CAT exam is taken by nearly 3 lakh candidates every year. However, with less than 5500 seats in the top IIMs and less than 10,000 in the top 30 MBA colleges, what do the remaining 2.7 – 2.8 lakh candidates do? The top CAT 2025 scorers get admission to these colleges while many students choose to study again and retake the CAT.
Apart from IIMs, MBA colleges accepting low CAT score are New Delhi Institute of Management, Amity University (Raipur), IBS Bangalore, etc. These colleges boast of decent placements, affordable fees, great environment, wide alumni bases, and vibrant campuses.
Candidates seeking admission to top MBA colleges with low CAT score can check out the following colleges accepting low scores in CAT. The data has been prepared based on the previous year's cut off of the respective colleges. Check CAT 2025 Cut Off for IIMs
- Good MBA Colleges accepting 50-60 percentile in CAT are New Delhi Institute of Management, AIMS Bangalore, and Gitam Institute Management, and many more.
- Students with 70-80 CAT percentile can take admission to colleges like Amity University, IBS Ahmedabad, LPU Jalandhar, XIME Bangalore. Check CAT Score vs Percentile
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Top MBA Colleges Accepting 50-60 Percentile in CAT
Candidates' scores ranging from 50-60 percentile in CAT 2025 are expected to get the following MBA colleges. The following list has been made based on the previous year's data.
| MBA Colleges | Location | Approx Fees |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi Institute of Management | New Delhi | INR 12.75 Lakhs |
| Asia Business School | Noida | INR 9 lakh |
| School of Management Science | Lucknow | INR 5.39 lakhs |
| Bengal Institute of Business Studies | Kolkata | INR 6.07 Lakhs |
| AIMS | Bangalore | INR 9.62 lakh |
| Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | INR 16.9 lakhs |
| Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India | Ahmedabad | INR 4.05 lakhs to INR 10.98 lakhs |
| Gitam Institute of Management | Visakhapatnam | INR 10.19 lakh |
| Narayana Business School | Ahmedabad | INR 9.85 to 10.85 lakhs |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology | Greater Noida | INR 14 Lakhs |
| MIT School of Technology Management | Pune | INR 5 lakhs |
| Birla School of Technology | Jharkhand | INR 11 Lakhs |
| Fortune Institute of International Business | Delhi | INR 11.55 Lakhs |
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List of Top B-schools that accepts low CAT percentile for MBA admissions
Some of the colleges that accepts low CAT scores are provided below. The list contains colleges accepting scores from 40% – 60% along with colleges that provide direct admission.
| S.No. | List of MBA Colleges accepting low CAT Score | CAT Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Acharya Bangalore B-School | 55-60 |
| 2. | Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology: AIMIT Bangalore | 40-50 |
| 3. | AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore | 60-65 |
| 4. | Amrita School of Business – Bangalore | 50-55 |
| 5. | Amrita School of Business, Kochi | 45-50 |
| 6. | Apeejay School of Management (ASM) New Delhi | 45-50 |
| 7. | Asian Business School (ABS), Noida | 40-50 |
| 8. | Balaji University, Pune | 50-60 |
| 9. | Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), Kolkata | 55-60 |
| 10. | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM) | 55-60 |
| 11. | Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) | 65-75 |
| 12. | Christ Institute of Management, Pune | 55-60 |
| 13. | Doon Business School (DBS), Dehradun | 50-55 |
| 14. | Eastern Institute For Integrated Learning In Management, Kolkata | 55-60 |
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| 15. | EMPI Business school New Delhi | 40-50 |
| 16. | Entrepreneurship Development Insititute of India | 50-60 |
| 17. | Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) New Delhi | 50-55 |
| 18. | FOSTIIMA Business School, Delhi | 65-70 |
| 19. | GIBS Business School Bangalore | 55-60 |
| 20. | Vignana Jyothi Institute Of Management (VJIM), Hyderabad | 60-65 |
| 21. | Gitam Institute of Management | 50-55 |
| 22. | Gitam School of International Business (GSIB) Visakhapatnam | 55-60 |
| 23. | IIBS Bangalore | 60-65 |
| 24. | IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi | 55-60 |
| 25. | Indian Institute of Financial Planning (IIFP) | 55-60 |
| 26. | Indus Business Academy, Bangalore | 65-70 |
| 27. | Indus Business School, IIEBM, Pune | 45-50 |
