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Best MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Scores

50 MBA colleges accepting CAT, listed by NIRF rank. Total fees run from ₹4 L to ₹27.5 L. Many also accept GMAT, GRE, PGDBA Admission Test, XAT and CMAT. Every figure carries its source and year on the college’s page. Check with the college before you apply.

50 MBA colleges accepting CAT

NIRF #1 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.5/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- AACSB
- EQUIS
Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹27.5 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹33.96 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 99 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #2 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.5/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bengaluru, Karnataka
- AACSB
- EQUIS
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹26 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹34.83 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 99 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #3 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.8/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Kozhikode, Kerala
- AMBA
- EQUIS
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 3
Total fee
₹23.5 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹27.93 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 95 %ile
Accepts CAT, GMAT, GRE
100% placed
NIRF #4 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.6/10
Government
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
- AACSB
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹13.2 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹22.32 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 90.44 %ile
Accepts CAT
98% placed
NIRF #5 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.1/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- AACSB
- AMBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 4
Total fee
₹23 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹31.57 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 97 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #6 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.4/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharashtra
- AACSB
- AMBA
- EQUIS
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 3
Total fee
₹25 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹30.45 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 95 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #7 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.7/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Kolkata, West Bengal
- AACSB
- AMBA
- EQUIS
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹27 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹34.7 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 99 %ile
Accepts CAT, PGDBA Admission Test
100% placed
NIRF #8 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.4/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- AACSB
- AMBA
- EQUIS
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹25.15 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹25.6 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 95 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #9 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.6/10
Autonomous
Management Development Institute
Gurugram, Haryana
- AACSB
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 5
Total fee
₹26.55 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹25.14 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 96 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #12 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.8/10
Government
Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal
- AACSB
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹13.03 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹22.75 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 90 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #13 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.3/10
Government
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- AACSB
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹10 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹17.9 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 90 %ile
Accepts CAT, GMAT
100% placed
NIRF #14 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.2/10
Government
SJM School of Management, IIT Bombay
Mumbai, Maharashtra
- AACSB
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹15.15 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹28.16 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 94 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #15 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.5/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Raipur
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- AACSB
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹20 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹19.75 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 96.25 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #16 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.6/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
- AACSB
- AMBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹21 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹19.27 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 96.25 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #17 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.8/10
Government
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
New Delhi, Delhi
- AACSB
- NAAC A+
MBA in International Business (MBA-IB) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹21.82 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹26.2 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 98 %ile
Accepts CAT, GMAT
100% placed
NIRF #18 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.0/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
Ranchi, Jharkhand
- AACSB
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 3
Total fee
₹19.2 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹18.39 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 96.25 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #19 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.3/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
Rohtak, Haryana
- AACSB
- AMBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹17.9 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹19.27 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 97 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #20 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.2/10
Autonomous
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
Mumbai, Maharashtra
- AACSB
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹22.66 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹33 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 90 %ile
Accepts CAT, GMAT
100% placed
NIRF #21 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.5/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
Udaipur, Rajasthan
- AACSB
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹22.51 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹20.08 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 94 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #22 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.9/10
Government
Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
- AACSB
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹9.5 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹18.34 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 94.5 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #23 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.5/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Kashipur, Uttarakhand
- AACSB
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹17.3 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹17.97 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 96.25 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #25 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.9/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Nagpur
Nagpur, Maharashtra
- AACSB
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹18.9 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹16.67 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 95 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #26 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.4/10
Deemed University
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- AACSB
- NAAC A++
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹12 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹8.98 LPA
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #27 · 2025Aptitude360 score 7.1/10
Government
Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- NAAC A
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹4.5 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹18.14 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 91 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #29 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.6/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- AACSB
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹18.3 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹16.61 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 93 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #30 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.8/10
Autonomous
Institute of Management Technology
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
- AACSB
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 8
Total fee
₹23 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹17.31 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 90 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT
100% placed
NIRF #31 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.3/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
Gaya, Bihar
- AACSB
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 3
Total fee
