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MBA Seats 2026: Wondering about taking admission to the MBA program of Top B-Schools, and want to know which college is more feasible to take admission in? Being an MBA aspirant, the first thing one looks for is the number of seats in the flagship programme in order to assess the chance of securing admission. Other factors that are taken into consideration are the selection process of the top B-Schools.
Many top B-schools like IIMs accept only the CAT score, while other top B-Schools may accept CAT, CMAT, MAT, XAT, or MAH CET scores for admission. Read this complete article by Careers360 to know in detail about the MBA seats in top B-Schools in India and the number of seats offered by them.
The number of MBA seats available in top B-schools varies depending on the institution and the specific MBA/ PGDM program. Top B-schools typically have a highly competitive admission process, and the number of seats is limited to maintain a high-quality educational experience. Check out the seat intake of IIMs and other top B-schools in India.
B-School | Seats (Tentative) |
413 | |
408 | |
480 | |
115 | |
- | |
507 | |
XLRI Jamshedpur | BM and HR: 600 |
483 | |
95 | |
412 | |
200 | |
314 | |
300 | |
152 | |
- | |
120 + 36 international student intake | |
- | |
383 | |
240 | |
259 | |
157 | |
331 | |
360 | |
360 | |
180 | |
360 | |
PGDM-120 | |
360 | |
240 | |
386 | |
225 | |
600 | |
240 | |
- | |
375 | |
180 | |
60 | |
1150-1260 | |
600 | |
300 | |
100 | |
240 | |
77 | |
- | |
240 | |
- | |
180 | |
150 | |
180 | |
120 | |
60 | |
300 | |
- | |
60 | |
120 | |
240 | |
120 | |
- | |
180 | |
- | |
300 | |
240 | |
181 | |
240 | |
180 | |
50 | |
60 | |
180 | |
280 | |
312 | |
287 | |
238 | |
321 | |
240 | |
350 | |
300 | |
360 | |
180 | |
239 |
Note - The number of seats will be updated as and when the authorities release the notification.
If we talk about total MBA seats in India 2026 by IIMs, then the count is around 5000+. Apart from IIMs, many government and private B-schools have their own seat intake for MBA programs. We can not get the exact total number of MBA seats in India because there are more than 1000+ B-schools in India offering MBA/ PGDM programs.
There are several factors that are taken into consideration for final admission to top B-Schools. Some of the important components are:
Note - The components may vary from institute to institute.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are a bunch of 21 prestigious institutions renowned for their management courses. Collectively, they offer around 7,700 seats for PGDM and MBA programs.
List of top B-school offering one year MBA in India are listed below.
Some of the popular B-schools include IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, DMS IIT Delhi, IIM Indore, SIIB Pune, IIM Rohtak, IIM Raipur, and many more.
On Question asked by student community
If by B-category you mean management/private quota MBBS seats, the cutoff is very different from government-quota MBBS.
In Tamil Nadu, management-quota MBBS seats are available in self-financing/private medical colleges through the state counselling process. The closing rank varies significantly between colleges and counselling rounds. The 2025 counselling data shows that
Hello Student,
With a CAT 2025 percentile of 98.25, you have a good chance of receiving calls from several IIMs, particularly newer IIMs. However, IIM Ahmedabad , Bangalore , Calcutta , and Lucknow generally require higher percentiles for General-category candidates. Calls also depend on sectional percentiles, academics, work experience, and
Hello Aspirant,
Yes, you can access CAT preparation resources, including mock tests, practice questions, previous-year papers, and study material. Explore the CAT preparation resources and test series using the link below:
https://bschool.careers360.com/download/ebooks-and-sample-papers?exam=45
Hope this Helps!
Hello CAT Aspirant!
If you mean the CAT ( Common Admission Test) EWS certificate, the important point is whether the certificate is valid and issued in the prescribed format, rather than simply the language used on it.
Yes, a Hindi EWS certificate can generally be accepted for CAT, provided it
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