Top MBA Colleges in India accepting CAT Score 2026

Students who seek management education play an important part in the development of the country. The career opportunities available with an MBA degree are uncountable and this is one of the major reasons why a large number of students pursue an MBA after graduation. CAT is one of the entrance exams that is commonly accepted by most of the top MBA Colleges in India. Common Entrance Test (CAT) is a computer-based national level entrance test which is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) for admission to management institutes. IIM Kozhikode declared CAT result 2019 on January 4, 2020. All the IIMs accept CAT score for admissions. Some of the IIMs that accept CAT scores are given below:

According to previous year’s statistics, the total number of candidates appearing for the CAT examination is high. One of the reasons for this is that there are more than 1000 top B-Schools in India accepting CAT score for admission in different management courses. Apart from IIMs, some of the top MBA colleges in India accepting CAT score are Management Development Institute Gurgaon, Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi (FMS), Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai. There are many factors that make the above-mentioned MBA colleges in India as top colleges accepting CAT score. The academic output and placement opportunities are two important things offered by these MBA colleges in India accepting CAT score which makes this exam one of the biggest entrance exams in the country for management courses.

Top MBA Colleges in India accepting CAT score - Cutoff 2018

Colleges	General	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PWD/DAP/DA (General, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC)
IIM Ahmedabad	80	75	70	60	70
IIM Calcutta	≥90	≥85	≥70	≥70	≥70
IIM Lucknow	90	82	70	65	65
IIM Udaipur	90	78	50	30	40
IIM Visakhapatnam	90	80	75	55	50
IIM Indore	90	80	60	50	50
IIM Bangalore	90	80	75	70	60
IIM Kozhikode	90	80	60	55	55
IIM Ranchi	95	78	60	40	40
IIM Nagpur	90	81	65	40	55
IIM Raipur	95	78	60	40	40
IIM Sirmaur	95	78	60	40	40
IIM Rohtak	95	78	60	40	40
IIM Trichy	95	78	78	40	40
IIM Kashipur	90	81	75	65	65
IIM Bodh Gaya	95	78	60	40	40
IIM Shillong	75	-	60	50	50
IIM Jammu	95	78	60	40	40
IIM Sambalpur	95	78	60	40	40

Expected Cutoff for Various Top MBA Colleges in India accepting CAT score

B-School	CAT Cutoff (expected)
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi (FMS, DU)	98.20 Percentile
DMS, IIT Delhi	98+ Percentile
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay	99+ Percentile
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras	95+ Percentile
Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon	95+ Percentile
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai	85+ Percentile
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)	90+ Percentile
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad	90+ Percentile
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai	95+ Percentile
T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal	85+ Percentile
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai	90+ Percentile

Fee Structure of Top MBA Colleges in India accepting CAT score

Name	Fees
IIM Ahmedabad	Rs. 23,00,000
IIM Bangalore	Rs. 21,00,000
IIM Calcutta	Rs. 27,00,000
IIM Lucknow	Rs. 14,16,000
IIM Udaipur	Rs. 16,67,000
IIM Visakhapatnam	Rs. 13,00,000
IIM Indore	Rs. 16,00,000
IIM Kozhikode	Rs. 17,50,000
IIM Ranchi	Rs. 15,30,000
IIM Nagpur	Rs. 13,75,000
IIM Raipur	Rs. 14,20,400
IIM Sirmaur	Rs. 10,34,000
IIM Rohtak	Rs. 14,75,000
IIM Trichy	Rs. 11,80,000/- plus applicable taxes
IIM Kashipur	Rs. 14,75,000
IIM Bodh Gaya	Rs. 10,60,000
IIM Shillong	Rs. 13,00,000
IIM Jammu	Rs. 13,80,000
IIM Sambalpur	Rs. 13,03,000

Ranking plays an important role while selecting a college. It helps students understand which college is better than the other one. Each Year, NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranks MBA colleges in India on the basis of different factors such as teaching, learning, and resources, outreach and inclusivity, and perception. Along with NIRF, Careers360 also ranks MBA colleges after analyzing many factors like research output, publication, academic productivity etc..

As per the NIRF ranking of the previous year, the above-mentioned colleges are among the top B-schools accepting CAT scores. For example, the NIRF ranking of FMS amongst the top MBA colleges in India is 35th. Also, it holds 10th rank among government MBA colleges according to the ranking given by Careers360.

Candidates planning to appear for CAT should check the eligibility criteria prescribed by the authorities. In order to be eligible for CAT, candidates should obtain a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate marks. Only those candidates who will meet the criteria will be eligible for admissions to top MBA Colleges in India accepting CAT score.

Exam Pattern of CAT

S. No	Particulars	Details
1	Duration of the CAT 2019 entrance exam	3 hours - Other Categories 4 hours- PwD Category
2	Time for each section	60 minutes
3	Time for each section- PwD Category	80 minutes
4	Mode of CAT 2019	Computer-based exam
5	Total Number of questions	100
6	Duration of each section of CAT 2019	1 hour
7	Negative marks for every wrong answer	-1
8	Marks for each question	3