It is just one month to CAT 2009 now. The D-Day for all serious aspirants is just 30 days away. Though there is little doubt that CAT is the most important exam for you all and the most coveted MBA institutes are the IIMs, but there are many other MBA entrance exams which are of equal importance for the admission in equally important and top MBA institutes such as XLRI, FMS, IIFT, SIBM to name a few.

In this article way2college.com will give you the list of exams which you should keep in your mind and not miss out. Be it the registration or the exam date. Read on to know the important dates.

Registration deadlines

    *  FMS 2010: The registration for the entrance exam for Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), New Delhi started on Monday, October 5, 2009 and the last date for the same is Friday, November 20, 2009. The exam will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2010.

    *  SNAP 2009: SNAP is the common entrance exam for all the Symbiosis institutes. The registration for the same had started from Monday, August 24, 2009. The last date for registration is Friday, November 27, 2009. The exam will be held on Sunday, December 20

    * MAT December 2009: MAT, the MBA entrance exam organized by AIMA is held four times a year. The sale of the registration vouchers will end on Monday, November 9, 2009. The last date for registration is Saturday, November 12, 2009. The MAT December 2009 exam will be held on Sunday, December 6 for the paper pencil mode. The computer based exam will start from Saturday, December 12 onwards.
    * NMAT 2010: The registration for the entrance exam for Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) has started from October 27. The last date for registration is Sunday, December 6, 2009. NMAT 2010 will be online test which will be held in a window of 10 days, from Saturday, January 30, 2010 to Monday, February 8, 2010.
    * IBSAT 2009: The registration for the entrance exam of the ICFAI Business School is ongoing and it will end on Saturday, December 12, 2009. IBSAT 2009 will be held on Sunday, December 27, 2009.

Approaching Exam Dates:

The exam dates which are approaching are as follows:

    * IIFT 2009:  The entrance exam for Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi and Kolkata will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009.
    * IRMA 2009: The entrance exam for the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2009.
    * JMET 2010: The entrance exam for the MBA institutes of IITs will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2009.
    * MAT December 2009: MAT December 2009 will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2009 for the paper pencil based test and the computer based test will be held from Saturday, December 12 onwards.

As a serious MBA aspirant you should keep all these important dates in your mind. Don’t miss out any registration deadline and be prepared for the MBA entrance exams which are approaching.