Introduction
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test held inIndia. The test scores a candidate on the basis of Quantitative Ability (QA),Verbal Ability (VA) and Reading Comprehension (RC), Data Interpretation (DI)and Logical Reasoning (LR). The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started this exam and use the test forselecting students for their business administration programs. The test isconducted every year by one of the IIMs based on a policy of rotation.
Official Link: www.iimcat.ac.in
List of colleges accepting CAT score
20 Indian Institutes of Management
2. IIM Amritsar
5. IIM Calcutta
6. IIM Indore
7. IIM Jammu
8. IIM Kashipur
10. IIM Lucknow
11. IIM Nagpur
12. IIM Raipur
13. IIM Ranchi
14. IIM Rohtak
15. IIM Sambalpur
16. IIM Shillong
17. IIM Sirmaur
19. IIM Udaipur
Other good colleges via CAT
• Faculty of Management Studies,Delhi (FMS)
• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute ofManagement Studies, Mumbai (JBIMS)
• S. P. JainInstitute of Management and Research, Mumbai (SPJIMR)
• Management Development Institute,Gurgaon (MDI)
• NationalInstitute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai (NITIE)
• International ManagementInstitute, New Delhi (IMI)
• Shailesh J MehtaSchool of Management (IIT Mumbai)
• Department ofManagement studies (IIT Delhi)
• Vinod GuptaSchool of Management (IIT Kharagpur)
• NIRMA
• K J SomaiyaInstitute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR)
• Great lakesinstitute of management, Chennai
Some 'good to Know' pointers:
CAT 2020 was conducted by IIM Indore
CAT 2019 was conducted by IIM Kozhikode
CAT 2018 was conducted by IIM Calcutta
CAT 2017 was conducted by IIM Indore
CAT 2016 was conducted by IIM Bangalore
CAT 2015 was conducted by IIM Ahmedabad
CAT 13 and CAT 14 were conducted IIM Indore
CAT 12 was conducted IIM Kozhikode
Cat 11 was conducted IIM Calcutta
CAT 10 was conducted IIM Lucknow
CAT 09 was conducted IIM Ahmedabad
No. of CAT Takers (Past trends)
Year -Approximate number of candidates appearing
2020- 2,27,835
2019- 2,09,926
2018- 2,09,405
2017- 232, 000
2016- 195, 000
2015 -179,601
2014 -167,830
2013 -175,451
2012 -195,000
2011 -195,000
2010 -185,000
2009 -230,000
2008 -276,000
Eligibility
The candidate must fulfil the below mentioned criteria's:
1. Hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks orequivalent CGPA (45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste(SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD)/Differently Able(DA) category)
2. The degree should be awarded by any of the Universitiesincorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or othereducational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to bedeemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess anequivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government ofIndia.
3. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor'sdegree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degreerequirements and are awaiting results can also apply. If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the program provisionally, only if she/hesubmits a certificate latest by June 30, 2018 from the Principal/Registrar ofher/his College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2018) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.
4. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of theselection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.iimcat.ac.in
Sections |
MCQs |
TITA |
TOTAL Ques. |
Time per section |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
19 |
5 |
24 |
40 Min. |
Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation (LR-DI) |
16 |
4 |
20 |
40 Min. |
Quantitative Ability (QA) |
17 |
5 |
22 |
40 Min. |
Total |
52 |
14 |
66 |
120 Min. |
� Mode of exam: Online
� No negative marking for TITA (Type In The Answer)
� 3 marks is allotted to correct answerand -1 mark to incorrect answer.
� No provision of shifting between the sections.
� Online calculator to be a part of theexam again.
For more details, visit http://www.iimcat.ac.in
Notification release date |
July 2022 |
Registration commencement |
August 2022 |
Last date for Online Registration |
September 2022 |
Issue of Admit Card |
October 2022 |
CAT Exam date |
27th November 2022 |
Result Announcement |
January 2023 |
● Bachelor's degree with minimum 50% marks from recognizedUniversity/ Institutions.
● Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons withDisability (PWD) categories must have at least 45% marks.
