Best Colleges accepting CAT Score in Hyderabad

Hyderabad is home to 40+ best MBA colleges accepting CAT scores that offer full time courses. Out of these,  20+ colleges are owned privately,  7 colleges are owned by the government and 1 college is owned by semi government institutions. The top specialisations offered by the best colleges for MBA in Hyderabad accepting CAT are Finance, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Business Analytics, Operations, IT & Systems and Supply Chain. Institute of Management Technology, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, IPE Hyderabad, ICFAI Business School, IIRM Hyderabad and Woxsen University are the top MBA colleges in Hyderabad.

Hi, listed below are the top MBA colleges in Hyderabad accepting CAT scores:

College Name	NIRF 2024
ICFAI Foundation of Higher Education	39
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management	96
Institute of Management Technology	97

Hi, ICFAI Business School is the top MBA college in Hyderabad according to NIRF ranking 2024 under the Management category. ICFAI is ranked 39 by NIRF. 

The general eligibility criteria to get MBA admission in India that accept CAT scores are listed below:

• Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognised university or institution with a minimum of 50% aggregate.
• MBA colleges in India consider scores from national-level entrance exams such as Candidates are required to meet the minimum cutoff scores set by the respective colleges.

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The median salary package offered to the students after finishing MBA/PGDM from SDA Bocconi Asia Center is INR 1,274,000. While, the Median package offered by Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad after completion of MBA/PGDM is INR 855,000. Basis these stats, SDA Bocconi Asia Center is better option compared to Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad on the Median salary parameter.

Hi, it can be observed that pursuing MBA in Hyderabad can be quite expensive as most of the colleges have an average tuition fee of more than INR 5 lakh. You can refcer below for the fee structure:

Total Fee	No. of Colleges
Less than INR 1 lakh	3
INR 1-2 lakh	3
INR 2-3 lakh	3
INR 3-5 lakh	9
> INR 5 lakh	20+

Whether an MBA degree is going to be easy or difficult for you - it all depends on the MBA specialization you've chosen. If you choose the subjects that interest you, it will be a very smooth process for you to sail through MBA. There is scope in each and every field as long as you put your heart and soul into it. 

The scope of MBA course is increasing day by day. MBA is one of the big job oriented professional programme and the most one which has been sought by the students. Once you have completed your degree, you have a great job opportunity in the industrial world. You may the manager or executive in term of designation. The management term is most suited to the managers and that's why it is the way, where you can reach on the top of the height as soon as possible by using your leadership and working proficiency.

An MBA professional always plays a vital role in his/her company and this is why he used to keep in touch with the board of directors. No need to specify the companies who recruit the MBA professionals. All sectors including government and public have various industries, companies, institutions or related organizations, come in the job prospective fields for an MBA professional. 

Some job profiles are listed here:

• Brand Manager
• Account Manager
• International Business Manager
• Marketing Executive
• Business Technical Consultant.

Good luck.

If you have a very good CAT score but poor academic record it is quite likely that you may not be shortlisted for top IIMs as the institutes prefer candidates with overall consistency in academics. Class 12 scores holds a lot of importance in shortlisting of candidates for WAT-PI.

CAT scores are only compulsory for admission to the General MBA at the University of Hyderabad. However, for an MBA in Health Care and Hospital Management, the entrance exam will be for 75 marks. Moreover, the weightage for the written exam will be 60%, the weightage for the Group Discussion will be 15 % and the weightage for the Personal Interview. Additionally, for MBA in business Analytics, the selection process is similar to MBA in HHCM. 

The average salary of a CA is INR 10.3 LPA while that of an MBA graduate is INR 3.6 LPA.

Further, the earning potential of Chartered Accountants (CAs) versus MBAs can vary widely based on several factors including location, industry, experience, and specialization. Both CAs and MBAs can command high salaries, but the specifics depend on individual career paths and the roles they take on.

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. 

No, the candidates do not have to pay any fee for CAT form correction. The facility is provided to candidates free of cost. However, if they have made an error in a field that will not be available for editing during form correction, then they will have to fill a fresh form before the submission deadline and pay the CAT application fee again. So, candidates must review the CAT application form before submitting to check whether they have filled all the information correctly or not. Once submitted, the form will not be editable but of photo, signature and test city.

Having a good academic profile for IIM admission is very critical. The top 6 IIMs lay a lot of emphasis on Class 10 and Class 12 score for selection of candidates for WAT-PI round. The academic profile is evaluated again at the time of preparation of final merit list. It has been seen in the past that some candidates despite having 99+ percentile, were not selected for PI round due to low score in Class 12.

The academic profile is assessed for academic as well as gender diversity. Which means a candidate who studied Arts in Class 12 may be selected for PI with lower marks than a candidate who studied Science in Class 12.

