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Updated on 15th July, 2024 , 2 min read
IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) are India's most prestigious management institute. It is indeed a dream institute for many MBA aspirants in India, and candidates aim to grab a seat by cracking the CAT exam with good scores. Since the capacity of IIMs is limited, it becomes challenging for a lot of candidates to get admission into the IIMs. However, there are a lot of other reputed colleges with high-quality education and good placement opportunities that accept CAT scores.
CAT stands for Common Admission Test. It is a national-level entrance examination for admission into the top management institutes in India for MBA or PGDM programs. Every year, one of the many IIMs is responsible for conducting the CAT Exam rotationally.
It is a computer-based online examination and the duration of the exam is 120 minutes. The exam is divided into three sections. These sections are:
There are a total of 100 questions which are divided in the following manner:
To be eligible to appear for the CAT exam, candidates need to fulfill certain criteria. The important criteria for the exam are listed below:
Below is a list of the 30 best non-IIM colleges that accept the CAT score. These renowned and prestigious institutions offer very high-quality education in the field of management studies.
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By - Prachi Bhatia 2024-08-06 05:58:13 , 6 min readIBS Hyderabad, MDI Gurgaon, IMI Delhi, FMS Delhi, GIM Goa, and SPJIMR Mumbai are some of the well-known non-IIM MBA colleges that accept CAT scores.
Yes, while the CAT exam is mandatory for admissions into IIMs, many other management institutes in India accept CAT scores.
IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Indore have the highest cut-off as they are the top IIMs.
MBA aspirants who aren’t able to get admission into the IIMs, can still pursue an MBA from any renowned private management institute in India which are equally good.
You can apply to non-IIM colleges through entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, MAT, GMAT, CMAT, SNAP, etc.
No, it is mandatory to clear CAT to get admission into IIM.
There are more than 20,000 seats in CAT 2024.
It isn’t very difficult to score 90% in CAT if the student creates an effective strategy for studying the syllabus, revising it, practicing in mock tests, and focussing on time management.