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Common
MBA entrance exam from 2005
(THE TIMES OF
INDIA)
New
Delhi, Wednesday, October 29
New Delhi:
From
2005, there will be just one entrance exam common for all MBA and
postgraduate management diploma programmes.
The new system will make the application process less expensive
from about Rs 20,000 the cost will come down to about Rs 1,500.
The ministry of human resource and development (HRD) has devised a
common entrance exam structure, which will regulate admissions to
state-run and private colleges.
Authorities say the move is aimed at streamlining the admission
process. However, the new
system will be implemented in two phases.
In the first phase (exam in 2004 for the 2005 session),
institutes will have to choose among one of five national level
tests, which will be conducted by various national bodies.
From the second phase (exam in 2005 for 2006 and onwards) entrance to
all management programmes in the country will be through a common
test. which will be devised by a national body.
Management educators seem happy with the move and feel it will benefit
students. with institutes holding their own entrance tests, students
some times face a lot of problems, like exam dates clashing.
The new structure will simplify the entrance procedure and will
also be easier on the pocket, Principal, Sri Ram College of
Commerce, Professor J L Gupta said.
Better
MANAGEMENT
Test for 2005
session:
Institutes
will choose from
-
CAT
(conducted by IIMs)
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JMET
(conducted by IITs)
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MAT
(conducted by AIMA)
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ATMA
(conducted by AIMS)
-
XAT
(conducted by XLRI)
Test
for 2006, onwards :
All India entrance test common for
all MBA / PG diploma programmes |
WATCHDOG :
Govt committee will ensure seat
allocation is governed by central
and state level authorities for
national and state admissions:
All private institutes submit list
of students, their ranks, fees. |
Currently, the average cost of an entrance form for most management
institutes is between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500.
With most students applying to several institutes across the
country, the average
expenditure is usually quite high.
I have applied to a number of institutes this year and spend close
of Rs 20,000 on just the applications.
First, one has to pay for the prospectus, then there is the
actual form, followed by other sundry expenses like postage, said
Anamika Sen, a final year commerce student at Delhi University.
The ministry has constituted a national coordination committee to
oversee enforcement of the new guidelines.
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