₹17.96 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹15.44 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 94 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #32 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.8/10
Private
Chandigarh University
Mohali, Punjab
- NAAC A+
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Headline programme · 1 of 3
Total fee
₹7 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹8.5 LPAaveraged across programmes
Accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT +2 more
95% placed
NIRF #33 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.4/10
Autonomous
MICA
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- NAAC A
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Communications (PGDM-C)
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹21 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹20.09 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 85 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT, MICAT
100% placed
NIRF #34 · 2025Aptitude360 score 4.9/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
Sambalpur, Odisha
- AACSB
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹21.01 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹16.64 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 94 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #35 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.6/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Jammu
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
- AACSB
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)
Headline programme · 1 of 3
Total fee
₹18.4 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹16.1 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 92 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #36 · 2025Aptitude360 score 3.4/10
Private
UPES
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- NAAC A
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 7
Total fee
₹19.11 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹7.88 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 50 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT +2 more
95.3% placed
NIRF #37 · 2025Aptitude360 score 4.9/10
Autonomous
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- AACSB
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹22.5 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹15.1 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 85 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT
100% placed
NIRF #38 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.7/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Shillong, Meghalaya
- AACSB
- AMBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹26.18 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹26.1 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 95 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #39 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.0/10
Deemed University
T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipal
Manipal, Karnataka
- AACSB
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 5
Total fee
₹20.3 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹15.46 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 85 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT
100% placed
NIRF #40 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.6/10
Autonomous
International Management Institute
New Delhi, Delhi
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 3
Total fee
₹23.4 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹16.89 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 88 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT
100% placed
NIRF #41 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.4/10
Autonomous
Jaipuria Institute of Management
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- NAAC A+
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 5
Total fee
₹15.5 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹12.34 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 50 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT +1 more
98% placed
NIRF #42 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.7/10
Autonomous
International Management Institute
Kolkata, West Bengal
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹15.5 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹12.02 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 70 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT
100% placed
NIRF #43 · 2025Aptitude360 score 4.1/10
Autonomous
Goa Institute of Management
Sanquelim, Goa
- AACSB
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 7
Total fee
₹21.55 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹14.84 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 90 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT, GAAT
100% placed
NIRF #44 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.3/10
Private
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
- ACBSP
- NAAC A++
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 11
Total fee
₹9.6 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹7.5 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 70 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT +1 more
92% placed
NIRF #45 · 2025Aptitude360 score 4.9/10
Private
XIM University
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- NBA
- SAQS
Master of Business Administration (Business Management) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 5
Total fee
₹23 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹17.41 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff XAT 90 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT +3 more
100% placed
NIRF #46 · 2025Aptitude360 score 4.0/10
Deemed University
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
Hyderabad, Telangana
- AACSB
- NAAC A++
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹18.02 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹9.71 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff IBSAT 70 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT +1 more
95% placed
NIRF #46 · 2025Aptitude360 score 4.8/10
Deemed University
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
Patiala, Punjab
- AACSB
- NAAC A+
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹10.4 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹8.44 LPAaveraged across programmes
Accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT +1 more
94.7% placed
NIRF #48 · 2025Aptitude360 score 6.7/10
Government
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
Dhanbad, Jharkhand
- NAAC A+
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹4 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹16.86 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 80 %ile
Accepts CAT
97% placed
NIRF #49 · 2025Aptitude360 score 3.9/10
Private
Amity University
Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
- NAAC A+
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 4
Total fee
₹17 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹8.17 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 85 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT +2 more
95% placed
NIRF #50 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.7/10
Autonomous
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Gurgaon, Haryana
- AMBA
- NBA
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹17.75 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹15.6 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 85 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT
100% placed
NIRF #51 · 2025Aptitude360 score 4.4/10
Government
Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur
Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh
- AICTE
- NBA
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 2
Total fee
₹17.5 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹14.29 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 90 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #52 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.2/10
Deemed University
Graphic Era University
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- NAAC A+
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹8 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹7.45 LPA
Accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT
93% placed
NIRF #53 · 2025Aptitude360 score 5.8/10
Private
Nirma University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- AACSB
- NAAC A+
- NBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · 2 Years
Headline programme · 1 of 5
Total fee
₹13.1 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹12.5 LPAaveraged across programmes
Est. call cutoff CAT 81 %ile
Accepts CAT
100% placed
NIRF #54 · 2025Aptitude360 score 4.4/10
Autonomous
Institute of Rural Management Anand
Anand, Gujarat
- NBA
- SAQS
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Rural Management (PGDM-RM) · 2 Years
Total fee
₹16.75 L
Avg CTC 2025
₹14.14 LPA
Est. call cutoff CAT 85 %ile
Accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT, IRMASAT
100% placed

MBA colleges accepting CAT: questions answered

Answered from the figures in our college directory.

Which are the best MBA colleges accepting CAT?

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi and Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, among others. They are listed by NIRF rank, with unranked colleges after the ranked ones.

How many MBA colleges accept CAT?

Aptitude360's college directory lists 50 MBA colleges accepting CAT: 28 government, 11 autonomous, 6 private and 5 deemed university.

What is the fee at MBA colleges accepting CAT?

Total programme fees range from ₹4 L at Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad to ₹27.5 L at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The figure is the headline programme’s fee for its latest published year; check with the college, as fees change every year.

Which other exams do these MBA colleges accept?

GMAT (19 colleges), XAT (18 colleges), CMAT (8 colleges), NMAT (6 colleges), MAT (5 colleges) and CEED (1 college).

Which MBA college accepting CAT has the highest average package?

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, with an average CTC of ₹34.83 LPA for the 2025 batch.

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