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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is fast gaining popularity in India as a prominent exam for MBA admission in top Indian B-schools. Top MBA colleges in India accepting GMAT Exam Scores for Admission 2025 include IIMs (One Year MBA), ISB PGP, XLRI, SPJIMR, MDI and many other B-schools. Read the Table of Contents below to know which B Schools in India accept GMAT scores; which are the programs offered by the Colleges Accepting GMAT for MBA Admission and more
If you are an Indian MBA applicant, you can use your GMAT score to apply for MBA Admission 2025 in India as well as in foreign B-schools. Similarly, Foreign students, NRI students and the Persons of Indian origin (PIO) can apply to all the MBA programs in India on the basis of GMAT scores.
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MBA Programs
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Top Colleges in India Accepting GMAT
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One Year MBA in India
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ISB, IIMs, XLRI, SPJIMR, Great Lakes, MDI, IMI
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Two Year Flagship MBA in India
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100+ B-schools/Universities including SPJIMR, IMI, IMT, XUB, TAPMI
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MBA Programs Abroad
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All the B-schools and Universities abroad accept GMAT score for MBA Admission
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The good thing about GMAT exam is that exam score validity is generally 3 years, while the validity of CAT is only year. GMAT scores are valid for MBA admission in India for 2-3 years from the date of taking the test. Also, in one year a candidate can appear upto 5 times in GMAT exam. However, GMAT is an expensive exam. GMAT Exam Fee is USD 300 which is Rs. 25,064.
Although GMAT score for MBA admission are universally accepted from Foreign Nationals, Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin; for MBA applicants in India, GMAT exam scores are valid for One Year MBA equivalent programs at top Indian B-schools like ISB, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore, XLRI and others. Many top MBA colleges in India also accept GMAT scores for admission to their 2 years flagship programs from Indian applicants.
Below are shared some of the top business schools in the world, including Asian B-schools that accept GMAT score for MBA admission to their flagship programs. Approximate Average GMAT cut off 2025 for these B-schools is also mentioned:
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MBA College
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Average GMAT Cut off
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Harvard Business School (United States)
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730-740
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Stanford Graduate School of Business (United States)
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730-740
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The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (United States):
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720-730
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London Business School (United Kingdom)
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700-710
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INSEAD (France/Singapore)
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710-720
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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (United States)
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720-730
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Booth School of Business, University of Chicago (United States)
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720-730
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China Europe International Business School (China)
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690-700
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Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
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660-670
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School (Hong Kong)
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660-670
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Almost all the one year MBA colleges accept GMAT score for admission 2025. GMAT is the most widely used test for admissions to One Year MBA equivalent programs in India. The top ten 1 year MBA colleges accepting GMAT score are shared below with the program name and duration for their One Year MBA Programs in India
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One Year MBA college accepting GMAT Score
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One Year MBA Program Name
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Program Duration
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ISB Hyderabad and Mohali
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Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP)
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12 months full time program
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IIM Ahmedabad
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PGPX-Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives (PGPX)
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12 Months Full Time MBA
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IIM Bangalore
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Executive Post Graduate Program (EPGP)
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12 Months Full Time MBA
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IIM Calcutta
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MBA for Executives (MBA-Ex)
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12 Months Full Time Program
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XLRI Jamshedpur
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PGDM (General Management
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15 Months Full Time Program
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SPJIMR, Mumbai
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PGPM
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15 Months Full Time Program
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IIM Indore
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EPGP
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12 Months Full Time Program
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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai
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PGPM
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15 Months Full Time Program
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MDI Gurgaon
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PGDM-BM
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18 Months Full Time Program
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IMI New Delhi
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Executive -PGDM
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18 Months Full Time Program
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IMT Ghaziabad
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PGDM-ExP
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18 Months Full Time Program
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K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai
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PGDM-Executive
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15 Months Full Time Program
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FORE School of Management, New Delhi
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PGPX
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15 Months Full Time Program
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LBSIM Delhi
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PGDM Executive
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15 Months Full Time Program
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BIMTECH Greater Noida
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PGPX
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15 Months Full Time Program
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MBA admission to the flagship 2 year MBA/PGDM programme is also open for Indian students with GMAT entrance exam scores in more than 100 MBA colleges in India. Some of the top 2 year MBA colleges accepting GMAT score for Indian students for admission to their flagship 2 year MBA programme include SPJIMR Mumbai, IMI Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, Great Lakes, TAPMI among others. These are only some of the top Business Schools in India Accepting GMAT Score for Freshers as well as for candidates with work experience. These top business schools in India accepting GMAT score for Indian students have GMAT cut off in a score range of 650 to 750 or GMAT percentile score range of 80 to 95.
However, the pre-condition to apply for 2 year flagship MBA/PGDM programme in these top 2 year MBA colleges accepting GMAT score for Indian applicants is the GMAT score validity period which should not be more than two years old.
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2 Year MBA college Accepting GMAT score for Indian Students
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Name of Flagship 2 Year MBA/PGDM Programme
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SPJIMR Mumbai
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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IMT Ghaziabad
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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IMI New Delhi
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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Xavier University Bhubaneswar (XUB)
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MBA- Business Management & other MBA programmes
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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Goa Institute of Management (GIM) Goa
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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FORE School of Management, New Delhi
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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BIMTECH Greater Noida
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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MICA Ahmedabad
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Communications
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IFIM Business School, Bangalore
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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Apart from the above few top 2 year MBA colleges accepting GMAT score for Indian Students, there are other 100+ MBA colleges accepting GMAT score in India from Indian applicants for admission to their flagship 2 year MBA programmes at a moderate GMAT score of 550 to 600.
Almost all the 500+ best two year MBA colleges in India accept GMAT score for Foreign Students admission. These foreign students include students of Foreign Origin, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and the Persons of Indian Origin (PIO).
Among the top two Year MBA Colleges accepting GMAT score for foreign students include IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow and all other 16 IIMs; XLRI Jamshedpur, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, IMI New Delhi, Management departments of IITs, IMT Ghaziabad and others. Following are the brief details of these top 2 year MBA colleges accepting GMAT Score for foreign students and the programme offered by them:
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2 Year MBA College accepting GMAT score for Foreign Students
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Title of the 2 year flagship MBA programme
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IIM Ahmedabad
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Post Graduate (MBA) Programme
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IIM Bangalore
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Master of Business Administration
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IIM Calcutta
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Master of Business Administration
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IIM Lucknow
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Master of Business Administration
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IIM Indore
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Master of Business Administration
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XLRI Jamshedpur
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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SPJIMR Mumbai
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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MDI Gurgaon
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Post Graduate Programme in Management
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IMI New Delhi
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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Xavier University Bhubaneswar
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Master of Business Administration
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So if you are planning for MBA Admission 2025, and don’t mind paying GMAT Exam Fee (USD 300 or Rs. 25,064), you should consider to take this exam alongwith CAT and others.
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