 100% case based learning. In Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune campuses, they provide PGPM program
and at Dehradun, Hyderabad and Jaipur they provide MBA programs.
For more information about ICFAI Business School please visit
http://ibsindia.org/
ICFAI Business School App downloads links:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.ibsbusinessschool
Contact Us
IBS Admissions Office
# 65 Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta,
Hyderabad – 500082, Telangana
Contact: 040-23440963
SMS IBSAT2018 to 56363
Toll Free: 1-800-425-55 66 77
(Mon - Fri 9.30 am - 5.30 pm)
E-mail: ibsat@ibsindia.org