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So what if you have less than 80 percentile in CAT exam? Here is the list of well reputed MBA colleges accepting CAT score 70-80 percentile. CAT candidates, take a look at this list to choose an MBA college. Don't worry about your CAT score. Just make sure to make the right decision

If your CAT score is between 70-80 percentile, you can get a good B-School. Yes, there is no dearth of good MBA colleges accepting CAT score 70-80 percentile. Take a look at the list of MBA colleges with CAT cut off 70 to 80 percentile and make the right choice.

CAT cut off score 70-80 percentile

Colleges accepting CAT score 70 to 80 percentile - If you're CAT score is in the range of 70 to 80 percentile, you must not feel disheartened. You can get a good B-school to fulfill your MBA dream. All you need to do is make the correct choice.

You don't really need 99 percentile in CAT and a top ranked MBA college to make it big in the business world. A well recognised college/university with latest MBA syllabus, good infrastructure, pedagogy, specialisations and placements is all that you need for pursuing the programme. There are over 1300 MBA colleges in India and a lot many of them have moderate candidate screening process with lower CAT cut offs, in the range of 70-90 percentile.

Don't worry about your CAT 2025 result. If you score in the range of 70-80 percentile you can get a good MBA college. Just make sure to make the right decision. In this article, we have shared a list of all the top MBA colleges accepting CAT score 70 -80 percentile.

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Table of contents
  • MBA Admission Through CAT Score
  • MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score 70-80 Percentile
  • MBA College Selection: Key Highlights

MBA Admission Through CAT Score

CAT 2025 aspirants who would be seeking admission in the 2026 batch, should have the knowledge of required cut offs and selection process. The admission process for the MBA colleges in India commonly has three stages:

  • Selection of candidates on the basis of CAT scores
  • Group Discussion/Written Ability Test/Personal Interview
  • Final Selection

MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score 70-80 Percentile

Given below is the list of some of the top MBA colleges accepting CAT score of 70 to 80 percentile. The colleges are listed in alphabetical order, and not in order of any preference. You can check the details of these MBA colleges and choose according to your suitability.

MBA Colleges with 70-80 percentile in CAT

MBA/PGDM Fee (approx.)

Amity University, Raipur

INR 4.40 to 7.76 lakh

Alliance School of Business - Alliance University, Bangalore

INR 15.00 to 18.00 lakh

Amity University, Gwalior

INR 1.20 to 10.72 lakh

Amity University, Mumbai

INR 6.84 to 13.04 lakh

Amity University, Jaipur

INR 1.20 to 11.48 lakh

Amity University, Noida

INR 6.00 to 26.36 lakh

Amity Business School, Noida

INR 7.14 to 15.56 lakh

Amity International Business School (AIBS), Noida

INR 6.72 to 23.50 lakh

Amity University, Lucknow

INR 9.04 to 13.08 lakh

Asia-Pacific Institute of Management (AIM, Delhi)

INR 11.50 lakh

Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida

INR 2.75 to 14.00 lakh

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, BITS-Pilani, Pilani

INR 2.67 to 10.38 lakh

Christ University-Institute of Management, Bangalore

INR 8.03 lakh

CMS Business School, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore

INR 12.05 lakh

Chandigarh University INR 1.50 to 9.99 lakh
Flame University INR 11.7 to 12.8 lakh

