ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION NEW DELHI PUBLIC NOTICE Dated October 27, 2003 Guidelines for Common Entrance Test (s) for Admission to MBA / PGDBM (or Equivalent) Programmes in the Country during the academic year 2004-05.

In pursuance of the Judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court delivered on October 31, 2002 and August 14, 2003 and in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 10 (b) and 10(o) of the AICTE Act, 1987 (52 of 1987), the AICTE has framed Guidelines for admission to MBA / PGDBM (or Equivalent) Programmes in the country.

According to these Guidelines, admissions to MBA / PGDBM (or Equivalent) programmes shall be made either through an All India Common Entrance Test (s) or through State Level Tests.

For the year 2004-2005, admissions shall be through one of the five (5) All India Entrance Tests, namely - CAT (conducted by IIMs), JMET (conducted by IITs), MAT (conducted by AIMA), ATMA (conducted by AIMS) and XAT (conducted by XLRI).

All institutions admitting students on all India basis will have to opt for one of these All India Entrance Tests for the year 2004-2005. All India Test shall be for those institutions that were holding their own entrance tests and admitting all their students or certain percentage of them on All India basis.

States may conduct their own common entrance test(s) for admission to institutions conducting MBA / PGDBM (or Equivalent) programmes within their States or join the All India Test. State Level Tests shall however be restricted to fill up seats from the students of their own states only.

Detailed Guidelines are available on AICTE Website: www.aicte.ernet.in