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    MBA Colleges in Karnataka Accepting Low CAT Scores 2025–26: Fees, Exams Accepted & Admission Criteria

    MBA Colleges in Karnataka Accepting Low CAT Scores 2025–26: Fees, Exams Accepted & Admission Criteria

    Team Careers360Updated on 22 Dec 2025, 04:38 PM IST

    Are you an MBA aspirant and looking for a good college in Karnataka that accepts low CAT exam scores or other national or state-level MBA entrance exam scores? Then this article belongs to you. Some good MBA colleges in Karnataka accept low CAT scores. Apart from low CAT scores, these colleges also consider other MBA entrance exam scorecards such as KMAT, CMAT, MAT, Karnataka PGCET, and so forth. Good MBA colleges in Karnataka consider not only the CAT exam score, but there are also other aspects, such as how they conduct group discussions (GD), personal interviews (PI), and past academic performance.

    MBA Colleges in Karnataka Accepting Low CAT Scores 2025–26: Fees, Exams Accepted & Admission Criteria
    Good MBA Colleges in Karnataka accepting low CAT score

    For instance, candidates who have expected a score in the 50-60 percentile in CAT 2025 need not fear; there are other top B-school entrance exams, such as XLRI, Symbiosis, and Narsee Monjee conduct their own entrance test. They not only consider the entrance exam score but also the performance in 10th and 12th, along with a bachelor’s percentage, which helps a candidate get admission to one of the top B-schools. However, check the list of good MBA colleges in Karnataka that accept a low CAT scorecard.

    Karnataka MBA Colleges that Accept Low CAT Scores

    Check out the list of MBA colleges in Karnataka that accept low CAT scores.

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    List of CAT Colleges in Karnataka

    MBA Admission Criteria

    Total Fee

    Acharya School of Management

    • MAT
    • CMAT
    • PGCET
    • KMAT

    Rs. 9.5 Lakhs

    Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology

    Rs 6 Lakhs

    AIMS Bengaluru

    Accepts score with 60% or above

    • MAT
    • CAT
    • XAT
    • GMAT
    • CMAT

    -

    Brindavan MBA

    • Accepts National Level Test Score
    • State Level Test Score
    • KMAT
    • PGCET

    Rs. 2.2 Lakhs

    CMR

    • PGCET
    • CAT
    • K-MAT
    • ATMA or any AICTE-approved entrance exam.

    Rs. 6 Lakhs

    GIBS

    • MAT
    • CAT
    • CMAT
    • XAT
    • ATMA
    • State Level Entrance Exam Score

    Rs. 9.75 Lakhs

    GITAM BSMS

    • XAT
    • CAT
    • CMAT
    • MAT
    • GMAT

    Rs. 8.44 Lakhs

    IBA Bangalore
    • CAT
    • CMAT
    • XAT
    • MAT
    • ATMA
    • GMAT
    • GRE
    • GATE
    Rs. 10.32 Lakhs

    NITTE SOM

    • MAT
    • CAT
    • ATMA
    • XAT
    • CMAT

    Rs. 6.70 Lakhs

    RCM

    • MAT
    • CAT
    • ATMA
    • XAT
    • CMAT
    • State Level Entrance Test

    Rs. 3.70 Lakhs

    Presidency University

    • MAT
    • CAT
    • ATMA
    • XAT
    • KMAT
    • CMAT

    -


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