| 28. | International Management Institute, Kolkata | 70-75 |
| 29. | Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad | 65-75 |
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| 30. | Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad | 50-55 |
| 31. | International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS) Pune | 50-55 |
| 32. | International Management Institute (IMI), bhubaneshwar | 55-60 |
| 33. | International School of Business & Media, Pune | 45-50 |
| 34. | International School of Management Excellence, bangalore | 55-60 |
| 35. | J K Business School Gurgaon | 45-50 |
| 36. | Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi (JIMS ), Rohini, Delhi | 50-55 |
| 37. | Jagannath International Management School (JIMS), Kalkaji, Delhi | 50-60 |
| 38. | Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence (MILE) Pune | 55-60 |
| 39. | New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) | 55-60 |
| 40. | Pune Institute of Business Management (PIBM), Pune | 45-50 |
| 41. | Rajalakshmi School of Business (RSB), Chennai | 50-55 |
| 42. | School of Business Studies – Sharda University, Greater Noida | 45-50 |
| 43. | School of Communication and Management Studies (SCMS), Kochi | 50-55 |
| 44. | School of Management Sciences (SMS), Varanasi | 45-50 |
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| 45. | University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun | 70-75 |
| 46. | Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM) Secunderabad | 60-65 |
| 47. | ISME School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Mumbai | 65-70 |
| 48. | Community Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore | 45-55 |
| 49. | Institute of Business Management and Research (ASM’s IBMR), Pune | 50-60 |
| 50. | The Indian Institute of Financial Planning, Delhi | 50-60 |
| 51. | Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management Hyderabad | 45-55 |
| 52. | ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai | 55-60 |
| 53. | Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Ghaziabad | 50-60 |
| 54. | ICBM School Of Business Excellence, Hyderabad | 50-60 |
| 55. | Unitedworld School of Business (UWSB), Ahmedabad & Kolkata | 55-60 |
| 56. | Alliance University, (AU) Bangalore | 60-65 |
| 57. | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | 55-60 |
| 58. | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 55-60 |
| 59. | Kirloskar Institute Of Advanced Management Studies, (KIAMS) Harihar | 60-65 |
| 60. | Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School(SRMS-IBS), Lucknow | 45-50 |
Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score 70-80 Percentile
Scoring 70-80 percentile in CAT can get you some top MBA colleges. Check out some of the popular MBA colleges accepting CAT scores. Check CAT PI Weightage and Preparation
| MBA Colleges | MBA/PGDM Fee (approx.) |
|---|---|
| Amity University, Raipur | INR 4.64 lakh |
| Alliance School of Business - Alliance University, Bangalore | INR 15 lakhs |
| Amity University, Gwalior | INR 7.47 lakh |
| Amity University, Mumbai | INR 6.84–13.04 lakh |
| Amity University, Jaipur | INR 7 lakh |
| Amity Business School, Noida | INR 5.92 lakh per semester |
| Amity International Business School (AIBS), Noida | INR 11.76 lakh |
| Amity University, Lucknow | INR 9.04 lakh |
| Asia-Pacific Institute of Management (AIM, Delhi) | INR 12.46 lakhs |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida | INR 12.00 lakh |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science, BITS-Pilani, Pilani | INR 7.56 lakh |
| Christ University-Institute of Management, Bangalore | INR 4.8 lakh to INR 10.6 lakh |
| CMS Business School, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore | INR 12.05 lakh |
| Chandigarh University | INR 4.40 lakhs to INR 6.80 lakhs |
| GITAM School of Business | INR 10.19 lakh |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon | INR 12.47 lakh |
| GNA University, Phagwara | INR 1.78 lakhs |
| IBS Business School, Ahmedabad | INR 9.09 lakh |
| IBS Business School, Gurgaon | INR 9.09 lakh |
| Infinity Business School, Gurgaon | INR 10 lakh |
| Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad | INR 10.80 lakh |
| IIKM Business School, Calicut | INR 4.00 lakh |
| IBS Business School, Bangalore | INR 12.06 lakh |
| Indus Business School, IIEBM, Pune | INR 10 lakh |
| ICOFP - International College of Financial Planning, Mumbai | INR 6.4 lakhs |
| ICFAI University, Mizoram | INR 2.68 lakh |
