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If your CAT exam score is less than 90 percentile but above 85 percentile you can make it to many government or private institutes. If you have a CAT score of 85 percentile and above you need to make a selection that's best for your career goal. Here's a list of colleges accepting CAT score above 85 percentile.

Is your CAT score 85 percentile? Don't worry, you can still get a good MBA college in your preferred location. Check the list of top MBA colleges with CAT score 85 percentile and above. 

CAT cut off range 85 and above

85 percentile in CAT may not get you the top IIMs or B-Schools, but you will not be left out. There are a good number of B-Schools where you stand a chance. You can choose from private and government colleges, in your state. The CAT cut offs for Tier 2 MBA colleges are low and so is the fees. Thus, it is a wise choice to make. Although, you have the option to drop a year and prepare for CAT 2026 to score better, we’ed suggest you CAT 85 percentile colleges, that you can choose from.

 

MBA Colleges Accepting 85 Percentile in CAT and Above

Take a look at some of the popular MBA colleges in India accepting CAT score 85 percentile and above. Candidates who score as much and more in CAT exam stand a chance of getting admission into these colleges. Check the list and make a choice. 

CAT 85 percentile colleges

Total Fees (approx.)

IIM Nagpur

INR 18.60 lakh

IIM Amritsar

INR 16.00 lakh

IIM Bodh Gaya

INR 15.75 lakh

Goa Institute of Management, Goa

INR 19.40 lakh

FORE School of Management, Delhi

INR 18.27 lakh

Altera Institute, Gurgaon 

INR 16.44 lakh

Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai

INR 18.89 lakh

Great Lakes Institute of Management

INR 9.45 to 11.45 lakh

TA Pai Management Institute

INR 17.34 lakh

*IRMA, Anand

INR 15.17 lakh

*MICA, Ahmedabad

INR 26.00 lakh

KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

INR 11.69 lakh to 18.78 lakh

Nirma University, Ahmedabad

INR 9.68 lakh to 16.25 lakh

Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (Delhi)

INR 16.50 lakh

BITS Pilani Dept. of Management

INR 2.48 lakh to 10.28 lakh

Institute of Management, Banaras Hindu University

INR 98,900 to 2.41 lakh

IMI, Delhi

INR 22.00 lakh

Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur

INR 10.31 lakh to 25.00 lakh

Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras

INR 1.26 lakh to 17 lakh

Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee

INR 8.31 lakh

Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur

INR 14.27 lakh

University Business School, Chandigarh

INR 28,200 to 2.39 lakh

Delhi School of Management-DTU

INR 3.02 lakh

Department of Management Sciences, Pune University

INR 1.33 lakh

Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli

INR 13.07 lakh

*MICA, Ahmedabad accepts CAT score to screen candidates for its own entrance exams –  MICAT. Candidates applying to MICAT must note that having CAT score will not make them eligible for admission. They will have to appear for these in house exams to be able to qualify for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

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Selection criteria and admission process of most of these institutes includes GD/PI. Screening of candidates is done on the basis of CAT result.

Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI)

Group Discussion and Personal Interview are basically personality assessment tests. They are conducted to judge the candidate’s communication skills, knowledge, personality, confidence, presence of mind, aptitude, leadership qualities, etc. Every candidate is required to be present in person to participate in the GD/PI, as the final selection is majorly based on candidate’s performance in this round. 

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Final selection for MBA admission is based on the candidate’s overall performance in academics, CAT exam and GD/PI. However, it may be noted that every institute has its own parameters to select candidates for admission. MBA aspirants must check individually, the admission criteria of each of the institutes they are targeting. They must fill the form of only those colleges whose minimum eligibility criteria they meet.

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The registrations for the exam generally start from the month of August and continue till September. The admit cards are released by November. Exam is conducted usually by last week of November. Students can download their results by December.

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Bipasha Jha

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Yes, COEP, Pune does accept CAT score to admit candidates for MBA admissions. During CAP rounds, if candidates have a valid score in CAT, they will be chosen based on those scores only. Thus, such candidates are not required to reappear for MAH-CET.

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Saurabh Khanduri

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No, to gain admission to the MBA course at this university, candidates have to either attempt the CAT or other accepted exams (MAT, SUAT, etc.) and then appear in the  Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. 

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 5 days ago

IIT Madras CAT cutoff 2025 is generally not released to the public and is instead only visible to students with login credentials.

 Based on the previous year's estimated CAT cutoff for the General AI category, the overall CAT percentile was 85.11


Note: The cutoff data provided is not official. It i

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 5 days ago

No, you cannot get direct admission to the MBA course based on the CAT score. A valid CAT score only gets you eligible to apply for the management course.

To secure your spot for the course, you have to first attain the accepted CAT cutoff and get shortlisted for the multi-stage selection process, wh

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 6 days ago

No, CAT is not a mandatory entrance exam for MBA admissions at Pratibha Institute of Business Management. Candidates who want to apply for MBA courses cal also appear for MH -CET, XAT, MAT, GMAT and CMAT. However, appearing in any one of these exams is a mandatory requirement for MBA at Pratibha Ins

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

To get admission at IIT Kanpur for the MBA/PGDM course, candidates have to secure a CAT percentile of at least 90 if they belong to the General AI category. 

Candidates who clear the exam cutoff are then eligible to take part in the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). Students who pass

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered a week ago

IIT Kanpur provides the MBA course based on the student's performance in the CAT exam. In 2025, the overall CAT percentile was 90 for the General AI category candidates. For more information, refer to the table below. The cutoff provided below is for the General AI category. 

SectionIIT Kanpur MBA cutoff 2025
Overall90
Quants50
VA-RC50
DI-LR50

 

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Neerja Rohatgi

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No, to get admission at IIT Roorkee for the MBA/PGDM course, students have to first attempt the CAT entrance examination and attain a valid percentile. Those students who clear the cutoff are then eligible to move to the second round of admission, which involves PI (Personal Interview). 

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Aspirants must have more than 70 percentile in CAT for admission in MBA programme of Department of Management Studies, NALSAR University. Such aspirants do not have to appear for NMET (PG) conducted by DoMS for admission.

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