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Top MBA Colleges in India Other Than IIMs – Cut-offs and Admission Insights
Hi Everyone,
Most MBA aspirants in India primarily focus on the IIMs as their dream colleges. However, there are several excellent management institutes apart from the IIMs that offer top-quality education, great placements, and strong industry exposure.
I am starting this thread to discuss:
• Which are the best MBA colleges in India other than IIMs?
• What are their typical entrance exam cut-offs (CAT/XAT/GMAT, etc.)?
• How do they compare in terms of placements, faculty, and campus life?
• Which colleges should aspirants target based on different percentile ranges?
Some well-known names that usually come up are FMS Delhi, XLRI Jamshedpur, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, JBIMS Mumbai, NMIMS, and others.
It would be great if members of this community can share:
– Their personal experiences
– Admission cut-off trends
– Placement insights
– Suggestions for aspirants with different profiles
Looking forward to valuable inputs and recommendations from everyone!
If you’re exploring good MBA colleges in India apart from the IIMs, I’d definitely say Christ University, Bangalore is worth checking out.
Christ has built a solid name over the years, especially for management studies. The MBA program there is quite practical and industry-oriented. It’s not just about theory – they focus a lot on presentations, projects, internships, and overall personality development, which really helps in the long run.
One good thing about Christ is that they don’t depend only on CAT scores. They accept multiple exams like CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT, and ATMA. So even if your CAT score isn’t very high, you still have a fair chance through other exams. Generally, cut-offs are moderate – around 60–70 percentile in CAT/XAT and higher for exams like MAT/CMAT.
The admission process is also quite balanced. It includes GD, micro presentations, written tests, and interviews. So they look at your overall profile, not just one exam score.
Location is another big advantage. Being in Bangalore, you get great exposure to startups, MNCs, internships, and networking opportunities. Placements are also pretty decent with many well-known companies visiting the campus every year.
Overall, if you want a good MBA college with a disciplined environment, decent placements, and good learning opportunities – Christ University is a strong option outside the IIM league.
Here is a list of top MBA colleges in India along with their course fees and CAT cut-offs, here’s a compiled reference based on data available on Shiksha.com. This should give you a fair idea while shortlisting colleges:
📌 MBA Colleges – Fees & CAT Cut-Off (Percentile)
AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore
• Course Fee: INR 6.12 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 60 percentile
Amity Business School, Noida
• Course Fee: INR 7.14 – 15.80 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 85 percentile
Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, Delhi
• Course Fee: INR 11.50 – 13.50 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 75 percentile
Asian Business School, Noida
• Course Fee: INR 9.55 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 65 percentile
Altera Institute, Gurgaon
• Course Fee: INR 16.44 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 90 percentile
Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli
• Course Fee: INR 13.73 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 85 percentile
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida
• Course Fee: INR 14.00 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 75 percentile
Woxsen University, Hyderabad
• Course Fee: INR 12.46 – 12.75 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 70 percentile
BITSoM, Mumbai
• Course Fee: INR 23.85 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: No minimum cut-off required
DMS, IIT Delhi
• Course Fee: INR 12.00 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 98.04 percentile
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University
• Course Fee: INR 2.00 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 98.54 percentile
Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB), Delhi
• Course Fee: INR 12.85 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 50 percentile
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
• Course Fee: INR 21.45 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 90 percentile
IBS Hyderabad
• Course Fee: INR 17.01 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 85 percentile
Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata
• Course Fee: INR 4.59 – 7.69 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 50.35 percentile
Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur
• Course Fee: INR 15.27 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 50 percentile
IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi
• Course Fee: INR 12.90 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 60 percentile
Institute of Management, Nirma University (IMNU), Ahmedabad
• Course Fee: INR 10.24 – 12.80 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 80 percentile
International Management Institute (IMI), Delhi
• Course Fee: INR 20.64 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 90 percentile
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
• Course Fee: INR 7.00 – 8.12 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 95 percentile
JIMS Rohini (Jagan Institute of Management Studies), Delhi
• Course Fee: INR 10.75 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 60–75 percentile
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management (SIMSR), Mumbai
• Course Fee: INR 13.48 – 23.45 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 90 percentile
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), Delhi
• Course Fee: INR 16.50 – 17.25 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 87 percentile
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai
• Course Fee: INR 14.47 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 86 percentile
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
• Course Fee: INR 18.67 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 97 percentile
NIT Trichy (MBA Program)
• Course Fee: INR 1.40 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 89.65 percentile
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute (WeSchool), Mumbai
• Course Fee: INR 1.74 – 14.00 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 85 percentile
SOIL Institute of Management
• Course Fee: INR 14.50 – 17.20 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 75 percentile
SPJIMR, Mumbai
• Course Fee: INR 26.00 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 85 percentile
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
• Course Fee: INR 14.95 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 97.5 percentile
TAPMI, Manipal
• Course Fee: INR 14.7 – 19.50 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 80 percentile
Vinod Gupta School of Management (IIT Kharagpur)
• Course Fee: INR 10.00 – 25.00 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 95 percentile
XIMB (Xavier University), Bhubaneswar
• Course Fee: INR 12 – 23 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 80 percentile
XIME, Bangalore
• Course Fee: INR 12.90 lakh
• CAT Cut-Off: 70 percentile
👉 Note: Fees and cut-offs may vary each year. Please verify on official websites before applying.