| IBS Business School, Mumbai | INR 9.09 lakh |
| IBS Business School, Pune | INR 9.09 lakh |
| IBS Business School, Jaipur | INR 8.01 lakh |
| Jagdish Sheth School of Management (Formerly IFIM Business School) | INR 14.4 to 22 lakh |
| JK Lakshmipat University-Institute of Management, Jaipur | INR 6.04 lakh |
| Jaipur National University (JNU), Jaipur | INR 3.52 lakh |
| JRE Group of Institutions (JRE), Greater Noida | INR 6.80 lakh |
| Lotus Business School, Pune | INR 2.08 lakh |
| Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar | INR 1.6 lakh to INR 10 lakh |
| MATS University, Raipur | INR 3.10 lakh |
| IIM Shillong | INR 12.00 lakh to INR 20 lakhs |
| School of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar | INR 9.64 lakh |
| School of Business Studies - Sharda University | INR 7.32 to 10.88 lakhs |
| SRIRAM Group of Institutions, Greater Noida | INR 2.5 to 5.5 lakhs |
| Universal Business School, Mumbai | INR 9.98 lakhs |
| Vignan's University, Guntur | INR 5.20 lakh |
| XIME Kochi | INR 9.70 lakh |
| XIME Bangalore | INR 12.5 to 12.9 lakhs |
Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score 80-90 Percentile
The cut off for admission to these colleges is subject to change. WAT in CAT Selection Process of IIMs
| MBA College | CAT Cut-Off |
|---|---|
| Amity Business School, Noida | 85 percentile |
| Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli | 87 percentile |
| BITSoM Mumbai | No minimum cut off required (Median – 94.64 percentile) |
| DMS, IIT-Delhi | 98.04 percentile |
| Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) - University of Delhi | 98.54 percentile |
| Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa | 88 percentile |
| IBS, Hyderabad | 85 percentile |
| Institute of Management, Nirma University (IMNU), Ahmedabad | 80.04 percentile |
| International Management Institute, Delhi (IMI) | 90 percentile |
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai | 99 percentile |
| JIMS, Rohini Sector 5 - Jagan Institute of Management Studies | 75 percentile |
| K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR), Mumbai | 84 – 86 percentile (Goes Up to 90 percentile) |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) | 87 percentile |
| Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai | 80 percentile |
| Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon | 95 – 97 percentile |
| National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai | 85 percentile |
| National Institute of Technology (NIT Trichy) , Tiruchirappalli | 80 percentile |
| Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool), Mumbai | 85 percentile |
| S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai | 85 percentile |
| Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), Mumbai | 97.5 percentile |
| T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal | 85 percentile |
| Vinod Gupta School of Management (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur | 95 percentile (No Sectional Cut Off) |
| XIMB - Xavier University, Bhubaneswar | 91 percentile |
| Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore (XIME),Bangalore | 70 percentile |
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Top MBA Colleges Accepting Low CAT Score FAQs
Ques: Which IIM accepts lowest CAT score?
Ans: Getting admission to IIM with low score in CAT exam is a little tough. The cut off for IIM is ususlly high. Students willing to get into IIM need a minimum of 80 percentile. However, the final cut off is based on other criteria like marks obtained in class 11 and 12 and the performance at PI rounds.
Ques: Which college will accept 50 percentile in CAT?
Ans: Candidates seeking admission in MBA with 50 percentile in CAT can get admission to the following colleges
- New Delhi Institute of Management
- Asia Management School (Noida)
- Fortune Institute of International Business (Delhi)
- Institute of Management Technology (Nagpur)
- School of Management Science (Lucknow)
- Gitam Institute of Management (Vishakapatnam)
Ques: Which IIM can I get with 85 percentile in CAT?
Ans: With 85 percentile in CAT, you are expected to get to the following IIM institutes:
- IIM Bodh Gaya
- IIM Nagpur
- IIM Amritsar
Ques: Which college accepts 40 percentile in CAT?
Ans: Colleges accepting 40 percentile in CAT are listed below:
- NHSM Knowledge Campus Kolkata
- ITM University, Raipur
- Krunya University Business School, Coimbatore
- MS Ramaiah College of Arts Science and Commerce, Bangalore
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