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Top MBA Colleges Accepting XAT Score 2026: XLRI, XIMB, IMI, TAPMI, Others with Fees, Placements, Application Form Link

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Last Updated on December 8, 2025 by MBAUniverse.com News Desk

Top MBA colleges accepting XAT score 2026 are XLRI Jamshedpur, MICA, XIM Bhubaneshwar, IMI Delhi, TAPMI Manipal, BIMTECH Greater Noida amongst others. XAT 2026 will be held on January 4, 2026. XAT is the mandatory exam for MBA admission in XLRI Jamshedpur. Read complete list of top XAT Accepting Colleges in India with their cutoffs, placements, fees, admission dates in this article. 

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Top MBA colleges accepting 90 percentile in XAT Exam

Top MBA colleges accepting XAT Score 2026 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 CollegeMBA Fee (in Lakhs)Avg. Placement (in Lakhs)Admission Status
XLRI Jamshedpur and Delhi Rs. 27.40 LakhsRs. 29.89 LPAOpen | Know More
IMI DelhiRs. 23.54 LakhsRs. 16.73 LPAOpen | Apply Now
XIM University BhubaneswarRs. 24.60 LakhsRs. 19.53 LPAOpen | Apply Now
FORE New Delhi & GurgaonRs. 23.40 LakhsRs. 16.80 LPAOpen | Apply Now
GIM Goa Rs. 21.45 LakhsRs. 15.13 LPAOpen | Apply Now
TAPMI ManipalRs. 19.50 LakhsRs. 13.84 LPAOpen | Apply Now
MICA AhmedabadRs. 23.00 LakhsRs. 19.21 LPAOpen | Know More
SDA Bocconi Asia CenterRs. 20.75 LakhsRs. 14.10 LPAOpen | Apply Now

MBA colleges accepting 80 percentile in XAT Exam

Best MBA colleges accepting XAT score 2026 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 CollegeMBA Fee (in Lakhs)Avg. Placement (in Lakhs)Admission Status
FORE New Delhi & GurgaonRs. 23.40 LakhsRs. 16.80 LPAOpen | Apply Now
GIM Goa Rs. 21.45 LakhsRs. 15.13 LPAOpen | Apply Now
TAPMI ManipalRs. 19.50 LakhsRs. 13.84 LPAOpen | Apply Now
MICA AhmedabadRs. 23.00 LakhsRs. 19.21 LPAOpen | Know More
SDA Bocconi Asia CenterRs. 20.75 LakhsRs. 14.10 LPAOpen | Apply Now

Top MBA colleges accepting 70 percentile in XAT Exam

In addition to above top colleges, many other best MBA colleges accepting XAT Score 2026 in the percentile range of 70 to 80 are given in the list below.

MBA CollegeMBA Fee (in Lakhs)Avg. Placement (in Lakhs)Admission Status
MDI Murshidabad Rs. 16.19 LakhsRs. 12.75 LPAOpen | Apply Now
BIMTECH Greater NoidaRs. 14.00 LakhsRs. 11.10 LPAOpen | Apply Now
IFMR GSB, KREA UniversityRs. 19.50 LakhsRs. 12.04 LPAOpen | Apply Now
Welingkar MumbaiRs, 16.20 LakhsRs. 11.70 LPAOpen | Apply Now
JAGSOM BangaloreRs. 17.50 LakhsRs. 10.32 LPAOpen | Apply Now
ICFAI Business School (IBS) HyderabadRs. 17.01 LakhsRs. 9.81 LPAOpen | Apply Now
LM Thapar School of ManagementRs. 15.00 LakhsRs. 9.78 LPA (Top 50%)Open | Apply Now
Woxsen University Hyderabad Rs. 20.54 LakhsRs. 9.90 LPAOpen | Apply Now
Jaipuria Institute of Management Rs. 15.75 LakhsRs. 11.12 LPAOpen | Apply Now

NIA Pune

Rs. 11.00 lakhs

Rs. 12.30 LPA

Open | Apply Now

MBA colleges accepting 60 percentile in XAT Exam

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

Program Fee (in Lakhs)

Avg. Placement (in lakhs)

Admission Status

ICFAI Business School (IBS) Hyderabad

Rs. 17.01 lakhs

Rs. 9.71 LPA

Open | Apply Now

FLAME University Pune

Rs. 14.40 lakhs

Rs. 11.00 LPA

Open | Apply Now

Welingkar Bangalore

Rs. 14.00 lakhs

Rs. 10.36 LPA

Open | Apply Now

Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow

Rs.15.25 lakhs

Rs. 11.12 LPA

 Open | Apply Now

IPE Hyderabad

Rs. 9.20 Lakhs

Rs. 7.02 LPA

Open | Apply Now

IIEBM - Indus Business School Pune

 Rs. 11.20 Lakhs

Rs. 7.50 LPA

 Open | Apply Now

Delhi School of Business (DSB) Delhi

Rs. 10.95 Lakhs

Rs. 9.40 LPA

Open | Apply Now

Jaipuria School of Business Ghaziabad

Rs. 9.20 Lakhs

Rs. 8.61 LPA

Open | Apply Now

FIIB New Delhi

Rs. 11.55 Lakhs

Rs. 8.50 LPA

Open | Apply Now

Jaipuria Institute of Management Jaipur

Rs. 14.75 Lakhs

Rs. 11.12 LPA

 Open | Apply Now

NDIM New Delhi

Rs. 12.75 Lakhs

Rs. 9.50 LPA

Open | Apply Now

GNIOT Institute of Management Studies Greater Noida

Rs. 8.55 Lakhs

Rs. 7.20 LPA

Open | Apply Now

Jaipuria Institute of Management Indore

Rs. 13.50 Lakhs

Rs. 11.12 LPA

 Open | Apply Now

Government Colleges Accepting XAT Scores 2026

Top Government colleges accepting XAT scores 2026 include Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) Bhopal and National Insurance Academy Pune. Check more XAT accepting government colleges below: 

  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship (ABVSME), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
  • Goa Business School, Goa University
  • Indian Institute of Forest Management
  • National Institute of Bank Management
  • National Insurance Academy
  • NICMAR University

Admission Process in MBA Colleges Accepting XAT Score 2025: Key Points

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.

In summary, top MBA colleges accepting XAT 2026 score 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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