Last Updated: Jan 07 2019, 06:20 PM
CAT 2018 Cut offs: Top 50 B-schools Accepting CAT 2018 Scores with Cut offs; Best options for 95 %, 90 %, 70-89 %
CAT Results were announced on the morning of January 5, 2019. Now that you have your CAT 2018 Percentile, if you are searching for Cut Offs for IIMs and other top B-schools, you are at the right place. This article by MBAUniverse.com experts will help you find out CAT 2018 Cut offs for IIMs, Top MBA colleges cut off in India like SPJIMR, MDI, IMT, IMI, XIMB, accepting CAT Cut Off, and MBA Colleges Cut off 2018 that match your CAT Scores and Percentile. These CAT Cut off 2018 (below) are based on latest actual data sourced from IIMs and respective B-schools so that you can use it with confidence.
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Before we move forward, please be aware that there are two types of B School cut offs a) ‘CAT 2018 Cut off Percentile: Minimum criteria by IIM’ and b) ‘Average Batch CAT Percentile cut off’. ‘CAT 2018 Cut off Percentile: Minimum criteria by IIM’ is the eligibility MBA cut off requirement for your application to be considered by respective MBA Colleges. If you didn’t get this CAT cut off percentile, you don’t stand chance for admission. While ‘Average Batch CAT Percentile’ is actual CAT off percentile for Admission 2019 which is calculated based on CAT scores of all the candidates who were admitted to respective MBA colleges on the basis of CAT cut off. So, there will be say 4-5 exceptional candidates (Olympian, National Champion, Wiz-kids etc) who have got CAT marks slightly higher than minimum CAT cut off, but a lot less than average. However, most of the other candidates admitted in IIMs will be close to the ‘Average Batch CAT Percentile’cut off. Latest Application status for Top B-schools is also given below.
Top B-schools Accepting CAT 2018 Scores with Cut offs
CAT 2018 Percentile
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Institute
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CAT 2018 Cut off Percentile:
Minimum criteria by IIM, B-schools |
Average Batch CAT Percentile:
Expected as per past trends |
Application Status
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CAT 2018 98%+
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80
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98
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Closed
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90
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99
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Closed
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90
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98
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Closed
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95
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98
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Closed
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CAT 2018 95-98%
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90
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97
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Closed
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90
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92
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Closed
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90
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95
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Closed
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91
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97
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Open
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80
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98
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Open
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NA
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97
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Open
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CAT 2018 93-95%
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85
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90
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Closed
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90
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94
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Closed
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90
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93
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Closed
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92
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92
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Closed
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90
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93-94
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Closed
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NA
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95
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Open
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CAT 2018 90-93%
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Baby IIMs: IIM Visakhapatnam, IIM Nagpur, IIM Amritsar, IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Jammu
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90
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90
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Closed
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90
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90+
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Open | Apply Now
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90
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90+
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Open | Apply Now
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90
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92
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DMS IIT CHENNAI
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NA
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95
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Open | Apply Now
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CAT 2018 85-90%
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85
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88+
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Open | Apply Now
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80
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85+
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Open | Apply Now
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80
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85+
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Open | Apply Now
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80
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85+
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Closed
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80
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86
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Open | Apply Now
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80
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88
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Open | Apply Now
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CAT 2018 80-85%
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80
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85
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Open | Apply now
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80
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84
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Open | Apply Now
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80
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85
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Open | Apply Now
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CAT 2018 70-80%
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70
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80
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Open | Apply Now
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70
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75
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Open | Apply Now
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Open | Apply Now
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70
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Open | Apply Now
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Open | Apply Now
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70
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75
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Open | Apply Now
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70
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70
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Open | Apply Now
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70
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75
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Open | Apply Now
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70
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74
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Open | Apply Now
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MBA Colleges in Chennai accepting CAT 2018
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60
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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55
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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MBA Colleges in Delhi NCR accepting CAT 2018
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||||
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65
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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65
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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65
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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65
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68
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Open | Apply Now
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55
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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55
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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MBA Colleges in Mumbai accepting CAT 2018
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60
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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65
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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65
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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65
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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65
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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55
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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MBA Colleges in Bangalore accepting CAT 2018
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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MBA Colleges in Hyderabad accepting CAT 2018
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65
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68
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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MBA Colleges in Pun accepting CAT 2018
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60
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68
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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MBA Colleges in East India accepting CAT 2018
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65
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69
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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55
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60
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Open | Apply Now
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60
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65
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Open | Apply Now
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Besides, there are good MBA colleges accepting CAT scores in the range of 50 to 60 percentile where fee structure is also not high and placement is also good. Such MBA colleges exist in all the prominent cities of India including Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Ahmedabad.
CAT Cut offs: Difference in Admission Policy and Actual Application
CAT Cut off 2018 for IIMs and other top MBA Colleges carry two different aspects in their admission policy. For example, IIMs announce their admission policy with low CAT score cut off percentile requirement but the actual CAT score cut off percentile is much higher at the time of shortlisting. Therefore there will be a difference in MBA Colleges Cut Off 2018 as announced in their admission policy and CAT 2018 Cut Off Marks as actually applied by these B-schools at the time of shortlisting for final admission round.
CAT 2018 score cut offs in IIMs and other prominent MBA Colleges have been announced for MBA admission 2019. Although, IIM Cut off 2018 for CAT percentile score as announced by the 20 IIMs including IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta among others, reflect the minimum CAT 2018 cut offs required to be considered for shortlisting, the actual CAT score cut off in all the IIMs may go much higher.
Similar is the case at FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai, IMI New Delhi, IRMA Anand, IMT Ghaziabad, XIM Bhubaneswar among other MBA colleges accepting CAT Score with cut off percentiles. The actual CAT Cut Off for top MBA Colleges for MBA admission 2019 may go higher than their threshold CAT cut off requirement.
Expected Cutoff for Top MBA Colleges
To help MBA aspirants searching for expected Cutoff for IIMs and Top MBA Colleges accepting CAT scores in all ranges of percentile, MBAUniverse.com has prepared a list of MBA colleges with their expected CAT score Cut Offs. Click on the College Name to get more information and to apply online. Please note this list includes IIMs and non-IIM MBA colleges with expected CAT cut off.
Let us take a look at IIM Cut Off 2018, Top MBA Colleges CAT cutoff, and CAT Cut Off 2018 for various colleges in different percentile range.
Admission to the flagship MBA/PGDM 2019-21 programmes in number of top MBA colleges is based on CAT 2018 score cut offs. CAT 2018 test takers searching for MBA admission while looking for the suitable MBA colleges where they can apply, should refer the above relevant information on how good the B-school is alongwith the idea of CAT score requirement for shortlisting.