Most management institutes do advertise in all leading newspapers, indicating when interested institutes may apply for their prospectus and application forms. On receipt of the filled-in application forms, every institute issues test admit cards that entitle candidates to take the entrance test. Prospectus for institutes are priced anywhere inside the range of Rs. 1000/-, mostly inclusive of examination fees.

The main examination for entrance to to management institutes in India are:

• Common Admission Test (CAT)
• Common Entrance Test (CET)
• Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET)
• Management Aptitude Test (MAT)
• Xavier Admission Test (XAT)
• AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA)