Best CAT Colleges in Delhi/NCR

There are about 200+ top MBA colleges accepting CAT scores in Delhi NCR. Among these, 166 colleges are privately owned and 16 colleges are owned by public/government organisations. CAT is one of the most accepting entrance exams in top MBA colleges in Delhi NCR. DoMS IIT Delhi, IIM Rohtak, Management Development Institute, Amity University, Noida, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, Birla Institute of Management Technology, Jaipuria Noida, FORE School of Management, etc. are some of the top MBA colleges in Delhi NCR that accept CAT score.

IIT Delhi emerged as the No. 1 MBA college accepting CAT scores in Delhi NCR followed by other colleges. Listed below are some colleges along with their NIRF rankings:

College Names	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024
IIT Delhi Ranking	4	5	5
MDI Gurgaon Ranking	13	13	11
IIM Rohtak Ranking	16	12	12
IIFT Delhi Ranking	24	27	15

Joining an MBA colleges that accept CAT scores in Delhi NCR can be worthwhile for you. For that, you need to check its ROI. Listed below are some colleges along with their tuition fees and average placement package:

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Annual Average Package
IIT Delhi MBA	INR 12 lakh	INR 24 LPA
IIM Rohtak MBA	INR 18 lakh	INR 18 LPA
Management Development Institute MBA	INR 19 lakh – INR 26 lakh	INR 26 LPA
IMT Ghaziabad MBA	INR 20 lakh - INR 21 lakh	INR 14 LPA - INR 23 LPA
IIFT Delhi MBA	INR 17 lakh - INR 22 lakh	INR 27 LPA

The table below shows the top distance MBA colleges in Delhi NCR that accept CAT score along with their total tuition fees:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee
All India Management Association	INR 1 lakh
The Delhi School of Communication	INR 5 lakh
ATM Global Business School	INR 4 lakh

MDI Gurgaon does not release cutoff list. The eligibility criteria set for admission to MDI Gurgaon follows that, Candidate must have a bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. Candidate must have scored at least 50% in both Class 10 and 12, and have a valid CAT/GMAT score. In addition to the CAT score, candidates must also perform well in the Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for final selection. Additionally, MDI Gurgaon does not have any management quota seats.

It is estimated that joining the top MBA colleges in Delhi NCR that accept CAT scores can be affordable as most colleges have tuition fees of less than INR 1 lakh. Listed below are some colleges along with their tuition fees:

Low-cost MBA Colleges	Tuition Fee
Delhi School of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi	INR 2,000
Department of Finance and Business Economics	INR 97,000
Shri Vishwakarma Skill University	INR 86,000 - INR 96,000
Institute of Business Management and Agripreneurship	INR 84,000
Modern Institute of Technology and Research Centre	INR 88,000

The following are the standard eligibility criteria for MBA admission in India that accept CAT scores:

• Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognised university or institution, with a minimum aggregate of 50%.
• MBA colleges in Mumbai (All) take into account national-level admission exam scores such as CAT. Candidates must fulfill the minimal cutoff scores determined by the different colleges.

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Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of Iims for Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI are listed below. Candidates who MET the qualifying CAT cut off, were eligible for What-PI round. These qualifying CAT cut offs are for General Category. The cut offs for Reserved category students are lower:

1. IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
2. IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile 
3. IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
4. IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
5. IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
6. IIM Indore: 90 percentile
7. IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
8. IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
9. IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
10. IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
11. IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
12. 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
13. IIM Jammu: 93 percentile 
14. IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
15. IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
16. IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
17. IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
18. IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile 
19. IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
20. IIM Amritsar: 90 percentile

For complete details of IIM selection and admission process read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/iim-shortlist-selection-admission-criteria-blogId-18787.

The table below shows the top Non-IIM business colleges in Delhi NCR that accept CAT score along with their total tuition fees:

Non-IIM Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
IMI Gurgaon Admission	INR 18 lakh - INR 25 lakh
Amity University Noida Admission	INR 6 lakh – INR 13 lakh
IMT Ghaziabad Admission	INR 19 lakh
IMI Delhi Admission	INR 21 lakh
IIT Delhi Admission	INR 11 lakh
IIFT Delhi Admission	INR 17 lakh - INR 22 lakh
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Admission	INR 2 lakh
Delhi School of Management, DTU Admission	INR 3 lakh

CAT application process for the current year has already been concluded. The exam has also been conducted. The results and answer key are expected to be released at the iimcat.ac.in website. The CAT 2026 registration dates are not announced yet.

MDI Gurgaon has the highest total tuition fee ranging between INR 18 lakh – INR 25 lakh, while IIM Rohtak has the lowest total tuition fee of INR 9 lakh.

The table below shows the top MBA colleges accepting CAT scores in Delhi NCR along with their total tuition fee:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee
IIT Delhi Admission	INR 11 lakh
IIM Rohtak Admission	INR 9 lakh
MDI Gurgaon Admission	INR 18 lakh – INR 25 lakh
Amity University Noida Admission	INR 6 lakh – INR 13 lakh
IIFT Delhi Admission	INR 17 lakh - INR 22 lakh

 

Yes CAT syllabus is difficult to crack if you do not have enough time. There are three subjects in CAT- VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. Most of candidates find RC passages tough to crack. In Quants, Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry pose significant challenge during preparation. In DILR, Reasoning questions often turnout to be tricky and confusion. 

India's premiere b-schools accept CAT for MBA admissions. More than 2.5 lakh candidates fighting for limited seats at these institutes make the exam tough to crack.

MRIIRS admissions are based on both merit and entrance based criteria. Students can visit the official website of the university and find out more about the eligibility details for their chosen course. Students can choose to apply directly on the basis of their merit scoring in the previous qualifying exam. For the majority of the programs, students can apply on the basis of prescribed entrance tests such as JEE Mains, SAT, Pearson, MRNAT, CUET, XAT, CAT, among others.

Yes, there are lot more course which only requires 10 and 12 in Lloyd buisness school. The courses such a PGDM, PGDM CORE, DATA SCIENTIST, PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS MODELLER, BUISNESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST need entrance exam and marks more than 50 percentage to get the eligibility for the admission.

But courses such as MBA and BBA only need class 12 and 10 certificate from  recognised university which worth approximately 2 to 3 lakhs 

The table below shows the private top MBA colleges in Delhi NCR that accept CAT scores along with their total tuition fee and their seat intake:

Private Colleges	Total Tuition Fee/Seat Intake
MDI Gurgaon Admission	INR 19 lakh - INR 26 lakh Seats: 810
Amity University Noida Admission	INR 6 lakh – INR 13 lakh Seats: 120
IMT Ghaziabad Admission	INR 20 lakh - INR 21 lakh Seats: 870
IMI Delhi Admission	INR 22 lakh Seats: 420
BIMTECH Admission	INR 13 lakh - INR 14 lakh Seats: 480

The table below shows the average placement package offered by top recruiters who participated in top MBA colleges accepting CAT score in Delhi NCR:

College Names	Annual Average Package	Top Recruiters
IIT Delhi Placements	INR 24 LPA	Texas Instruments, Wipro, ICICI, Accenture, Optum, etc.
IIM Rohtak Placements	INR 18 LPA	Amul, Barclays, ICICI Bank, GAIL, EXL Service, Capgemini, etc.
MDI Gurgaon Placements	INR 26 LPA	Asian Paints, KPMG, Infoedge, Google, HCL, Godrej, etc.
IMT Ghaziabad Placements	INR 14 LPA - INR 23 LPA	Asian Paints, Amazon, Bajaj, Cognizant, Deloitte, etc.
IIFT Delhi Placements	INR 27 LPA	Accenture, Capgemini, Deloitte, Amazon, etc.

Amity University Gurugram offers scholarships basis CAT/MAT/GMAT/GRE merit. The MBA scholarships are offered in the form of fee waiver. The details are mentioned below:

Scholarship	Criteria
100% Scholarship	A minimum of 90 Percentile in CAT/MAT; or 650 score in GMAT; or 161 score in GRE
50% Scholarship	A minimum of 85 Percentile in CAT/MAT; or 600 score in GMAT; or 157 score in GRE
25% Scholarship	A minimum of 80 Percentile in CAT/MAT; or 500 score in GMAT; or 152 score in GRE

 

Yes, FOSTIIMA Business School offer an MBA/ PGDM course. The MBA at FOSTIIMA Business School is given through the authorised department of the School. The eligibility for admission to the MBA course is that students should complete their graduation and secure an acceptable score in CAT/ XAT/ CMAT.

Candidates can contact the IIFT Delhi admission office to confirm whether admission is accepted directly through the Management quota or not. This can be confirmed by officials only. Candidates will have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria even in case of direct admissions or any other criterion prescribed by the institute. Aspirants can also visit the IIFT Delhi official website for more information.

Amity Noida can be a decent choice to pursue a PG-level Management course. The university offers MBA across 27 specialisations. It also offers international opportunities to its students, where a five-week Study Abroad Program runs at Amity Campuses in London, Dubai, New York or Singapore. Amity University Noida has been ranked continuously for its Management category courses by NIRF. Find below the last three-year ranking comparison for Amity Noida:

Ranking Body	2021	2022	2023
NIRF	29	28	28

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Apart from this, Amity University Noida also offers scholarships under various categories to its students. Further, as per the placements records of the year 2022, the overall highest package offered during the on-campus was INR 58 LPA. The top recruiters visited during the placement drive of Amity Noid Placements 2022 were Cisco, MTX, Airtel, etc. 

Read more: Amity University Noida Placements

IMT Ghaziabad PGDM admission is entrance-based. The institute accepts valid scorecards of CAT, XAT or GMAT for admission to the PGDM courses. Aspirants need to appear for any of the entrance exams mentioned above and secure enough marks to clear the IMT Ghaziabad Cut-off. Candidates who manage to clear the cut-off will be called for a personal interview round conducted by the institute.

The final IMT Ghaziabad PGDM admission offers are made considering the

• Academic background of the candidate
• Candidate's performance in the accepted entrance exams (any one) and the personal interview
• Work experience (if any)
• Diversity

In addition to the above-mentioned criteria, candidates seeking admission to the IMT Ghaziabad PGDM ExP programme must have a work experience of three years after their graduation.

The total fee of PGDM is INR 10.75 lakh at JIMS Rohini. This fee excludes life time alumni membership fee and refundable security deposit. CAT qualified students can opt for scholarship. 

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing MBA/PGDM from Masters' Union is INR 3,310,000. While, the Median package offered by LBSIM - Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 946,524. Basis these stats, Masters' Union is better option compared to LBSIM - Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management on the Median salary parameter.

FIIB Delhi offers a two-year PGDM course in various specialisations. The FIIB Delhi PGDM fee is INR 11.55 Lacs for two years. It includes tuition fee, Knowledge Resource Centre fee, examination Fee, IT Infrastructure fee, Student Welfare Activities charges, and Learning & Development fee. Additionally, a refundable caution deposit of INR 20,000 must also be paid by the selected candidates. The mentioned fees are sourced from the official website of the institute/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is subject to change.