Top B-schools admitting candidates on basis of XAT and CAT score
Sundararajan | January 18, 2021 | 07:21 PM IST | 1 min read
Know the list of top B-schools that accept candidates on the basis of CAT cutoff and XAT cutoff here
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Download EBookNEW DELHI: Students aspiring to take admission to top B-schools accepting CAT cutoff and XAT cutoff must have appeared for CAT 2020 or XAT 2021. The XAT 2021 cutoff and CAT 2020 cutoff range may vary from institute to institute. Candidates who clear the XAT cutoff for XLRI or cutoff of CAT have to prepare for the next round of the selection process which includes Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI), and Written Ability Test (WAT).
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There are more than 600 B-schools that accept CAT 2020 scores and cutoffs. Many participating institutes of CAT 2020 has begun the registration process. There are some B-schools that do not have any specific XAT cutoff or CAT score, and they will consider the profiles of the candidates for the shortlist.
Top B-schools accepting XAT 2021 scores and cutoffs
Along with Xavier Associate Management Institutes (XAMI), there are more than 160 B-Schools that are part of XAT 2021 participating institutes. Here is the list of premier B-Schools that accept XAT 2021 scores along with the XAT sectional cutoff and overall cutoff.
|
B-school name |
XAT 2021 cutoff in percentile |
|
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai |
85 |
|
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai |
90 |
|
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa |
90 |
|
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) |
80 |
|
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad |
75 |
Top B-schools accepting CAT 2020 scores and cutoffs
Depending on the percentile of the candidate in CAT 2020, the respective authorities of the B-schools approve the MBA program. Check out the list of top B-schools that accept CAT scores and cutoff and their percentile in the table below:
|
B-school name |
CAT 2021 cutoff in percentile |
|
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad |
98.75 |
|
Indian Institute of Management (IM), Bangalore |
90 |
|
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta |
90 |
|
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management |
85 |
|
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar |
91 |
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