GITAM School of Business

INR 7.93 lakh

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon

INR 3.70 to 11.50 lakh

GNA University, Phagwara

INR 1.60 to 1.78 lakh

IBS Business School, Ahmedabad

INR 9.09 lakh

IBS Business School, Gurgaon

INR 9.09 lakh

Infinity Business School, Gurgaon

INR 8.04 lakh

Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

INR 9.68 to 16.25 lakh

IIKM Business School, Calicut

INR 4.00 to 11.34 lakh

IBS Business School, Bangalore

INR 12.06 to 13.05 lakh

Indus Business School, IIEBM, Pune

INR 5.00 lakh

ICOFP - International College of Financial Planning, Mumbai

INR 6.39 lakh

ICFAI University, Mizoram

INR 1.96 to 2.44 lakh

IBS Business School, Mumbai

INR 9.09 lakh

IBS Business School, Pune

INR 9.09 lakh

IBS Business School, Jaipur

INR 8.01 lakh

Jagdish Sheth School of Management 

INR 5 to 16 lakh

JK Lakshmipat University-Institute of Management, Jaipur

INR 4.53 to 10.40 lakh

Jaipur National University (JNU), Jaipur

INR 2.70 to 3.97 lakh

JRE Group of Institutions (JRE), Greater Noida

INR 6.90 lakh

Lotus Business School, Pune

INR 2.05 lakh

Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar

INR 1.16 to 10.00 lakh

MATS University, Raipur

INR 3.10 lakh

IIM Shillong

INR 17.00 lakh

School of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar

INR 8.50 lakh

School of Business Studies - Sharda University

INR 7.32 to 10.88 lakh

SOIL Institute of Management

INR 9.05 to 9.58 lakh

SRIRAM Group of Institutions, Greater Noida

INR 2.45 to 5.55 lakh

Universal Business School, Mumbai

INR 1.75 to 16.28 lakh

Vignan's University, Guntur

INR 5.20 lakh

XIME Kochi

INR 9.70 lakh

XIME Bangalore

INR 12.50 lakh

*Fee mentioned in the table above is basis the previous academic year. The fee amount may change for the upcoming academic year.

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MBA College Selection: Key Highlights

When selecting CAT 70 percentile colleges or CAT 80 percentile colleges, keep in mind the following:

  • Check previous years' lowest and highest CAT cut offs to get an idea of the cut off range this year.
  • Check out academic criteria for the course/specialization you wish to pursue.
  • Check MBA admission criteria and selection process. Most of the colleges accepting 80 percentile in CAT have WAT/GD and PI.
  • Some colleges conduct WAT and PI whereas some conduct GD and PI. Prepare for the same clearing this round is the main admission criteria.
  • Check reviews by ex-students to know the actual credibility of the college.
  • Check out location, boarding facilities, infrastructure, pedagogy, industry programmes and placements.
  • Check out fees and scholarships. Opt for a college whose fees you can afford, as you wouldn't like to drop the course midway for lack of financial resources.

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Q:   What is the cutoff for MBA in Great Lakes, Gurgaon?
A:

It is mandatory for the candidates to get a minimum perentile of 70 in CAT exam for the admission to MBA course at Great Lakes, Gurgaon.

Q:   What is the CAT exam cutoff required to get admission to IIM Bangalore?
A:

The CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore hovers between 97-100 percentile. The qualifying CAT cut off required for being eligible for IIM Bangalore's Written Ability test (What) and Personal Interview PI is 85 percentile for General category students, whereas for SC candidates, it is 70 percentile. For ST candidates, it is 65 percentile and for PwD candidates it is 60 percentile. Given below are the sectional and overall qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore.

  • General category: 80 VARC 75 DILR 75 Quantitative Aptitude 85 (Overall)
  • NC-OBC category: 75 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
  • EWS category: 70 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
  • SC category: 65 VARC 60 DILR 60 Quantitative Aptitude 70 (Overall)
  • ST category: 55 VARC 55 DILR 55 Quantitative Aptitude 65 (Overall)
  • PwD category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall)
Q:   Who are eligible for BITS Pilani?
A:

There are multiple courses offered by BITS Pilani - Birla Institute of Technology and Science. These courses are offered at the UG and PG levels in the course field, such as Engineering etc.., among others. Check below the table to know the detailed course-wise eligibility for some popular courses:

CoursesEligibility & Selection Criteria
BE

Class 12 from a recognised board with a minimum 75% aggregate

BPharma

Class 12 from a recognised board with a minimum 75% aggregate

MSc

BSc or equivalent with a minimum 75% aggregate

ME

ME/ MPharm from a recognised institute/ university with a minimum of 60% aggregate

MPharm

ME/ MPharm from a recognised institute with a minimum of 60% aggregate

MBA

BE/ BTech/ BPharm/ BArch/ MCA/ MSc or ant first-degree course with 60% aggregate

PhD

MBA or equivalent two-year Management course with a minimum aggregate of 65%

Q:   What is the difference between qualifying CAT cut off and final CAT cut off?
A:
Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of an IIM is the minimum percentile (sectional as well as overall) required by candidates to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI round. These are only eligibility score and not the score for selection. The final CAT cut off percentiles are the scores on the basis of which a candidate is actually selected for the What-PI round. The qualifying CAT cut offs are released publically before the CAT exam and result as a part of selection criteria for the MBA/PGP batch of that year. The qualifying cut offs for CAT are release category wise - General, NC/OBC. General-EWS, SC/ST, PwD. The qualifying cut offs percentiles of General category candidate is higher than then rest. The final CAT cut offs are not released publically. The cut offs are estimate on the basis of candidate's selection for What-PI. The final CAT cut offs for General category candidate is also higher than then rest.
Q:   What is the IBS Gurgaon CAT cutoff 2024?
A:

The IBS Gurgaon CAT cutoff 2024 was published for admission to the MBA/PGDM programme. The CAT Cutoff 2024 was 70 percentile overall and 40 sectional for the students belonging to the General category under the All India quota. In 2023, the CAT cutoff was also the same, as was the case in 2022. This unchanging pattern in the last 3 years suggests that the competition for this course is the same.

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