After the publication of the CAT 2025 result, more than 93 non-IIM colleges are accepting CAT 2025 scores for the 2026 admissions. IIT Delhi, IIFT, FMS Delhi. Welingkar, MICA Ahmedabad are some of the premium non IIMs which considers CAT 2025 score. Apart from that, a list of over 93 non-IIM colleges accepting the CAT 2025 score has been curated for you to give an idea of the options available for the students. The list of colleges is as per the official CAT 2025 website of the participating colleges accepting the CAT 2025 exam percentile. The 93+ non-IIM colleges accepting CAT 2025 often release their own minimum CAT 2025 cutoff for shortlisting of the candidates for the Personal Interview round. Candidates will have to fill out separate forms for the non-IIIM colleges that accept the CAT 2025 score. The CAT 2025 cutoff for each college will vary. The list of 93 colleges accepting the CAT 2025 score, along with the CAT 2025 cutoff (expected), is given in the article.
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Many good colleges in Delhi will accept the CAT 2025 score for the MBA admissions 2026-28. A list of such non-IIM colleges accepting CAT 2025 is curated below for the candidates.
Non-IIM Colleges Accepting CAT 2025 Score | Accepted CAT Percentile | CAT Non-IIM Registration Last Date |
IIT Delhi | 98-99 | - |
IIFT | 90-95+ | December 12, 2025 |
85-95+ | January 2026 | |
- | - | |
Jagan Institute of Management | - | January 27, 2026 |
Fortune Institute of International Business | 50 | - |
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management | - | - |
99+ | November 28, 2025 | |
Delhi school of business | - | - |
90 | December 12, 2025 | |
IILM Institute for Higher Education | 60 | - |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management | 75 | - |
Maharaja agrasen Business school | - | - |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship | - | - |
Colleges offering MBA admissions 2026 with consideration to CAT 2025 scores in Maharashtra are mentioned in the following table.
Non-IIM Colleges Accepting CAT 2025 Score | Accepted CAT Percentile | CAT Non-IIM Registration Last Date |
NIBM Pune | 90 | - |
70-80 | January 16, 2026 | |
72-80 | - | |
DES Institute of Management | - | - |
95 | November 28, 2026 | |
Aditya School of Business | - | - |
NICMAR University, Pune | - | - |
National Insurance Academy | - | - |
70 minimum | December 17, 2025 | |
ITM Skills Uni | - | - |
N. L. Dalmia | - | - |
80-85 | January 20, 2026 |
For the candidates aiming for colleges in Karnataka accepting CAT 2025 scores, see the table below.
Colleges Accepting CAT 2025 score | CAT 2025 percentile (expected) | CAT Non-IIM Registration Last Date |
Welingkar Institute Bengaluru | - | January 16, 2026 |
Jagdish Sheth School of Management | - | - |
AIMS IBS Business School | 60 | - |
Acharya Bangalore B-School | - | |
- | - | |
TA PAI Management School | 85+ | December 29, 2025 |
International School of Management Excellence | - | - |
- | - | |
Global Institute of Business | - | - |
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum | - | March 06, 2026 |
The list of Non-IIM colleges in Uttar Pradesh accepting the CAT 2025 score is given below for the students to go through.
Colleges Accepting CAT 2025 score | Accepted CAT Percentile | CAT Non-IIM Registration Last Date |
Footwear Design & Development Institute FDDI | - | - |
Noida International University | - | - |
90 | January 07, 2026 | |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | - | - |
GNIOT Institute of Management Studies | - | - |
IMS BHU Varanasi | 85 | January 04, 2026 |
KIET School of Management, Ghaziabad | - | - |
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad | 92-95 | November 28, 2025 |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | - | - |
A list of colleges accepting the CAT 2025 score for admissions in the state of Gujarat, as per the official CAT website, is as follows. Candidates can check the list of colleges along with their expected percentiles for the 2026 admissions.
CAT 2025 score-accepting colleges | CAT 2025 percentile (expected) | CAT Non-IIM Registration Last Date |
85+ | November 22, 2026 | |
Parul University | - | - |
Tribhuvan Sahkari Uni | - | - |
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India | - | - |
National Forensic Science Uni | - | - |
Shanti Business School | - | - |
Institute of Management NIRMA Uni | 80-83 | January 15, 2026 |
For the State of Telangana, Non-IIMs accepting CAT 2025 scores are mentioned in the following table.
