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If your CAT exam score is less than 90 percentile but above 85 percentile you can make it to many government or private institutes. If you have a CAT score of 85 percentile and above you need to make a selection that's best for your career goal. Here's a list of colleges accepting CAT score above 85 percentile.

Is your CAT score 85 percentile? Don't worry, you can still get a good MBA college in your preferred location. Check the list of top MBA colleges with CAT score 85 percentile and above. 

CAT cut off range 85 and above

85 percentile in CAT may not get you the top IIMs or B-Schools, but you will not be left out. There are a good number of B-Schools where you stand a chance. You can choose from private and government colleges, in your state. The CAT cut offs for Tier 2 MBA colleges are low and so is the fees. Thus, it is a wise choice to make. Although, you have the option to drop a year and prepare for CAT 2026 to score better, we’ed suggest you CAT 85 percentile colleges, that you can choose from.

 

MBA Colleges Accepting 85 Percentile in CAT and Above

Take a look at some of the popular MBA colleges in India accepting CAT score 85 percentile and above. Candidates who score as much and more in CAT exam stand a chance of getting admission into these colleges. Check the list and make a choice. 

CAT 85 percentile colleges

Total Fees (approx.)

IIM Nagpur

INR 18.60 lakh

IIM Amritsar

INR 16.00 lakh

IIM Bodh Gaya

INR 15.75 lakh

Goa Institute of Management, Goa

INR 19.40 lakh

FORE School of Management, Delhi

INR 18.27 lakh

Altera Institute, Gurgaon 

INR 16.44 lakh

Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai

INR 18.89 lakh

Great Lakes Institute of Management

INR 9.45 to 11.45 lakh

TA Pai Management Institute

INR 17.34 lakh

*IRMA, Anand

INR 15.17 lakh

*MICA, Ahmedabad

INR 26.00 lakh

KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

INR 11.69 lakh to 18.78 lakh

Nirma University, Ahmedabad

INR 9.68 lakh to 16.25 lakh

Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (Delhi)

INR 16.50 lakh

BITS Pilani Dept. of Management

INR 2.48 lakh to 10.28 lakh

Institute of Management, Banaras Hindu University

INR 98,900 to 2.41 lakh

IMI, Delhi

INR 22.00 lakh

Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur

INR 10.31 lakh to 25.00 lakh

Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras

INR 1.26 lakh to 17 lakh

Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee

INR 8.31 lakh

Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur

INR 14.27 lakh

University Business School, Chandigarh

INR 28,200 to 2.39 lakh

Delhi School of Management-DTU

INR 3.02 lakh

Department of Management Sciences, Pune University

INR 1.33 lakh

Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli

INR 13.07 lakh

*MICA, Ahmedabad accepts CAT score to screen candidates for its own entrance exams –  MICAT. Candidates applying to MICAT must note that having CAT score will not make them eligible for admission. They will have to appear for these in house exams to be able to qualify for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

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Selection criteria and admission process of most of these institutes includes GD/PI. Screening of candidates is done on the basis of CAT result.

Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI)

Group Discussion and Personal Interview are basically personality assessment tests. They are conducted to judge the candidate’s communication skills, knowledge, personality, confidence, presence of mind, aptitude, leadership qualities, etc. Every candidate is required to be present in person to participate in the GD/PI, as the final selection is majorly based on candidate’s performance in this round. 

Final Selection of Candidates

Final selection for MBA admission is based on the candidate’s overall performance in academics, CAT exam and GD/PI. However, it may be noted that every institute has its own parameters to select candidates for admission. MBA aspirants must check individually, the admission criteria of each of the institutes they are targeting. They must fill the form of only those colleges whose minimum eligibility criteria they meet.

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