GMAT and CAT are the two main entrance exams for MBA in India. In this article GMAT vs CAT, we are going to find the difference between CAT and GMAT. Both the exams are very tough. Through CAT and GMAT, the aspirants can target all the top-b schools in India including IIMs also. CAT score can be accepted only in Indian top b-schools where a GMAT score can give you the admission in worlds top b schools.
Every year more than 2000 candidates apply for GMAT and the other hand the numbers of CAT aspirants are the same on the compression of GMAT aspirants. In India, CAT is much popular than GMAT. There is much reason why CAT is much popular than GMAT? The main reason behind this is, the registration fee of the CAT is very less than GMAT. All the IIMs accept CAT score and the other top b schools in India also accept CAT score. The admission process of CAT is tougher to get the admission through GMAT.
Difference between CAT and GMAT
| CAT | GMAT |
| 1. CAT score are mandatory to take the admission in India’s leading b schools. | 1. GMAT score is mandatory to take the admission in the world’s top b schools. |
| 2. A CAT score is accepted in only 232 MBA colleges in India. | 2. A GMAT score is accepted in 2300 MBA colleges globally. |
| 3. There is no limitation for the number of attempts of CAT exam. | 3. A candidate can give the exam a maximum of 8 times in their life. |
| 4. The score validity of CAT score is for 1 year. | 4. The score validity of GMAT is for 5 years. |
| 5. A CAT exam is a computer-based exam but the mode of CAT is offline so that the aspirant cannot be rescheduled. | 5. A GMAT exam is a computer-based exam and the mode of exam is online. The candidate can be rescheduling the GMAT exam. |
| 6. The registration fee of CAT is 1900. | 6. The registration fee of GMAT is $250 that is an approx 17,000 INR. |
Profile Requirements
The aspirant profile will play an important role during the admission of MBA programs. For MBA in IIMs, There is no need for the work-experience of the aspirant. They just want a good academic profile of the candidate. On the other side, many top b-schools of other countries need work-experience as well as a good academic profile. That means, During your CAT exam it is not necessary that you have a work-experience or not but when you apply for an international university through GMAT then it’s compulsory that you have a minimum of 2 years of work experience. A candidate profile will create a better chance to get in a top b school in India and abroad. CAT is a national competitive exam while GMAT is an International competitive exam for the MBA program. You should also try for direct admission in XIMB and PUMBA management quota for MBA.
The difficulty level
CAT exam is much difficult than the GMAT exam. A GMAT has a syllabus that can be helpful for the candidate and a CAT exam has not specified their syllabus. Hence, during your CAT preparation, the candidate must have to prepare hard as a comparison of the GMAT exam. The quantitative section of GMAT is easier than CAT exam. On the other side, GMAT has an Integrated Reasoning section which has much easier than CAT LRDI. So, the difficulty level or CAT is more than GMAT. A GMAT test is an adaptive test so that the difficulty level is totally based on your previous question performance. The selection process for both the exam is the same for national colleges but the overall cut off can be different from colleges to colleges.
GMAT VS CAT – Conclusion
GMAT and CAT have their own limitations. So, on the basis of the above compression, it’s difficult to say that which exam is better for your MBA admission. If you can’t afford the much money then you should apply for CAT. But if you can pay the GMAT amount then it’s better to prepare yourself to get in a top international b school.
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