Yes, with an 89 percentile in CAT, your daughter has a good chance of securing admission in several reputed MBA colleges in India, though top IIMs may be difficult unless she has strong academic diversity, category reservation, or exceptional profile factors. At this percentile range, many well-known Tier-2 and upper Tier-3 management institutes consider candidates for their flagship MBA/PGDM programs.

Institutes such as IMI New Delhi, IMT Hyderabad, XIMB HRM, GIM Goa (certain programs), FORE School of Management, LBSIM Delhi, TAPMI Manipal (borderline), IFMR GSB, Great Lakes (PGDM) and several reputed university MBA programs actively shortlist candidates around the 85–90 percentile range. Final selection does not depend on CAT score alone; academic background, work experience, diversity, performance in GD/PI/WAT also play a significant role.

To maximise chances, she should apply to a balanced mix of colleges, prepare well for interviews, and highlight strengths such as internships, certifications, leadership roles, or work experience. If her profile is average and she aims for higher-ranked institutes, she may also consider repeating CAT with focused preparation to push her percentile above 95.

Hello,

Yes, with an 89th percentile in the CAT exam, your daughter has a good score and can certainly get into many reputable MBA colleges in India. While admission to the top IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Calcutta) typically requires the 99th+ percentile, a score to excellent Tier-1 and Tier-2 B-schools.

I hope it will clear your query!!

Hello,

A score of 89% percent is enough for admission into highly reputed management colleges and new IIM's

Though, the top ranked MBA Institutes require more percentage of marks, an 89 percentile is a very good score for many other grade B Institutes.

Her performance in WAT, GD and PI also matters for admission into the reputed institutes.

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