Top B-Schools Accepting CAT Scores 2025: Colleges, Cutoffs & Admission Details

Top B-Schools Accepting CAT Scores 2025: Colleges, Cutoffs & Admission Details

Updated on 14 Nov 2025, 12:02 PM IST

Top B-Schools Accepting CAT Scores and Cutoffs - The CAT exam is a national-level MBA entrance exam conducted for admission to top B-schools like IIMs IITs, MNITs, MDI, SPJIMR, FMS, etc. Around 2.95 lakh students appear for the CAT exam this year. Around 40, 000 seats are offered based on CAT score and cutoff by CAT participating institutes 2025. Students aspiring to take MBA admission to top B-schools accepting CAT score and cutoff must appear for CAT 2025. The CAT 2025 exam will be conducted by IIM CAT on November 30, 2025.

The CAT is conducted by IIM releases the CAT result in the second week of December. After this, candidates are shortlisted for the further selection process of various top MBA colleges accepting CAT score and cutoff. The CAT cutoff range may vary from institute to institute. Check this complete article by Careers360 to know in detail about the top B-schools accepting CAT scores and cutoffs.

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Top B-Schools Accepting CAT Scores 2025: Colleges, Cutoffs & Admission Details
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List of Top B-Schools Accepting CAT Scores and Cutoffs

Over 1000 B-schools are accepting CAT scores and Cutoffs for MBA and PGDM admissions. Many participating institutes of CAT 2025 will begin the registration process once the CAT entrance exam is conducted on November 30. Depending upon the candidate's percentile in CAT 2025, the respective authorities of B-schools grant admission to the MBA programme. Check the list of Top B-schools Accepting CAT scores and cutoffs and their percentile in the table below:

Note: The B-schools are arranged according to Careers360 ranks, starting from the Public B-schools followed by Private B-schools. The ranks of the B-schools which have been referred to as 'Not Ranked' have not participated in the ranking or were not deemed eligible as per the Careers360 ranking eligibility criteria.

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Top B-schools Accepting CAT Scores and their Cutoffs

College Name

Ownership

NIRF Rank Management 2025

Minimum CAT Cut-off in Percentile 2025

Expected CAT 2025 Cutoff

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Public

1

95

90.98

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Public

2

85

-

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Public

7

85

-

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Public

3

85 (expected)

91.03

Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Public

4

98 (expected)

-

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Public

5

90

-

Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Public

14

99 (expected)

-

Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Public

8

90 (expected)

90

Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai

Public

6

85 (expected)

98
Indian Institute of Management, RohtakPublic
97 (expected)98.05

Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Public

12

90 (expected)

-

Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Public

13

96 (expected)

-

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Public

22

94 (expected)

-

Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi

Public

-

99+ (expected)

-

Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong

Public

38

-

-

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Private

9

94 (expected)

-

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai

Private

20

85 (expected)

-

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Public

27

94 (expected)

-

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Public

-

90 (expected)

-

Indian Institute of Management, Raipur

Public

15

80 (expected)

-

KJ Somaiya Institute of Management

Private

65

83+ (expected)

-

TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal

Private

39

85 (expected)

-

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

Private

37

95 (expected)

-

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

Private

45

91 (expected)

-

Indian Institute of Management, Trichy

Public

16

95 (expected)

-
Indian Institute of Management, NagpurPublic
95 (expected)94.13

International Management Institute, Delhi

Private

40

90 (expected)

-

FORE School of Management, Delhi

Private

59

85 (expected)

-

Institute of Management and Technology, Ghaziabad

Private

30

96 (expected)

-

Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Public

60

85 (expected)

-

Institute of Rural Management, Anand

Private

54

96 (expected)

-
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, MysorePrivate-75 (expected)-

Source: Respective B-School admission officials, websites, B-school reports, and RTI Act.

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If your CAT admit card shows your surname first followed by your first name as entered in the form, it is correct. You do not need to worry about this format as long as it matches the details you provided. Ensure all other information on the admit card is accurate and carry it to the exam along with the required identification documents.
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Hello,

If your CAT admit card has a different date of birth than your Aadhaar card, you should get it corrected immediately . Here’s what you can do:

  1. Check the CAT website : Log in to your candidate portal and look for the option to correct personal details.

  2. Contact the CAT helpdesk : Email or call them explaining the issue. Attach a copy of your Aadhaar card as proof.

  3. Do not ignore it : The date of birth must match your ID, otherwise you may face problems at the exam or during admission.

Usually, the CAT authorities allow corrections before the exam, so act quickly.

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