Introduction
XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is conducted by XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur. XLRI conducts XAT on behalf of the XAMI. For more than 60 years XLRI is conducting XAT at all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. The XAT score is being used by more than 100 institutes for the admission. After applying for XAT, candidates can also apply to other member colleges, which use XAT scores for their respective admissions.
http://xatonline.net.in/ (official website)
Eligibility
Recognized Bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. Those completing their final examination by June 10, 2022 may also apply. All Indian candidates must appear for XAT 2022. However NRI and foreign candidates may apply through GMAT score (except Dubai and Kathmandu wherein candidates have an option of appearing for XAT 2022)
Apply Online: http://forms.xatonline.net.in/
XAT Member Institutes
S.No. | Institute Name | Website |
1 | Loyola Institute of Business Administration | www.liba.edu |
2 | Mount Carmel Institute of Management | www.mountcarmelinstitute.org |
3 | St. Francis Institute of Management and Research (SFIMR) | www.sfimar.org |
4 | St. Joseph's College of Business Administration | www.sjcba.edu.in |
5 | St.Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology | www.staloysics.ac.in |
6 | Xavier Institute of Management | www.ximb.ac.in |
7 | Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship | www.xime.org |
8 | Xavier Institute of Management & Research | www.ximr.ac.in |
9 | Xavier Institute of Management, Jabalpur | www.xidas.in |
10 | Xavier Labour and Relations Institute | www.xlri.ac.in |
11 | Xavier Institute of Social Service | www.xiss.ac.in |
Other colleges accepting XAT Score:
Section Name |
Questions |
Time |
Negative Marking |
Verbal and Logical Ability |
24 |
170 min |
0.25 per question for every wrong answer, 0.05 per question for more than 12 un-attempted questions |
Decision Making |
21 | ||
Quantitative Ability and DI |
27 | ||
General Knowledge |
25 |
|
|
● Each XAT 2020 question will carry one mark.
● Mode of exam: Online Visit xatonline.in to apply for XAT.
Application Start Date |
August, 2021 |
Last date of application |
November, 2021 |
Last Date of Application (with late fee) |
December, 2021 |
Admit Card Download |
December, 2021 |
XAT Exam |
2nd January, 2022 (Sunday) (10 am to 1:35 pm) |
XAT official Answer Key |
Third week of January 2022 |
XAT Result |
January, 2022 End |
What is GMAT?
• The GMAT(Graduate Management Admission Test) is an online exam which you can write at any time during the year.
•It is one of the most standardized tests that is required by majority of good business schools to measure your academic ability. It tests you on your reasoning skills and not your memory skills or computational ability. Engineers, non - engineers or even people having 10 years of experience can write the GMAT exam.
•Most of the top business schools use GMAT score as one of the selection criteria for admission of students to several graduate management programs. This exam measures verbal, reasoning, mathematical and analytical skills.The GMAT syllabus and pattern remains the same throughout the year.
Official website: http://www.mba.com/india
Eligibility:
Eligibility criteria is very flexible in age & educational aspect for aspirants. Test scores are considered valid for five years by most universities, though, recent scores as 2 years old are given more prominence.
Exam delivery
1.GMAT is conducted 6 days a week, 52 weeks per year and can be given upto 5 times a year.
2.Unhappy with your first attempt? Don't worry, you can rewrite the exam after 16 days again.
3.Your GMAT Score will be valid for 5 years.
GMAT Score Reporting
An unofficial score report with Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning and Total scores is made available immediately after exam. Students receive an email with a URL to access score report within 20 days of exam. This email contains a link with instructions to access Official Score Report online.
The student has the provision to report his scores to a maximum of five universities of his choice & the costs are met while paying the GMAT test fee itself. Though, he has to sincerely do the homework of zeroing in the final five prior to his exams which will ultimately receive his result copies. While reporting to additional university will mean extra charges which is US $28.
GMAT Test Section | # of Questions | Question Types | Timing |
Analytical Writing Assessment | 1 Topic | Analysis of Argument | 30 Minutes |
Integrated Reasoning | 12 Questions | Multi-Source Reasoning Graphics Interpretation Two-Part Analysis Table Analysis | 30 Minutes |
Quantitative | 37 Questions | Data Sufficiency (18 questions) Problem Solving (19 questions) | 75 Minutes |
Verbal | 41 Questions | Question Types | 75 Minutes |
Total Exam Time | 3hrs, 30 minutes |
The NMAT by GMAC™is accepted by NMIMS University, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad official
website: https://www.nmat.org/
Other colleges via NMAT
•Alliance University, Bangalore
•Amity University, Delhi NCR
•Ansal University, Delhi NCR
•ICFAI University, IBS Business School, Hyderabad and other locations
•Mody University, Rajasthan
•BML Munjal University, Delhi
•Shoolini University, Chandigarh
•SRM University, Chennai
•Thapar University, Chandigarh
•VIT University, Vellore
•Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad
•Chitkara University, Patiala
•University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) , Dehradun
•Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Hyderabad
•Institute of Management, JK University, Jaipur
•Shiv Nadar university, Greater Noida
•GITAM School of International Business, Visakhapatnam
TEST FEES
Test Registration (Early) : INR 2000 applicable taxes
Test Registration (Late) : INR 2500 applicable taxes
Retake INR 2000 applicable taxes AdditionalScore Reports (beyond first five) : INR 200 per ScoreReport applicable taxes
SECTION |
NO. OF QUESTIONS |
TIME (MINUTES) |
SCORE RANGE |
Language Skills |
36 |
28 |
12-120 |
Quantitative Skills |
36 |
52 |
12-120 |
Logical Reasoning |
36 |
40 |
12-120 |
Total |
108 |
120 |
36-360 |
STRUCTURE
The NMAT by GMAC exam gives each candidate a randomly generated test from a pool of questions, delivered one-at-a-time. The number of questions, difficulty levels, and the time limit for each of the sections is predetermined and, under normal administration conditions, are the same regardless of when and where the testis administered. Candidates have a choice of selecting the order/sequence of the test sections.
