MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Cut off Range of 70-80 Percentile

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29th November, 2025

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MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Cut off Range of 70-80 Percentile: The CAT score is accepted by 100+ institutions in India, for admission into its MBA programs. A majority of MBA aspirants desire to get admission into the top business schools of India, especially the IIMs. Most of these institutions provide admissions to candidates securing more than 90 percentile in the CAT exam. However, there is a large number of reputed institutions that accept the range 70-80 percentile in the CAT exam.

In this article, we aim to provide a comprehensive view of these colleges and help you choose the best college as per your requirements. 

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What is an MBA?

MBA stands for Master in Business Administration. It is a postgraduate degree program that allows students to enhance their managerial, leadership, and professional skills. This degree helps students to level up their careers with advanced studies and skill training. It is helpful for professionals to climb up the corporate ladder as well as for individuals who want to establish their business ventures. Anyone with a bachelor’s degree can enroll in an MBA program at various colleges and universities in India.

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What is CAT?

In India, one of the most common entrance exams for getting admission into MBA programs is CAT.  CAT stands for Common Admission Test. It is a national-level entrance examination for admission into the top management institutes in India for MBA or PGDM programs. Every year, one of the many IIMs is responsible for conducting the CAT Exam on a rotational basis.  It is a computer-based online examination and the duration of the exam is 120 minutes. The exam is divided into three sections. There are a total of 66 questions which are divided in these three sections. refer to the below table to check the CAT sections and the Number of questions in each section.

Section

Number of Questions

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

24

Quantitative Ability

20

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

22

Total66

Colleges Accepting CAT Cut off Range of 70-80 Percentile

Most of the top business schools in India accept candidates with a score of more than 90 percentile in the CAT exam. There are also several business schools and institutions that accept candidates who have a score between the range of 70-80 percentile in the CAT exam by examining the overall profile of the candidates. Below is a list of such MBA colleges. These colleges provide quality education and a lot of placement opportunities hence, taking admission into these institutions will be extremely beneficial for MBA aspirants.

Name of the College

Location

Courses Offered

Course Fee s

Other Entrance Exams Accepted

Alliance University

Bangalore

  • MBA Course
  • PGDM Course

INR 15,00,000

GMAT Exam, CMAT, MAT, ATMA, NMAT, AMAT, and XAT

Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies

Harihar (Karnataka)

PGDM

INR 10,85,000 - INR 12,60,000

MAT, GMAT, CMAT, and XAT

NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research

Mumbai

PGDM – Finance/ Marketing/ HR

INR 14,70,000

XAT, CMAT, MHCET, MAT, and ATMA

School of Management and Entrepreneurship – Shiv Nadar University

Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

MBA

INR 13,30,000

SMAT, CMAT, NMAT, XAT, and GMAT

Galgotias University

Greater Noida

MBA

INR 3,00,000

MAT and XAT

School of Petroleum Management

Gandhinagar

MBA

INR 10,61,800

XAT

National Institute of Bank Management

Pune

PGDM

INR 16,00,000

XAT and CMAT

University Business School – Panjab University

Ludhiana

MBA

INR 3,08,740

Only CAT

Flame School of Business (FLAME Deemed University)

Pune

  • MBA
  • MBA Communication Management

INR 15,00,000

XAT, MAT, CMAT, MAH MBA CET, and GMAT

JRE Group Of Institutes

Greater Noida

PGDM

INR 7,00,000

MAT, XAT, and CMAT

Jaipuria Institute of Management

Noida

PGDM

INR 13,50,000

-

Jaipuria Institute of Management

Indore

PGDM

INR 11,75,000

-

JK Lakshmipat University – Institute of Management

Jaipur

MBA

INR 5,00,000

CMAT, XAT, ATMA, and MAT

Bharathidasan Institute of Management

Trichy

MBA

INR 13,74,900

-

International College of Financial Planning

Mumbai

MBA and PGDM

Not Available

-

International Institute of Business Studies (IIBS)

Bangalore

PGDM, MBA, MBA+PGDM

INR 9,45,000

GMAT, CMAT, and MAT

Institute of Management – Nirma University

Ahmedabad

MBA

INR 9,52,000

-

GITAM Deemed University

Visakhapatnam

MBA

INR 11,10,000

XAT, MAT, GMAT, CMAT, and GET (GITAM Entrance Test)

