MBA Colleges for 10,000 Rank in CAT 2026: What a 96.1 Percentile Actually Gets You
A 10,000 rank in CAT 2025 works out to roughly 96.1 percentile against the 2.58 lakh candidates who appeared. That clears the published floor at 197 of the 197 colleges in this directory, including 84 NIRF 2025 top-100 institutes — the best being VGSoM IIT Kharagpur at rank 12.
Rank is not what colleges shortlist on — percentile is. So the first job is the conversion: applying the official CAT formula to CAT 2025’s candidate count puts a 10,000 rank at about 96.1 percentile. Everything below follows from that number.
Best NIRF-ranked colleges you can target at 10,000 rank
84 NIRF 2025 top-100 institutes publish a floor at or below 96.1 percentile. These carry the most brand weight of anything reachable at this rank.
| NIRF 2025 | College | City | State | CAT band | Total fee | Avg CTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | VGSoM IIT KharagpurVinod Gupta School of Management IIT Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 90–94 %ile | ₹13 L | 22.8 LPA |
| 15 | IIM RaipurIndian Institute of Management Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 94–96 %ile | ₹21.4 L | 18.8 LPA |
| 16 | IIM TiruchirappalliIndian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 94–97 %ile | ₹20.5 L | 18 LPA |
| 18 | IIM RanchiIndian Institute of Management Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 94–97 %ile | ₹19.2 L | 19.3 LPA |
| 19 | IIM RohtakIndian Institute of Management Rohtak | Rohtak | Haryana | 94–97 %ile | ₹19 L | 17.5 LPA |
| 21 | IIM UdaipurIndian Institute of Management Udaipur | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 92–96 %ile | ₹22.5 L | 17.6 LPA |
| 23 | IIM KashipurIndian Institute of Management Kashipur | Kashipur | Uttarakhand | 92–96 %ile | ₹17.5 L | 16 LPA |
| 25 | IIM NagpurIndian Institute of Management Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 92–96 %ile | ₹18.5 L | 17 LPA |
| 26 | Amrita CoimbatoreAmrita School of Business Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 50–65 %ile | ₹12.9 L | 8.4 LPA |
| 28 | Jamia Millia IslamiaCentre for Management Studies Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | Delhi | 65–80 %ile | ₹0.5 L | n/a |
| 29 | IIM VisakhapatnamIndian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 82–92 %ile | ₹23.6 L | 15.7 LPA |
| 30 | IMT GhaziabadInstitute of Management Technology Ghaziabad | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 88–94 %ile | ₹23 L | 16.3 LPA |
| 31 | IIM Bodh GayaIndian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya | Bodh Gaya | Bihar | 91–94 %ile | ₹9.6 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 32 | Chandigarh UniversityUniversity Institute of Management Chandigarh University | Mohali | Punjab | 50–65 %ile | ₹5.7 L | 5.5 LPA |
| 33 | MICAMICA | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 80–90 %ile | ₹28 L | 19.2 LPA |
| 34 | IIM SambalpurIndian Institute of Management Sambalpur | Sambalpur | Odisha | 90–94 %ile | ₹21 L | 15.7 LPA |
| 35 | IIM JammuIndian Institute of Management Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 89–92 %ile | ₹23.3 L | 15.5 LPA |
| 36 | UPES DehradunUPES School of Business | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹20.3 L | 8.3 LPA |
NIRF 2025 top-100 institutes whose published CAT floor is at or below 96.1 percentile.
