CAT Exam Guide: MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Score Other Than IIMs
Planning an MBA in India? The CAT exam (Common Admission Test) is one of the most popular and prestigious entrance exams in the country. Most students know that IIMs accept CAT, but many other top B-schools also consider your CAT score for admission. This guide explains what CAT is and gives a state-wise list of colleges accepting CAT score other than IIMs.
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About the CAT Exam
CAT (Common Admission Test) is known as one of the most popular and prestigious entrance exams in India. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) organize this exam every year to select candidates for their admission process. All IIMs consider and follow the CAT result.
Apart from IIMs, there are many other member institutes that consider the CAT score. A state-wise list of such institutes is given below.
Important Dates for CAT
Registration dates, exam date, result declaration and score card download dates change every year. Always check the official CAT website for the latest schedule and notification before you apply.
List of Colleges Accepting CAT Score Other Than IIMs
Admission rules can change, so confirm CAT acceptance on the official website of the institute before applying.
List of Institutes Considering CAT Score
List of Colleges Accepting CAT Score Other Than IIMs
Admission rules can change, so confirm CAT acceptance on the official website of the institute before applying.
| College Name | Address | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| GITAM School of International Business | GITAM University, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, 530045 | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
| Department of Business Administration, Tezpur University | Tezpur University, Napaam, 784028 | Napaam | Assam |
| Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management Studies | Department of Business Administration, Assam University, Silchar, 788011 | Silchar | Assam |
| Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna (CIMP) | CIMP Nagar, Mithapur Institutional Area, Near Mithapur Bus Stand, Patna, 800001 | Patna | Bihar |
| Development Management Institute | Udyog Bhawan (Second Floor), East Gandhi Maidan, Patna, 800004 | Patna | Bihar |
| Faculty of Management Studies | University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007 | Delhi | Delhi |
| Fortune Institute of International Business | Plot No. 5, Rao Tula Ram Marg, Opp. Army R&R Hospital, Vasant Vihar | Delhi | Delhi |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management | Dwarka, New Delhi, 110075 | Delhi | Delhi |
| University of Delhi (Dept. of Commerce, Financial Studies & Business Economics) | Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110007 | Delhi | Delhi |
| Vivekanand Institute of Professional Studies, Technical Campus | Delhi School of Business, VIPS-TC, AU Block, Outer Ring Road, Pitampura, 110088 | Delhi | Delhi |
| Institute of Management, Nirma University | SG Highway, Ahmedabad, 382481 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| Goa Institute of Management | Sanquelim Campus, Poriem, Sattari, Panaji, 403505 | Goa | Goa |
| Institute of Rural Management, Anand | PO Box No. 60, Anand, 388001 | Anand | Gujarat |
| Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India | Near Village Bhat, Via Ahmedabad Airport & Indira Bridge, P.O. Bhat, Dist. Gandhinagar, 382428 | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | Attalika Avenue, Knowledge Corridor, Koba, Gandhinagar, 382007 | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| National Power Training Institute | Sector 33, NPTI Complex, Faridabad, 121003 | Faridabad | Haryana |
| O P Jindal Global University | Sonipat Narela Road, Sonipat, 131001 | Sonipat | Haryana |
| BML Munjal University | 67th KM Stone, NH-8, Dist. Gurgaon, 122413 | Gurgaon | Haryana |
| School of Business, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Campus, 182320 | Katra | Jammu & Kashmir |
| The Business School, University of Jammu | Jammu Tawi, 180006 | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir |
| School of Petroleum Management, PDPU | Raisan Village, Gandhinagar, 382007 | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service | Dr. Camil Bulcke Path, PO Box No. 7, Purulia Road, Ranchi, 834001 | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology | #75, Devanathachar Street, 5th Main, Chamrajpet, Bangalore, 560018 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| AIMS Institute of Higher Education (AIMS Institutes) | 1st Cross, 1st Stage, Peenya, Bangalore, 560058 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| Alliance School of Business (Alliance University) | Chikkahagade Cross, Chandapura-Anekal Main Road, Anekal, Bangalore, 562106 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| GIBS Business School | #98, 98/1, Kalena Agrahara, Begur Hobli, Next to KTM, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, 560076 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| Indian Institute of Science | The Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| Institute of Finance & International Management (IFIM) | #8P & 9P, KIADB Industrial Area, Opp. Infosys Gate-4, Electronics City Phase-I, Bangalore, 560100 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| International Institute of Business Studies (IIBS) | #70, 2nd Main Road, 3rd Cross, Kanaka Nagar, Nagawara, Bangalore, 560032 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (Bangalore) | 102/103, G-19, Electronic City Phase-1, Near Telephone Exchange, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560100 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| Indus Business Academy | IBA Campus, Survey No. 164, Laxmipura, Thataguni Post, Kankapura Main Road, Bengaluru, 560062 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| International School of Management Excellence | Survey No. 88, Chembuna Hall, Near Dommasandra Circle, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, 562125 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| ISBR Business School | #107, Electronic City Phase-I, Near Infosys, Bangalore, 560100 | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies | Yantrapur, Harihar, 577601 | Harihar | Karnataka |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | NITK, Surathkal PO, Srinivasnagar, Mangalore, 575025 | Mangalore | Karnataka |
