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- Rav's Take: One night can cost you the year you fought two years forThree first-year students at a top MBA college in Mumbai have reportedly been suspended for a year and removed from their hostel after cannabis was found in their room. Here is what that really costs — and how to protect the seat you worked so hard for.
- CAT 2026 pattern: three sections in 120 minutes, Verbal first, Quant lastThe IIMs confirm CAT 2026 runs 120 minutes with three sections in this order: VARC, DILR, Quant. Section timings and question counts are not yet official; based on CAT 2025, expect 40 minutes per section and 68 questions.
- CAT 2026 confirmed in three sessions on 29 November; registrations at 2.84 lakhThe IIMs have confirmed CAT 2026 on Sunday, 29 November 2026, in three sessions across around 170 cities. Registrations, as reported in the media, stand at about 2.84 lakh, a slight dip from last year. Admit cards come out on 4 November.
- TAPMI opens MBA 2027–29 applications: 15 October–31 December 2026T. A. Pai Management Institute (Manipal & Bengaluru) opened applications on 15 Oct 2026 for its 2027–29 MBA programmes; deadline 31 Dec 2026. Accepts CAT 2026, XAT 2027, GMAT; NMAT 2026 only for selected specialised programmes, not the general MBA. GD/PI Feb–Mar 2027; first merit list tentatively April 2027; fee ₹2,500 for up to two programmes.
- CET Cell proposes allotting MHT-CET exam centres by Class XII college PIN code; preferred-district option may goMaharashtra CET Cell is preparing an SOP to allot MHT-CET exam centres in or around the district of a candidate's Class XII college (by its PIN code), ending the preferred-district choice. Trigger: Pune/Mumbai candidates opting for distant districts (Chandrapur, Nandurbar, Gadchiroli) where supervision was suspected to be lax; high PCM percentiles at some centres there are under investigation. Exceptions via CET help centres (district as per Aadhaar PIN) and medical emergencies, at the CET Commissioner's discretion. SOP to go to the Higher & Technical Education Dept within a week; final rules pending.
- NMAT 2026: registration and scheduling deadlines extended to 25 October 2026GMAC now lists 25 October 2026 as the closing date for both NMAT registration and exam scheduling, replacing 10 October (registration) and 22 October (scheduling). Exam window 2 Nov–20 Dec 2026 unchanged. Students who missed the original deadline can still apply; slots subject to availability.
- MBA/MMS CET 2026 first-attempt results: 8 candidates score 100 percentileMaharashtra State CET Cell declared first-attempt MBA/MMS CET 2026 results; 8 candidates at 100 percentile (6 from Maharashtra, 2 from other states). CAP to begin shortly.
- CAT 2026 registrations at 2.84 lakh — slight dip from last year's 2.95 lakhIIM Indore, this year's conductor, reports 2.84 lakh successful registrations for CAT 2026, down from 2.95 lakh in CAT 2025 and the 3.29 lakh peak in CAT 2024. Exam in three slots on 29 Nov 2026. At the usual ~86% turnout, roughly 2.45 lakh are expected to appear.