{"id":17738,"date":"2025-09-26T13:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?p=17738"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:10:26","slug":"top-colleges-in-india-that-accept-cat-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/top-colleges-in-india-that-accept-cat-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Colleges in India That Accept CAT Score"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Common Admission Test (CAT) is the gateway to India\u2019s premier business schools, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and many top private and government-affiliated B-schools. If you are aiming for an MBA in India, here\u2019s a detailed guide to the <\/span><b>top colleges accepting <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/exam\/6\/cat-2024\"><b>CAT <\/b><\/a><b>scores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including percentile cutoffs, program offerings, and admission insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Top CAT-Accepting Colleges in India<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>College Name<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Ownership<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Approx. CAT Percentile<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Flagship Program<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIM Ahmedabad<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">99+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGP (MBA)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIM Bangalore<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">99+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIM Calcutta<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">99+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIM Lucknow<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">98-99<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIM Kozhikode<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">97-98<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIM Indore<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">97-98<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/0\/d\/16nMhudpDbCcWbKGJv-_Gd0imbr5-Fba5_DPE9HJa7b4\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FMS Delhi<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">98-99<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPJIMR Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85-95 (Profile-based)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGPM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MDI Gurgaon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">94-97<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGPM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIT Bombay (SJMSOM)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90-95<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIT Delhi (DMS)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90-95<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIT Kharagpur (VGSOM)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85-90<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIT Madras (DOMS)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85-90<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIM University, Bhubaneswar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/college\/1309\/institute-of-management-technology-centre-for-distance-learning-imt-cdl-ghaziabad\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IMT Ghaziabad<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGPM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IMI New Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85-90<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGPM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TAPMI, Manipal<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGPM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GIM Goa<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGPM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Lakes, Chennai<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PGPM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>CAT Percentile vs MBA College<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>99+ percentile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: IIM A, B, C<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>97\u201399 percentile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: IIM L, K, I; FMS; MDI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>90\u201395 percentile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: IITs, IMT, IMI, SPJIMR (profile-based)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>80\u201390 percentile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: TAPMI, GIM, XIMB, Great Lakes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>70\u201380 percentile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: BIMTECH, LBSIM, IFMR<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Below 70 percentile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Some emerging private B-schools<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Admission Insights<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While a high CAT percentile is essential, <\/span><b>many top colleges use a holistic selection process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that includes academics, work experience, diversity, and personal interviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SPJIMR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for example, considers profiles and gives calls at 85 percentile or above.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FMS Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gives significant weight to CAT scores but also values academics and gender diversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IITs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accept CAT for their management programs, and they offer a strong tech-business blend.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Popular Searches:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?s=MBA+schools+by+CAT+percentile\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA schools by CAT percentile<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?s=CAT+percentile+vs+MBA+college\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAT percentile vs MBA college<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?s=CAT+cutoff+for+IIMs\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAT cutoff for IIMs<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?s=MBA+admission+by+CAT+score\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA admission by CAT score<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?s=CAT+accepting+colleges+2025\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAT accepting colleges 2026<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?s=MBA+colleges+for+70+percentile+in+CAT\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA colleges for 70 percentile in CAT<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?s=Top+B-schools+by+CAT+score\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top B-schools by CAT score<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Final Thoughts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your CAT score opens doors to India\u2019s most prestigious MBA programs. But percentile alone isn\u2019t enough\u2014build a well-rounded profile, work on communication skills for interviews, and choose colleges based on your career goals and ROI. Keep track of <\/span><b>application deadlines and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/exam\/6\/cat-2025\/CutOff\"><b>cutoffs<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and apply smartly to maximize your chances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the latest updates on admissions, visit the official websites of respective colleges or follow portals like<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/\"> <b>Career Mantra<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for consolidated info.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Admission Test (CAT) is the gateway to India\u2019s premier business schools, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and many top private and government-affiliated B-schools. If you are aiming for an MBA in India, here\u2019s a detailed guide to the top colleges accepting CAT scores, including percentile cutoffs, program offerings, and admission insights. 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