CAT 2025 Safe Percentile for Top Colleges in Bangalore

Name of the College (Bangalore)

Safe / Expected CAT 2025 Cutoff — General (Approx.)

Note / Source

IIM Bangalore (IIM-B)

97–99+

Very high shortlist & sectional cutoffs; first-round mins 80 per section.

IISc — DoMS (M.Mgmt / MMS)

98–99

IISc/MMS shortlist percentiles historically ≈98–99.

NMIMS Bangalore

92–97

NMIMS campuses typically expect very high percentiles/NMAT equivalents.

Welingkar (WeSchool) — Bengaluru

75–82

WeSchool Bangalore round cutoffs usually 80 (CAT/CMAT).

Christ University — Bengaluru

60–75

Accepts CAT; closing percentiles vary by specialization (≈60+ typical).

Alliance University / Alliance School of Business

70–75

Round-wise CAT cutoffs are usually 70–75.

XIME Bangalore

75–80

Expected overall CAT cutoffs around 75+ for General.

IFIM Institutions (Bengaluru)

60–65

IFIM commonly lists 60 percentile as the CAT cutoffs.

CMS Business School (Jain University)

50–70

CMS often uses low-to-moderate CAT cutoffs (typically 50 in many rounds, varying by program).

St. Joseph’s Institute of Management (SJIM)

60–70

Typical CAT cutoffs are 60 (varies by program/round).

Name of the College

Type

MBA / PGDM Fee (Approx.)

IIM Bangalore

Public

INR  25.80–26 L

IISc, DoMS Bangalore

Public

INR  1.51–3.03 L

NMIMS Bangalore

Private

INR  21–22 L

WeSchool (Welingkar) Bangalore

Private

INR  16 L

Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME) Bangalore

Private

INR  12.90 L

Christ University, Institute of Management

Private

INR  7.55–9.50 L

Alliance School of Business, Alliance University

Private

INR  14–18 L

IFIM School (JAGSOM), Bangalore

Private

INR  10.21 L

CMS Business School, Jain University

Private

INR  12.05 L

GIBS Business School, Bangalore

Private

INR  9.50 L