XAT 2026 accepting colleges for MBA/ PGDM admission for the 2026-28 session are XLRI Jamshedpur, XIMB, LIBA Chennai, MICA, BML Munjal, KJ Somaiya, and more. 12 colleges are members of the Xavier Association of Management Institute XAMI. XAT 2026 is accepted by approximately 145 colleges; there are 133 XAT-associated colleges/Institutes in India. There is only one foreign XAMI member, i.e., Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago. XAT exam accepting colleges with fee, cutoff, and their NIRF ranking are mentioned in this article. Candidates take a look at the XAT colleges to apply for the 2026 admissions in the article below.
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The top colleges accepting the XAT 2026 score for MBA admission 2026-28 are mentioned in the following table. The following colleges are members of the Xavier Association of Management Institute (XAMI).
XAMI Members | XAT 2026 College Fee |
Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai | Rs. 19 Lakhs |
Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago | - |
St. Francis Institute of Management and Research (SFIMR), Mumbai | Rs. 5 Lakhs |
St. Joseph's Institute of Management, Bengaluru | Rs. 10.80 Lakhs |
St. Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology, Mangalore | Rs. 6.32 Lakhs |
Xavier Business School (XBS), St.Xavier's University, Kolkata | Rs. 10.80 Lakhs |
Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneshwar | Rs. 25.40 Lakhs |
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bengaluru | Rs. 12.90 Lakhs |
Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai | Rs. 3.08 Lakhs per annum |
Xavier Institute of Development Action and Sciences (XIDAS), Jabalpur | Rs. 5.32 Lakhs |
Rs. 15.25 Lakhs per annum | |
Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS Ranchi) | - |
Here is a list of XAT-accepting colleges with their XAT cutoff for the MBA aspirants to go through. The table below also contains the NIRF ranking for the colleges as of 2025.
XAT 2026 Colleges List | NIRF Ranking 2025 | XAT 2026 Cutoff (Expected) |
XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur | 10 | 94-96 |
26 | 64-70 | |
33 | 80 | |
37 | 85-98 | |
30 | 90-92 | |
43 | 85 | |
40 | 85–90 | |
XIM University, Bhubaneswar | 45 | 92-94 |
41 | 60 | |
59 | 85 | |
39 | 80 | |
94 | 75 | |
65 | 71 | |
61 | 60-72 | |
Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai | 55 | 75 |
71 | 70 | |
77 | 50 | |
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai | 75 | 70-80 |
Jagan Institute of Management Studies Technical Campus, Delhi | 90 | 50-70 |
School of Management-SoM, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar | 89 | 60 |
- | 60-75 | |
91 | 15 | |
96 | 75-85 | |
72 | 90 |
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More colleges associated with XAT 2026 accepting XAT scores are listed below. Students can go through the list below for the names of the XAT-accepting colleges along with their locations.
XAT ASSOCIATE INSTITUTE | LOCATION |
|---|---|
ABBS School of Management | Bengaluru |
AIMS Institutes (Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences) | Bangalore |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management | New Delhi |
ASBM University | Bhubaneswar |
Ahmedabad University | Ahmedabad |
Aditya School of Business Management | Mumbai |
Badruka School Of Management | Hyderabad |
Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM) | Pune |
Balaji Institute of International Business | Pune |
Balaji Institute of Management & HRD | Pune |
Bennett University | Greater Noida |
BFIT Group of Institutions | Dehradun |
Bihar Agricultural University | Bhagalpur |
Birla Global University | Bhubaneswar |
Birla Institute of Management Technology | Bhubaneswar |
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani | Pilani |
Centurion University of Technology and Management | Bhubaneswar |
Chanakya University | Bengaluru |
Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna | Patna |
CMS Business School | Bengaluru |
Christ (Deemed to be University), Lavasa | Pune |
Christ (Deemed to be University) Delhi NCR | Ghaziabad |
Deccan Education Society's Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR) | Pune |
Development Management Institute | Patna |
Doon Business School(DBS Global University) | Dehradun |
Dr. D.Y. Patil B-School | Pune |
Dr. Karippa School of Art and Design Management | Bengaluru |
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India | Dist. Gandhinagar |
Firebird Institute of Research in Management | Coimbatore |
FLAME University | Dist Pune |
Fortune Institute of International Business | New Delhi |
Fuel Business School | Pune |
Goa Business School, Goa University | Goa |
Global Institute of Business Studies (GIBS Business School) | Bengaluru |
Gitam Institute of Management | Vishakhapatnam |
GNIOT Institute of Management Studies | Greater Noida |
GITAM Hyderabad Business School | Hyderabad |
Hari Shankar Singhania School Of Business (HSB) | Jaipur |
ICBM-School of Business Excellence | Hyderabad |
IIBS | Bengaluru |
IIHMR University | Jaipur |
IILM University | Gurugram |
IILM University | Greater Noida |
