The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a highly prestigious entrance examination in India for admission to management programs. Nearly a thousand MBA colleges in India are accepting CAT 2023 scores for admission to MBA programs. There are currently 21 IIMs and all IIMs will accept CAT 2023 scores for admission 2024-26. Out of 3.28 lakh registered eligible candidates, around 2.88 lakh candidates appeared for the examination.

More than 100 top MBA colleges in India are accepting CAT 2023 score for MBA admission 2024. The top colleges accepting CAT are 21 IIMs and other top CAT MBA colleges in the Non-IIM category include FMS Delhi, XLRI, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai. , SJMSOM IIT Mumbai, DOMS IIT Delhi and this year IIFT have also announced to accept CAT 2023 scores for admission in 2024 and have canceled their own IIFT entrance exam.

Top IIMs Accepting CAT Score: Cut Offs 80 to 100 Percentile

IIMs are the leader among MBA colleges accepting CAT scores as they conduct CAT as their only entrance exam for MBA admission. Currently there are 21 IIMs and all IIMs will accept only CAT 2023 score for admission in 2024. All IIMs have their own sectional and overall CAT score cut offs which go in the range of 80 to 99 percentile.

The admission process into all 21 IIMs has opened with the start of the 2024 CAT registration process from August 2, 2023 and the last date to apply for admission is the last date for CAT exam registration. You can check the fees, placements and other details about top IIMs below:

Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score: Non-IIM Colleges (90 to 100 Percentile)

Not just IIMs, there are also highly ranked and internationally recognized MBA/PGDM colleges among the MBA colleges that accept CAT scores. Some of the leading MBA colleges except IIMs that will accept CAT 2023 score percentile of 90 and above for MBA admission 2024 are:

Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score: Non-IIM Colleges ( Between 50 T0 60 Percentile)