Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the most popular entrance exams for MBA conducted by IIMs. If a candidate didn’t score well in the CAT exam then he/she doesn’t worry about for because there are a lot of B-schools who take candidates with low CAT marks.
Keeping a good score in CAT exam may take you to the first step towards the admission procedure but it doesn’t mean that you get admission for the MBA course. There are also some factors related to the admission procedure, like Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI), etc. If you will get good marks and better impression in these rounds then it may take you for admission. Yes, IIMs select candidates who scored well in CAT but with the relevant procedure.
Aside from these CAT entrances there are several another National or State Level entrance exams for aspirants for direct get a chance in MBA admission. XLRI, Symbiosis, and Narsee Monjee are some of the top B-schools in the country and each of them conducts their own entrance exam. CAT, XAT, and MAT come in the top list among all other MBA entrance exams. Top Institute of India such as IIMs accepts the aspirants who got well scored in CMAT and XAT apart from CAT.
If you missed the application form of above or you didn’t score well from of above exam, you still have an option of taking MAT exam. The MAT exam is being conducted 4 times a year and most of the good MBA colleges accept the MAT score for MBA admission.
The admission procedure not entirely depends upon the CAT marks but also that in 10th and 12th along with graduation CGPA or percentile that allows a candidate to secure a place in one of the top MBA institutions. These things lead to a major share of the entrance criteria, giving an advantage to those who have not been able to secure well in the entrance exam.
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List of some MBA colleges for low Percentile in CAT:
| Institute | Place | Exam | Percentile |
| School of Management Science(SMS) | Lucknow | CAT/MAT | 50 and above |
| FIIB | Delhi | CAT/MAT | 50 and above |
| New Delhi Institute of Management | New Delhi | MAT, XAT, ATMA, GMAT, CMAT | 55 and above |
| Indian Business School | Hyderabad | All Entrance Exams | 50 and above |
| IILM | Gurgaon and Delhi | All Entrance Exams | 40 -50 |
| ISB | Kolkata | All entrance exams | 40 and above |
| IISE | Lucknow | All entrance exams | 40-50 |
| IILM | Greater Noida | All entrance exams | 65 and above |
| WLC | Delhi | All entrance exams | 40 and above |
| DSPSR | Delhi | All entrance exams | 30 and above |
| Noida | CAT/MAT/ZAT/ATMA | 50 and above | |
| Jagganath International Management School(JIMS) |
New Delhi |
CAT/MAT | 50 and above |
| Acharya Bangalore Business School | Bangalore | MAT/KMAT/ZAT/CAT | 50 and above |
| Doon Business School | Dehradun | CAT/MAT | 50 and above |
| Bengal Institute of Business Studies | Kolkata | MAT/ZAT/CAT | 50 and above |
Even if the CAT score of a particular candidate is low i.e. from 30 - 60 then also there hope for the candidate to read in a better institution as there a number of institutions in India only who accept low CAT scores
The admission procedure not entirely depends upon the CAT marks but also that in 10th and 12th along with graduation CGPA or percentile that allows a candidate to secure a place in one of the top MBA institutions. These things lead to a major share of the entrance criteria, giving an advantage to those who have not been able to secure well in the entrance exam.
Don’t lose your confidence while you scored low in CAT, there are several other options for getting admission, so keep patience and wait for right the thing.
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