Screwed up the CAT? Here is how you can fulfil your MBA Dream this year!
Screwed up the CAT? Here is how you can fulfil your MBA Dream this year!
Screwed up the CAT? Here is how you can fulfil your MBA Dream this year!
After the release of the response sheet and correct answers by IIM-K, Many aspirants around us are upset because of the low scores. Many of them are demotivated and think that they won’t be able to make it to good B-School in the upcoming academic year! But remember, if IIM’s are the Rolls Royce, Bentley or Ferrari of B-Schools then there are other great colleges which can be the Mercedes S-Class or the BMW 7-series. So let’s lookout rationally and see which one can be your ride!
Here is a list of Top 25 B-Schools in India
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1. |
Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad |
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2. |
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta |
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3. |
Xavier Labour and Research Institute, Jamshedpur |
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4. |
S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai |
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5. |
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon |
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6. |
Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University |
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7. |
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
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8. |
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode |
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9. |
Indian Institute of Management, Indore |
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10. |
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi |
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11. |
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai |
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12. |
NITIE, Mumbai |
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13. |
IMT, Ghaziabad |
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14. |
XIM, Bhuwneshwar |
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15. |
SIBM, Pune |
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16. |
Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur |
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17. |
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi |
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18. |
Goa Institute of Management |
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19. |
IIM Shillong |
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20. |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, Mumbai |
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21. |
SCMHRD, Pune |
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22. |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai |
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23. |
Great Lakes, Chennai |
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24. |
Indian Institute of Management, Trichy |
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25. |
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur |
Here is the list of Top 25 B-Schools of India and don’t worry as the number just represents the serial number and not the rank. So if we consider the colleges in this list then 12 out of the 25 colleges consider scores other than that of CAT.
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S.No |
B-School |
Exam score accepted |
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1. |
Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad |
CAT |
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2. |
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta |
CAT |
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3. |
Xavier Labour and Research Institute, Jamshedpur |
XAT |
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4. |
S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai |
CAT, XAT |
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5. |
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon |
CAT |
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6. |
Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University |
CAT |
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7. |
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
CAT |
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8. |
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode |
CAT |
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9. |
Indian Institute of Management, Indore |
CAT |
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10. |
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi |
IIFT |
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11. |
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai |
NMAT |
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12. |
NITIE, Mumbai |
CAT |
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13. |
IMT, Ghaziabad |
CAT, XAT, CMAT |
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14. |
XIM, Bhuwneshwar |
XAT, X-GMAT |
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15. |
SIBM, Pune |
SNAP |
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16. |
Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur |
CAT |
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17. |
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi |
CAT |
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18. |
Goa Institute of Management |
CAT, XAT, CMAT |
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19. |
IIM Shillong |
CAT |
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20. |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, Mumbai |
CMAT, MHCET |
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21. |
SCMHRD, Pune |
SNAP |
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22. |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai |
TISSNET |
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23. |
Great Lakes, Chennai |
CAT, XAT, CMAT |
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24. |
Indian Institute of Management, Trichy |
CAT |
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25. |
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur |
CAT |
In terms of percentage, 48% of colleges prefer XAT, CMAT, IIFT, NMAT, SNAP scores. So if you have screwed up your CAT you still have the opportunity to be in Top 25 B-schools of India.
To help you more we can give options of other very good B-Schools of India that accept XAT and CMAT Scores.
XAT score accepting colleges with their cut off for admission in percentiles
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B-School |
XAT 2019 cut off (percentile) |
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XLRI, Jamshedpur |
94 - 96 |
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XIM, Bhuwneshwar |
90 - 92 |
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SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai |
90 |
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IMT Ghaziabad |
90 |
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MICA Ahmedabad |
80 |
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Great Lakes |
80 |
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TAPMI Manipal |
80 |
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Goa Institute of Management |
85 |
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K J Somaiya, Mumbai |
85 |
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Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) |
80 |
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FORE School of Management, New Delhi |
85.25 |
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LIBA Chennai |
80 |
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BIMTECH Greater Noida |
75 |
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IFMR |
75 |
Here’s a bonus from team Kitabee to help you achieve a good score. here is the link to XAT previous year Decision Making questions file: https://www.kitabee.in//lessons/must-do-questions-for-preparation/must-do-questions-for-xat-preparation/decision-making-dm-for-xat-
CMAT score accepting colleges with their cut off for admission in percentiles
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B-School |
CMAT 2019 cut off (percentile) |
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Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai |
99.92 |
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Goa Institute of Management |
95 - 99 |
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Great Lakes, Chennai |
90 %ile plus |
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Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education(SIMSREE), Mumbai |
99.60 |
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K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies And Research, Mumbai |
99.20 |
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Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research |
99.06 |
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PUMBA: Department of Management Sciences University of Pune |
96.42 |
There are other entrance exams like TISSNET and MICAT for which you should definitely prepare for as TISS, Mumbai is considered one of the top B-School to learn Human Resources and MICA for Marketing.
The tables above are to show you that nothing is lost if you make it right at the end of the B-school entrance season. So pull up your sleeves and prepare to get the best ride to sail high in your career. Wishing you good luck!!!
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