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The dates that decide admissions.

Every milestone below is dated, labelled confirmed or expected, and linked to its official source. Last verified 6 September 2026.

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Stream Exam / cycle Milestone Window Status Source
MBA CAT 2026 Registration closes 15 September 2026; test 29 November 2026 Registration 3 August-15 September 2026 (5 pm); fees Rs 2,700 (Rs 1,350 SC/ST/PwBD); admit card 4-29 November; test 29 November 2026 in three sessions; results first week of January 2027 (tentative) Confirmed CAT 2026 advertisement (official, hosted on iimcal.ac.in) ↗
MBA XAT 2027 Registration closes 6 December 2026; exam 3 January 2027 Registration 15 July-6 December 2026; exam 3 January 2027, 2:00-5:00 PM; admit card from 20 December 2026 (tentative); fee Rs 2,300 plus Rs 200 per XLRI programme Live now XAT (XLRI, official) ↗
MBA NMAT 2026 Registration and scheduling open; exam window 2 November-20 December 2026 Registration and scheduling 20 August-10 October 2026 (scheduling to 22 October); exam delivery 2 November-20 December 2026; up to 3 attempts (NMIMS counts the first attempt only) Live now NMAT by GMAC (official) ↗
MBA NMIMS application (batch 2027) University application window EXTENDED — now closes 25 October 2026 20 August to 25 October 2026, Rs 3,000 non-refundable; the portal printed 'Application Extended Till: 25th October 2026' with a live countdown on 11 October, past the original 10 October close; NMIMS registration must still be completed on or before the day preceding your NMAT exam date Live now NMIMS NMAT 2026 admission handout (official) ↗
MBA MICAT 2027 (I) MICAT-I registration closes Registration closes 21 November 2026 at 11:50 PM (opened September 2026); admit card 3 December; exam 5 December 2026; score 18 December; application Rs 2,500 per programme plus Rs 500 per additional; a CAT, XAT or GMAT score is also required Confirmed MICA Admissions, Academic Year 2027 (official) ↗
MBA MICAT 2027 (II) MICAT-II registration closes Registration closes 30 January 2027; admit card 10 February; exam 12 February 2027; score 28 February; the better of the two MICAT scores counts beside CAT/XAT/GMAT Confirmed MICA Admissions, Academic Year 2027 (official) ↗
MBA MAT December 2026 (PBT) Paper-based test registration closes PBT registration closes 14 December 2026 (Monday); admit card 17 December from 5 pm; PBT test 20 December 2026 (Sunday); score on the mat.aima.in applicant dashboard; fee Rs 2,300 one mode, Rs 4,000 both modes Confirmed AIMA MAT official page ↗
MBA MAT December 2026 (CBT) Computer-based test registration closes CBT registration closes 21 December 2026 (Monday); admit card 24 December from 5 pm; CBT test 27 December 2026 (Sunday); score on the mat.aima.in applicant dashboard Confirmed AIMA MAT official page ↗
MBA ISB PGP (Class of 2028) Round 1 application deadline Round 1 closed 20 September 2026; late applications roll into Round 2 on 6 December 2026; Round 3 on 17 January 2027; GMAT/GRE test-centre scores only, 24+ months of work experience Done ISB PGP application deadlines (official) ↗
MBA Masters' Union PGP TBM (Round 2) Round 2 application closes 27 November 2026 Application closes 27 November 2026, 11:59 PM; MU-BAAT window 28 November-6 December 2026 (only when required); interviews 10-24 December (indicative); decisions 8-9 January 2027 (indicative); admission fee Rs 90,000 due 19 January 2027; early-bird tuition benefit (7.5% post-scholarship) deadline 10 February 2027; final tuition deadline 25 April 2027 Live now Masters' Union PGP TBM admissions and fees (official) ↗
MBA IMT Hyderabad PGDM 2027-29 Common application open; process starts February 2027 Online common application open from September 2026; admission process starts first week of February 2027; results third week of March 2027; GMAT scores by 31 March 2027; classes begin June 2027; CAT 2026 / XAT 2027 / GMAT accepted Live now IMT Hyderabad PGDM admissions page (official) ↗
MBA BITSoM MBA 2027-29 Round 1 application window Round 1: 19 August to 15 November 2026; Round 2: 16 November 2026 to 24 January 2027; CAT, GMAT, GMAT Focus or GRE accepted Live now BITSoM admissions timelines (official) ↗
MBA SPJIMR PGDM (2027 intake) Application window Applications OPEN (the official fees page's badge reads 'Applications Open' on 26 September 2026) and close end of November; in-person interviews January-February 2027 across six phases; programme starts June 2027; CAT or GMAT only, Rs 2,000 application Live now SPJIMR PGDM admissions page (official) ↗
MBA MDI Gurgaon PGP (2027-29) Application window closes Online application open 24 September-28 November 2026 (5 PM IST) on one unified form covering PGDM, PGDM-HRM, PGDM-IB, PGDM-Business Analytics, PGDM-BFS and MDI Murshidabad; Rs 3,000 (Rs 3,590 both campuses; Rs 8,496 NRI/foreign/OCI/Gulf); CAT 2026 (a test-centre GMAT taken 1 Jan-28 Nov 2026 opens PGDM-IB only); GD-WAT-PI February-April 2027; fee Rs 26,55,310 'subject to revision' Live now MDI Gurgaon PGDM admissions page (official) ↗
