List of top 100 B-schools in Indian accepting GMAT scores
GMAT is a very popular business aptitude test for admission to management courses in foreign universities. But many top MBA colleges in India also accept GMAT for admission. Get here the list of GMAT accepting colleges in India. Read more on Shiksha
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is extremely popular in India, not only because it is the gateway to management courses in foreign universities but also because it is a gateway to top MBA colleges in India. GMAT is accepted by over 2,300 B-Schools worldwide. In India, more than 100 MBA colleges accept GMAT scores for admission to their MBA, PGDM, EMBA and other Management courses. Some of the top MBA colleges in India accepting GMAT score are the IIMs, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, XLRI Jamshedpur, IIFT Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, NITIE Mumbai, ISB Hyderabad, FMS DU and SP Jain School of Global Management, MISB Bocconi and XIMB.
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While the IIMs accept CAT score for MBA/PGP courses (for domestic candidates), for EPGP and related courses having appeared in GMAT is the criteria. However, many other top MBA colleges accept GMAT for MBA/PGDM courses too in both domestic and international students categories.
Conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), GMAT is an expensive test. It costs around INR 23,00 for an Indian student. However, the benefits of appearing for GMAT is that, one can make three attempts and the score validity for admission is five years. Also, GMAT is an adaptive test, which means when a candidate takes the second or consecutive attempt, his/her question paper is prepared (difficulty level) based on the previous performance. Before exploring GMAT accepting colleges, let's take a look at the key aspects of the exam.
- GMAT Highlights
- GMAT Exam Pattern
- GMAT Fees
- Top 100 GMAT Accepting Colleges in India
GMAT Highlights
Several features of GMAT makes it a student friendly entrance test. Let’s look at the top features of GMAT below.
- GMAT is a computer-based adaptive test. Three attempts are allowed to each candidate. The difficulty level of the subsequent exam is based on the candidate’s previous performance.
- Unlike CAT or XAT, GMAT is not conducted on a particular date. Candidates can choose a date to take the exam as per convenience.
- Candidates can make three attempts at GMAT. Score of the last attempted exam is considered for admission test.
- GMAT score is valid up to five years and accepted for admission to over 7,000 Management courses in over 2,300 colleges/universities across India.
- The GMAT syllabus includes Analytical Writing, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning.
- GMAT application process is online. Candidates can register and fill the GMAT application form online.
- Applications of GMAT accepting colleges have to be filled separately.
- In 2020, GMAT moved to remote proctoring method for conducting test sessions. Now, candidates can take GMAT from home or at a centre.
GMAT Exam Pattern
Take a look at the table below to understand the exam pattern of the GMAT.
| Section |
Time Limit |
Number of Questions |
Score Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Writing Assessment |
30 minutes |
1 question |
0-6 |
| Integrated Reasoning |
30 minutes |
12 questions |
1-8 |
| Quantitative Reasoning |
62 minutes |
31 questions |
6-51 |
| Verbal Reasoning |
65 minutes |
36 questions |
6-51 |
Also Read: GMAT exam pattern and test structure
GMAT Fees
The application fee for the GMAT exam is USD 275 (INR 23,000 approximately) for taking the test at exam centre and USD 300 (INR 25,000) for online mode. Rescheduling charges are different basis the gap between two attempts.
GMAT Rescheduling Charges
| Time |
Test Centre GMAT |
Online GMAT |
|---|---|---|
| More than 60 days before the appointment |
$55 (INR 4,600) |
$60 (INR 5,000) |
| 15 to 60 days before the appointment |
$110 (INR 9,200) |
$120 (INR 10,000) |
| 1 to 14 days before the appointment |
$165 (INR 13,770) |
$180 (INR 15,000) |
Also Read: GMAT registration and application process
Top 100 GMAT Accepting Colleges in India
Here is a list of 100 Indian B-schools accepting GMAT scores for their MBA, PGDM and EMBA programmes. Most of these MBA colleges listed here admit NRIs, PIOs, and foreign students based on GMAT scores. IIMs accept GMAT scores for admission to their MBA, EMBA and Certification programmes. Some of the institutes such as MDI, IMT, SPJIMR, IMI, FMS, etc. admit Indian students also (for MBA/PGDM) on the basis of GMAT score.
| MBA colleges accepting GMAT in India |
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|---|---|
| MCI Management Center Innsbruck |
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| Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research |
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It is not possible to join IIM Bangalore directly after Class 12 since the institute mostly offers postgraduate and doctoral level programmes in the field of Management. However, a student who has completed his/ her Class 12 can complete the final graduation and then look out for admission to IIM-B.
The institute offers MBA, Executive MBA, and other courses at PG, doctoral and certificate level courses in the field of Management. Interested applicants are required to go through the national-level entrances and then appear for the institute-level selection rounds for final admission. Admission to the flagship course, i.e. MBA of IIM Bangalore is based on a valid score in the CAT exam, followed by a Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) round. IIM Bangalore offers admission to Indian students via CAT and international students via GMAT/ GRE. IIM Bangalore conducts IIM-B tests for admission to Executive MBA (EPGP) and PhD courses.
IIM Bangalore considers two kinds of CAT scores for MBA admission - Qualifying and Final score. Qualifying CAT score is the minimum sectional and overall CAT score used to shortlist students for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Candidates above minimum cutoffs in the sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and having a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT are considered for the next stage. The final CAT score is cutoffs are the basis of which the candidates are called for final selection after the AWT and PI rounds are over.
This list has been created basis information available on the GMAT website. Care has been taken to update this list. In case any omission is noticed, please share with us.
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2012-05-31 17:18:37
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2011-12-09 19:59:41
No, you cannot get into MDI Gurgaon with 94 percentile. The Management Development Institute Gurgaon admission to PGDM in International Business + Master in Management (MIM) is based on CAT score, followed by a Personal Interview (PI) round. As per MDI Gurgaon cutoff 2024, the CAT cutoff percentile was 97 for the General All India category students. So, a general category student can not get into MDI Gurgaon with 94 percentile in CAT for PGDM courses.
However, candidates belonging to other categories, including SC, ST, OBC and PWD can get into Management Development Institute Gurgaon with 94 CAT percentile.