Amrita MBA entrance exam is popularly known as ACAT. It is a national-level exam conducted by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Students seeking Amrita MBA Admission 2025 will have to appear for this examination. Interested students can now send in their applications for ACAT 2025. Amrita MBA Entrance Exam 2025 applications are available online. The last date for sending in applications is February 28, 2025.
The mode of ACAT will be conducted online, i.e., in CBT format. The applications will be accepted online by visiting the official website of Amrita University. However, this university also accepts other national-level entrance exams like CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, etc, for admission to MBA courses at the P.G. level.
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Examination Name |
Amrita Common Aptitude Test |
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Conducting Body |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
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Accepting course |
MBA |
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Mode of Application |
Online |
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Mode of Examination |
CBT-Computer-Based Test |
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Counselling |
Yes |
Under educational qualification, applicants must have completed their UG degree in with a minimum of 50% marks and no backlogs. They must be certified by AICTE and AIU-recognized universities. Candidates, even those in the final year of their degree, can also apply for the ACAT 2025 exam. There is no age restriction to appear for the ACAT 2025 exam. In terms of selection, students must have secured valid cutoff scores to get admission to the MBA program.
Here is the ACAT 2025 exam timetable as given out by the conducting body:
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Exam events |
Dates |
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Release of ACAT 2025 application form |
August 28, 2024 |
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Last date of ACAT 2025 application form |
February 28,2025 |
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Availability of ACAT 2025 admit card |
February third week 2025 |
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Amrita MBA entrance exam 2025 dates |
March 8 and 9, 2025 |
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Amrita MBA Entrance exam 2025 results |
Yet to be announced |
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ACAT full form |
Amrita Common Aptitude Test (ACAT) |
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Conducting Body |
Amrita University (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham) |
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Level of examination |
National level |
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ACAT frequency |
Annually |
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Duration of ACAT 2025 |
3 hours, i.e., 150 mins |
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Marking scheme of ACAT 2025 |
3 marks for every right answer & -1 for wrong answers |
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Number of questions in ACAT |
100 |
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Number of test cities in ACAT |
40 |
Here is the step-wise process that needs to be followed while filling out the ACAT 2025 application form:
The Amrita MBA 2025 application fee must be paid online. The specified form fees are INR 1500. To pay the form fees, candidates must use a debit/credit card payment to make the transactions.
Note: The application fee will be non-refundable under any circumstances.
It is essential to secure valid cutoff ranks in ACAT to qualify for MBA admissions at Amrita Business School. Even in the case of other entrance exams, securing a minimum cutoff score is important to qualify. ACAT Cut Off 2025 can be expected based on references from previous years. The minimum cutoff marks that decide the qualifying status of candidates for admission. There are numerous factors considered for determining cutoff marks, such as exam scores, availability of seats, number of candidates attempting exam, etc. Amrita University will prepare its own merit or cutoff list as of ACAT results, apart from other national or state-level exams.
The ACAT 2025 counselling process will be conducted online only. It is expected to be conducted in July 2025. Candidates will be required to appear for counselling rounds.
Amrita MBA admissions are given to candidates depending on their performance in the entrance exam and rank obtained in the merit list, followed by P.I. rounds. After shortlisting the candidates, they will be informed about the P.I. rounds through their contact details.
All the details regarding the P.I. round, such as dates and times, will be informed through mail or SMS. Later, they have to submit the required documents and photos in the specified format for the verification process. This process must be submitted online before the deadline.
List of documents required for verification:
