CAT Accepting Colleges

The CAT exam is an entrance exam for MBA programs that are conducted through IIMs and this year IIM Lucknow will conduct the CAT exam. The full form of CAT is the Common Admission Test which is the 5^th toughest exam in India. Although it is the toughest exam in India every year lakhs of candidates appear at the CAT exam. According to the sources MBA is becoming one of the leading and most preferred courses.

The candidate must know that around 76% of MBA aspirants come from the Engineering background followed by Commerce (10–12 %), Arts (5%), and other disciplines.

What is MBA? MBA stands for Master in Business Administration which is a graduate degree course that provides both practical and theoretical training for finance, business, or management. The motive of this course is to provide a better and enhancing future, that’s why below we have mentioned the CAT accepting colleges list. This CAT accepting colleges list can help MBA aspirants to choose the colleges wisely and smartly.

Before going to the list of CAT accepting colleges, let us know some key points of MBA, which are listed below:

• An MBA is a postgraduate business degree that emphasizes the study of management, business, and entrepreneurship.
• MBA students have the opportunity to specialize in many areas of business, such as finance or risk management.
• Numerous educational institutions presently provide specialty programs such as sports management, the entertainment industry, or hospital administration.
• Executive MBA programs cater to seasoned workers who are unable to dedicate themselves to a full-time academic schedule.
• MBA programs encompass a range of formats, including full-time, part-time, online, and overseas options, with each program often imposing distinct admission criteria.

CAT Accepting Colleges in India

Here are the list of CAT-accepting colleges in India apart from a lot of MBA colleges. Also, we have provided the tentative CAT cut off percentile 2023 in the below table:

CAT accepting colleges in India	CAT Cutoffs percentile 2023 (tentative)
IIM Ahmedabad	99-100
IIM Bangalore	99-100
IIM Kolkata	99
IIM Lucknow	97-98
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi	98-99
Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Kozhikode	97-98
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai	86-97
Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai	81-90
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi	—
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	96
Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology And Management (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior	70-80
Indian Institute of Management, Indore	97-98
Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur	80-90
Dept. of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi	90
Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai	86-88
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur	92-94
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli	94-95
Indian Institute of Management, Raipur	94-95
Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi	94-95

Top 5 IIMs Accepting CAT Scores

IIM stands for Indian Institute of Management which is centrally funded business schools for management. There are a total of 20 IIMs in India, which offer various courses like PGP, MBA, PGDM, Executive, and fellowship programs. These IIMs offer postgraduate, undergraduate, doctoral, and executive programs. Now in these CAT accepting colleges articles let us see the top 5 IIMs accepting CAT scores with fees and average salary details in the below table:

Top 5 IIMs accepting CAT scores	Fee (Rs. in lakhs)	Average salary (Rs. in lakhs)
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad	Rs. 24.61 lakhs	Rs.32.80 LPA
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore	Rs. 24.70 lakhs	Rs.35.31 LPA
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta	Rs. 27.00 lakhs	Rs.35.07 LPA
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode	Rs. 20.50 lakhs	Rs. 31.02 LPA
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	Rs. 21.75 lakhs	Rs.32.20 LPA

CAT Accepting Colleges Eligibility Criteria

Based on the established criteria for eligibility, an individual must possess the following qualifications in order to undertake a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program:

• A minimum of 50% in undergraduate studies from an accredited institution or college is required.
• A prerequisite for admission is the attainment of a minimum of 50% in both Class 10 and Class 12 examinations from a recognized educational board.
• The Institute requires the submission of CAT, XAT, MAT, NMAT, SNAP, and GMAT scores.
• There exists no specific age restriction, and while it is not obligatory, a substantial amount of professional experience is often favored by the majority of business schools.