| MYRA School of Business | Near Infosys, Opp. PowerGrid, Yelwal, Mysore, 571130 | Mysore | Karnataka |
| Rajagiri Business School | Rajagiri Valley, P.O. Kakkanad, Kochi, 682039 | Kochi | Kerala |
| Asian School of Business Management | #8, Sai Anandam Complex, Patia Square, Bhubaneswar, 751024 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management Indore | Integral Education Society, Survey No. 298/2, Village Khankrod, Manglia, Indore, 453777 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies | Dadabhai Naoroji House, 164 Backbay Reclamation, H.T. Parekh Marg, Mumbai, 400020 | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research | Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar (E), Mumbai, 400077 | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research | Sristi, Sector-I, Mira Road, Mumbai, 401104 | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| National Institute of Bank Management | NIBM Post Office, Kondhwe Khurd, Pune, 411048 | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (Mumbai) | L. Napoo Road, Near RA Podar College, Matunga (Central Railway), Mumbai, 400019 | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| S P Jain Institute of Management & Research | Bhavan’s Campus, Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai, 400058 | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur | 35 KMS Milestone, Nagpur-Katol Road, Nagpur, 441502 | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| Institute for Technology and Management | Plot No. 25/26, Sector 4, Kharghar (E), Institutional Area, Navi Mumbai, 410210 | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB) | S. No. 55/2-7, Tathawade, Near Wakad, Off Mumbai Bangalore Bypass, Pune, 411033 | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM) | SVY No. 55/2-7, Tathawade, Near Wakad, Off Mumbai Bangalore Bypass, Pune, 411033 | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Balaji Institute of Telecom & Management (BITM) | 55/2-7, Tathawade, Near Wakad, Off Mumbai Bangalore Bypass, Pune, 411033 | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Flame School of Business | Gat No. 1270, Taluka Mulshi, Village Vadzai, Dist. Pune, 411042 | Pune | Maharashtra |
| National Insurance Academy | 25, Balewadi Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune, 411045 | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (Pune) | S. No. 55/2-7, Opp. Mumbai-Bangalore Bypass, Tathawade, Pune, 411033 | Pune | Maharashtra |
| T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) | PB No. 9, Manipal, 576104 | Manipal | Karnataka |
| Indian Institute of Forest Management | Nehru Nagar, Bhopal, 462003 | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior | Morena Link Road, Gwalior | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh |
| Apeejay School of Management | Sector 8, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi, 110077 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| Asia-Pacific Institute of Management | 3 & 4, Institutional Area, Jasola, Opp. Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, 110025 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| Fore School of Management | Adhitam Kendra, B-18, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi, 110016 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| IILM Institute for Higher Education | Rai School Complex, 3 Industrial Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| IMM-Fostiima Business School (IFBS) | B-11, Marketing Tower, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi, 110016 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| International Management Institute | B-10, Qutab Institutional Area, TARA Crescent, New Delhi, 110016 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| Jagan Institute of Management Studies | 3 Institutional Area, Sector 5, Rohini, New Delhi, 110085 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| New Delhi Institute of Management | 50 (B&C), 60 Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi, 110062 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) | IDCO Plot No. 2, Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar, 751029 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| KIIT School of Management, KIIT University | Campus-7, Krishna Campus, At PO KIIT, Bhubaneswar, 751024 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB), Xavier University | Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar, 751013 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| Chitkara Business School | SCO 160-161, Sector 9-C, Chandigarh, 160009 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| University Business School, Chandigarh | Arts Block-3, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| University Business School, Ludhiana | Punjab University Regional Centre, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, 141001 | Ludhiana | Punjab |
| LM Thapar School of Management | Thapar University, Adjacent to Focal Point, Dera Bassi, Mohali, 140507 | Mohali | Punjab |
