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Is gmat and cat of equal competitionlevel? which one is easy?


Sameera 9th Oct, 2016
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Amod Tripathi 21st Feb, 2018

In GMAT you face competition from the global student community. However the difficulty level of CAT is higher than GMAT. In GMAT  the top colleges prefer candidates with excellent profile in past.

GMAT and CAT have the same syllabus, both deal with Mathematics and English. Both tests complement each other. Preparing for GMAT helps CAT aspirants in verbal, and CAT preparation helps GMAT aspirants in Quantitative Section. Most of the sections in both the tests are common.

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Kunal Kr. 21st Feb, 2018

yes you can still apply for the colleges of India with GMAT score 

here is the list of the reputed colleges accepting GMAT score 

University/College

Program

Average GMAT Score (out of 800)

Total Fee

Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad

PGP, YLP

700

INR 25,54,725

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

PGPX

706

INR 24,00,000

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

EPGP

695

INR 22,77,500

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

PGPEX

700+

INR 22,00,000

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

IMPX

680

INR 19,11,000

XLRI, Jamshedpur

GMP

700

INR 14,95,000

Indian Institute of Management, Indore

EPGP

Cut-off-580

INR 18,00,000

S.P.Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai

PGDM

680

INR 17,40,000

IMT, Ghaziabad

PGDM, PGDM-Ex

690

INR 15,00,000

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

PGPM

680

INR 17,70,000

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None 18th Nov, 2016
@Sameera: Yes you can give GMAT. Few institutes like ISB, Hyderabad & Mohali. S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, IIM, Ahmedabad accept the score. There are approx 100 b schools in India accepting GMAT scores for about 200 managem
Sameera 18th Nov, 2016
and if i am not planning togo abroad so still i can give gmat?
None 18th Nov, 2016
@Sameera: GMAT is considered to be more easy than CAT through not all institutes accept GMAT score in India but if you are planning to study abroad. CAT is accepted my maximum institutes in India and is also considered to be tough exam. Good luck!

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