Candidates aiming for IIMs must know that while the importance of academic profile is very important for top IIMs, it is moderately important for rest of the IIMs. For, other top MBA colleges, overall profile matters more than academic score. So, if you do not have superlative scores in Class 10 and 12, build a good profile with work experience and extra curricular activities to increase your chances of selection.

CAT 2026 exam will be held on November 29, 2026. Official announcement of the exam and registration schedule will be announced in the last week of July 2026.

Candidates need the following documents while filling the CAT application form:

• A recent passport size photo (color against white background)
• Scanned signature with black pen on white paper
• Any photo ID card like PAN card, Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, Passport 
• Class 10 marksheet 
• Class 12 marksheet 
• Graduation marksheet 
• Permanent address proof 
• Work experience documents Reserved category students need to upload Category Certificate along with the CAT application form. The Certificate is available on the CAT website. Candidates can download, fill it, get it attested by competent authority and upload it as PDF with the CAT application form. 
• The PwD category students also have to fill the PwD form and Scribe affidavit along with the exam application form. This is necessary for getting scribe facility and PwD facility at the test centre. The CAT application form is same for students from all categories. Those belonging to a particular category (SC/ST/PwD) will be required to mention it in the relevant field of the CAT form.

Siva Sivani Institute of Management PGDM course admission is open for the acdemic year 2026. The official last dates for the PGDM couse is not out yet. The admission cycle generally lies in the months of December or January for the PGDM programmes. Thus, application submissions to complete the admission process usually fall between March and May; however, those dates are determined each year with the cycle of institute's schedule and the rounds of admissions. For the exact deadline, candidates are suggested to contact the admission officials. 

Students can complete the IIRM Hyderabad application process online/ offline. For online submission, students have to simply apply at the official page of the institute. To complete the offline process, the downloaded form has to be sent to the admission desk with a demand draft of INR 500 + documents.

The list of prominent companies that were part of Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management placements 2026 is presented below:

VVISM Top Recruiters
Deloitte	Invesco	Accenture
Tech Mahindra	Bandhan Bank	ADP
ITC	Lupin Digital Health	Berkadia
Asian Paints	ICICI Bank	IndiaMart
S&P Global	BMW	The Times

IBS Hyderabad MBA tuition fees is INR 17.01 lakh. The fee structure includes many components. The total fee may differ at the time of payment due to the variables of the fee structure.

Woxsen University highest package stood at INR 24 LPA, which was provided to the BTech program. To know more about the course wise highest package check the table below:

To get selected for the PGDM course at ICBM School of Business Excellence, the college takes several parameters into consideration for admissions. Moreover, each parameter has its own weightage. Check out the weighting criteria in the table below:

Components	Weightage
Entrance Exams – CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ ATMA/ MAT/GMAT/ state-level entrance examination	35% to 60%.
Class 10, 12, UG/ PG scores	5% to 25%
Group Discussion (GD)/ Interview	20% to 45%
Weightage for participation in sports, extra-curricular activities, academic diversity, and gender diversity	5% to 20%

 

Yes, IPE Hyderabad is worth joining. Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad has been recognised as a Center of Excellence by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Education, and Government of India. Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad is ranked 1 of the Top Private B-Schools in Hyderabad by Outlook- ICARE Rankings for 2025. It is a very good college as it offers placement assistance and scholarships to students belonging to various courses. Currently, admissions are open and the candidates applying for admission are many so prior preparation is important. 

If you want to apply for the PGP course, you have to take the GMAT/GRE exam. The institute also considers CAT score for PGP in Management for Young Leaders. You must complete graduation in any discipline along with two-year full-time work experiences to apply for the PGP course. While there is no minimum cutoff score for the GMAT/GRE exam, the range of GMAT scores that was used to shortlist students in recent years was between 600 to 780 and the range of GRE ranged from 311 to 335. 

In order to get admission for MBA course at GITAM School of Business course admissions for Hyderabad campus the student need to apply for GAT followed by PI. This is to note that, the candidate need to meet the minimum educational qualification that is graduate with 50% aggregate. Aspirants who have valid national-based entrance exam score ( CAT/XAT/ NMAT/NMAT/UGAT) are exempted from the GAT exam. 

Mahindra University offers entrance- based admission into different UG, PG and Doctoral level courses. Candidates can check below the exams accepted by Mahindra University: 

• BTech- JEE Main/SAT/ACT 
• MTech- GATE 
• MBA- CAT/GMAT/GRE/MUMET
• BDes- UCEED/CEED
• Law- CLAT/MULET/LSAT

The total fees include many components. Some of them are tuition fee, admission fee, special fee, etc. The total tuition fee is INR 4.8 lakh. Students have to also pay a non-refundable admission fee of INR 30,000 at the time of admission. Other additional fee components are to be paid per trimester.   

 

Department of Management Studies applications are open for MBA course. Candidates can apply online on the university's website for admission.