CAT Accepting Colleges with their Cut Off

As already mentioned, that there are many colleges that accept CAT scores for the MBA admission process. But the candidates mostly focus on the top CAT accepting colleges. But every college has its own CAT Cut off criteria, some colleges accept 99 percentile and some other percentile. Now let us see the list of the CAT accepting colleges with their cut off in the below table:

CAT accepting colleges with their cut off	Course Fee	CAT Cut Off
Fortune Institute of International Business, Delhi	INR 8.75 lakh	50 percentile
Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur	INR 12.04 lakh	50 percentile
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata	INR 2.5 to 5.9 lakh	50.35 percentile
AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore	INR 8.75 lakh	60 percentile
IILM Institute for Higher Education (IILM), Delhi	INR 12.09 lakh	60 percentile
JIMS, Rohini Sector 5 - Jagan Institute of Management Studies	INR 4.05 to 8.00 lakh	60-75 percentile
Woxsen University, Hyderabad	INR 13.90 lakh	70 percentile
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore (XIME),Bangalore	INR 11.50 lakh	70 percentile
Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, Delhi	INR 9.65 to 11.08 lakh	75 percentile
Birla Institute of Management Technology, (BIMTECH), Greater Noida	INR 12.00 lakh	75 percentile
T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal	INR 16.00 lakh	80 percentile
XIMB - Xavier University, Bhubaneswar	INR 12.20 to 20 lakh	80 percentile
Institute of Management, Nirma University (IMNU), Ahmedabad	INR 7.61 to16.3 lakh	80.04 percentile
Amity Business School, Noida	INR 6.80 to 14.82 lakh	85 percentile
Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli	INR 14.79 lakh	85 percentile
IBS, Hyderabad	INR 16.02 lakh	85 percentile
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool), Mumbai	INR 13.00 lakh	85 percentile
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai	INR 19.00 lakh	85 percentile
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai	INR 17.20 lakh	86 percentile
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM)	INR 13.00 lakh	87 percentile
National Institute of Technology (NIT Trichy) , Tiruchirappalli	INR 14.63 lakh	89.65 percentile
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa	INR 18.07 lakh	90 percentile
International Management Institute, Delhi (IMI)	INR 19.25 lakh	90 percentile
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR), Mumbai	INR 8.80 lakh	90 percentile
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai	INR 2.00 lakh	95 percentile
Vinod Gupta School of Management (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur	INR 10.31 to 20 lakh	95 percentile
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon	INR 25.00 lakh	97 percentile
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai	INR 8.10 lakh	97 percentile
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), Mumbai	INR 8.27 to 15.21 lakh	97.5 percentile
DMS, IIT-Delhi	INR 8.8 to 9.89 lakh	98.04 percentile
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) - University of Delhi	INR 20,960 (per semester)	98.54 percentile
BITSoM Mumbai	INR 24.50 lakh	No minimum cut off required

Top CAT Colleges in India

Currently MBA program is widely recognized as a highly sought-after course, with a significant number of students selecting it due to its diverse array of job prospects, attractive compensation, and associated benefits. In order to achieve this objective, it is essential to acquire a MBA degree from a reputable institution with a strong track record of successful job placements. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are not accessible to all students.

The cut-off percentiles required for admission to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are perceived as excessively high by certain individuals, ranging from 95 to 100 percentile. Similarly, the course fees charged by the IIMs, which range from INR 13 to 23 lakh per annum, are considered to be prohibitively exorbitant by certain individuals. Therefore, for the candidate’s welfare we have provided the details of top CAT colleges in India with a number of seats and course fees in the table below, so let’s look at it:

Top CAT colleges in India	Programmes Fee (in Rs.)	Number of Seats
IIM Ahmedabad	Rs. 25 lakh	385
IIM Bangalore	Rs. 24.50 lakh	412
IIM Calcutta	Rs. 31 lakh	462
IIM Lucknow	Rs. 14.16 lakh	436
IIM Kozhikode	Rs. 20.50 lakh	375
IIM Indore	Rs. 16 lakh	451
IIM Trichy	Rs. 21 lakh	180
IIM Amritsar	Rs. 17.30 lakh	60
IIM Rohtak	Rs. 17.9 lakh	240
IIM Bodhgaya	Rs. 8.85 lakh	60
IIM Sambalpur	Rs. 10 lakh	160
IIM Sirmaur	Rs. 10.34 lakh	60
IIM Jammu	Rs. 11.5 lakh	45
IIM Ranchi	Rs. 15 lakh	PGDM-120     PGD HRM-48
IIM Raipur	Rs. 14.20 lakh	210
IIM Kashipur	Rs. 13.15 lakh	210
IIM Shillong	Rs. 19 lakh	120
IIM Udaipur	Rs. 13.25lakh	180
IIM Nagpur	Rs. 12.10lakh	126
IIM Visakhapatnam	Rs. 12 lakh	60

