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Global B-Schools accepting CAT or XAT scores
It is a common knowledge that to pursue an MBA abroad, one must need a GMAT or GRE score. But do you know a few universities accept CAT/XAT score for admission to their MBA or equivalent programs? Read on to find out!
While most of the MBA aspirants know that the Common Admission Test (CAT)/Xaviers Aptitude Test or CAT/XAT score is widely accepted for admission to MBA program in India, not many know that CAT/XAT score is also accepted by a few international or foreign universities for admission to their MBA or MiM programs. It is important to understand that most of the 2 year, post graduate management programs in India are considered as Masters in Management (MiM) programs internationally. The reason behind this is because to be considered for most of the Indian ‘MBA/PGDM’ programs, a candidate does not require a full-time work experience. Internationally, an MBA program has a minimum of 2 years of work experience criteria.
So what are the universities of institutions that accept CAT/XAT scores for admission to their MiM programs? Here is a non-exhaustive list
| School Name | Country | MIM program Name | Entrance Tests | Programme Duration (in months) | Tuition fees | Average starting salary |
| HEC Paris | France | HEC MSc in Management | GMAT, GRE, TAGE MAGE , CAT | 18 | € 41,700 | € 66,000 |
| Essec Business School | France / Singapore | Masters in Management | GMAT, GRE, TAGE MAGE, CAT | 24 | € 42,500 | € 55,000 |
| ESCP Europe | FR / UK / DE / ES / IT | ESCP Europe Master in Management | GMAT, GRE, TAGE MAGE, CAT, ESCP Europe Test (on campus) | 24 | € 43,700 | € 54,750 |
| Skema Business School | France / US / China / Brazil | Global MSc in Management | GMAT, GRE, Tage Mage, CAT | 24 | € 30,000 | € 76,350 |
| Edhec Business School | France | Edhec Master in Management | GMAT, GRE, Tage Mage, CAT | 30 | € 41,400 | $ 78,458 |
| Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics | Portugal | International MSc in Management | GMAT, GRE, CATÓLICA-LISBON Internal Admission Test | 18/24 | € 14,700 | $ 57,302 |
| Audencia Business School | France | MSc in Management-Engineering | GMAT, GRE, CAT | 16/18 | € 22,000 | € 45,893 |
| Rennes School of Business | France | Master in Management | GMAT, GRE, CAT | 20 | € 13,000 | $ 64,796 |
| BI Norwegian Business School | Norway | MSc in Business | GMAT, GRE, CAT | 24 | NOK 24800 | $ 68,789 |
| Singapore Management University: Lee Kong Chian | Singapore | MSc in Management | GMAT, GRE, CAT | 12 | $ 44,940 | $ 57,901 |
International B-schools requiring only Language Tests
| School name | Country | MIM program Name | Test Cut-offs (for each Test) | MIM program Name | Programme Duration (in months) | Tuition fees (Total in $) | 2019 Weighted salary(US$) |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Antai | China | Master of Management Science and Engineering | IELTS,TOEFL | Master of Management Science and Engineering | 31 | 72250 | 88444 |
| WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management | Germany | MSc in Management | TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge ESOL | MSc in Management | 21 | 24400 | 110914 |
| Nova School of Business and Economics | Portugal | International Masters in Management | TOEFL iBT,IELTS ,CPE ,CAE ,BEC | International Masters in Management | 18/24 | 11650 | 66791 |
| Tongji University School of Economics and Management | China | MSc in Enterprise Management | TOEFL,IELTS | MSc in Enterprise Management | 30 | 96400 | 77924 |
| Iéseg School of Management | France | MSc in Management | IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC | MSc in Management | 24 | 20000 | 65329 |
| ESMT Berlin | Germany | ESMT Master's in Management | TOEFL , PTE, IELTS | ESMT Master's in Management | 24 | Euro 29500 | 81192 |
| Antwerp Management School | Belgium | Master of Global Management | IELTS, TOEFL | Master of Global Management | 12 | 13950 | 64546 |
| Grenoble Ecole de Management | France / UK / Singapore | Master in International Business(MIB) | TOEFL,IELTS,Cambridge Proficiency Exam (CPE),Pearson Test of English (PTE) | Master in International Business(MIB) | 24 | 20350 | 61601 |
| University of Bath School of Management | UK | MSc in Management | IELTS | MSc in Management | 16 | 20000 | 59195 |
| ICN Business School | France | Master in Management | TOEFL , TOEIC , IELTS | Master in Management | 12 or 36 | 10400 | 57912 |
| University of Edinburgh Business School | UK | MSc in Management | IELTS, TOEFL-iBT, PTE Academic, CAE and CPE, Trinity ISE | MSc in Management | 12 | 23500 | 71452 |
| Henley Business School | UK | MSc in Management | IELTS | MSc in Management | 12 | 22000 | 47690 |
| Burgundy School of Business | France | Master in Management | IELTS , TOEIC , TOEFL | Master in Management | 32 | 21000 | 56031 |
| Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Business School | Ireland | MSc in Management | IELTS, TOEFL, University of Cambridge, Pearson Test of English | MSc in Management | 12 | 19500 | 52519 |
| Leeds University Business School | UK | MSc in International Business | IELTS,PTE Academic, CAE, TOEFL iBT | MSc in International Business | 12 | 15000 | 47633 |
| Lancaster University Management School | UK | MSc in Management | IELTS | MSc in Management | 12 | 22000 | 54744 |
| University of Exeter Business School | UK | MSc in International Management | IELTS , TOEFL IBT ,Pearson Test of English (Academic) | MSc in International Management | 9 or 12 | 21500 | 54960 |
| University of Victoria: Gustavson | Canada | Master of Global Business | TOEFL | Master of Global Business | 12 or 16 | 35558.04 | 51166 |
| University of Antwerp | Belgium | Master Applied Economic Sciences: Business Economics | TOEFL, IELTS | Master Applied Economic Sciences: Business Economics | 23 | 6000 | 51122 |
| University of Strathclyde Business School | UK | Strathclyde MSc in Business and Management | IELTS | Strathclyde MSc in Business and Management | 12 | 21150 | 51047 |
| Nottingham Business School at NTU | UK | MSc in Management | IELTS | MSc in Management | 12 or 24 | 16885 | 39766 |
| Groupe ESC Clermont | France | Master in Management | TOEFL, IELTS | Master in Management | 24 | 18500 | 52355 |
| Hong Kong Baptist University School of Business | China | MSc in Business Management | TOEFL, IELTS | MSc in Business Management | 12 | 23800 | 37536 |
| University of Bradford School of Management | UK | MSc in Management | IELTS, Internet-based TOEFL, PTE-A (Pearson Test of English-Academic) | MSc in Management | 12 | 16040 | 48542 |
| Brunel Business School | UK | MSc in Management | IELTS, Pearson, BrunELT | MSc in Management | 12/16 or 15/19 | 16850 | 44584 |
*PPP is purchasing power parity (since all b-schools have differing currencies, it is important to bring everything together to one standard - the USD based on the PPP.
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