MBA Colleges for 100,000 Rank in CAT 2026: What a 61.2 Percentile Actually Gets You

Last updated: 4 September 2026 · CAT 2025 scores → MBA/PGDM 2026-28 batch · Reviewed by the bestmbacollegeswithlowcatscore.com editorial team

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 100,000 rank at about 61.2 percentile. Everything below follows from that number.

Best NIRF-ranked colleges you can target at 100,000 rank

32 NIRF 2025 top-100 institutes publish a floor at or below 61.2 percentile. These carry the most brand weight of anything reachable at this rank.

All colleges admitting around 61 percentile

Cheapest options at 100,000 rank

Rank does not have to mean paying private-school money. These are the lowest-fee colleges whose floor your 61.2 percentile clears.

College	City	Total fee	Avg CTC	CAT band
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
MLSU Udaipur	Udaipur, Rajasthan	₹1.2 L	n/a	50–60 %ile

What to do next with this rank

Your CAT is a qualifying score rather than a differentiator here, so the interview and your academic record carry 45–70 per cent of the composite. Prepare for the GD-PI seriously and sit CMAT or MAT as a parallel route.

• Percentile check: confirm your actual percentile on the scorecard — 61.2 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

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.

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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.

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