CAT Colleges with Low Fees

We all know that the MBA courses are one of the expensive course where the most of the candidates need to take some financial help from the banks to meet there desire at expensive MBA colleges. But the candidates must know that there are some MBA colleges whose fees are lower and also take admission of the candidates who have appeared at the CAT exam. By seeing all this we have provided the list of the CAT colleges with low fees so that the candidates have the knowledge of it, so let’s see the below table:

CAT colleges with low fees	Fees
Galgotias, Greater Noida	INR 1.1 Lakhs
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research, and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE)	INR 1.34 Lakhs
Department of Management Studies, Pune University (PUMBA)	INR 1.4 Lakhs
Delhi School of Economics (DSE), DU	INR 1.5 Lakhs
Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai	INR 1.88 Lakhs
IBS Hyderabad	INR 16.02 Lakhs
FMS (Faculty of Management Studies), Delhi	INR 2 Lakhs
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (KJ SIMR)	INR 2.04 Lakhs
Department of Financial Studies (DFS), DU	INR 3 Lakhs
IPE Hyderabad	INR 8.15 lakh
GITAM Hyderabad Business School	INR 9.7 Lakhs

Top 50 Government Colleges Accepting CAT Score

Top 50 government colleges accepting CAT score offer an opportunity for academically gifted individuals to engage in high-quality management education. These universities prioritize the consideration of CAT scores in order to choose individuals who demonstrate the potential for exceptional performance in the field of management.

Government universities are highly appealing to ambitious management students due to a range of factors. These include a meticulous screening procedure, distinguished faculty members, extensive curricula, and valuable networking prospects. If one has the ambition to enroll in a management program in India, it is advisable to adequately prepare for the CAT and thoroughly investigate the potential prospects available at government-affiliated institutions. Let us see now see the list of the Top 50 government colleges accepting CAT score in the below article which has been arranged according to the CD rank:

CD Rank	Top 50 Government Colleges Accepting CAT Scores	Location
1	IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management	Bangalore
2	IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITM]	Chennai
3	IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology [IITD]	New Delhi
5	Indian Institute of Management - [IIMA]	Ahmedabad
6	Indian Institute of Management - [IIMC]	Kolkata
7	IIM Lucknow	Lucknow
8	Banaras Hindu University - [BHU]	Varanasi
9	NIT Trichy	Tiruchirappalli
10	Panjab University - [PU]	Chandigarh
11	NALSAR University of Law - [NALSAR]	Hyderabad
12	ISM Dhanbad - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITISM]	Dhanbad
13	National Institute of Technology - [NIT]	Rourkela
14	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology - [IIEST]	Shibpur, Howrah
15	Indian Institute of Management - [IIM]	Indore
16	University of Hyderabad - [UOH]	Hyderabad
17	Indian Institute of Management - [IIMK]	Kozhikode
18	Department of Management Studies IIT Delhi - [DMS IITD]	New Delhi
19	National Institute of Technology - [NITK]	Surathkal
20	Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay - [SJMSOM]	Mumbai
21	Savitribai Phule Pune University - [SPPU]	Pune
22	Delhi University - [DU]	New Delhi
23	Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology - [DOMS]	Roorkee
24	Gujarat National Law University - [GNLU]	Gandhinagar
25	Indian Institute of Management - [IIMU]	Udaipur
26	University of Calcutta	Kolkata
27	Indian Institute of Management - [IIM]	Tiruchirappalli
28	Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras	Chennai
29	NIT Warangal	Warangal
30	Indian Institute of Management - [IIM]	Raipur
31	National Institute of Technology - [NITC]	Calicut
32	Maharshi Dayanand University - [MDU]	Rohtak
33	Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur- [IME IIT]	Kanpur
34	IIM Rohtak	Rohtak
35	IIM Shillong	Shillong
36	Delhi Technological University - [DTU]	New Delhi
37	IIM Kashipur	Kashipur
38	Calicut University - [CU]	Calicut
39	IIM Ranchi	Ranchi
40	National Institute of Industrial Engineering - [NITIE]	Mumbai
41	Jamal Mohamed College - [JMC]	Tiruchirappalli
42	National Institute of Technology - [NIT]	Kurukshetra
43	MNNIT Allahabad - Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology - [MNNIT]	Allahabad
44	National Institute of Technology - [NIT]	Durgapur
45	Department of Commerce, University of Delhi	New Delhi
46	Pondicherry University - [PU]	Pondicherry
47	Faculty of Management Studies - [FMS]	New Delhi
48	IIT Jodhpur - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITJ]	Jodhpur
49	NIT Silchar	Silchar
50	Malaviya National Institute of Technology - [MNIT]	Jaipur

