MBA Admissions Guide

AICTE’s fee refund and withdrawal rules for MBA/PGDM admission — the Rs 1,000 cap, the 7-day refund clock, and what to do if a college refuses.

How to verify whether a university is on UGC’s fake-university list before you pay any fee — with the official UGC link, not a reproduced list.

Careers360 analysis: 43 AICTE-approved MBA colleges stopped admissions in 3 years, concentrated in MP, UP and Maharashtra. What to check before you pay.

Every MBA entrance exam deadline for the 2027 intake in one table — NMAT, SNAP, XAT, IBSAT, CMAT and MAT, re-checked 27 Sep 2026.

How CAT’s multi-shift normalisation process converts raw scores to percentile, and why the same marks can mean different percentiles.

CAT 2025 marks by percentile: about 51 for 90, 38 for 80, 23 for 60 and 18 for 50. What that means for CAT 2026 ranks and colleges.

CAT 2026 registrations crossed 3.20 lakh (22 Sep 2026) vs 2.95 lakh in 2025 — registered vs appeared, and how N changes your percentile.

CAT 2026 admit card is scheduled for 4 November 2026; exam on 29 November in three shifts. What to check and where to download.

AIMA’s December 2026 MAT: paper-based on 20 Dec (register by 14 Dec), computer-based on 27 Dec (register by 21 Dec). Fees and the timing catch with CAT results.

XAT 2027 Registration Last Date — dates as of 24 Sep 2026 and the colleges in our directory that accept it, cheapest first.