CAT replaced JMET for MBA admissions in IITs, earlier JMET was the entrance test required to be eligible to apply for MBA admissions in IITs. From 2012 onwards one can apply with a valid CAT score, IIT Madras was supposed to conduct JMET in the year 2012.

IIT Madras website notified as ” The Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) stands discontinued. Admission to the Post Graduate Management Degree Programmes (MBA/M.Mgmt) for 2012 – 2014 in six IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee) and IISc (Bengaluru) will be based on CAT 2011 score in place of JMET score. Further details regarding eligible educational qualifications and other criteria will be available in the website of Department of Management Studies IIT Madras.”

IITs being autonomous like the IIMs have the leverage to choose CAT entrance exam as a criteria, however IITs will have their own selection criteria which is independent and IIMs will not play any role in the selection criteria. JMET is replacing CAT in view of reducing burden on the student in taking multiple entrance exams, form filling, application cost etc.

If IITs consider CAT score it will only better the selection process and IITs can compete with IIMs in management education. Over the decades IITs are known for its quality education offerings in technical courses, it’s time IITs are thinking to have a double edge by bringing quality education in management as well.

List of MBA entrance examinations in India

1. AIMA Management Aptitude Test MAT (MAT)
2. Army Institute of Management & Technology Entrance Exam
3. Asia Pacific Institute of Management
4. Electronic Management Aptitude Test (EMAT)
5. FORE School of Management (FSM)
6. Himachal Pradesh Combined Management Aptitude Test (HP CMAT)
7. Indira Gandhi National Open University OPEN Management Admission Test (IGNOU OPENMAT)
8. Institute of Petroleum Management (IPMG)
9. Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF)
10. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)
11. Jagannath International Management School (JIMS)
12. Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS)
13. Management Development Institute (MDI Admission)
14. National Institute of Bank Management NIBM
15. Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test (NMAT)
16. Rajasthan Management Aptitude Test (RMAT)
17. S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR)
18. T.A. Pai Management Institute Entrance Exam (TAPMI)
19. Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)
20. AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA)
21. Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)
22. BK School of Business Management
23. Entrepreneurship & Management Process International Business (EMPI)
24. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
25. Indian Institute of Management Common Admission Test (IIM CAT )
26. International Management Institute (IMI PGDM)
27. Indian School of Mines University (ISMU MBA Admission)
28. Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM)
29. Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)
30. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS)
31. K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies Research (SIMSR PGDM)
32. MAH CET Maharashtra Common Entrance Test
33. Nirma University Institute of Management NUIM
34. Prestige Institute of Management and Research (PIMR)
35. Skyline Business School
36. Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP)
37. Uttar Pradesh Management Common Aptitude Test (UPMCAT)
38. Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
39. Bharati Vidyapeeth University – All India Entrance Tests Admissions to Management Courses
40. Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM)
41. Faculty of Management Studies Entrance Test
42. Goa Institute of Management (GIM)
43. ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test (IBSAT)
44. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
45. Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR)
46. IITD Department of Management Studies
47. Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET)
48. Karunya Management Aptitude Test (KMAT
49. Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM)
50. Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA)
51. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
52. Panjab University – University Business School (UBS)
53. SDM Institute for Management Development (SDM)
54. Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test Exam (TANCET)
55. XLRI XAT

Standardized tests (e.g., SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT etc.) are aptitude tests to assess the proficiency of students for a given course of study. The scores obtained in standardized tests are supposed to predict individual success in job or profession after completing the course. For example, research shows that the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a valid predictor of students’ performance in the MBA program. Studies also support the proposition of post-MBA career successes with GMAT test scores.

Most standardized tests consist of some form of evaluation for two subjects: English and Math. The first part of English, often called verbal ability test, assesses test-takers ability to read and write grammatically correct English. Several years of reading text-books, writing papers, speaking in front of the class at elementary and high schools allows standardized test takers to score well without much effort.

Math in Standardized Tests

The standardized test on Math, on the other hand, is not as natural or easy as the English part. Students often receive less than satisfactory training in developing their mathematical abilities and the format of the questions does not help either. For example, how often does one have to figure out the probability of a number to be odd when a two-digit number is chosen at random. Or what is average speed of Jack in total, when Jack drove one way at rate of 40 mph, and returned at rate of 50 mph?