College Name | CAT 2025 Percentile | CAT Non-IIM Registration Last Date |
ISB Hyderabad, Telangana | 95 | - |
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Telangana | - | - |
Siva Sivani Inst of Management, Telangana | - | - |
Institute of Insurance and Risk Management, Telangana | - | - |
University of Hyderabad, Telangana | - | - |
NALSAR University of LAW, Telangana | - | - |
Many more non-IIM colleges in India are accepting the CAt 2025 scores:
Colleges Accepting CAT 2025 | Accepted CAT Percentile | CAT Non-IIM Registration Last Date |
- | - | |
- | - | |
SRM University Andhra Pradesh | - | February 21, 2026 (phase 1) |
NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu | 90 | - |
Loyola Institute of Business Management LIBA Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 80 | - |
School of Management, Dwarka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Tamil Nadu | - | - |
Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai, Tamil Nadu | - | - |
MDI Gurgaon, Haryana | 94-96 | November 28, 2025 |
- | - | |
- | - | |
Chitkara University Punjab | - | - |
Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna, Bihar | - | - |
Development Management of Institute Patna, Bihar | - | - |
90 | November 27, 2025 | |
Jaipuris Institute of Management, Indore, MP | - | - |
Prestige University Indore, MP | - | - |
Indian University of Forest Management, Bhopal, MP | - | - |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, Rajasthan | - | - |
University Business School Chandigarh | - | - |
Rajagiri Business School, Kochi, Kerala | - | April 15, 2026 |
SCMS Cochin School of Business Cochin Kerala | - | - |
88-92 | December 30, 2026 | |
KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha | - | - |
Birla Group Uni, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha | - | - |
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management< Kolkata | - | - |
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, Kolkata | - | - |
Management Development Institute, Murshidabad, Kolkata | - | January 20, 2026 |
Army Institute of Management Kolkata | - | - |
Other non-IIM colleges accepting the CAT 2025 score for admissions to the MBA program 2026-28 session are given in the following table. Students can also check the required CAT 2025 score (expected).
Name of college accepting the CAT 2025 score | CAT 2025 score (expected) | CAT Non-IIM Registration Last Date |
94-99 | - | |
90+ | January 22, 2026, Round 2 | |
75-80 | November 28, 2026 | |
95+ | January 27, 2026 | |
85-95 | January 02, 2026 | |
99 | - | |
96 | - | |
94-96 | December 05, 2025 | |
92 | - | |
BIM Trichy | 85-90 | - |
90+ | - | |
IMT Nagpur | 85-90 | November 28, 2025 |
80-85 | - | |
90+ | October 10, 2025 |
Candidates will be required to fill out a separate application form for targeted colleges via the application portal for each college.
Candidates will be shortlisted based on the minimum CAT 2025 cutoffs set by each college. Some colleges will also consider sectional CAT 2025 cutoff for each section of the CAt 2025 exam.
Candidates will be evaluated based on their CAT 2025 scores, academic profile, work experience, extra-curriculars, and diversity factors (if any).
Shortlisted candidates will be called for Group Discussion, Written Ability Test, Personal Interview, and Case Discussion (whichever is applicable as per the selected institute).
The institutes will create a final merit list based on the composite scores of the following components
CAT 2025 score
GD and PI Performance
Academic Profiles
Selected candidates will be offered admission in the MBA / PGDM course for the 2026-28 session.
What is the average fee of an MBA in India?
The MBA fee in India can range from Rs. 0.20 to 40 Lakhs depending on the Institute.
What is the CAT 2025 cutoff percentile for non-iim colleges?
The CAT cutoff for non-IIM colleges offering MBA programs can range from 60-99 percentile based on the targeted college.
Which Non-IIM colleges are accepting CAT 2025 scores?
Around 93 colleges are accepting CAT 2025 as member Institutions as per the CAT website, a few of these colleges are IIT Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR, FMS Delhi, XIMB, GIM Goa, and many others.
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Hello,
Here are some top colleges accepting XAT and CAT exams :
Top colleges accepting CAT:
IIMs (All Indian Institutes of Management)
FMS Delhi
SPJIMR Mumbai
MDI Gurgaon
IIT Bombay (SJMSOM)
IIT Delhi (DMS)
IIFT
IMT Ghaziabad
JBIMS Mumbai
Top colleges accepting XAT:
XLRI Jamshedpur
XIMB Bhubaneswar
IMT Ghaziabad
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Some suitable options include AIMS Institute Bangalore, Doon Business School Dehradun, Christ Institute of
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Yes, you are eligible for XISS Ranchi with a CAT percentile of 67.60.
According to recent admission trends, the CAT cutoff for the PGDM in Human Resource Management for the general category has been around 60 percentile. For other programs such as Marketing, Finance, and Rural Management, the
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The minimum eligibility criteria for a general candidate to receive a call from IIM Sambalpur are as follows:
VARC: 65%ile
QUANTS: 65%ile
LRDI: 65%ile
Overall: 90%tile
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