Is an MBA Worth It at a Low CAT Percentile? Fees vs Salary Data
Fees vs average placement for 197 MBA colleges, band by band. Salaries rise with percentile, but fees rise as fast; the best value is under ₹5 lakh.
Fees vs average placement for 197 MBA colleges, band by band. Salaries rise with percentile, but fees rise as fast; the best value is under ₹5 lakh.
130 of 197 colleges in our directory accept XAT; 89 admit in a 50–70 percentile CAT band. State counts, cheapest options and the 6 December deadline.
IIRF’s 2026 MBA ranking is out while NIRF 2026 is not. Both top-10 lists, what IIRF measures, and the ranked schools that admit below 90 percentile.
46 MBA entries with a total fee of ₹5 lakh or less, cheapest first, with CAT bands, entrance tests and placement against fee. Fees checked 2026.
There is no single CAT cutoff for reserved categories. One IIM’s published pattern, how it is read, and where to look for 2026 numbers.
The twelve cheapest MBA colleges whose admitted band overlaps 50–60 percentile in CAT, with fees, placements and the exams they actually use.
CAT 2026 registrations fell to about 2.84 lakh. What that does, and does not, mean for low-percentile MBA cut-offs.
A free CAT college predictor for any percentile, including low scores. Filter 197 MBA colleges by percentile, fee, state and test, with likely, stretch and comfortable tags.
IIFT now admits on CAT scores only and TISS has dropped TISSNET. What replaced each, and what it means if your percentile is low.
Rank or percentile? The difference in one line each, the formula with a worked example, the registered-vs-appeared trap, and a percentile-to-rank table.