MBA Colleges for 50,000 Rank in CAT 2026: What a 80.6 Percentile Actually Gets You
A 50,000 rank in CAT 2025 works out to roughly 80.6 percentile against the 2.58 lakh candidates who appeared. That clears the published floor at 168 of the 197 colleges in this directory, including 59 NIRF 2025 top-100 institutes — the best being Amrita Coimbatore at rank 26.
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 50,000 rank at about 80.6 percentile. Everything below follows from that number.
Best NIRF-ranked colleges you can target at 50,000 rank
59 NIRF 2025 top-100 institutes publish a floor at or below 80.6 percentile. These carry the most brand weight of anything reachable at this rank.
| NIRF 2025 | College | City | State | CAT band | Total fee | Avg CTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 36 | UPES DehradunUPES School of Business | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹20.3 L | 8.3 LPA |
| 37 | GLIM ChennaiGreat Lakes Institute of Management Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹22.5 L | 15 LPA |
| 40 | IMI DelhiInternational Management Institute Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 80–90 %ile | ₹23.5 L | 17.9 LPA |
| 41 | Jaipuria NoidaJaipuria Institute of Management Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 60–75 %ile | ₹15.8 L | 11.3 LPA |
| 42 | IMI KolkataInternational Management Institute Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 75–85 %ile | ₹15 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 44 | LPULovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab | 60–75 %ile | ₹5.8 L | 6 LPA |
| 46 | IBS HyderabadICFAI Business School Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 70–85 %ile | ₹17 L | 9.8 LPA |
| 46 | LM ThaparL. M. Thapar School of Management | Dera Bassi | Punjab | 50–65 %ile | ₹6 L | 8.2 LPA |
| 48 | IIT ISM DhanbadIndian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 80–90 %ile | ₹4.6 L | 10.5 LPA |
| 49 | Amity NoidaAmity Business School Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 80–88 %ile | ₹15.5 L | 7.4 LPA |
| 50 | GLIM GurgaonGreat Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon | Gurugram | Haryana | 75–85 %ile | ₹13.4 L | 11.8 LPA |
| 52 | Graphic EraGraphic Era Deemed University School of Management | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹9.9 L | 6.6 LPA |
| 53 | IMNUInstitute of Management Nirma University | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 70–80 %ile | ₹13.3 L | 11.1 LPA |
| 55 | LIBALoyola Institute of Business Administration | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–88 %ile | ₹19.1 L | 11.2 LPA |
NIRF 2025 top-100 institutes whose published CAT floor is at or below 80.6 percentile.
All colleges admitting around 81 percentile
| NIRF 2025 | College | City | State | CAT band | Total fee | Avg CTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 33 | MICAMICA | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 80–90 %ile | ₹28 L | 19.2 LPA |
| 36 | UPES DehradunUPES School of Business | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹20.3 L | 8.3 LPA |
| 37 | GLIM ChennaiGreat Lakes Institute of Management Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹22.5 L | 15 LPA |
| 40 | IMI DelhiInternational Management Institute Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 80–90 %ile | ₹23.5 L | 17.9 LPA |
| 41 | Jaipuria NoidaJaipuria Institute of Management Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 60–75 %ile | ₹15.8 L | 11.3 LPA |
| 42 | IMI KolkataInternational Management Institute Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 75–85 %ile | ₹15 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 44 | LPULovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab | 60–75 %ile | ₹5.8 L | 6 LPA |
| 46 | IBS HyderabadICFAI Business School Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 70–85 %ile | ₹17 L | 9.8 LPA |
| 48 | IIT ISM DhanbadIndian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 80–90 %ile | ₹4.6 L | 10.5 LPA |
| 49 | Amity NoidaAmity Business School Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 80–88 %ile | ₹15.5 L | 7.4 LPA |
| 50 | GLIM GurgaonGreat Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon | Gurugram | Haryana | 75–85 %ile | ₹13.4 L | 11.8 LPA |
| 52 | Graphic EraGraphic Era Deemed University School of Management | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹9.9 L | 6.6 LPA |
| 53 | IMNUInstitute of Management Nirma University | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 70–80 %ile | ₹13.3 L | 11.1 LPA |
| 55 | LIBALoyola Institute of Business Administration | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–88 %ile | ₹19.1 L | 11.2 LPA |
