MBA Admission Without MAT - Direct Admission in MBA Without MAT Exam

MBA Admission Without MAT: Candidates who have successfully completed their graduation and now looking forward to pursuing a PGDM and MBA degree can try to get admission to the top MBA colleges in India. When speaking of an MBA, the first thought that comes to our mind is IIMs. However, IIM colleges offer admissions on the basis of the CAT entrance exam only.

Speaking of CAT entrance, there is another very popular and highly acceptable MBA entrance exam called MAT (Management Aptitude Test). Many colleges ask for a CAT or MAT entrance exam to offer admissions to their MBA/PGDM programs.

But what if you don't have a valid MAT score? What if you haven’t appeared in a MAT entrance exam? Well, you don't need to worry. In this article, we have suggested the names of some of the Top MBA colleges that offer MBA admissions without MAT entrance exams.

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About Top MBA Colleges that Offer MBA Admissions without MAT

MAT is one of the most popular MBA entrance exams, it is conducted by the All India Management Association. CAT and MAT are the two most popular entrance examinations accepted by almost every Business school.

But what if someone hasn’t appeared in any of these MBA entrance examinations? Do they still have a chance to pursue an MBA /PGDM degree?

Yes! They still can pursue an MBA or PGDM even if they haven’t appeared in any of the national MBA entrance exams. Here’s the list of Top MBA Colleges that offer MBA admissions without MAT:

MBA Colleges	Fees
School of Inspired Leadership – SOIL, Gurgaon	Rs 12,50,000-16,50,000
Regenesys Institute of Management Mumbai	Rs 16,00,000
Amity Global B-school School (Amity University) in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, and many other locations	Rs 3,75,000-7,00,000
CII School of Logistics, Amity University, Noida	Rs 8,61,000
Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar	Rs 7,50,000
Chandigarh University	Rs 1.84 Lacs
UPES School of Business, UPES University, Dehradun	Rs 13,34,000
O P Jindal Global University	Rs 11,00,000
School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida	Rs 10,000,00
Global Institute of Business Studies (GIBS ) Bangalore	Rs 5,50,000
IIBS Bangalore	Rs 7,00,000
Mody University School of Business	Rs 6,00,000-9,00,000

Note:

• In India, there are more than 650 government and 3800 private management colleges that offer MBA courses.
• Some colleges also provide direct MBA admissions without MAT or CAT entrance examinations. However most reputed B-schools like ISB Hyderabad and IMS Ghaziabad provide admission on the basis of national MBA entrance exams only.
• But If you want to pursue your degree from top-ranking management colleges like IIM, XLRI, MDI Gurgaon, or any other, then we suggest you take CAT, MAT, or any other national MBA entrance exam.

Eligibility Criteria for Direct MBA Admissions

MBA admission without MAT or any other entrance exam is possible but it is mandatory for candidates to fulfill the MBA eligibility criteria to get direct admission to a UGC/AICTE-approved university or college.

Colleges that offer merit-based MBA admissions and direct MBA admissions without MAT ask for the fulfillment of these eligibility criteria:

• The candidate must have obtained a minimum of 65% in the qualifying examinations. In simple words, the candidate must have completed his/her graduation with the first division. A relaxation of 5% will be given to the candidates who belong to the reserved category.
• The candidate must possess a Bachelors’s degree from a recognized university. It is mandatory to obtain a bachelor’s degree to get MBA Admission.
• Some colleges also conduct an interview or personal interaction round to shortlist candidates for direct admissions. The objective behind conducting the interviews to offer admissions is to assess the knowledge and presentation skills of the candidate.
• Candidates who are seeking admission through management quota need a minimum of 50% marks in the graduation

Direct MBA Admission through Management Quota:

There is another way of getting direct MBA admissions without MAT entrance exam. Many prestigious MBA colleges like NMIMS, JIMS, Symbiosis, and many others take admissions through management quota. Many well-renowned colleges have some percentage of seats reserved for the management quota.

What is a Management Quota?

• Management quota is basically a government-approved mechanism under which private universities can provide direct admissions to students even if they don't meet the admission criteria required for that course. Management quota seats are only offered by private or deemed to be university colleges as they are not funded by the government.
• The government of India gives permission to all the private and deemed universities to fill 15% of their sets through management or NRI quota. However the admissions to management quota seats are offered with a higher fee, usually, the fee of management quota students is 3 or 4 times higher than the normal course fees. If you are willing to pay a high amount of money to pursue an MBA course, then you can take admission to top private MBA colleges through the management quota.

List of Colleges that offer Direct MBA Admission through Management Quota

• Symbiosis International University Pune
• SKVM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
• Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT)  Pune
• Bharti Vidyapeeth University Pune
• DY Patil Vidyapeeth University, Pune
• L.N. Wellinker Institute of Modern Management, Mumbai
• Jamna Lal Bajaj Institute of Management
• K.J.Somoaya Institute of Management
• FMS (Faculty of Management Studies)
• Balaji Institute of Modern Management
• Department of Management Science University of Pune
• Christ Institute of Management
• Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Ghaziabad
• Guru Gobind Indraprastha University, New Delhi (affiliated colleges)
• JIMS, Greater Noida

List of Colleges that conduct Entrance Tests for MBA Admissions:

There is another way of getting MBA admission without MAT. You can apply to MBA Colleges that conduct their own entrance tests to offer admissions to the MBA/PGDM program.

