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.
Colleges accepting CAT score 70 to 80 percentile - If you're CAT score is less than 80 percentile but more than 70 percentile, you must not feel disheartened. You can get a good B-school to fulfill your MBA dream. 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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- 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
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Now, let's take a look at some of the top MBA colleges accepting CAT score 70-80 percentile.
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.) |
|---|---|
| INR 4.40 to 7.76 lakh |
|
| Alliance School of Business - Alliance University, Bangalore |
INR 15.00 to 18.00 lakh |
| INR 1.20 to 10.72 lakh |
|
| INR 6.84 to 13.04 lakh |
|
| INR 1.20 to 11.48 lakh |
|
| INR 6.00 to 26.36 lakh |
|
| INR 7.14 to 15.56 lakh |
|
| INR 6.72 to 23.50 lakh |
|
| INR 9.04 to 13.08 lakh |
|
| INR 11.50 lakh |
|
| INR 2.75 to 14.00 lakh |
|
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science, BITS-Pilani, Pilani |
INR 2.67 to 10.38 lakh |
| INR 8.03 lakh |
|
| INR 12.05 lakh |
|
| Chandigarh University | INR 1.50 to 9.99 lakh |
| Flame University | INR 11.7 to 12.8 lakh |
| INR 7.93 lakh |
|
| INR 3.70 to 11.50 lakh |
|
| INR 1.60 to 1.78 lakh |
|
| INR 9.09 lakh |
|
| INR 9.09 lakh |
|
| INR 8.04 lakh |
|
| INR 9.68 to 16.25 lakh |
|
| INR 4.00 to 11.34 lakh |
|
| INR 12.06 to 13.05 lakh |
|
| INR 5.00 lakh |
|
| INR 6.39 lakh |
|
| INR 1.96 to 2.44 lakh |
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| INR 9.09 lakh |
|
| INR 9.09 lakh |
|
| INR 8.01 lakh |
|
| INR 5 to 16 lakh |
|
| INR 4.53 to 10.40 lakh |
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| INR 2.70 to 3.97 lakh |
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| INR 6.90 lakh |
|
| INR 2.05 lakh |
|
| INR 1.16 to 10.00 lakh |
|
| INR 3.10 lakh |
|
| INR 17.00 lakh |
|
| INR 8.50 lakh |
|
| INR 7.32 to 10.88 lakh |
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| INR 9.05 to 9.58 lakh |
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| INR 2.45 to 5.55 lakh |
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| INR 1.75 to 16.28 lakh |
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| INR 5.20 lakh |
|
| INR 9.70 lakh |
|
| 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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Exam year
CAT 100 percentilers
State wise numbers
CAT 2024
14
1- Andhra Pradesh
2- Delhi
1- Haryana
1-Kerala
5- Maharashtra
1- Odisha
1- Rajasthan
2- Telangana
CAT 2023
14
1 – Andhra Pradesh
1 - Delhi
1 – Gujarat
1 – Jammu & Kashmir
1 - Karnataka
1 - Kerala
4 – Maharashtra
1 – Tamil Nadu
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh
CAT 2022
11
2 - Delhi
1 - Gujarat
1 - Haryana
1 - Kerala
1 - Madhya Pradesh
2 - Maharashtra
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh