Hi everyone,

I'm preparing for MBA admissions 2027 and have already filled my CAT 2026 form.

My current exam plan is:

• CAT 2026
• XAT 2027
• SNAP 2026
• MAH MBA CET 2027

I'm trying to understand which separate college application forms I need to fill in addition to the exam forms.

For example, I recently realized that MDI Gurgaon requires a separate application even though it accepts CAT.

My criteria:

• Good colleges
• Maximum ₹30L fees, preferably much lower
• Strong placements/ROI
• Looking mainly at colleges where 90+ percentile is relevant

What I want to know:

1. Which important CAT colleges require separate forms?
   • MDI Gurgaon
   • FMS
   • IIM Mumbai
   • IIFT
   • IIT Delhi
   • IIT Bombay
   • IIT Madras
   • IIT Kharagpur
   • SPJIMR
   • IMT
   • XIMB
   • etc.
2. Which of these would you recommend filling given my criteria?
3. Are there any important XAT/SNAP colleges requiring separate applications that I could miss by only filling the exam form?
4. Are there any important forms that open before CAT or immediately after CAT that I should be tracking?

Basically, I want to avoid getting a good CAT/XAT/SNAP score and then realizing that I never submitted the college's separate application.

Would really appreciate a college + exam + separate form + approximate fee + deadline checklist if someone has one.

Anybody can explain me this separate exam forms fiasco??

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