Top 30 Non IIMs Colleges Accepting CAT Score
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There are a number of top ranked MBA colleges in India apart from the IIMs, which have good faculty, infrastructure and placement cell. Let's take a look at top 30 colleges accepting CAT score apart from IIMs having lower cut offs.
IIMs are the first choice of every MBA aspirant in India, but it requires high CAT score to even get selected for the WAT-PI round. If you don’t have 95+ percentile in CAT, it will be tough for you to get an IIM. But IIMs are not the only option. There are so many more top ranked B-Schools in India that provide same level of training as IIMs. These management institutions specialisations, industry exposure, or foreign exchange programmes at comparatively lower fees.
Top ranked B-Schools such as FMS, SPJIMR, MDI, IITs, NMIMS, IIFT, GIM, GLIM, LIBA, GIM and about 1300 B-School accept CAT score for admission. We have listed in this blog, top 30 colleges accepting CAT score apart from IIMs.
Admission to 2026 MBA batch through CAT 2025 score is open at many of these institutions. Check below CAT cut offs and course fee of top 30 MBA colleges in India apart from IIMs.
Top 30 Colleges Accepting CAT Score for Admission: Cut offs and Fees
The list below features some of the top 30 MBA colleges other than the IIMs for MBA/PGDM course. Also, mentioned is the total course fees and estimated CAT cut offs 2025 for admission.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
Some of the CLAT coaching centres in Patna offer weekend batches are Law Prep Tutorial CLAT Coaching in Patna, LegalEdge Patna, and CLAT Possible Patna.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
Students have to score equal or above CAT qualifying cutoff for selection for PI round. The cutoff is yet to be released for 2026. Check below the minimum percentile for IIM Sambalpur MBA 2025-27 batch:
| Category | Sectional (per section) | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| General | 65 each | 85 |
| EWS | 60 each | 80 |
| NC-OBC | 55 each | 75 |
| SC | 40 each | 55 |
| ST | 35 each | 40 |
| DAP | 35 each | 40 |
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 2 days ago
Students are offered scholarship in MBA based on their entrance exam scores at JECRC University Alwar Campus. Students with 80-80.99 CAT percentile get 20% waiver. 30% waiver is offered to students with 90% and above percentile.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 3 days ago
Some of the CAT coaching institutes in Nashik that offer weekend batches are Excellence Learning Centre Pvt Ltd, IMS Nashik, Career Launcher (College Road, Nashik) and T.I.M.E. Institute Nashik.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
To choose the best CAT Coaching institute in Nashik, candidates must consider the following points:
- Compare classroom vs. online/hybrid formats
- Success Rate of the centre
- Ask about batch size, number of full-length mocks, recorded sessions/notes
- Final fee structure and refund/installment policy.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
The average fee ranges from ₹50,000 to ₹85,000 for offline classroom courses and ₹18,000 to ₹35,000 for online courses in Nashik.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
Best books for Venn diagrams and set theory in the CAT exam are How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma and LRDI for CAT by Nishit K. Sinha.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 4 days ago
Yes, Venn diagrams are very important for the CAT exam, especially for DILR and Set Theory in Quant. It helps solve overlapping data sets, and save time in exam.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 4 days ago
Venn Diagram questions are not fixed every year in CAT, but when they appear in the DILR section, they usually form a single complete set of 4 questions.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 5 days ago
Some of the coaching centres that provide weekend batches in Raipur are Career Launcher, Pro C Education and AB Classes.
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