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    XAT 2026 Accepting Colleges: Complete List, Cutoff & Admission Process

    XAT 2026 Accepting Colleges: Complete List, Cutoff & Admission Process

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    Gursimran KaurUpdated on 16 Jan 2026, 12:48 PM IST

    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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    3. Other XAT Exam accepting colleges
    XAT 2026 Accepting Colleges: Complete List, Cutoff & Admission Process
    XAT 2026 Accepting Colleges: Complete List, Cutoff & Admission Process

    Top MBA Colleges Accepting XAT Scores 2026

    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

    XLRI Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur

    Rs. 15.25 Lakhs per annum

    Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS Ranchi)

    -

    XAT 2026 Accepting Colleges with their Cutoff

    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

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

    26

    64-70

    Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad

    33

    80

    Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

    37

    85-98

    Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

    30

    90-92

    Goa Institute of Management

    43

    85

    International Management Institute, Delhi

    40

    85–90

    XIM University, Bhubaneswar

    45

    92-94

    Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida

    41

    60

    Fore School of Management, Delhi

    59

    85

    T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal, Karnataka

    39

    80

    International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar

    94

    75

    K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai

    65

    71

    Birla Institute of Management Technology, Noida

    61

    60-72

    Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai

    55

    75

    Alliance University, Bengaluru

    71

    70

    BML Munjal University, Gurgaon

    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

    National Institute of Bank Management, Pune

    -

    60-75

    Rajagiri Business School, Cochin

    91

    15

    Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli

    96

    75-85

    Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad

    72

    90

    Also Read: XAT Accepting Colleges with Low Fee

    Other XAT Exam accepting colleges

    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)

    Q: How many colleges accept XAT 2026?
    A:

    There are approximately 145 colleges that accept the XAT 2026.

    Q: Does Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, accept XAT 2026 scores?
    A:

    No, MDI Gurgaon will not accept the  XAT 2026 score; MDI Murshidabad will.

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