Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi News & Updates 2025: Notifications, Notice, Result

Many aspiring MBA students often wonder about an important question: Is the CAT exam compulsory for MBA? The simple answer is NO! Taking the CAT exam is not mandatory for enrolling in MBA programmes in India or abroad. However, it is important to note that the CAT is the most widely accepted and recognised entrance exam for MBA programs in India.

How to Prepare for CAT DILR 2025 is a question every MBA aspirant must know the answer to and adhere to when following a productive learning plan in order to ace the CAT exam with a high score both sectionally and overall. One of the trickiest parts of the CAT exam is the section on Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. The CAT exam's DILR evaluates your aptitude for problem-solving. Gaining an edge in this section requires consistent and rigorous work. Therefore, you should start your CAT preparation by addressing this section first.

There is a 40-minute sectional time restriction, during which you have to answer 24 questions. DILR constitutes a major part of CAT, and this is the section where many students face trouble. The CAT 2025 exam will be conducted on November 30, 2025, in 130 test cities across India.

MBA admission 2025 is ongoing in many colleges in India. The admission process for colleges accepting CAT scores began after the CAT 2024 result was declared on December 19, 2024. If you are seeking admission to top MBA colleges in India, you need to appear for entrance exams like CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAH MBA CET, TS ICET, TANCET, etc. Upon meeting the required cutoff, you will be called for counselling that includes group discussion, personal interview, or written ability test. Candidates are allotted seats in the colleges based on their academic qualifications, entrance exam scores, and performance in the selection rounds. Some of the eminent colleges offering admission to MBA courses include IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, ISB Hyderabad, IMT Ghaziabad, etc. among others. Not all the business schools in India follow the same admission process, and different components determine the eligibility. Check out the details about MBA admission 2025 in the article below.

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Many aspiring MBA students often wonder about an important question: Is the CAT exam compulsory for MBA? The simple answer is NO! Taking the CAT exam is not mandatory for enrolling in MBA programmes in India or abroad. However, it is important to note that the CAT is the most widely accepted and recognised entrance exam for MBA programs in India.

MP MBA Merit List 2025 Release Date: The Directorate of Technical Education of Madhya Pradesh is all set to release the MP MBA round 1 common merit list for the successfully registered candidates on July 4, 2025. The candidates should not expect to be notified about the MP MBA merit list via registered email IDs, or the authority will not courier the merit list PDF to the candidates. Instead, once the MP MBA merit list is released, the candidates will get access to check and download the PDF directly from the official website - dte.mponline.gov.in. 

DTE MP MBA and MCA Choice Filling 2025: The Directorate of Technical Education will close the DTE MP MBA and MCA choice filling 2025 process on July 3, at their official portal. The official time to close the portal is 11:45 PM. Therefore, to avoid the last-minute rush, the candidates who have not yet locked or re-edited their choices can complete the process before the deadline. For this, the candidates should enter their application number, date of birth details, and verification code, which is displayed on the screen. Finally, click on the submit button. Now, the order of colleges will appear in alphabetical order. The candidates can arrange their choices with the help of the city, branch, college type, and their preference order. While exercising choices, candidates can refer to last year's cut-off to get an idea of their admission chances. Candidates can enter a maximum number of college selections to increase their chances of allotment.