Top 30 Non IIMs Colleges Accepting CAT Score

A: Yes, Faculty of Management Studies Delhi University accepts CAT score for admission to its MBA programme. The CAT cut off is usually between 95 to 99 percentile. The course fee for MBA programme is INR 50,000 per semester. The course fee of FMS is lowest among all the top ranked MBA institutes. 

A: With 60 percentile in CAT, you can apply to the following MBA colleges:

• AIMS Institute, Bangalore
• JIMS, Rohini
• ILM Institute of Higher Education, Delhi
• Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur

A: To get into IBS, Hyderabad, you must have scored at least 85 percentile in the CAT. The IBS admission process includes group discussion and personal interview conducted in February-March. Candidates can also appear for IBS Hyderabad's entrance exam called IBSAT for securing admission. 

A: The admission fee for MBA course at MDI, Gurgaon is INR 25 lakh. The fee is to be paid in instalment, semester-wise. The institute also offers scholarship to meritorious students. Those who wish to avail the scholarships have to meet the requirements and fill the form at the time of admission. If selected, they will be offered scholarship to pursue the management programme.

A: No, CAT scores are accepted by various non-IIMs. There are over 1, 200 B-Schools in India which accept CAT score for MBA/PGDM admission. Some of the top B-schools include IIT DoMs, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, FMS Delhi University, Welingkar's, Great Lakes Institute of Management, GIM Goa, IBS Hyderbad, ICFAI, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI Delhi, IMI Bhubaneswar, IMI Kolkata, BIMTech, Amity University, JIMS Rohini, NITIE, Thiagarajar School of Management among others.

A: Yes, for admission to non-IIMs you need to apply to each institute individually. You'll have to check the application deadline of desired institutes and fill the forms before the deadline so that you are eligible for admission. Most of the top MBA colleges accepting CAT score open their application window between August and December. Many colleges open the registration window after CAT result announcement in January. Candidates must keep a check on the application dates of MBA colleges. For that, you can follow this article: MBA admission 2025 - application deadlines of top B-schools

A: Yes, if you have a good academic record and you score well in CAT, you can get admission to the top B-schools in the country. For admission, you'll have to clear group discussion and personal interview rounds as well. To get admission into a top B-school, prepare well for CAT exam and score above 95 percentile. It will take about 6-9 months to prepare for CAT. You can also appear for XAT, CMAT or MAT to get through well reputed MBA colleges in India.

A: The candidate must have score at least 85 percentile in CAT to get admission to SPJIMR Mumbai. This is the qualifying cut off for the flagship MBA programme, which means candidates who shall score 85 percentile in CAT, will be eligible for GD-PI round of the MBA admission. This score doesn't guarantee shortlisting for GD-PI. The CAT cut offs for shortlisting for GD-PI can be higher. The course fee at SPJIMR's MBA programme is INR 14.50 lakh to be paid in instalments semester wise.

A: With 50 percentile in CAT, the suggestion to you would be to re appear for the exam next year with better preparation and improve your score. However, if you have to join an MBA college with 50 percentile only, then you can opt for the following colleges:

• Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur
• Fortune Institute of International Business, Delhi
• Indian Institute of Social Welfare
• Business Management, Kolkata

A: Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University is the B-school which accepts CAT score and has the lowest fees for a full-time MBA programmes which is INR 50,000 per semester. The fee is so low in this institution as compared to other B-schools because it is a government aided institute and affiliated to University of Delhi.

A: The course fee for MBA course is INR 10.92 lakh at Amity Business School, Noida. The admission fee is to be paid in instalment, semester-wise. The CAT cutoff for admission is 85 percentile. The admission process includes group discussion and personal interview, following which the final selection is made based on candidate's overall profile and performance in selection rounds.