{"id":19229,"date":"2025-10-15T07:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/?p=19229"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:48:16","slug":"top-10-colleges-accepting-gmat-score-in-india-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/top-10-colleges-accepting-gmat-score-in-india-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Colleges Accepting GMAT Score in India (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Rank<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>College Name<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Location<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>GMAT Score Range<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Average Package (INR)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Fees (INR)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian School of Business (ISB)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyderabad\/Mohali<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">710\u2013740<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b934.1 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b941.78 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (PGPX)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmedabad<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">690\u2013730<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b935.68 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b931.5 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/college\/1298\/indian-institute-of-management-bangalore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (EPGP)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangalore<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">680\u2013730<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b933.0 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b928 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/college\/1388\/indian-institute-of-management-calcutta\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (MBAEx)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">680\u2013730<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b930.9 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b931 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/college\/1585\/xavier-school-of-management-jamshedpur\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XLRI \u2013 Xavier School of Management<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamshedpur<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">650\u2013720<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b932.7 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b924.8 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/college\/1760\/sp-jain-institute-of-management-and-research\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SP Jain Institute of Management and Research<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">650\u2013700<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b925.8 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b924 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/college\/1305\/indian-institute-of-foreign-trade-delhi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi\/Kolkata<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">640\u2013700<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b929.1 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b921.8 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/college\/2249\/great-lakes-institute-of-management-chennai\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Lakes Institute of Management<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chennai\/Gurgaon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">600\u2013710<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b915.5 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b920 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\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;\">Ghaziabad<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">600\u2013700<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b915.8 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b921.5 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SDA Bocconi Asia Center<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mumbai<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">600+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b913.5 LPA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b921.6 Lakhs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Top 10 Colleges Accepting GMAT Admission Eligibility Overview<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>College<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Work Experience Required<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Degree Requirement<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Additional Criteria<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ISB (PGP)<\/td>\n<td>2+ years<\/td>\n<td>Bachelor\u2019s (any discipline)<\/td>\n<td>TOEFL\/IELTS (if UG not in English)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IIM A\/B\/C (PGPX\/EPGP\/MBAEx)<\/td>\n<td>5+ years<\/td>\n<td>4-year Bachelor\u2019s or equivalent<\/td>\n<td>GMAT + Essays + Interview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>XLRI (PGDM-GM)<\/td>\n<td>2+ years<\/td>\n<td>Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>\n<td>GMAT + Interview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SPJIMR (PGPM)<\/td>\n<td>5+ years<\/td>\n<td>Any UG degree<\/td>\n<td>Essays + Interview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IIFT (MBA IB)<\/td>\n<td>2\u20133 years (preferred)<\/td>\n<td>Bachelor&#8217;s degree<\/td>\n<td>GMAT + Interview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Lakes (PGPM)<\/td>\n<td>2+ years<\/td>\n<td>Bachelor&#8217;s degree<\/td>\n<td>GMAT + Interview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IMT Ghaziabad (PGDM-Executive)<\/td>\n<td>5+ years (for exec)<\/td>\n<td>Bachelor&#8217;s degree<\/td>\n<td>Interview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SDA Bocconi (IMB Program)<\/td>\n<td>Freshers &amp; experienced<\/td>\n<td>Bachelor&#8217;s degree<\/td>\n<td>Profile + Interview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>Why Choose GMAT for Indian B-Schools?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Global Acceptance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Opens doors to both Indian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/career-mantra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international MBA programs.<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rolling Admissions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Many colleges accept GMAT scores round the year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Profile-Based Shortlisting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Emphasis on holistic profiles, not just test scores.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flexible Testing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Take the GMAT up to 5 times a year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>\u00a0Tips for Applicants Using GMAT Score in India<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Check Specific GMAT Validity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Usually valid for 5 years.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strengthen Profile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Work experience, SOPs, LORs, and resume are critical.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Apply Early<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Especially for rolling admission programs like ISB.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prepare for Interviews<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Most institutes place heavy weightage on PI.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Also Read:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"jl_head_title\">\n<h6 class=\"jl_head_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/top-b-tech-colleges-in-delhi-ncr-admission-2026\/\">Top B.Tech Colleges in Delhi NCR: Admission 2026<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6 class=\"jl_head_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/top-10-private-engineering-colleges-in-delhi-2026\/\">Top 10 Private Engineering Colleges in Delhi (2026)<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"jl_head_title\">\n<h6 class=\"jl_head_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careermantra.net\/blog\/best-engineering-colleges-in-delhi-ncr-2026\/\">best engineering colleges in Delhi NCR 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