Great Lakes - PGDM & PGPM Admissions 2026
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CAT Admit Card Date:12 Nov' 25 - 30 Nov' 25
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.
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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College Name | Ownership | NIRF Rank Management 2025 | Minimum CAT Cut-off in Percentile 2025 | Expected CAT 2025 Cutoff |
Public | 1 | 95 | 90.98 | |
Public | 2 | 85 | - | |
Public | 7 | 85 | - | |
Public | 3 | 85 (expected) | 91.03 | |
Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | Public | 4 | 98 (expected) | - |
Public | 5 | 90 | - | |
Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Public | 14 | 99 (expected) | - |
Public | 8 | 90 (expected) | 90 | |
Public | 6 | 85 (expected) | 98 | |
| Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak | Public | 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) | - |
Public | 22 | 94 (expected) | - | |
Public | - | 99+ (expected) | - | |
Public | 38 | - | - | |
Private | 9 | 94 (expected) | - | |
Private | 20 | 85 (expected) | - | |
Public | 27 | 94 (expected) | - | |
Public | - | 90 (expected) | - | |
Public | 15 | 80 (expected) | - | |
Private | 65 | 83+ (expected) | - | |
Private | 39 | 85 (expected) | - | |
Private | 37 | 95 (expected) | - | |
Private | 45 | 91 (expected) | - | |
Public | 16 | 95 (expected) | - | |
| Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur | Public | 95 (expected) | 94.13 | |
Private | 40 | 90 (expected) | - | |
Private | 59 | 85 (expected) | - | |
Private | 30 | 96 (expected) | - | |
Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Public | 60 | 85 (expected) | - |
Private | 54 | 96 (expected) | - | |
| Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore | Private | - | 75 (expected) | - |
Source: Respective B-School admission officials, websites, B-school reports, and RTI Act.
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After appearing for CAT 2025, students can use the CAT percentile predictor to calculate their estimated CAT scores. After calculating the estimated CAT percentile candidates can use the CAT colleges predictor to know their chances of getting into the desired B-School accepting CAT scores.
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You can get the previous year's CUSAT CAT papers in pdf format sample papers from careers360 article. Follow the link given below from careers360 to get the the CUSAT CAT previous years question papers.
Link- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/cusat-cat-sample-papers
Hello,
Since the CAT application form correction window is closed, you must contact the CAT help desk immediately to explain the situation, as you can't edit a wrong date of birth after submission. If it's a major error like date of birth, you may need to go to the exam center with proof and the correct admit card, although getting it corrected before the exam date is the most important first step.
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Hi there,
You have to apply separately for each symbiosis college, like SIBM Pune, as they as not automatically included. The CAT form automatically includes many IIMs, but the SNAP exam is a separate test that is given for admission to Symbiosis Institute, which requires its own separate application and fee.
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Hello,
To get admitted to the Institute of Management Studies (IMS), BHU, for an MBA in 2026, you must clear the CAT entrance exam. For that you need to fill out the application form of the CAT in August 2026, which you can get on the Official CAT website
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