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Popular Tier 2 MBA Colleges in India
Top Tier 2 MBA Colleges in India: Every management aspirant wish for a top B-School to complete MBA/PGDM. Aspirants must not lose hopes if they do not get a call from their dream b-school. Many reputed MBA colleges in India offer world-class management education with good placements. Candidates must hunt for the next best option to get their MBA admissions. With more than 5,500 MBA colleges in India, selecting the right institute can be daunting. Besides the Tier-1 MBA colleges in India, candidates can also consider tier-2 MBA colleges.
Similar to the tier-1 MBA colleges, tier 2 MBA colleges have modern infrastructure, and some have an economical fee. Additionally, tier 2 MBA colleges also have good faculty and a dedicated placement cell. Some of the private tier 2 MBA institutes also offer exchange programmes with foreign universities. These institutes are also ranked in the top 50, in the MBA institute ranking order. Most of them select candidates based on the common entrance exams like CAT, XAT, CMAT, SNAP, MAT, MAH-CET and GMAT. Therefore, candidates might not have to appear for any additional exam. In other words, tier 2 MBA colleges in India must be among the second preference if you can’t make it to the top 25 institutes.
Candidates can also get tier-wise MBA colleges in India on shiksha.com college listing. Scroll down to know the 40 popular tier 2 MBA colleges and their courses.
- Top 40 Tier 2 MBA Institutes
- What is meant by Tier 2 MBA Colleges?
- MBA Entrance Exams Accepted by Tier-2 Colleges
Top 40 Tier 2 MBA Institutes
Here's the list of some of the popular MBA colleges to consider while planning a career in management.
| Institute Name |
MBA Course Offered |
Entrance Exam Expected Cut-offs |
|---|---|---|
| K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai |
PGDM |
CAT: 90 percentile, CMAT: 187 marks |
| PGP in Rural Management |
CAT: 80 percentile |
|
| MBA (International Business) |
SNAP: 98 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 80 percentile GMAT: 650 marks XAT: 80 percentile |
|
| MBA |
SNAP: 95 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 90 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 90 percentile CMAT: 90 percentile GMAT: 600 marks XAT: 90 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 90 percentile |
|
| MBA |
CAT: 80 percentile |
|
| PGP |
CAT: 90 percentile |
|
| PGP |
CAT: 97.16 percentile |
|
| PGP |
CAT: 85 percentile |
|
| PGP |
CAT: 90 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 90 percentile CMAT: 198 percentile XAT: 76.48 percentile |
|
| MBA |
CAT: 96 percentile |
|
| Xavier Institute Of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore |
PGDM |
CAT: 60 percentile CMAT: 85 percentile MAT: 60 percentile XAT: 60 percentile |
| MBA |
SNAP: 97 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 87.25 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 86 percentile XAT: 80 percentile |
|
| MBA |
CAT: 65 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 85 percentile CMAT: 244 marks XAT: 80 percentile |
|
| MBA |
CAT: 95.75 percentile |
|
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), Delhi/NCR |
PGDM |
CAT: 83.21 percentile |
| MBA |
IBSAT: 65 percentile |
|
| PGDM (Rural Management) |
CAT: 80 percentile CMAT: 100 percentile XAT: 60 percentile |
|
| MBA |
SNAP: 60 percentile |
|
| MBA |
CAT: 84 percentile |
|
| Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai |
PGDM |
CAT: 80 percentile CMAT: 70 percentile XAT: 85 percentile |
| PGDM |
CAT: 90 percentile |
|
| University Business School (UBS), Panjab University, Chandigarh |
MBA |
CAT: 88 percentile |
| PG Diploma (Forest Management) |
CAT: 75.7 percentile |
|
| MBA |
CAT: 83 percentile |
|
| MBA |
SNAP: 95 percentile |
|
| Institute for Future Education, Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Lonavala | PGDM | MAH CET: 85 percentile CAT: 65 percentile |
| MBA (ITBM) |
SNAP: 88 percentile |
|
| MBA (Operations) |
SNAP: 94 percentile |
|
| PGDM |
CAT: 75 percentile |
|
| MBA |
CAT: 94 percentile GMAT: 600 marks |
|
| PGP |
CAT: 80 percentile |
|
| MBA |
CAT: 85 percentile CMAT: 75 percentile XAT: 60 percentile |
*Cutoff percentiles mentioned here are indicative. For the actual cutoff refer to the institute website.
Commonly asked questions
No, IIMs do not accept MAT score for MBA Admission. They only accept CAT score for admission to their MBA/PGP programmes. However, MAT score is accepted by over 700 MBA colleges in India including: Amity University GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research Christ University GITAM Institute of Management JIMS Rohini Jain University Taxila Business School, Jaipur SRM University Birla Institute of Management Technology Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Tezpur University Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India IIFM Bhopal YMCA.
International Management Institute Kolkata accepts XAT/ CAT/ CMAT/ GMAT scores for admission to the Post Graduate Diploma in Management programme. IMI Kolkata XAT cutoff 2024 is yet to be released for the PGDM course. During the IMI Kolkata cutoff 2023, the XAT percentile stood at 70 for the General All India category student. So, considering the previous year's cutoff percentile, candidates seeking admission to the IMI Kolkata must secure 70 percentile or above in the case of the General category.
CAT score is valid for one year at the IIMs and top B-Schools. In some tier 3 and government institutions, CAT score of previous two years are also acceptable. Many B-schools including IIMs have an option of deferment of admission, wherein you can confirm your admission and pay the nominal fee but join the batch in the next year. It is advised that candidates take admission in the same year as their CAT attempt so that they don't have to reappear next year. Given the competition in MBA space, it is difficult to get a good college whether you have a low score or average score. So, incase one is getting a good college, they should take admission and not drop a year to appear for CAT again.
What is meant by Tier 2 MBA Colleges?
Besides top MBA colleges, including IIMs, there are several bschools that offer modern infrastructure, experienced faculty, and dedicated placement cells. Some of the b-schools that also provide exchange programmes with international universities without a pedigree of top MBA colleges are also known as tier-2 MBA colleges. Most of the tier 2 MBA colleges accept scores from national level MBA exams, such as XAT, CAT, CMAT, SNAP, NMAT, among others. While IIMs exclusively accept CAT scores, many other Tier 2 colleges accept a variety of entrance exams.
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MBA Entrance Exams Accepted by Tier-2 Colleges
Typically MBA colleges accept more than one entrance exam for admissions. Tier-2 colleges listed above have been accepting the following entrance exams for MBA admissions:
- CAT
- XAT
- CMAT
- NMAT
- GMAT
- SNAP
- MAH MBA CET
Besides the above mentioned entrance exams, tier-2 MBA colleges may add any additional entrance exam for admissions.
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