Top MBA colleges accepting XAT score 2026 are XLRI Jamshedpur, MICA, XIM Bhubaneshwar and IMI New Delhi. XAT is the mandatory exam for MBA admission in XLRI Jamshedpur. XAT exam scores are accepted by more than 250 MBA colleges in India. XAT is India’s second largest MBA entrance exam after CAT. Last year, XAT registration numbers were 1.42 lakh candidates. Note that XAT 2026 will be held on January 4, 2026 and XAT Registration will open in mid-July 2026. Check list of top MBA colleges accepting XAT 2026 scores with placements, fees and XAT cut offs.
Top MBA colleges accepting XAT Score include XLRI Jamshedpur, XIM University and MICA Ahmedabad. XLRI XAT Cut Off is generally more than 95 percent. Other top MBA colleges accepting 90 percentile in XAT Exam are XIM, MICA, IMI and IMT Ghaziabad. Check their fees, latest placements and admission status below:
MBA Colleges
| MBA Fee (in Lakhs) | Avg. Placement (in Lakhs) | Admission Status |
Rs. 24.80 Lakhs | Rs. 32.70 LPA | Closed | |
Rs. 22.00 Lakhs | Rs. 19.53 LPA | Closed | |
Rs. 23.00 Lakhs | Rs. 19.21 LPA | Closed | |
Rs. 22.00 Lakhs | Rs. 16.71 LPA | Closed | |
IMT Ghaziabad | Rs. 21.30 Lakhs | Rs. 17.35 LPA | Closed |
Best MBA colleges accepting XAT score like Great Lakes Chennai, Fore School of Management and TAPMI expect XAT percentile between 80-90 percent. Check list of best XAT colleges, with their fee, latest placements, and admission status.
MBA Colleges
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MBA Fee (in Lakhs)
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Avg. Placement (in Lakhs)
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Admission Status
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FORE New Delhi |
Rs. 18.27 Lakhs
| Rs. 16.01 LPA | Closed |
TAPMI Manipal | Rs. 17.34 Lakhs | Rs. 13.84 LPA | Closed |
GIM Goa | Rs. 20.15 Lakhs | Rs. 14.81 LPA | Closed |
Great Lakes Chennai | Rs. 20.80 Lakhs | Rs. 15.10 LPA | Closed |
K J Somaiya Mumbai | Rs. 22.32 Lakhs | Rs. 12.79 LPA | Closed |
Welingkar Mumbai | Rs. 14.00 Lakhs | Rs.12.53 LPA | Closed |
In addition to above top colleges, many other well-known XAT Score Accepting Colleges in the percentile range of 70 to 80 are given in the list below.
B-School
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Program Fee (in Lakhs)
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Avg. Placement (in lakhs)
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Admission Status
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Rs.14.00 lakhs
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Rs. 11.10 LPA
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Closed
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Rs. 15.00 lakhs
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Rs. 13.06 LPA
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Rs.15.75 lakhs
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Rs. 11.70 LPA
| Closed | |
Rs. 14.40 lakhs
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Rs. 9.09 LPA
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Rs. 11.69 lakhs
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Rs. 11.76 LPA
| Closed | |
Rs.14.90 lakhs
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Rs.10.58 LPA
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Rs. 15.75 Lakhs
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Rs. 11.29 LPA
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Rs. 12.50 lakhs
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Rs. 10.75 LPA
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Rs. 7.65 lakhs
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Rs. 7.00 LPA
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Rs. 7.50 lakhs
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Rs. 8.00 LPA
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Rs. 9.90 lakhs
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Rs. 12.48 LPA
| Closed | |
Rs. 10.32 lakhs
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Rs. 7.96 LPA
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Rs. 10.00 lakhs
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Rs. 9.10 LPA
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Rs.14.75 lakhs
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Rs.11.29 LPA
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Rs.12.99 lakhs
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Rs.12.02 LPA
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Rs. 11.10 lakhs
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Rs. 8.98 LPA
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Rs. 12.00 Lakhs
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Rs. 8.44 LPA
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In addition to above good colleges, MBA Colleges Accepting 60 Percentile in XAT and MBA colleges accepting 50 percentile in XAT are given in the list below. The admission process 2024 for most of these XAT MBA colleges is open.
MBA Colleges
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MBA Fee (in Lakhs)
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Avg. Placement (in Lakhs)
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Admission Status
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Rs. 12.70 Lakhs
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Rs. 10.00 LPA
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Closed
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Rs. 14.40 Lakhs
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Rs. 11.00 LPA
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Rs. 14.00 Lakhs
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Rs. 10.36 LPA
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Closed
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Rs. 12.75 Lakhs
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Rs. 9.50 LPA
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Rs. 11.55 Lakhs
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Rs. 8.50 LPA
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Rs. 13.75 Lakhs
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Rs. 11.29 LPA
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Rs. 8.00 Lakhs
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Rs. 7.02 LPA
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Rs. 8.20 Lakhs
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Rs. 7.50 LPA
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Rs. 12.75 Lakhs
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Rs. 11.29 LPA
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Rs. 9.35 Lakhs
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Rs. 7.45 LPA
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Rs. 7.00 Lakhs
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Rs. 6.84 LPA
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Jaypee Business School Noida |
Rs. 8.50 Lakhs
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Rs. 7.39 LPA
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Rs. 9.10 Lakhs
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Rs. 7.10 LPA
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Rs. 8.37 Lakhs
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Rs. 6.50 LPA
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Rs. 5.87 Lalkhs
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Rs. 6.00 LPA
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Rs. 7.95 Lakhs
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Rs. 7.80 LPA
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Rs. 11.50 Lakhs
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Rs. 6.80 LPA
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Rs. 9.06 Lakhs
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Rs. 8.00 LPA
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Open
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In addition to above top colleges, many other good XAT Accepting Colleges with low XAT Score are as below. These XAT colleges consider profile of the candidate.
MBA Colleges
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IMS Unision University Dehradun |
MKES Institute of Management Studies and Research Mumbai
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Firebird Institute of Research in Management, Coimbatore
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CII School of Logistics, Amity University
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Accurate Institute of Management & Technology
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If you are looking for the top MBA colleges accepting XAT score with cut offs for admission in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, click on the preferred city below to get complete information on the MBA colleges located in the city.
In conclusion, top MBA colleges accepting XAT score 2026 are XLRI Jamshedpur, MICA, XIM Bhubaneshwar and IMI New Delhi. XAT is India’s second largest MBA entrance exam after CAT. More than 250 colleges accept XAT exam scores. Check above list of top MBA colleges accepting XAT 2026 scores with placements, fees and XAT cut offs.
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All the MBA colleges accepting XAT score have their own admission policy. For example, one of the top MBA colleges accepting XAT score and also conducts XAT exam shortlists the candidates without considering GK score in XAT. Besides, the XLRI, which the best MBA college accepting XAT considers sectional score also. On the other hand other MBA Colleges accepting XAT consider overall exam score. Similarly other colleges accepting XAT score 80 percentile or below also consider overall XAT score. Accordingly, all the XAT colleges have their own admission criteria. However, one thing is common among all the MBA colleges accepting XAT score which is that you need to register and appear in XAT exam and obtain a positive score.
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