| 57 | DoMS NIT TrichyDepartment of Management Studies NIT Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹2.9 L | 8.7 LPA |
| 61 | BIMTECHBirla Institute of Management Technology | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 75–85 %ile | ₹14 L | 10.1 LPA |
| 62 | MNIT JaipurDepartment of Management Studies MNIT Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 75–85 %ile | ₹3.3 L | 8.3 LPA |
| 68 | KSOM BhubaneswarKIIT School of Management | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 70–80 %ile | ₹18 L | 9.5 LPA |
| 69 | AMU AligarhAligarh Muslim University Department of Business Administration | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 60–75 %ile | ₹1 L | 6 LPA |
| 75 | WeSchool MumbaiPrin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 70–80 %ile | ₹14 L | 11.7 LPA |
| 76 | USMS GGSIPUUniversity School of Management Studies GGSIPU | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹4.8 L | 5.6 LPA |
| 76 | GGSIPUGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹4.8 L | 5.6 LPA |
| 77 | BML MunjalBML Munjal University School of Management | Gurugram | Haryana | 60–75 %ile | ₹15.1 L | 9 LPA |
| 82 | SMS CUSATSchool of Management Studies CUSAT | Kochi | Kerala | 70–85 %ile | ₹2.2 L | 8.6 LPA |
| 82 | CUSATCochin University of Science and Technology | Kochi | Kerala | 70–85 %ile | ₹2.2 L | 8.6 LPA |
| 84 | PSGIMPSG Institute of Management | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 70–80 %ile | ₹11.5 L | 7.7 LPA |
| 85 | NIT CalicutSchool of Management Studies NIT Calicut | Kozhikode | Kerala | 75–85 %ile | ₹4.3 L | 11.5 LPA |
| 86 | NDIMNew Delhi Institute of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–80 %ile | ₹13.8 L | 10 LPA |
| 87 | Jamia HamdardJamia Hamdard School of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹6.4 L | 6.1 LPA |
| 90 | JIMS RohiniJagan Institute of Management Studies Rohini | New Delhi | Delhi | 75–85 %ile | ₹10.8 L | 10 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 |
| 94 | IMI BhubaneswarInternational Management Institute Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 70–80 %ile | ₹15 L | 12.7 LPA |
| 95 | MANAGE HyderabadNational Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | Hyderabad | Telangana | 75–90 %ile | ₹9.8 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 98 | IIT JodhpurSchool of Management and Entrepreneurship IIT Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 80–90 %ile | ₹8 L | 13 LPA |
| 99 | IMT NagpurInstitute of Management Technology Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 75–85 %ile | ₹13.5 L | 11 LPA |
| 101–125 | LBSIM DelhiLal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 75–85 %ile | ₹17.3 L | 12.3 LPA |
| 101–125 | PIBMPune Institute of Business Management | Pune | Maharashtra | 70–80 %ile | ₹9.5 L | 10.3 LPA |
Colleges whose admitted-student band overlaps 74–83 percentile. Sorted by NIRF 2025 rank, unranked last.
Cheapest options at 50,000 rank
Rank does not have to mean paying private-school money. These are the lowest-fee colleges whose floor your 80.6 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 |
| AMU Aligarh | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | ₹1 L | 6 LPA | 60–75 %ile |
| BBAU Lucknow | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | ₹1 L | 5 LPA | 50–65 %ile |
What to do next with this rank
This is the band where government MBAs become the smart play — IIT ISM Dhanbad, IIT Jodhpur, MNIT Jaipur, IIFM Bhopal and DoMS NIT Trichy all sit here at a fraction of private-school fees. Apply to those first.
- Percentile check: confirm your actual percentile on the scorecard — 80.6 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 50,000 a good rank in CAT?
It is about 80.6 percentile. It is above the median candidate and opens NIRF-ranked private schools and several government MBAs, though not the IIMs in the General category.
Which colleges can I get with 50,000 rank in CAT?
Amrita Coimbatore, Jamia Millia Islamia, Chandigarh University, MICA and UPES Dehradun are the highest-ranked institutes whose floor you clear. In total 168 colleges on this site admit at or below 80.6 percentile.
Can I get an IIM with 50,000 rank in CAT?
Not in the General category. For CAT 2025, CAP 2026 shortlisted General candidates at 95 percentile, OBC/EWS at 81, SC at 66 and ST/PwD at 42 — so this rank can convert to an IIM call in a reserved category even though it will not in General.
Should I retake CAT with a 50,000 rank?
Retake only if you can realistically add 10+ percentile points. Otherwise take a seat at one of the 59 NIRF-ranked colleges you already clear and pair it with a strong CMAT score for scholarship negotiation.
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.