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20-Year-Old BBA Finance Student: Which MBA Entrance Exams to Take for IIMs, SP Jain, and Australian Masters?

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Along with his wife, Rochelle, he trains students for competitive management entrance exams such as the Common Admission Test, the Xavier Aptitude Test, Common Management Admission Test and the Common Entrance Test.
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Patrick has scored in the 100 percentile six times in CAT. He achieved the first rank in XAT twice, in CET thrice and once in the Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test.
Apart from coaching students for MBA exams, Patrick and Rochelle have trained aspirants from the IIMs, the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and the S P Jain Institute of Management Studies and Research for campus placements.
Patrick has been a panellist on the group discussion and panel interview rounds for some of the top management colleges in Mumbai.
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Jaikumar Question by Jaikumar on Jan 21, 2025Hindi
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Hi Mr. Patrick my son is 20 years old he is in final year BBA in finance in NMIS university Vile Parle Mumbai. what exams he has to clear if he wants to do MBA in finance in India from IIMs, S P Jain and others reputed mba colleges. Also if he paln to do masters in finance in Australia what is the exam he has to pass. pl advice

Ans: For MBA in India from reputed colleges he has to write CAT and XAT. If he wants to go to Australia, it depends on the college he wants to join. Identify the college and see what exam they accept for admission. Some of them just require IELTS or TOEFL. Others may require GMAT or GRE based on the course you are interested in.
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