All colleges admitting around 96 percentile
| NIRF 2025 | College | City | State | CAT band | Total fee | Avg CTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | VGSoM IIT KharagpurVinod Gupta School of Management IIT Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 90–94 %ile | ₹13 L | 22.8 LPA |
| 15 | IIM RaipurIndian Institute of Management Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 94–96 %ile | ₹21.4 L | 18.8 LPA |
| 16 | IIM TiruchirappalliIndian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 94–97 %ile | ₹20.5 L | 18 LPA |
| 18 | IIM RanchiIndian Institute of Management Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 94–97 %ile | ₹19.2 L | 19.3 LPA |
| 19 | IIM RohtakIndian Institute of Management Rohtak | Rohtak | Haryana | 94–97 %ile | ₹19 L | 17.5 LPA |
| 21 | IIM UdaipurIndian Institute of Management Udaipur | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 92–96 %ile | ₹22.5 L | 17.6 LPA |
| 23 | IIM KashipurIndian Institute of Management Kashipur | Kashipur | Uttarakhand | 92–96 %ile | ₹17.5 L | 16 LPA |
| 25 | IIM NagpurIndian Institute of Management Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 92–96 %ile | ₹18.5 L | 17 LPA |
| 29 | IIM VisakhapatnamIndian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 82–92 %ile | ₹23.6 L | 15.7 LPA |
| 30 | IMT GhaziabadInstitute of Management Technology Ghaziabad | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 88–94 %ile | ₹23 L | 16.3 LPA |
| 31 | IIM Bodh GayaIndian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya | Bodh Gaya | Bihar | 91–94 %ile | ₹9.6 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 33 | MICAMICA | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 80–90 %ile | ₹28 L | 19.2 LPA |
| 34 | IIM SambalpurIndian Institute of Management Sambalpur | Sambalpur | Odisha | 90–94 %ile | ₹21 L | 15.7 LPA |
| 35 | IIM JammuIndian Institute of Management Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 89–92 %ile | ₹23.3 L | 15.5 LPA |
| 37 | GLIM ChennaiGreat Lakes Institute of Management Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹22.5 L | 15 LPA |
| 38 | IIM ShillongIndian Institute of Management Shillong | Shillong | Meghalaya | 92–96 %ile | ₹24 L | 17 LPA |
| 39 | TAPMIT A Pai Management Institute | Manipal | Karnataka | 85–92 %ile | ₹20.1 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 40 | IMI DelhiInternational Management Institute Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 80–90 %ile | ₹23.5 L | 17.9 LPA |
| 43 | GIM GoaGoa Institute of Management | Sanquelim | Goa | 85–92 %ile | ₹21.5 L | 15.1 LPA |
| 45 | XIMBXIM University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 90–93 %ile | ₹26 L | 18.3 LPA |
| 48 | IIT ISM DhanbadIndian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 80–90 %ile | ₹4.6 L | 10.5 LPA |
| 51 | IIM SirmaurIndian Institute of Management Sirmaur | Sirmaur | Himachal Pradesh | 88–92 %ile | ₹17 L | 16.5 LPA |
| 54 | IRMAInstitute of Rural Management Anand | Anand | Gujarat | 85–92 %ile | ₹16.4 L | 15.5 LPA |
| 57 | DoMS NIT TrichyDepartment of Management Studies NIT Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹2.9 L | 8.7 LPA |
| 59 | FORE DelhiFORE School of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 85–92 %ile | ₹23.2 L | 16.4 LPA |
| 60 | IM BHUInstitute of Management Studies Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 85–92 %ile | ₹2.1 L | 10.1 LPA |
| 64 | IIM AmritsarIndian Institute of Management Amritsar | Amritsar | Punjab | 90–95 %ile | ₹17.5 L | 14 LPA |
| 65 | KJSIMK J Somaiya Institute of Management | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 84–92 %ile | ₹23.9 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 72 | IMT HyderabadInstitute of Management Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 85–92 %ile | ₹16 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 92 | UBS ChandigarhUniversity Business School Panjab University | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 80–90 %ile | ₹2.8 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 93 | ABV-IIITM GwaliorABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 80–90 %ile | ₹5.3 L | n/a |
| 95 | MANAGE HyderabadNational Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | Hyderabad | Telangana | 75–90 %ile | ₹9.8 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 96 | BIM TrichyBharathidasan Institute of Management | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 85–92 %ile | ₹17.6 L | 10 LPA |
| 98 | IIT JodhpurSchool of Management and Entrepreneurship IIT Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 80–90 %ile | ₹8 L | 13 LPA |
| 101–125 | SMS UoHSchool of Management Studies University of Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 80–90 %ile | ₹2.3 L | n/a |
| — | DBE DelhiDepartment of Business Economics University of Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 90–95 %ile | ₹1 L | 15.1 LPA |
| — | IIFM BhopalIndian Institute of Forest Management Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 80–90 %ile | ₹11.8 L | 10 LPA |
| — | MANIT BhopalMaulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 80–90 %ile | ₹1.7 L | 7.5 LPA |
| — | IMDR PuneInstitute of Management Development and Research | Pune | Maharashtra | 80–90 %ile | ₹6 L | 6.1 LPA |
| — | XSRM BhubaneswarXavier School of Rural Management XIM University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 85–90 %ile | ₹17.4 L | n/a |
Colleges whose admitted-student band overlaps 90–97 percentile. Sorted by NIRF 2025 rank, unranked last.
