MBA Entrance Test Comparisons Year wise
National Network of Education (NNE) has compiled a comparative chart showing some important parameters for recent years for some of India’s most important Management Entrance exams like CAT, XAT, FMS and SNAP.
| Comparison of CAT 08 with CAT 07, CAT 05 and CAT 04 |
| Parameter |
CAT 2008 |
CAT 2007 |
CAT 2006 |
CAT 2005 |
CAT 2004 |
| Number of Sections |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Number of Questions |
90 |
75 |
75 |
90 |
123 |
| Total Marks |
360 |
300 |
300 |
150 |
150 |
| Cut-Off (Overall) |
124+ |
102+ |
124+ |
44-46 |
55-58 |
| Cut-Off (Quant) |
30+ |
26+ |
44+ |
10-11 |
16 |
| Cut-Off (DI + AR) |
28+ |
36+ |
40+ |
10-11 |
14 |
| Cut Off (EU + RC) |
40+ |
23+ |
24+ |
14-15 |
21 |
| Time Duration |
150min |
150min |
150min |
120nin |
120min |
| Comparison of XAT 08 with XAT 07, XAT 06 and XAT 05 |
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| Parameter |
XAT 2008 |
XAT 2007 |
XAT 2006 |
XAT 2005 |
| Number of Sections |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Number of Questions |
120 |
130 |
127 |
175 |
| Total Marks |
120 |
130 |
127 |
175 |
| Cut-Off (BMD) |
32+ |
36+ |
34+ |
70+ |
| Cut-Off (PMIR) |
30+ |
33+ |
28+ |
65-68 |
| Cut-Off (QA + DI) |
8 |
10 |
8 |
25-27 |
| Cut-Off (AR + LR) |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| Cut Off (EU + RC) |
9 |
13 |
13 |
27-28 |
| Comparison of FMS 08 with FMS 07, FMS 06 and FMS 05 |
| Parameter |
FMS 2008 |
FMS 2007 |
FMS 2006 |
FMS 2005 |
| Number of Sections |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Number of Questions |
175 |
175 |
175 |
175 |
| Total Marks |
700 |
700 |
700 |
700 |
| Possible Attempts |
95+ |
100+ |
115+ |
120+ |
| Cut-Offs |
340 |
320+ |
380+ |
400+ |
| Comparison of SNAP 08 with SNAP 07, SNAP 06, SNAP 05 and SNAP 04 |
| Parameter |
SNAP 2008 |
SNAP 2007 |
SNAP 2006 |
SNAP 2005 |
SNAP 2004 |
| Number of Sections |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Number of Questions |
135 |
150 |
165 |
160 |
160 |
| Total Marks |
180 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
160 |
| Possible Attempts |
80+ |
88+ |
95+ |
115+ |
112+ |
| Cut-Offs |
84+ |
85+ |
84+ |
97+ |
88+ |
| Negative Marking |
-0.25 |
-0.25 |
-0.25 |
-0.25 |
-0.25 |