CAT exam 2022: Expecting to get a low CAT 2022 score? Check out CAT score vs percentile 2022 and list of MBA colleges in India accepting low CAT scores.
Know Your Chances for getting Calls from IIMs & other Top MBA Colleges through CAT Percentile, based on your category, academic profile, work-ex & CAT result.
Use NowHimanshu Shekhar | December 5, 2022 | 01:00 PM IST
NEW DELHI- Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore will announce the CAT 2022 result probably in the second week of January 2023. However, candidates must have calculated their probable score using the provisional CAT answer key 2022 and CAT response sheet. CAT percentile predictor tool can be used further to know the approximate percentile. The main aim of MBA aspirants giving the CAT exam is to get into one of the top MBA colleges of India. When it comes to MBA admission, IIMs are the foremost choice of every CAT aspirant. Apart from 20 IIMs, there are more than 100 non-IIMs that use the CAT score for MBA admission.
Old IIMs and most of the top colleges in India accept 95-99+ CAT percentile for MBA admission. Candidates with a CAT percentile of 95 to 99+ have plenty of MBA college options open to them, but candidates with a CAT percentile as low as 50 or 60 to 70 must know that they also have a lot of options available to pursue MBA courses from good B-schools. Here is the list of top B-Schools accepting low CAT scores segregated based on the CAT percentile.
MBA colleges in India accepting 80-90 CAT percentile | CAT colleges accepting 70-80 CAT percentile | Top MBA colleges accepting 60-70 CAT percentile | MBA colleges accepting 50-60 CAT percentile |
Indian Institute of Financial Management and Research, Changambakkam | Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal | Thiagarajar School of Management, Thirupparankundram | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra |
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai | Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad | AIMS Institutes, Bangalore | Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad |
Prin. L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai | Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore | School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad | New Delhi Institute of Management, New Delhi |
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | PES University, Bangalore | Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Ahmedabad |
Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow & Jaipur | KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar | Acharya Institute of Management, Bangalore |
Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textile Management, Coimbatore | IBS Business School, Bangalore | School of Management Sciences, Varanasi |
University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh | Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar & Pune | Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Kochi | MANAGE, Hyderabad |
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai | Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur | Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad and Noida | Institute of Rural Management, Jaipur |
Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy | Vel Tech Dr. RR & Dr. SR University, Chennai | Karunya University Business School, Coimbatore | Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore |
University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh | FMS, Manav Rachna University, Faridabad | Army Institute of Management, Kolkata | Veltech Business School, Chennai |
Marks obtained in CAT 2022 entrance exam will be converted into a scale from 100 to 0. The CAT 2022 percentile for each section will be normalized and then the overall CAT percentile will be calculated.
CAT percentile range | CAT overall score |
99+ | 155-160 |
95-98 | 135-154 |
90-94 | 101-134 |
85-89 | 81-100 |
80-84 | 71-80 |
75-79 | 61-70 |
70-74 | 51-60 |
Candidates are suggested to evaluate their CAT 2022 percentile using the CAT percentile predictor tool, answer key and response sheet. Based on the percentile, shortlist the MBA colleges they wish to go for and then checkout their MBA admission criteria and selection process. The MBA admission selection rounds comprises the Group Discussion (GD), Written Ability Test (WAT), and Personal Interview (PI). Thereafter, candidates must keep tracking the MBA admission dates by visiting the official website of the respective MBA colleges and fill the form as soon as their application window opens.
MBA colleges will determine the CAT cut-off 2022 and shortlist candidates accordingly. Shortlisted candidates will be called by colleges to participate in the MBA admission rounds. Candidates will be given final admission based on their performance in these rounds.
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