Cheapest options at 10,000 rank
Rank does not have to mean paying private-school money. These are the lowest-fee colleges whose floor your 96.1 percentile clears.
| College | City | Total fee | Avg CTC | CAT band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi, Delhi | ₹0.5 L | n/a | 65–80 %ile |
| BK School | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | ₹0.8 L | 5.1 LPA | 40–55 %ile |
| FMS MSU Baroda | Vadodara, Gujarat | ₹0.8 L | 7.3 LPA | 40–55 %ile |
| DBE Delhi | New Delhi, Delhi | ₹1 L | 15.1 LPA | 90–95 %ile |
| AMU Aligarh | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | ₹1 L | 6 LPA | 60–75 %ile |
What to do next with this rank
You are in IIM territory for reserved categories and at the door of the newer IIMs in General. Apply to every new IIM, the IIT MBAs and the AACSB private schools before assuming you need a retake.
- Percentile check: confirm your actual percentile on the scorecard — 96.1 is a computed estimate from rank, and sectional percentiles matter separately.
- Alternate exams: XAT (January), CMAT (January) and MAT (four windows) all feed the same colleges; see MBA admission without CAT.
- State counselling: if you are domiciled in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh, your state CET is usually the cheaper door — the state pages explain each one.
- Compare on ROI, not brand: divide average placement by total fee before accepting any seat.
Frequently asked questions
Is 10,000 a good rank in CAT?
It is about 96.1 percentile. That is a strong rank that opens the newer IIMs and IIT MBAs.
Which colleges can I get with 10,000 rank in CAT?
VGSoM IIT Kharagpur, IIM Raipur, IIM Tiruchirappalli, IIM Ranchi and IIM Rohtak are the highest-ranked institutes whose floor you clear. In total 197 colleges on this site admit at or below 96.1 percentile.
Can I get an IIM with 10,000 rank in CAT?
In the General category this rank is around or above the newer IIMs’ shortlist floors, so yes — apply through CAP and to the non-CAP new IIMs.
Should I retake CAT with a 10,000 rank?
Only if you are specifically targeting an older IIM — you are already inside the band that converts at the newer IIMs and top private schools.
Your percentile depends on how many candidates appear. See CAT 2026 registrations and why the appeared count matters, and if budget is a constraint, the lowest-fee MBA colleges accepting CAT.
How the percentile for this rank is worked out. Percentile = ((N − rank) ÷ N) × 100, with N = 2.58 lakh, the number who appeared in CAT 2025 (Cracku). The 2026 N isn’t known until after the 29 November exam; our calculator shows this rank at 2025’s N and at a labelled 2026 projection.
Before you pay anything: check that the college is AICTE-approved and know the refund rules.
Sources & methodology
Cutoffs are the published shortlisting percentile where the institute publishes one, and otherwise the band in which it actually admits, taken from institute disclosures and the portals below. Fees are total two-year programme fees excluding hostel unless stated; placement figures are the latest institute-reported averages. Cross-checked against NIRF 2025 on 4 September 2026. Always confirm against the institute’s current admission brochure before paying any fee.