The standardized exam may be composed of its own format of math questions. The Math section, sometimes called Quantitative section, can have questions of the following types: Problem Solving, Data Sufficiency, Data Comparison, Graphical Problems, and Grid-Ins. Despite quantitative problems appearing in numerous forms, they test a limited number of concepts. The concepts can be categorized in 3 broad sections of Math: Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry.

     Arithmetic section

Most standardized tests give considerable importance to the arithmetic concepts such as Percent, Ratio, Average, and Numbers. The arithmetic section often makes for 50% or over part of the Quantitative section of the test. The number of arithmetic problems in the GMAT or GRE Math is about 55% to 60% of the total number of questions. In the SAT and ACT exam, the arithmetic portion of the Math section is about 50%.

     Algebra section

In terms of the number of questions asked in the test, Algebra is not as important. The areas tested in the Algebra are: Solving Simple Equations, Binomial Theorem & Quadratic Equations, and Advance Algebra with Inequalities. About 15% to 25% of problems are from Algebra section of Math. The percentage distribution may vary for different exams.

Geometry section

Test-makers prefer to make questions in Geometry in many different forms and flavors. The basic concepts tested in this area come from: Angles & Triangles, Squares & Rectangles, Circles, Co-ordinate, and Solid Geometry. Even though advance questions require knowledge and practice with important concepts, the easier problems are often intuitive and aptitude based. In any given standardized Math test, about 20% to 40% of all questions are from the Geometry section. In SAT exam, about 35% pf questions are from the Geometry. In the GMAT exam only 20% of all questions are Geometry problems.

Miscellaneous Problems

Makers of standardized tests have a special liking for oddball questions. These questions are derived from concepts of more than one topic and often require common sense besides basic section concepts. It is not uncommon to find a problem on a geometrical figure, which can be resolved into an algebraic expression with some simple common sense method. In the world of GMAT and GRE, the category of miscellaneous problems is called Word Problems. The key to do well in this section is two-fold: (1) Know the basics of Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry; (2) Apply common sense to translate the given information and the question in the form of mathematical equations.

FORMAT OF MATH PROBLEMS

Math problems in standardized tests are almost always in the objective multiple choice question form. The Grid-in questions in the SAT exam are an exception. The usual format includes a description of problem with one or more useful piece of information. A question statement follows the given information. Then the problem is followed by 4 or 5 answer choices.

Students taking the test are required to utilize the given information in answering the question statement. The answer thus found is one among many options. There is no single strategy to solve a multiple-choice math problem. Experts usually recommend one or more of the following methods,

Plugging numbers: Helps avoid complex algebraic calculations
Back solving: Taking the help of answer choices to eliminate wrong options
Eye-balling & approximating: Helpful in simple geometrical problems
Intelligent guessing: Eliminating unlikely answers to decrease options.

The strategies described above work best when test-takers are equipped with basic concepts of Arithmetic, Algebra, & Geometry, and invest time & effort in practicing sample questions in actual exam like format.

Other formats of Math problems (e.g., Data sufficiency in GMAT, Grid-in in SAT, Graph in GRE & SAT) form a small percentage of all questions in the test. Students are advised to develop their own strategy for such questions. Once again, knowing the basics and practicing with such problems is the key for doing well in such problems.

Sample Example Problems:

1. After 20% discount, due to Christmas sale, the price of a book is $40. What is the total saving than usual price, for Jim, when he purchases two volumes of the book in discount sale?

A. 100 B. 50 C. 40 D. 20 E. 10

2. In the year 2000, Mary was twice as old as her sister Sally. In the year 2008, Mary will be 5 yeas older than Sally. What is the age of Mary now (in year 2007)?