The NMAT by GMAC exam has three sections – Language Skills, Quantitative Skills and Logical Reasoning.
The three sections of the NMAT by GMAC are individually timed. Test takers must answer questions of each section within the allotted time.
SCORES
• You will receive your score card with scaled score for the sections and total for your NMAT by GMAC exam within 48 hours of giving the exam. You will be notified by email once your score card is ready for download.
• Scaled scores - Questions in the NMAT by GMAC exam are selected from the question pool for each examinee based on his or her performance on the questions previously answered. The questions a candidate receives are targeted at his or her ability level; therefore, a high- scoring candidate generally receives a more difficult sample of questions than a low- scoring candidate. The NMAT by GMAC exam is scored by first obtaining the candidate’s final ability estimate based on the probabilistic model approach of modern exam theory, and then transformed to a scaled score ranging from 12 to 120.
RETAKES
• You will be allowed to take the NMAT by GMAC™ exam a maximum of three times during the year’s testing period. This includes the first attempt plus a maximum of two retake attempts. No shows are considered attempts.
• Your retake registration option will be enabled in your dashboard after your exam date. You need to register for
the retake by simply clicking on the Retake section and pay the retake fees.
Registration Start Date |
August , 2021 |
Registration End Date |
October, 2021 |
Exam Delivery Start Date |
October, 2021 |
Exam Delivery End Date |
December, 2021 |
Re-take Scheduling Start Date |
October, 2021 |
Re-take Scheduling End Date |
December, 2021 |
Announcement of official cut-off 2021 |
3rd Week of January, 2022 |
MAH MBA/MMS CET is a state level management aptitude test conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra state for post graduate degree courses in Management namely MBA/MMS and PGDBM/PGDM. This test scores a person on the bases of quantitative ability, data interpretation, verbal ability and logical reasoning.
1.Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
2.Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
3.Welingkar, Mumbai
4.COEP, Pune
5.Pumba, Pune
6.SIES, Mumbai
Official website: http://cetcell.mahacet.org/
Section name |
Number of questions |
Total marks |
Logical Reasoning |
75 |
75 |
Abstract Reasoning |
25 |
25 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension |
50 |
50 |
Total marks for the test |
200 |
200 |
● Duration ofthe exam: 2 hr 30 min
● Mode ofexam: Online
● There is nonegative marking.
For more details, visithttp://www.dtemaharashtra.gov.in/
Release of advertisement – January 2022
Online registration – January to February 2022
Test date – 13th/14th March 2022 (tentative)
Result announcement – March 2022 (tentative)
Top institutes
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies Research & Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai
WE School (Welingkar Institute of Management), Mumbai
The Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Pune University
COEP Pune
SIES College of Management of Studies, Mumbai
MET Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Chetana'sRamprasadKhandelwal Institute Of Management And Research, Mumbai
Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national level entrance examination conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) every year as per the directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The CMAT is a three hour computer based online test which is conducted in a single session to evaluate the candidate's ability across various segments like Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness. This test facilitates Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission in all Management programs.
Participating Institutes:
http://www.aicte-india.org/dashboard/pages/approvedinstitutes.php
Eligibility Criteria for CMAT 2020 Exam
•Applicant must be a citizen of India.
•Graduates in any discipline can apply for CMAT exam.
•Final year students of Graduate Courses (10 2 3/4) whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for academic year 2020-2021 can also apply for CMAT online exam. Official website
Sections |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
25 |
100 |
Logical Reasoning |
25 |
100 |
Language Comprehension |
25 |
100 |
General Awareness |
25 |
100 |
Total |
100 |
400 |
� For each wrong answer, 1 mark shall be deducted.