Indian Institute of Forest Management | Bhopal |
Indus Business Academy (IBA, Bengaluru) | Bengaluru |
IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University | Chittoor |
ITM Skills University | Navi Mumbai |
Institute of Insurance and Risk Management | Hyderabad |
Institute Of Public Enterprises | Hyderabad |
International School of Management Patna | Patna |
IMS Business School | Kolkata |
Institute of Engineering and Management | Kolkata |
Institute of Management Technology (Dubai) | Dubai - UAE |
Institute of Management Technology (Nagpur) | Nagpur |
Institute of Management Technology (Ghaziabad) | Ghaziabad |
Institute of Rural Management Anand | Anand, Gujarat |
International Academy of Management & Entrepreneurship (IAME) | Bengaluru |
International Institute of Management Studies | Pune |
International School of Business & Media, Pune (ISB&M) | Pune |
International School of Management Excellence | Bengaluru |
ISBR Business School | Bengaluru |
IIEBM, Indus Business School | Pune |
Jagdish Sheth School of Management | Bengaluru |
JK Business School | Haryana |
Kalinga University | Raipur |
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies | Harihar |
KIIT School of Management | Bhubaneswar |
KIET Group of Institutions | Ghaziabad |
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi | New Delhi |
LM Thapar School of Management, Punjab | Punjab |
Maharaja Agrasen Business School | Delhi |
Management Development Institute | Murshidabad |
Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University | Phagwara, Distt.Kapurthala |
M S Ramaiah Institute of Management | Bengaluru |
Mulshi Institute of Business Management | Pune |
Myra School of Business | Mysore |
MIT-WPU University | Pune |
MCC Boyd Tandon School of Business | Chennai |
National Insurance Academy | Pune |
NICMAR University | Pune |
NTPC School of Business (NSB) | Noida |
New Delhi Institute of Management | New Delhi |
NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research | Thane |
Parul University | Gujarat |
Praxis Business School | Kolkata |
Prestige University | Indore |
Presidency University | Bengaluru |
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | Bengaluru |
Pune Institute of Business Management | Pune |
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Bengaluru |
Regional College of Management | Bhubaneswar |
Shanti Business School | Ahmedabad |
School of Business, Mody University | Lakshmangarh |
School of Business, Woxsen University | Hyderabad |
SCMS Cochin School of Business | Cochin |
School of Management & Entrepreneurship, Shiv Nadar University | Greater Noida |
SIES School of Business Studies | Navi Mumbai |
Sir Padampat Singhania University | Udaipur |
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) | Mysore |
Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Management Sciences | Chennai |
Sri Balaji University | Pune |
SOIL, School of Business Design | Gurugram |
Siva Sivani Institute of Management | Secunderabad |
SRM University-AP | Andhra Pradesh |
Suryadatta Institutes of Management (SIMMC/SIBMT/SuryadattaPGDM) | Pune |
Svyasa Deemed To Be University | Bengaluru |
Taxila Business School | Jaipur |
Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co-operative Management | Pune |
Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore |
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM) | Hyderabad |
Tapmi School of Business/Manipal University, Jaipur | Jaipur |
Rajalakshmi School of Business | Chennai |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There are approximately 145 colleges that accept the XAT 2026.
No, MDI Gurgaon will not accept the XAT 2026 score; MDI Murshidabad will.
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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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Hi dear candidate,
As per the official cut off list by XISS Ranchi, the cut off for PGDM HRM in XAT exam is 60 percentile for unreserved category (general) which means that your admission is possible there. You follow there official website for admission process.
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With a 70 percent in CAT Examination, you can go for various B-Schools or private collages. The S. K. Patel Institute of Management in Gandhinagar is an option for those who score 70-80 percent in their CAT examination or The Gujarat Institute of Management (GIM) in Goa with a cutoff
GIBS Business School in Bangalore accepts multiple national and state-level entrance exam scores for admission to its PGDM program. You can apply using scores from exams like CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, ATMA, or various state-level CETs.
The admission process typically considers your entrance exam score along with your academic
No, it's not mandatory but if you've those score then your option will be vast. Maximum Universities have their own selection process & own exams. If you have those good score they'll prefer you. But as per AICTE rules you have to have one national or state basis entrance exam
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