A. 6 B. 10 C. 17 D. 18 E. 20

3. The numerical value of the ratio of area and circumference of a circle is 2. What is the diameter of the circle?

A. 4 B. 8 C. 16 D. 18 E. 32

Answers:

1. D 2. C 3. B

The JMET 2007 will be of 2 hours duration. The test will consist of 150 questions (objective / multiple choice type) in the following sections:
1. Verbal Communication
2. Logical Reasoning
3. Quantitative Ability
4. Data Interpretation

There is negative marking for incorrect answers. For a wrong answer to a question, 25% of the marks allotted to that question will be deducted. Moreover, for a candidate to be qualified in JMET 2007, he/she should, not only, secure certain minimum marks in the test paper, but also, should necessarily obtain certain minimum marks in each of the four sections stated above.

Date of Test 09/12/2007

Announcement of Results 04/01/2008

Appearing for Joint Management Entrance Test 2007 (2007) is the first step in the process of seeking admission to the Post-Graduate Programmes in Management offered by IISc Bangalore. IIT Bombay. IIT Delhi. IIT Kanpur. IIT Kharagpur. IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee.

The IISc and participating IITs will use the results of JMET 2007 to short list candidates for the subsequent part of the selection process(es). Applicants should note that they have to apply for and send separate application forms to different IITs and IISc as per their choices. Candidates are advised to refer to the details provided by each of the Institutes in this website. An applicant can apply to as many programmes as desired by him / her subject to fulfillment of eligibility requirements.

JMET Test Centres :

IISc Bangalore Zone : Bangalore. Hyderabad. Surathkal

IIT Kanpur Zone : Bhopal. Indore. Kanpur. Lucknow. Varanasi

IIT Kharagpur Zone : Bhubaneswar. Kharagpur. Kolkata. Raipur. Ranchi. Visakhapatnam

IIT Madras Zone : Chennai. Coimbatore. Ernakulam. Thiruvananthapuram. Tiruchirapalli. Vijayawada

IIT Bombay Zone : Mumbai. Nagpur. Pune

IIT Delhi Zone : Ahmedabad. Chandigarh. NewDelhi

IIT Guwahati Zone : Guwahati. Patna

IIT Roorkee Zone : Agra. Bareilly. Jaipur. Meerut. Pataila. Roorkee

IISc Bangalore 560012; IIT Bombay. Powai. Mumbai 400076; IIT Delhi Zone. Hauz Khas. NewDelhi 110016; IIT Guwahati Zone. Guwahati 781039; IIT Kanpur. Kanpur 208016; IIT Kharagpur. Kharagpur 721302; IIT Madras. Chennai 600036; IIT Roorkee. Roorkee 247667

Eligibility :

Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology or equivalent. or a Master’s degree in a discipline from a recognised institute/ university are eligible to appear for the JMET examination. Students appearing for the final examinations of the above mentioned qualifying degrees can also apply. Criteria for admission to the individual Institutes are given below.
IISc Bangalore : B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent in any branch of engineering with at least Second Class.

IIT Bombay : First class degree (min.60% aggregate/min. CPI of 6.5/10) in either Engineering (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) or Postgraduate degree in Science.

IIT Delhi : 60% marks in aggregate or 6.75/10 CGPA in Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Pharmacy / Agriculture Engg. or Master’s degree in any branch of Physical / Chemical / Mathematical Sciences like Physics . Chemistry . Mathematics . Statistics . Computer Applications . Electronic Science . Environmental Science . Operations Research . Computational / Information Science . Agriculture . or Master’s degree in Commerce / Economics.

IIT Kanpur : Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering or Technology with 60% marks or GPA of 6.0/10 in aggregate. Candidates with Architecture degree can apply provided they have taken Mathematics at 10+2 Level.

IIT Kharagpur : First Class Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering/Technology (OR) Master’s degree in Science with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level (OR) First Class Master’s Degree in Economics/Commerce with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level.

IIT Madras : B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent with First Class or equivalent or a Master’s degree in any discipline with First Class or equivalent from a recognized Institution/University.

IIT Roorkee : Bachelor’s degree in any discipline of Engineering/Technology or its equivalent or a Master’s degree in any discipline. from a recognized Institute/University with atleast 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) in aggregate or CGPA of 6.75/10 (6.25/10 for SC/ST).

Address
Joint Management Entrance Test
for admission to 2-Year full time Post-Graduate Programmes in Management at IISc and IITs for the academic year 2007-2008
Organising Institute : Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Email : gate@iitr.ernet.in
website : www.iitd.ac.in