CAT Accepting Colleges List with A+ or A Ranking

The colleges with their outstanding performance are ranked according to the A+ or A and the candidates must eye on A+ colleges that provide top-notch education. So on the overall basis below we have provided the list of the CAT accepting colleges with A+ or A ranking in the below table:

CAT accepting colleges list with A+ or A ranking	Test/s	Website	Expected cut Offs (Percentile)
Dept. of Financial Studies, Univ. of Delhi, New Delhi	CAT	www.mfc.edu	95+
Fore School of Management, New Delhi	CAT, XAT, GMAT	www.fsm.ac.in	85+
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	CAT, CMAT, GMAT, XAT	www.greatlakes.edu.in	80+
IIT, Delhi	CAT	www.iitd.ac.in	90+
IIT, Kanpur	CAT, XAT, SNAP CMAT, GMAT, MAT, ATMA	www.iitk.ac.in	85+
IIT, Kharagpur	CAT, GMAT	www.iitkgp.ac.in	90+
IIT, Madras	CAT, GMAT	www.iitm.ac.in	85+
IIT, Mumbai	CAT	www.som.iitb.ac.in	90+
IIT, Roorkee	CAT, GMAT	www.iitr.ac.in	94+
IMI Delhi	CAT/GMAT	www.imi.edu	*85+
IMT Hyderabad	CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT	www.imthyderabad.edu.in	70+
Institute of Management Technology - Ghaziabad	CAT, XAT, GMAT	www.imt.edu	90+
Jamna Lal Bajaj Institute of Mgt Studies, Mumbai	MHCET, CAT	www.jbims.edu	95+
K.J. Somaiya Inst. Mgt. & Research, Mumbai	CAT, GMAT XAT, CMAT	www.somaiya.edu	CAT- 87+, XAT- 75+, CMAT- 97+
Lal Bahadur Institute of Management, Delhi	CAT/GMAT	www.lbsim.ac.in	85+
Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai	CAT, XAT	liba.edu	80+
MDI Gurgaon	CAT	www.mdi.ac.in	94+
Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad	CAT, GMAT, XAT	www.mica.ac.in	80+
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	CAT	www.nitie.edu	86+
Nirma University - Inst.of Management, Ahmedabad	CAT, GMAT	www.nirmauni.ac.in/imnu	80+
SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai	CAT/NMAT/GRE/GMAT/Bocconi Test	sdabocconiasiacenter.com	85+
T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal	CAT, GMAT, XAT	www.tapmi.edu.in	85+
University Business School - PU, Chandigarh	CAT	ubs.puchd.ac.in	85+
Welingkar Institute of Mgt Dev. & Research, Mumbai	CAT, GMAT, ATMA, CMAT, XAT, MHCET	www.welingkar.org	80+

Parameters to be Judged in CAT Accepting Colleges Selection Round

In addition, the candidate will undergo evaluation based on the subsequent three parameters:

The Potential for Leadership

The evaluation of the applicant's leadership capacity is based on the various activities they have done within their academic and professional endeavors.

