Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score 2025: Check complete list of 21 IIMs, PGDM and University MBA Colleges

IIMs are the foremost among the MBA colleges accepting CAT score. There are 21 IIMs at present and all the IIMs will accept only CAT 2025 score for admission 2026-28. All the IIMs have their sectional and overall, CAT score cut offs which go in the range of 90 to 99 percentile. You can check the Fee and placements and other details about the top IIMs below.

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 which will accept CAT score percentile 90 & above for MBA admission are:  

MBA Colleges Accepting 80-90 Percentile in CAT exam are well ranked MBA and PGDM colleges in India. The list is given below with their admission status:

Check list of good MBA Colleges accepting 80-90 Percentile in CAT exam. 

List of MBA Colleges accepting 80-90 percentile in CAT is given below. 

Also check complete List of MBA Colleges Accepting 50-60 Percentile in CAT 2024

MBA Colleges Accepting 60-70 Percentile in CAT have moderate fee structure and good placements. These colleges have deliberately have kept the CAT cut off moderate as they award greater weightage to the profile of the applicants than only to the CAT percentile. The list of some of the prominent MBA colleges is shared below:

All these MBA colleges in India will accept the CAT scores for MBA admission 2025. Although a few highly ranked MBA colleges also accept other exam scores like XAT, the scores of the largest MBA entrance exam CAT 2024 is the gateway to top MBA colleges in India. 

Top Government MBA colleges accepting CAT scores are listed below with their fee structure, and admission status:

Government colleges accepting CAT score with low fees

CAT colleges with low fees are IPE Hyderabad, PSGIM Coimbatore, Rajagiri Business School Kochi, CIMP Patna, SSN School of Management Chennai and VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore. Check their fee in tables above. In addition to above top colleges, MBA colleges accepting low CAT scores include as Kohinoor Business School Mumbai and Jansons School of Business Coimbatore accept low CAT scores.  

In conclusion, top MBA colleges accepting CAT score 2025 are 21 IIMs, 5 IITs Department of Management Studies, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon and IIFT New Delhi. In addition, best MBA colleges accepting CAT scores are MICA, TISS, IMI New Delhi, XIM Bhubaneshwar, GIM Goa amongst others. Read complete list of top colleges accepting CAT score by percentile in this article. Read all about CAT 2025 exam.