� Duration of exam: 3 hours
� Mode of exam: Online
For more details, visit http://www.aicte-cmat.in
Registration Start date November 2021
Registration End date December 2021
Admit Card download date January 2022
CMAT Exam Date 4th week of January 2022
CMAT Result declaration February 2022
Print out of Score Cards February 2022
MICA is considered to be the premier institute in Strategic Marketing and Communication.
MICA's flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Communications (PGDM-C) grooms business leaders with a focus on creative thinking, consumer-centricity, communication and community outreach. The PGDM-C, equivalent to an MBA, has evolved into one of the premier programmes in the country, endorsed by 100 per cent campus placements with the best corporate houses in India and in recent times, abroad as well.
Official website: https://www.mica.ac.in
Eligibility criterion:
Admission to the PGDM-C programme requires a Bachelor's degree (in keeping with the 10 2 3 system) or an equivalent qualification in any discipline recognised by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Candidates appearing for final examinations towards a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) are also eligible to apply.
Candidates who demonstrate aptitude for expressing, assessing, or conceiving ideas that move people to action and achieve business results tend to stand a better chance of being shortlisted.
Parts |
Section(s) |
Number of Questions |
Duration |
Part 1 |
Psychometric |
35 |
25 minutes |
Part 2 |
Verbal Ability (VA) |
25 |
1 hour and 45 minutes |
Quantitative Ability (QA) |
25 | ||
General Awareness (GA) |
25 | ||
Divergent-Convergent Reasoning (DCR) |
30 | ||
Part 3 |
Descriptive Test (DT) |
4 |
35 minutes |
� There are nonegative marks for wrong answers in the psychometric & descriptive tests.The Psychometric test is a qualifier.
� 0.25 percent of the allotted marks are deducted for every wrong answer in part 2.
� Mode ofexam: Online
� Duration ofexam: 3 hours
MICAT I Registration opens |
September 2020 |
MICAT I Registration closes |
November 2020 |
Issue of MICAT I Call letters/Admit card |
1st week December 2020 |
MICAT I |
13th December 2020 |
MICAT I Score (Declare on the website) |
1st week January 2021 |
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|
MICAT – II Registration opens |
1st week January 2021 |
MICAT – II Registration closes |
3rd week January 2021 |
Issue of MICAT II Call letters/Admit card |
2nd week January 2021 |
MICAT – II |
31st January 2021 |
MICAT II Score (Declare on the website) |
3th week February 2021 |
TISS NET is the entrance test conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences for admission to their 2 year MA programmes for their Mumbai, Hyderabad Tuljapur and Guwahati. While the Human Resources Management and Labour Relations programme is considered the flagship programme, the institute also offers an MA in various other fields too.
Official website: http://admissions.tiss.edu/
TISSNET Exam Pattern (NoNegative Marking)
Topic |
Number of questions |
Total Marks |
General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
Maths and Logical Reasoning |
30 |
30 |
English Proficiency |
30 |
30 |
Total |
100 |
100 |
Sections |
Comprehension |
Management Data Interpretation |
Business Awareness |
Number of Questions |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Total Marks (45) |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Sectional Cut-off |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
As per the latest notifications, candidateswho are applying for MA (HRM & LR) and/or MA (ODCL) will have to appear forTISS MAT as well immediately after the TISSNET MBA 2021. The score of TISS-MATwill be considered for shortlisting in the stage 2 along with the pre interviewtest and personal interview. TISS-MAT will be given the weightage of 30%. Referthe table below for detailed exam pattern of TISS-MAT. In TISS-MAT Negative marking of 0.25 marks
Application Begins on |
30th October 2020 |
Last Date for Online Registration |
25th December 2020 |
TISSNET Admit Cards will issue on |
30th December 2020 |
TISSNET Exam |
2nd January 2021 |
Availability of TISSNET Score Card |
1st February 2021 |
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was established in 1963 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to contribute in the skill building for the external trade sector of India. It has come a long way to successfully develop into a unique institution involved in imparting knowledge through research and training in international business and trade.
Two-year MBA (International Business) at New Delhi and Kolkata.
Intake - 220 (Delhi Campus), 140 (Kolkata Campus) 120 ( Kakinada A.P.)
Official Website: www.iift.edu
ELIGIBILITY
•Recognized Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration in any discipline. Candidate appearing in the final year examination of Graduation can also apply subject to submission of proof of requisite qualification by 7th October 2017.
