There are well over two thousand business schools in India offering a variety of degree programmes. The most popular among them is MBA or its equivalents such as PGDM, PGDBA, etc. The vast majority of MBA programmes are of two years duration. The first year is generally devoted to core courses that are required for all students. In many programmes, the students are offered specializations in the second year in areas such as marketing, finance, etc.

Though India has a large number of B-schools, and the number continues to grow, there is very little understanding of what our students actually learn in an MBA programme and if they attain the knowledge required to undertake corporate challenge. There is no comprehensive assessment of such learning. AMCAT is intended to be a quality assessment tool for B-schools in India.

The primary objective of this test is to assess what learning takes place during the MBA curriculum. In the first phase, the test will assess what learning takes place in the core courses that the industry expects of by and large of all MBAs irrespective of their specialization, if any.

The test is designed to benefit students, institutions, and recruiters. It should be valuable to students, faculty, institutions and their promoters to self-assess their performance and compare with peers, and will also help recruiters to select the right candidates for their organization. Typically, this test will be administered sometime during the second year of their programme.

If you have any questions or need more information, please write to amcat@aims-international.org.