There are many such universities in India. Some of the most popular ones are mentioned below:

College Name	Entrance Exam conducted by the College
Symbiosis International University, Pune	SNAP
Institute of Rural Management Anand	IRMAT
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	IIFT
SKVM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management	NMAT
Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad	MICAT
Xavier’s Group of Institutions	XAT
Lovely Professional University	LPUNEST
ICFAI Business School Hyderabad	IBSAT
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	TISSNET
SP Jain Institute of Management & Research	SPJAT
People's Education Society (PES) University	PESSAT
Alliance University	AMAT

MBA Colleges that Accept Low MAT Scores

Have you scored lower than expected in the MAT entrance exam? And now you are looking for a nice college that offers admissions on the basis of average MAT scores.

Here is the list of Top MBA Colleges that offer MBA Admissions on the basis of MAT Scores as low as the 50 percentile:

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score above 50 Percentile:

Colleges	Course Fees
FOSTIIMA Business School New Delhi	Rs. 8.25 Lacs
R V Institute of Management	Rs. 5.50 Lacs
GNIOT Institute of Management Studies (GIMS)	Rs. 5.76 Lacs
Lloyd Business School Greater Noida	Rs. 6.00 Lacs
Kohinoor Business School, Mumbai	Rs. 5.90 Lacs
SUAS Indore: Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences	Rs. 5.60 Lacs
Adarsh Institute of Management and Information	Rs. 5.00 Lacs
SCMS Cochin	Rs. 7.50 Lacs
MITCON Institute of Management Pune	Rs. 5.25 Lacs
DSIMS Mumbai	Rs. 7.25 Lacs

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score above 60 Percentile:

Colleges	Course Fees
Jaypee Business School, Noida	Rs. 8.32 Lacs
Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM) Hyderabad	Rs. 9.00 Lacs
CII School of Logistics, Amity University, Noida	Rs. 8.61 Lacs
ITS School of Management Ghaziabad	Rs. 6.00 Lacs
Firebird Institute of Research in Management Coimbatore	Rs. 7.00 Lacs
RSB Chennai: Rajalakshmi School of Business	Rs. 6.10 Lacs
IMS Ghaziabad (University Courses Campus)	Rs. 5.48 Lacs
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM)	Rs. 6.00 Lacs
Vivekanand Business School (VBS) Mumbai	Rs. 7.80 Lacs

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score Above 70 Percentile:

Colleges	Course Fees
IMS Ghaziabad	Rs. 7.95. Lacs
Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida	Rs. 10.45 Lacs
AIMS School of Business (AIMS) Bangalore	Rs. 8.75 Lacs
Jaipuria School of Business, Ghaziabad	Rs. 7.50 Lacs
EDII Ahmedabad	Rs. 10.95 Lacs
International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS) Pune	Rs. 9.00 Lacs
Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence, Pune	Rs. 8.30 Lacs
Narayana Business School Ahmedabad	Rs. 6.50 Lacs
NSB Bangalore	Rs. 6.50 Lacs
Pune Business School Pune	Rs. 5.50 Lacs
IMS Unison University Dehradun	Rs. 4.75 Lacs
Globsyn Business School Kolkata	Rs. 7.95 Lacs
IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise	Rs. 8.00 Lacs
Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) New Delhi	Rs. 8.90 Lacs
ISME Bangalore	Rs. 8.25 Lacs

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Score above 80 Percentile:

Colleges	Course Fees
UPES University Dehradun	Rs. 14.20 Lacs
International School of Business & Media (ISB&M) Pune	Rs. 11.80 Lacs
Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow	Rs. 10.45 Lacs
Alliance University Bangalore	Rs. 13.50 Lacs
New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) New Delhi	Rs. 8.25 Lacs
JIMS Rohini	Rs. 7.95 Lacs
Indus Business Academy (IBA) Bangalore	Rs. 8.51 Lacs
IES Management IES MCRC Mumbai	Rs. 8.00 Lacs
DSB-VIPS Technical Campus Delhi	Rs. 8.45 Lacs
New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) New Delhi	Rs. 8.25 Lacs
ITM Navi Mumbai	Rs. 10.45 Lacs

Documents Required for MBA Admission without MAT Exam:

• Class 12th Certificate
• Class 10th Certificate
• Passport Size Photographs
• Graduation Mark Sheet/ Degree
• Proof of Identity (Aadhar Card)
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Disability Certificate (if applicable)
• Transfer Certificate (TC)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. Can I get direct MBA admissions to IIM?

Ans. No, none of the 20 existing IIMS offer direct MBA admissions. These public-autonomous institutes only accept CAT scores to grant admission. There is no way that you can get admission to any IIM college without the CAT entrance.

Q2. Is the MAT entrance exam accepted by all the MBA colleges in India?

Ans. Well, most of the reputed MBA colleges except IIMs accept MAT scores. However, it is better to appear in the CAT instead of MAT entrance as the CAT is accepted by all the top-ranking MBA colleges in India.

Q3. How many times MAT is conducted in a year?

Ans. MAT is conducted four times a year.

Q4. Can I get merit-based admission for an MBA?

Ans. If you want to get admission to the highly-reputed B-Schools, then it is imperative to appear in the CAT/MAT/XAT entrance examination. However many private colleges also offer merit-based and direct MBA admissions without asking for any CAT/MAT/XAT scores.

Signing Off:

Candidates who want to get MBA admission without MAT or CAT can apply to the colleges that provide MBA admissions on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying examinations.

But in case you want to get admission to a renowned private college, it offers admissions through the national entrance exam only and do not accept any direct admissions, then you can also try to get admission through the management quota.

However in this case you have to pay a hefty amount of fees to acquire the management quota seat but if you are ok with that and afford to pay 3 or 4 times higher fees, then apply for the admissions on management quota seats.

Otherwise, you can also apply for admission to MBA colleges that conduct university or institute-level entrance tests to provide admissions. In this article, we have already given you many options for such colleges.

If you still have any doubts or need any help with your Direct MBA admission without MAT then write us at [email protected] and our career support team will help you with your queries.