Top B-schools accepting 90+ CAT percentile: Common Admission Test (CAT Exam) is conducted for admissions into the IIMs and several other prestigious B-Schools in the country. As per updates, around 2.30 lakh candidates had registered for the exam and around 85% of them appeared for it. Now that the CAT result is out, aspirants need to finalise the MBA College for admissions. To get admission into any IIMs or other top MBA colleges in India, the minimum CAT cut off is 90 percentile. So if you have secured 90+ CAT percentile and are wondering which B-school will accept for MBA admissions, then check out the complete list here of top B-schools accepting 90+ CAT percentile for admission. 

90+ percentile doesn’t guarantee IIM Admissions

While many aspirants believe that scoring 90+ percentile can help them bag a seat in any of the top B-schools including the 20 IIMs, the story might be a little different here. Different B-schools follow different admission policies and selection guidelines for MBA admissions, in which CAT score is only one of the factors. Academic Diversity, Gender Diversity, Academic Background, Work Experience and many other factors come into the picture during the selection process.

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Also, all the candidates securing 90+ percentile in CAT may receive calls from several B-schools for admissions, but it is also important to understand which B-school is the right choice for you. There are many other top B-schools apart IIMs that can prove to be ideal for you. For instance, FMS might be an ideal choice for you, if you come from a financially weak background and are unwilling to take the burden of an education loan.

Therefore, merely waiting for a call from an IIM after scoring 90+ percentile might not be the ideal choice. It is better to go through the below-given list, understand the admission eligibility and selection criteria and also prioritize your requirements beforehand.

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B-schools accepting 98+ percentile CAT Score

If you have managed to secure 98+ percentile, then you can be certain of a call from any of the top B-schools including the IIMs. With the top percentile in the bag, you can stake a claim to a seat in your dream B-school including IIM Bangalore, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Kozhikode, Indore and Shillong. If you are not looking at IIMs, you can also apply to FMS Delhi and DMS IIT Delhi B-schools for MBA admissions. Other B-schools that are within your reach with 98+ percentile would be:

B-schools accepting 95 to 98 percentile CAT score

For CAT aspirants who have secured between 98 to 95 percentile, there are many B-schools available, including the new IIMs. In addition, there are many other Tier 1 B-schools that you can apply to for admission. The key among them include:

The B-schools that accept 98 to 95 percentile scores are also known for giving due importance to the academic background as well as the work experience of the candidate in the selection process. Additionally, candidates will surely have to go through further screening rounds i.e. GD-PI and WAT as part of the selection process.

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B-schools accepting 90 to 95 percentile CAT Score

Scoring between the 90 to 95 percentile in the CAT 2020 exam would be the most tricky for the candidates. As these candidates will not get a call from any of the top IIMs, they will have to target Tier 1 and Tier 2 B-schools for MBA admissions. It is not that there is any dearth of MBA colleges that will accept candidates with a percentile between 90 to 95, but instead, candidates have a very wide range of choices in this percentile range as a number of renowned private B-schools also accept candidates with this percentile range. The list of B-schools that accept 90 to 95 percentile CAT scores is given below:

For more details about the B-schools accepting different CAT percentiles and to get details about the MBA admission and selection criteria of top B-schools, stay tuned to the MBA section of Jagranjosh.com at www.jagranjosh.com/mba.

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