Top MBA Colleges accepting CAT score
More than 300 top MBA colleges in India accepting CAT score for MBA admission. Apart from IIMs, CAT MBA colleges include FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai, IITs, IMI New Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, JBIMS Mumbai among others.
To help MBA aspirants searching for CAT colleges, MBAUniverse.com has segregated the colleges accepting CAT score in different percentile range in descending order – CAT percentile from 90 to 50. Click on the College Name to get more information.
Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT: 90-100 Percentile
Not only the IIMs, there are highly ranked and internationally accredited MBA/ PGDM colleges among the MBA colleges accepting CAT score. Some of the prominent MBA colleges excluding IIMs, accepting CAT percentile 90 & above are:
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B-School
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Range of CAT 2019 Cut Off Percentile
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Admission Status
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97-98
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Closed
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95-97
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To Open in March 2020
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94-95
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Closed
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International Management Institute (IMI) New Delhi
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90-92
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Open | Apply Now
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90-92
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Closed
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XIM-Xavier University Bhubaneswar
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90-93
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Open Apply Now
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85-90
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Closed
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IIT BOMBAY Mumbai
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90-92
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85-90
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To Open after CAT 2019 Result
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Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT: 80-85 Percentile
Top MBA colleges accepting CAT 80 percentile and above are highly ranked and internationally accredited MBA/ PGDM colleges in India. The list is given below
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B-School
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Range of CAT 2019 Cut Off Percentile
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Admission Status
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TAPMI Manipal
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80-85
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Open Apply Now
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Great Lakes Institute Of Management, Chennai
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80-85
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Open Apply Now
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MICA Ahmedabad
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80-85
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Open Apply Now
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K J Somaiya Mumbai
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80-86
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Open Apply Now
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IRMA Anand
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80-85
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Open Apply Now
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Welingkar Mumbai
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80-85
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Open | Apply Now
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LBSIM New Delhi
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80-85
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Open Apply Now
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FORE School of Management (FSM) New Delhi
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80-85
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Open | Apply Now
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GIM Goa
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80-85
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Open Apply Now
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80-85
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Open
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80-85
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Open
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BIMTECH, Greater Noida
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80-85
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Open Apply Now
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MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Percentile: 70-80
Many MBA colleges accepting CAT percentile in the range of 70-80 award greater weightage to the profile of the applicants than only the CAT exam score. They are good MBA colleges with consistent placements. The list of some of the prominent MBA colleges is shared below:
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B-School
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Range of CAT 2019 Cut Off Percentile
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Admission Status
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ICFAI Business School Hyderabad
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75-80
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Open Apply Now
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75-80
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Open
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75-80
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Open
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SDMIMD Mysore
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75-80
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Open Apply Now
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75-80
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Open
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Sri Balaji University Pune (BIMM, BIMHRD, BIIB, BITM)
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70-75
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Open Apply Now
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Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani
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70-75
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To Open Shortly
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IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University
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70-75
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Open Apply Now
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KIIT School Of Management - KSOM Bhubaneswar
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70-75
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Open Apply Now
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ITM Navi Mumbai
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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70-75
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Open
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SOIL Gurgaon
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70-75
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Open Apply Now
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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70-75
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Open
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70-75
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SDA Bocconi Mumbai
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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70-75
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70-75
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Open
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70-75
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Open
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BIM Trichy: Bharathidasan Institute of Management
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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O P Jindal University, Sonepat (Delhi NCR)
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70-75
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Open | Apply Now
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MBA Colleges Accepting CAT: 60-70 Percentile
Surprisingly, there are many good MBA colleges accepting CAT who instead of looking for high CAT percentile score, consider many other factors like profile of the candidates, academic and extra-curricular achievements in their admission process. These MBA colleges accepting CAT percentile have kept their required percentile in the range of 60 to 70 for admission. A list of some of the top MBA colleges accepting CAT 60 percentile and above is given below:
| B-School | Range of CAT 2019 Cut Off Percentile | Admission Status |
| International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS) Pune | 65-70 | Open |
| Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) New Delhi | 60-65 | Open |
| Delhi School of Business (DSB) New Delhi | 60-65 | Open | Apply Now |
| J K Business School Gurgaon | 60-65 | Open | Apply Now |
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM) | 60-65 | Open |
| Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence (MILE) Pune | 65-70 | Open | Apply Now |
| Suryadatta Institutes of Management Pune | 65-70 | Open |
| GITAM Hyderabad Business School (GHBS) | 65-70 | Open |
| Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM) Secunderabad | 65-70 | Open |
| Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management Hyderabad | 65-70 | Open |
| Gitam School of International Business (GSIB) Visakhapatnam | 60-65 | Open |
| St. Joseph Institute of Management, Bangalore | 65-70 | Open |
MBA Colleges Accepting CAT: 50-60 Percentile
Your CAT exam score in the range of 50-60 percentile can offer you MBA admission in a good MBA college provided you have a consistent good academic record. Below is shared a list of some prominent MBA colleges accepting CAT 50-60 percentile for admission.
