MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score 80-90 Percentile
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Top MBA colleges in India accept candidates with above 90 percentile in CAT. So, what are the options for candidates with CAT 80 to 90 percentile? They need not worry as there are a good number of well reputed colleges for them too. Shiksha has listed down top MBA colleges accepting CAT score 80 to 90 percentile below.
MBA colleges accepting CAT cut offs 80 to 90 percentile - Every candidate strives to score 99 percentile but the competition is so high in CAT, that the percentile falls even if there is a difference of decimals in candidates' scores. However, low score in CAT is not the end of MBA dream. There are over 1,300 MBA colleges in India which accept CAT score for admission. A large number of these colleges, private as well as government, accept CAT score in the range of 80 to 90 percentile.
Aspirants who have scored 90 percentile and above in CAT 2025, have greater chances of getting shortlisted for the Group Discussion (GD), Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round of top B-schools. But those who scored less than 90 percentile must still be wondering what to do - should they drop a year and prepare for CAT again or should they opt for any other course. We'd like to tell them that there is no need to worry as with 80+ percentile, they can get a good MBA college.
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Many well reputed MBA colleges have CAT cut offs in the range of 80-90 percentile. CAT exam, aspirants must check the cut off and admission criteria of their target colleges so that they can prepare accordingly. Shiksha has created a list of top MBA colleges accepting CAT score 80- 90 percentile.
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Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score 80 - 90 Percentile
Given below is the list of MBA colleges accepting CAT score in 80 to 90 percentile range. The colleges have been listed alphabetically and not in any order of preference. Check the list and make a choice.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 8 hours ago
Candidates should practice at least past 10 years' CAT question papers to have a good control over the exam. Many times, questions are repeated so prior practice will be helpful. CAT question papers are also best source of RC passages.
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Answered 8 hours ago
Yes, the question papers of all CAT exam slots are different from each other. This is done to ensure that there is no question leak before the next slot, and that second and third slot candidates have no advantage over first slot candidate.
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XIM University accepts the CAT cutoff for admission to the MBA course. According to the XIM University CAT cutoff 2025, a percentile of 91 (both overall and sectional) would be required to be eligible for XIM University admission.
Candides should know that just clearing the final cutoff does not gr
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Answered 12 hours ago
Yes, Talent Skillsvarsity admissions are possible without the CAT scores. The below are the Talent Skillsvarsity admission related criteria:
- PG course: NMAT, MAT, CMAT, CET, XAT, ATMA, & GMAT.
Selection: Aptitude test, personal interview round & panel interview
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IBS Mumbai CAT cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the PGPM course for various All India categories. The cutoff was published in the form of percentiles.
For the General AI category, the overall percentile was 70 and 40 sectional for to the PGPM programme. Students who attain these percentile
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Answered 12 hours ago
To attain admission in Loyola Institute of Business Administration, students who belong to the General category under the All India quota would need to attain a CAT percentile of 80 overall and 50 for the Quants, VA-RC and DI-LR sections.
Other categories will have different cutoffs accordingly. Gen
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Answered 16 hours ago
IMI New Delhi admission to the MBA/PGDM courses is based on the CAT exam. The CAT cutoff is not released publicly and can only be accessed via students' registered login ID and password. As per the past years' cutoff trends, the overall estimated CAT cutoff percentile is 90.
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MDI Gurgaon admission is a two-stage process for its PGDM courses. For the final selection at stage 2, the weightage for the CAT score is 35%. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the various components along with their weightage for final admission at this institute.
| Components | Weightage % |
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| CAT Score | 35 |
| Behavioural Assessment Test | 5 |
| Written Analysis Test (WAT) | 5 |
| Group Discussion (GD) | 10 |
| Personal Interview (PI) | 20 |
| Graduation | 5 |
| Academic Diversity (Engineer / Non-Engineer) | 2.5 |
| Gender Diversity (Male / Female) | 2.5 |
| Regional Diversity | 2.5 (Candidates from North-East & Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Sports | 2.5 (Only for National and International level competitions) |
| Work Experience | 1000% |
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Yes, students do not need CAT scores to get admission in Ashoka Women's Engineering College MBA. The college only considers Andhra Pradesh MBA ICET scores. No other exams are considered.
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Yes, you could get into DoMS IIT Madras with a CAT percentile of 85 if you belong to the General AI category. According to the estimated DoMS IIT Madras CAT cutoff 2025, the overall percentile was 85.11, and the sectional cutoff was 50.
Hence, students who have a cutoff of 85 can avail admission to
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