Institute of Financial Management and Research

Chittoor

MBA

INR 14,56,000

XAT, CMAT, GMAT, GRE

National Institute of Financial Management

Faridabad

PGDM

INR 18,00,000

-

LM Thapar School of Management

Mohali

MBA

INR 11,71,920

XAT, NMAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT, GRE, and Thapar Entrance Test (TET)

Asia-Pacific Institute of Management

New Delhi

PGDM

INR 9,95,000

MAT, XAT, CMAT, and GMAT

VIT Deemed University

Chennai

MBA

INR 7,00,000

VIT MBA Entrance Exam

Indian Institute of Forest Management

Bhopal

MBA/ PGDM

INR 4,68,000

XAT

Indian School of Mines

Dhanbad

  • MBA 

MBA in Business Analytics

INR 3,57,900

JEE Main and JEE Advanced

Amrita School of Business

Bangalore

MBA

INR 10,60,000

XAT, MAT, and CMAT

Jaipuria Institute of Management

Lucknow & Jaipur

  • PGDM with dual specialization in Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations, and Strategy
  • PGDM in Service Management

INR 13,50,000

MAT, XAT, CMAT, and ATMA

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Pilani

MBA/ PGDM

INR 11,10,000

XAT

Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies

Pune

  • PGDM
  • Management Development Programme (MDP)
  • Postgraduate Programme in Business Analytics and Decision Science (PGP BA & DS)

INR 10,85,000

XAT, CMAT, GMAT, MAT, ATMA, and MAH CET

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textile Management

Coimbatore

  • MBA in Textile Management
  • MBA in Retail Management
  • MBA in Apparel Management

INR 3,00,000

CUET-PG

Vel Tech Dr. RR & Dr. SR University

Chennai

MBA/ PGDM

INR 4,00,000

-

Indian Institute of Health Management Research

Jaipur

MBA/ PGDM

INR 7,40,000

MAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT, and ATMA

Christ University

Bangalore

MBA/ PGDM

INR 7,54,000

MAT, GMAT, CMAT, ATMA, XAT, and GRE

FMS, Manav Rachna University

Faridabad

MBA/ PGDM

INR 6,56,000

MAT, XAT, SNAP, ATMA, and MRNAT

IBS Business School

Hyderabad

MBA/ PGDM

INR 16,02,000

NMAT and IBSAT

National Institute of Technology

Warangal

MBA/ PGDM

INR 1,79,000

MAT

BIMTECH

Greater Noida

MBA/ PGDM

INR 14,00,000

XAT, CMAT, and MAT

MAT

SOIL Institute of Management

Gurgaon

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
  • Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM)
  • PGPM in Human Resources
  • PGPM in Analytics and Digital (PGPM-AD)

INR 15,33,226

XAT, MAT, and NMAT

Other Popular Non-IIM Colleges Accepting CAT 70 - 80 percentile

Check the other popular colleges accepting the CAT score of 70 - 80 percentile presented together with their locations and college fees.

Name of the Institute

Location

Course Fees

Amity University Manesar ( AU)

Gurgaon

INR 8.64 - 12.76 lakhs

International College Of Fashion ( ICF)

Delhi

INR 7.20 lakhs

Doon Business School (DBS)

Dehradun

INR 5.96 lakhs

IBMR Business School ( IBMR)

Gurgaon

INR 4.66 lakhs

KIIT University

Bhubaneswar

INR 2.52 lakhs

FORE School of Management (FSM)

New Delhi

INR 22.50 lakhs

GIBS Business School

Bangalore

INR 7.16 lakhs

Jagran Lakecity University (JLU)

Bhopal

INR 3.20 lakhs

People's University (PU)

Bhopal

INR 1.40 - 2.20 lakhs

Manav Rachna University (MRU)

Faridabad

INR 5.96 lakhs

VIT Business School

Vellore

INR 7,00,000

Apeejay School of Management

New Delhi

INR 8,50,000

GITAM Institute of Management

Visakhapatnam

INR7,20,000

School of Management, Dr D Y Patil University

Navi Mumbai

INR 7,80,000

Institute of Management Development and Research

Pune

INR 4,89,000

Shiv Nadar University

Dadri

INR 10,25,000

Chandigarh University

Chandigarh

INR 2,00,000 - INR 4,88,000

Pondicherry University

Pondicherry

INR 3,32,000

Xavier Institute of Social Service

Ranchi

INR 8,90,000

MS Ramaiah Institute of Management

Bangalore

INR 6,01,000 - INR 8,00,000

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