| CCS National Institute of Agricultural Marketing | Bambala, Pratap Nagar, Kota Road, Jaipur, 302033 | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| Institute of Agri Business Management | S.K. Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, 334006 | Bikaner | Rajasthan |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | 1, Bambala Institutional Area, Pratap Nagar, Sanganer, Jaipur, 302033 | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| BITS Pilani | BITS Pilani, 333031 | Pilani | Rajasthan |
| Institute of Financial Management & Research | 24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Loyola Institute of Business Administration | Loyola College Campus, Sterling Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) | PO Box No. 12, MHD Campus, BHEL Complex, Tiruchirappalli, 620014 | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | Tanjore Main Road, National Highway 67, Tiruchirappalli, 620015 | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| VIT Business School | VIT University, Vellore, 632014 | Vellore | Tamil Nadu |
| Army Institute of Management, Kolkata | Judges Court Road, Opp. Alipore Telephone Exchange, Alipore, Kolkata, 700027 | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad | Survey No. 38, Cherlaguda Village, Shamshabad Mandal, R.R. Dist., Hyderabad, 501218 | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Institute of Public Enterprise | Survey No. 1266, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, 500101 | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| University of Hyderabad (School of Management Studies) | Prof. C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500046 | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management | Bachupally, Via Kukatpally, Hyderabad, 500090 | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Hyderabad School of Business Management | Rudraram, Patancheru (M), Dist. Medak, 502329 | Medak | Telangana |
| Siva Sivani Institute of Management | NH-7, Kompally, Secunderabad, 500100 | Secunderabad | Telangana |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-A), Allahabad | Deoghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad, 211012 | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology | Teliarganj, Allahabad, 211004 | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| Institute of Advanced Management & Research | 9th Km Stone, Delhi-Meerut Road, Duhai, Ghaziabad, 201206 | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Ghaziabad | C-238, Lal Quan, Bulandshahar Road, Industrial Area, GT Road, Ghaziabad, 201009 | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| Institute of Management Technology (IMT) | Hapur Road, Raj Nagar, PO Box No. 137, Ghaziabad, 201001 | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| Accurate Institute of Management & Technology | Plot No. 49, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, 201306 | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| Asian Business School | Marwah Studio-II, Plot No. A2, Sector 125, Noida, 201303 | Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) | Plot No. 5, Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida, 201306 | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| Galgotias University | Plot No. 2, Sector 17-A, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida, 203201 | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School | CP-2/3, Vishwas Khand-2, Near Flyover, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, 226010 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| University of Lucknow | Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow, 226007 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shiv Nadar University | NH91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, 201314 | Gautam Buddha Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
| Indian Institute of Finance | 45-A, Knowledge Park-III, Greater Noida, 201308 | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| Institute of Management Studies, Noida | A-8B, IMS Campus, Sector-62, Noida, 201303 | Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | A-32 A, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Gautam Budh Nagar | Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) | Dept. of Mgmt. Studies, 2nd Floor, G+3 Block, DIDB Bhawan, Plot No. 2, Sector-73, Noida, 201301 | Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| Institute of Management Studies (Banaras Hindu University) | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| Doon Business School | 122-MI, Selaqui, Dehradun (Behind Pharma City), 248001 | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee) | Dept. of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667 | Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
| College of Agri Business Management | GBPUAT, Pratap Nagar, Udham Singh Nagar, 263145 | Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand |
| Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM) | 6, Waterloo Street, 2nd Floor, Kolkata, 700069 | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM) | College Square, West Kolkata, 700073 | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Institute of Engineering and Management | Saltlake Electronics Complex, Sector V, Saltlake, Kolkata, 700091 | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| International Management Institute (Alipore) | 2/4C, Judges Court Road, Alipore, Kolkata, 700027 | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Management Development Institute (MDI) Murshidabad | Village Kulori, PO Uttarramona, P.S. Raghunathganj, Murshidabad, 742235 | Murshidabad | West Bengal |
| Management Development Institute (MDI) | PO Box No. 60, Sukhrali, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road | Gurgaon | Haryana |
| Singapore Management University | Office of Postgraduate Professional Programmes, Administration Building, 81 Victoria Street, 188065 | Singapore | Singapore |
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