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MBA Colleges Accepting 80-90 Percentile in CAT 2025: Every MBA aspirant's first choice to get into IIM's after taking CAT. But, because of the tough competition, only a few can secure a seat at IIM's. Regarded as most premier B-schools for post-graduate management education, IIMs shortlist candidates with a 95+ percentile in the CAT exam. However, for those who are unable to get a seat in IIM and secure a CAT percentile between 80 to 90 percentile, many renowned MBA colleges are accepting 80-90 percentile in CAT to offer admission to their management courses. IIM Kozhikode will announce CAT 2025 result probably in the third week of December 2025.
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Let's address this question of various candidates "Can I get IIM with 80 percentile?" Candidates can get admission into new IIMs with 80 percentile. MBA Colleges accepting CAT cut-off at 80 percentile and above in CAT 2025 are the top MBA colleges in India. They include some IIMs and other top MBA/PGDM colleges in India. IIMs have announced to accept below 90 percentile in CAT but actual data based on past trends reveal a much higher cut-off.
However, after one clears the CAT 2025, they still have to go through the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) to get admitted to a B-school. Check below CAT 85 percentile colleges and other B-schools accepting below 90 percentile in CAT 2025 exam.
Check out below the list of MBA colleges accepting CAT 80-90 percentile for admission 2026-28.
MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score 80-90 percentile | Location | MBA/PGDM Fees in Rs |
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Goa Institute of Management | Goa | 5.35 to 19.40 lakh |
Amity International Business School (AIBS) | Noida | 6.72 to 23.50 lakh |
Fore School of Management | New Delhi | 18.27 lakh |
International Management Institute | New Delhi | 22.00 lakh |
Indian Institute of Forest Management | Bhopal | 11.80 lakh |
Indian Institute of Management | Visakhapatnam | 16.10 to 16.50 lakh |
Loyola Institute of Business Administration | Chennai | 18.89 lakh |
National Institute of Technology | Tiruchirappalli | 1.40 lakh |
Praxis Business School | Kolkata | 7.80 to 9.50 lakh |
Shiva Institute of Management Studies | Ghaziabad | 1.33 to 2.60 lakh |
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research | Maharashtra | 24.00 lakh |
T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) | Karnataka | 7.2 to 17.34 lakh |
Trinity College for Management and Technology | Ghaziabad | 2.12 lakh |
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | Bangalore | 14.00 lakh |
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management | New Delhi | 16.50 lakh |
Amity University | Raipur/ Gurgaon/ Gwalior/ Lucknow/ Noida | 1.20 to 17.10 lakh |
Amity Business School (ABS) | Noida | 7.14 to 15.56 lakh |
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There is a good difference between the cut-offs announced by these MBA colleges accepting 90 percentile in CAT 2025 and the actual cut-off percentile for MBA admission 2025. For example, if IIM Ahmedabad announces a cut-off as low as 80 percentile in CAT, the actual cut-off percentile may go above 98.
Let’s have a look at these MBA colleges in India.
Below is the list of Bschools accepting CAT scores 80-85 percentile.
Below is the list of Bschools accepting CAT scores 85-90 percentile.
CAT 85-90 percentile college | CAT cutoff percentile |
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90 Percentile | |
90 Percentile | |
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 90 Percentile |
86 Percentile | |
90 Percentile | |
90 Percentile |
After scoring 80-90 percentile in CAT, which means you are one step closer to getting admission to the management school of your choice, some students are still looking to see whether a 90 percentile is good in CAT or whether an 85 percentile is good in CAT. Apart from that, other factors are part of the selection process of the top management institutes. After shortlisting candidates based on CAT score, candidates are required to participate in the following steps:
Check the MBA selection process and criteria: Unlike the IIMs or other B-schools, which evade Group Discussion (GD), in the above-provided institutes, it is prevalent. So, candidates are advised to do their preparation for the Group Discussion (GD) round. Apart from that, candidates prepare for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.
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Despite having a high CAT percentile, you may not be able to decide which, out of the top MBA colleges accepting 80 to 90 percentile in CAT, should be chosen. Before making your decision, you should consider the following:
Check out below the comparison of the MBA colleges accepting CAT score 80-90 percentile for admission 2025-27.
CAT 80-90 Percentile Accepting Colleges | Student-Faculty Ratio | ROI/ Placement (Avg Package) |
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TA Pai Management Institute | 16:1 | 11 LPA |
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research | 1:4 | 22.9 LPA |
Praxis Business School, Kolkata | 1:20 | 8.42 LPA |
Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam | 12:1 | 16.61 LPA |
Fore School of Management | 1:20 | 16.01 LPA |
Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai | 1:16 | 11.20 LPA |
Goa Institute of Management | 12:1 | 14.81 LPA |
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Take a look below the expected CAT 2025 score vs percentile as section-wise.
Percentile | VARC Score | DILR Score | QA Score | Overall Score |
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99.5 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 86 |
99 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 74 |
95 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 52 |
90 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 42 |
80 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
70 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A good score in CAT 2025 includes a 99–100 percentile.
For admission in IIMs, a good CAT score is usually 97-98 percentile, while for other top MBA colleges, a score of 90-95 percentile is considered good. Many Bschools accept candidates with CAT scores in the 80-90 percentile range.
A well preparation strategy and study material can give you 90 percentile in CAT with ease.
It is not that much hard to secure 90 percentile in CAT if a candidate have good command over basics.
Yes, 78 is a good enough score in CAT. Securing that much score in CAT will lead the candidate to the 94 to 95 percentile. There are many tier-1 B-schools that secure 78 CAT score.
Except IIMA, all other IIMs, like new IIMs and baby IIMs, suggest that you should score more than 85% (aggregate percentile). Securing 78 percentile in CAT is good score and it is equivalent to 94-95 percentile.
The list of a few colleges that one can get with 90 percentile is provided in this article.
There are many IIMs such as IIM Nagpur which can be get with a score of 90 percentile.
Candidates can get into some decent MBA colleges with 80 percentile in the CAT exam such as Indian Institute of Financial Management and Research, Changambakkam, SP Jain Institute of Management and Research and so on.
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