Professional Profile 

It is typically suggested to have a diverse job profile that includes extracurricular achievements, involvement in social work, successful project experiences, and relevant internships.

Academic Qualifications

The evaluation process will take into account the candidate's academic transcript and standardized test scores. Nevertheless, it is important to note that the minimum required scores for XAT, GMAT, and CAT examinations differ across different educational institutions.

As said earlier, all the MBA colleges have their own CAT percentile cut off. Some has very high and some have low percentile admission in the particular colleges. Below the candidate can easily find the list of the top CAT colleges in India accepting 90-100 percentiles, Top CAT colleges in India between 80-85 percentiles, Top CAT colleges in India between 70-75 percentiles, and Colleges accepting CAT scores of 60-70 percentile:

Top CAT colleges in India accepting 90-100 percentiles

• FMS, Delhi
• IMI, Delhi
• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi
• Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
• NITIE, Mumbai
• SPJIMR, Mumbai
• TISS, Mumbai
• Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur

Top CAT colleges in India between the 80-85 percentiles

• Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
• Birla Institute of Management, Pune
• FORE Management College, Delhi
• IFIM Bangalore
• SCMS, Cochin
• The Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.
• WeSchool, Mumbai
• Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad

Top CAT colleges in India between 70-75 percentiles

• BIMTECH, Greater Noida
• Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon
• IBS Hyderabad
• IFMR, KREA University
• IMI, Bhubaneswar
• IMT, Nagpur
• ISBM Pune
• KIIT School of Management
• LIBA, Chennai
• MDI Murshidabad
• NIA Pune
• SDA Asia Center
• SDMIMD, Mysore
• SIES, Navi Mumbai
• VIT, Vellore
• XIME, Bangalore

Colleges accepting CAT scores of 60-70 percentiles

• Army Institute of Management
• Christ University
• Doon Business School
• Indus Business Academy
• Institute of Management Studies
• International Institute of Management Studies
• Karunya University Business School
• KIIT School of Management
• MIT School of Business
• PES University
• Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies
• Sairam Institute of Management Studies
• School of Management Studies
• Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering
• St. Joseph’s Institute of Management
• Thiagarajar School of Management
• Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management

Frequently Asked Questions about CAT Accepting Colleges

Q. Which colleges accept CAT exams?

Ans. There are many colleges that accept the CAT exam for the admission process, we have listed below the names of colleges accepting the CAT exam and that are:

CAT accepting colleges
IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Bangalore
IIM Kolkata
IIM Lucknow
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi
Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Kozhikode
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai
Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi

Q.Which colleges accept 70 to 80 percentile in CAT?

Ans. Below are the list of the colleges name that accept 70 to 80 percentile in CAT, so let’s see them:

• Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
• Birla Institute of Management, Pune
• FORE Management College, Delhi
• IFIM Bangalore
• SCMS, Cochin
• NIA Pune
• SDA Asia Center
• SDMIMD, Mysore
• SIES, Navi Mumbai
• VIT, Vellore
• XIME, Bangalore

Q.Which colleges to apply after CAT?

Ans. There are many colleges to apply after CAT exam; some of them are listed below:

• XIME Bangalore
• ICFAI Business School Hyderabad
• New Delhi Institute of Management
• SOIL Gurgaon
• Jaipuria Institute of Management
• IMS Ghaziabad
• Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Rohini
• Indus Business Academy Bangalore

Q. What is a good CAT score for college?

Ans. Top colleges in India that take CAT scores ranging from 70 to 75 percentile. Any candidate with a percentile score of less than 75 is not considered by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). With a percentile score of 70-75, the only universities to which you can apply are private colleges.

Q. Is scoring 80 in the CAT easy?

Ans. However, one must guarantee that the number of efforts is proportionate to the aim. To earn an 80 percentile, one must attempt close to 50 questions (out of 100) in the exam, therefore even with a 70% accuracy, the likelihood of getting an 80 percentile is great! I hope this was helpful. 

Q. How much is the 100 percentile in CAT?

Ans.

Percentile	VARC	Overall Score
100%ile	24-52	101-160
95%ile	12-31	62 - 101
98 %ile	14-32	90- 120
99 %ile	20-38	96-122