MBA BIM Trichy MBA 2027-29 Application window closes Online registration commenced 7 September 2026 and closes 31 January 2027; CAT 2026, XAT 2027 or GMAT (Jan 2025-Jan 2027) accepted; GD-PI process February 2027; application fee Rs 1,500 (Rs 1,000 SC/SCA/ST) Live now BIM Trichy MBA Admissions 2027-2029 page (official) ↗
MBA CMAT 2027 NTA registration, then exam Not yet announced TBA NTA CMAT (official) ↗
MBA KMAT 2026 MBA paper sat 20 September; results awaited Online registration closed 6 September 2026; admit card 15 September 2026; practice test 17-18 September 2026; online MBA test sat 20 September 2026, 2-4 pm (MCA 10 am-12 pm); no result date printed yet (day nineteen as of 10 October) Done KMAT Karnataka (KPPGCA, official) ↗
MBA KMAT 2026 (November) New-session registration closes; test date restored to 14 November Online registration ends 31 October 2026; test date Saturday 14 November 2026 PRINTED AGAIN on both official pages as of 19 October — printed 6 October, withdrawn to TBA on 7 October, held TBA twelve days, restored 19 October; admit card and practice test TBA; home-proctored two-hour format, open to All-India candidates Confirmed KMAT Karnataka (KPPGCA, official key-dates page) ↗
MBA TG ICET 2026 Final-phase counselling, then reporting Final-phase counselling 17-19 August 2026; provisional allotment on or before 22 August; report at the allotted college by 25 August 2026 or the seat is cancelled. Spot-admission guidelines were promised on tgicet.nic.in on 24 August; the portal would not load from our vantage on 24-26 August and the newest archived capture predates the posting — check it directly Done TGICET-2026 detailed notification (official) ↗
MBA SNAP 2026 Registration and payment close 25 November 2026 SNAP 2026 (for Symbiosis AY 2027-28) registration and payment close 25 November 2026; tests 13, 19 and 26 December 2026; result 12 January 2027; three attempts allowed with the best score counting; final merit weights SNAP 50, GE 10, PI 40 Live now SNAP 2026 important dates (official) ↗
MBA SNAP 2026 Official mock test for paid candidates, 24 September 2026 First official SNAP 2026 mock ran 24 September 2026 in its printed 12-noon-to-9-pm window, for candidates who paid for SNAP 2026 by 22 September 11:59 pm; the test was credential-gated (login SNAP<SNAP ID> / SNAP2026), 60 questions in 60 minutes with 0.25 negative marking, scores for reference only with no percentile Done SNAP 2026 mock test instructions (official) ↗
MBA SNAP 2026 Mock Test 2 — sat 23 October 2026 (pay-by closed 22 October 11:59 pm after the two-day extension) SNAP Mock Test 2 sat 23 October 2026 for candidates who paid for SNAP 2026 by 22 October 2026 11:59 pm — the extended line the homepage labelled 'DEADLINE EXTENDED' — four sections (General English 10, Analytical and Logical Reasoning 20, Quantitative/DI/DS 20, Ethics, Morality and Values 10), 60 questions in 60 minutes, 0.25 negative marking; credentials arrived by SMS, WhatsApp and email; the mock page stands unchanged post-test and the homepage has moved to a 27 October AMA-session banner (free SNAP registration by 26 October) Done SNAP 2026 mock test page (official) ↗
MBA ATMA 2026 Next session: 23 August 2026 test 2026 sessions on 22 February, 3 May, 12 July, 9 August and 23 August; registration fee Rs 2,000 inclusive of GST; watch apply.atmaaims.com for the next open window Confirmed ATMA (AIMS, official apply portal) ↗
MBA TANCET 2027 Next cycle notification 2026 exam was 9 May 2026 with applications closing 10 April; 2027 notification expected around early 2027 Expected TANCET (Anna University, official) ↗
MBA MAH MBA CET 2027 Next cycle registration and exam 2027 dates not announced; the confirmed 2026 pattern ran the first attempt 6-8 April and a second attempt 9 May, with results in June Expected State CET Cell Maharashtra (official) ↗
BBA & IPM IPMAT 2027 Application window Applications open early 2027; serious preparation starts now Expected IIM Indore (official) ↗
BBA & IPM NPAT 2027 Registration and test windows Not yet announced for the 2027 cycle TBA NPAT NMIMS (official) ↗
BBA & IPM SET 2027 Registration and test days Not yet announced for the 2027 cycle TBA SET (Symbiosis, official) ↗
BBA & UG CUET-UG 2026 Results declared; university merit lists underway Results out 23 June; 250+ universities running separate admission lists through July Live now NTA CUET (official) ↗
MBBS NEET-UG 2026 Result, then MCC counselling rounds Result expected mid to late July; MCC counselling from August, four rounds to November Expected MCC (official) ↗
Engineering JoSAA 2026 Seat-allocation rounds Rounds are running now, June to July Live now JoSAA (official) ↗
Integrated Law CLAT 2027 Registration opens August 2026; exam expected the first Sunday of December 2026 Expected Consortium of NLUs (official) ↗

Expected dates follow each authority's published pattern from previous cycles and are labelled as such; TBA means the body has announced nothing yet, and we say so rather than guess. Always confirm on the official site before acting. We update this page as notifications land.

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