•No age limit.
IIFT Cut-off (Past trends)
IIFT 2018: General: 48.50 OBC(NCL):43.50 SC/ST/PH:38.50
Sectional Cut-off: VA-9.67, Quant-4.01, LR/DI-8, GK-1.99
IIFT 2017: General: 48.50 OBC(NCL):43.50 SC/ST/PH:38.50
Sectional Cut-off: VA-9.67, Quant-4.01, LR/DI-8, GK-1.99
IIFT 2016: General: 48.50 OBC(NCL):43.50 SC/ST/PH:38.50
Sectional Cut-off: VA-9.67, Quant-4.01, LR/DI-8, GK-1.99
IIFT 2015: General: 48.50 OBC(NCL):43.50 SC/ST/PH:38.50
Sectional Cut-off: VA-8.75, Quant-4.34, LR/DI-8.68, GK-0.82
IIFT 2014: General-38.5, OBC(NCL)-33.5 SC/ST/PH-28.5,
Sectional Cut-off: VA-6.50, Quant/DI-4.67, LR-4.34,GK-2.49
IIFT 2013: General-47.5, OBC(NCL):42.5 SC/ST/PH: 37.5
SectionalCut-off: VA-5.75, Quant-6.34, LR/DI-9.75, GK-1.80
IIFT 2012: General-50, OBC(NCL):45 SC/ST/PH: 40
Sectional Cut-off: VA-7, Quant-6, LR/DI-9.89, GK-1.67
APPLICATION FEE (At the IIFT counter/By Post/Online) | |
For General/OBC Category |
Rs 1850 |
For ST/SC/PH Category |
Rs 750 |
For Foreign Nationals/ NRIs/ Children |
US$80/Rs 4500 |
Official Website: www.iift.edu
Section |
No. of Ques |
Marks per Ques |
Total Marks |
Negative Marks |
Quantitative Ability |
25 |
3 |
75 |
-1 |
Verbal Ability and RC |
35 |
3 |
105 |
-1 |
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning |
30 |
3 |
90 |
-1 |
General Awareness |
20 |
1.5 |
30 |
-0.5 |
Total |
110 |
300 |
� Duration ofexam: 2 hours
� Mode ofexam: Paper-based
� Negative marking: 1/3rd of themarks deducted per wrong answer
Registration Start Date |
July , 2020 |
Registration End Date |
24th September 2020 |
Written Examination: |
Sunday, 6th Dec 2020 (10am-12pm) |
Result Announcement |
January 2021 |
Official website: http://www.snaptest.org/
Member Institutes:
Sr. |
Name of the Institute |
Programs |
1 |
MBA | |
2 |
Symbiosis Centre for Management and |
MBA |
3 |
MBA (International Business) | |
4 |
MBA (Telecom Management) | |
5 |
MBA | |
6 |
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune (SIMC, Pune) |
MBA (Communication Management) |
7 |
MBA (Operations Management) | |
8 |
MBA (Information Technology) | |
9 |
MBA (Information Technology Business | |
10 |
MBA (Hospital & Healthcare Management) | |
11 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru (SIBM, Bengaluru) |
MBA |
12 |
Symbiosis School of Media & Communication, Bengaluru (SSMC, Bengaluru) |
MBA (Communication Management) |
13 |
MBA (Banking and Finance) | |
14 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad (SIBM, Hyderabad) |
MBA |
15 |
MBA (Sports Management) |
Section |
Questions |
Marks |
General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability |
15 |
15 |
Analytical & Logical Reasoning |
25 |
25 |
Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency |
20 |
20 |
Total |
60 |
60 |
• SymbiosisNational Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2020 will be held ONLINE and will be held onthree dates. Once in Dec 2020 and then possibly two times in Jan 2021.
• Anaspirant can take SNAP UP TO TWO TIMES and the best of the performance ofcandidate out of the attempts he/ she has made will be considered for finalpercentile calculation.SNAP Test duration is of 60 minutes.
• SNAPTest is an objective test. Each question has four responses (Only for NormalQuestions). Candidate should choose an appropriate response.
• Themarking pattern to be one (1) mark for each correct answer and 25 % negativemarking for each incorrect answer..
Online Registrations for SNAP commences |
August, 2022 |
SNAP Test Registration closes |
November, 2022 |
SNAP Test payment closes |
November, 2022 |
SNAP Test Admit Card available on website |
01 Dec 2022 to Jan 2023 |
SNAP Test |
18th December and Jan 2023 max 2 attempts |
Announcement of Result |
End Jan, 2023 |
Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2022