| B-School | Range of CAT 2019 Cut Off Percentile | Admission Status |
| EMPI Business school New Delhi | 55-60 | Open |
| GIBS Business School Bangalore | 55-60 | Open | Apply Now |
| Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology: AIMIT Bangalore | 55-60 | Open |
| IIBS Bangalore | 55-60 | Open |
| RSB Chennai: Rajalakshmi School of Business | 55-60 | Open | Apply Now |
| MITCON Institute of Management Pune | 55-60 | Open |
| Apeejay School of Management (ASM) New Delhi | 55-60 | Open |
| Jaypee Business School, Noida | 55-60 | Open |
| CII School of Logistics, Amity University, Noida | 55-60 | Open |
Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT: 20 IIMs
IIMs are the foremost among the MBA colleges accepting CAT score since they conduct CAT as their only entrance exam for MBA admission. There are 20 IIMs at present and all the IIMs accept only CAT score for admission. You can check the Fee and placements and other details about IIMs on this page
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Institute Name
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Fee (Rs. in lakhs)
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Average salary (Rs. in lakhs)
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23
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25.83
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21
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25.36
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21.50
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24.54
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14.16
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NA
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16
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20.79
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17
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20.67
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15.1
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16.07
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14
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16.79
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14
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14.91
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13.54
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13.20
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13
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14.53
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12.5
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12.24
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12
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12.61
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11.5
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12.35
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10.34
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9.2
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10
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11.93
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12.73
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11.85
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11
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10.90
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11
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9.33
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12.75
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11.20
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Read More to know the CAT cut offs at IIMs
Top University MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score
Not only Private University but also IITs and Central Government Universities like Delhi and Mumbai Universities, are included among the top MBA colleges accepting CAT score in their MBA admission 2020. Following are some of the top university MBA colleges accepting CAT score:
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MBA College
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MBA Fee (Rs. in Lakhs)
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Average salary in Placement (Rs. in Lakhs)
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1.92
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23.1
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16
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19.06
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6
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18.91
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8
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16.54
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6
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16.29
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17.3
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14.31
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1.36
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10.92
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All these MBA colleges in India will accept the CAT scores for MBA admission 2020. Although a few highly ranked MBA colleges also accept other exam scores like XAT, the scores of the largest MBA entrance exam CAT 2019 is the gateway to top MBA colleges in India. It must be noted that the MBA colleges accepting CAT exam scores are not only 20 IIMs but also include top MBA colleges in India as shared above and hundreds of others.
A few of the top MBA colleges like IMI New Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad might reopen their admission process for a limited period to help the CAT 2019 test takers to apply for MBA admission 2020. To check the CAT cut offs, fee, placement and admission status of the top MBA colleges accepting CAT 2019 scores, click here
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