If not IIM then what for MBA?…

1- Here are the Government MBA Colleges with NO CAT Exam– Only CUET-PG, CET, MAH-CET, or Own Entrance. 

College / University	Type	Entrance Exam (NO CAT)	Exam Approx Date	Admission Criteria	Total Fees (Approx)	Average Placement
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)	Central University	AMU MBA Entrance Test	May–June	Entrance Test + GD/PI	₹1–2 lakh	4–6 LPA
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)	Central University	JMI MBA Entrance Test	April–May	Written Test + Interview	₹1–2 lakh	4–6 LPA
BHU (Banaras Hindu University) – MBA	Central University	CUET-PG (for MBA)	March	CUET-PG Score + GD/PI	₹1–2 lakh	5–7 LPA
TISS Mumbai	Govt-funded Deemed	TISS-NET / TISS-ET	January	Written Test + PI	₹2–4 lakh	18–22 LPA (Program dependent)
PUMBA, Pune University	State Government	MAH-CET	March	MAH-CET + CAP	₹1–3 lakh	6–7 LPA
SIMSREE Mumbai	Government	MAH-CET / CMAT	March	CET/CMAT + CAP	₹1–2 lakh	8–12 LPA
JBIMS Mumbai	Government	MAH-CET	March	CET Score + CAP	₹6–7 lakh	20–25 LPA
Delhi University – BHU Programs	Central University	CUET-PG (for MBA/MBE tracks)	March	CUET-PG + GD/PI	₹1–2 lakh	6–10 LPA

2. CUET-PG Accepting Private Colleges for MBA

College / University	Location	Entrance Accepted (No CAT/MAT/XAT/NMAT/SNAP)
SRM University	Chennai	CUET-PG
Amity University	Noida & All Campuses	CUET-PG, also direct admission
Lovely Professional University (LPU)	Punjab	CUET-PG, LPUNEST
GITAM University	Visakhapatnam	CUET-PG, GITAM GAT
Manav Rachna University	Faridabad	CUET-PG, MRNAT
Bennett University (Times Group)	Greater Noida	CUET-PG, BU Entrance
Sharda University	Noida	CUET-PG, SUNET

3. Private/Deemed Universities with Their Own Entrance Exams (No CAT/MAT etc.)

College / University	Location	Exam Accepted
Christ University	Bengaluru	Christ Entrance Test (CUET–Christ Univ Test, NOT NTA CUET)
Jain University	Bengaluru	JET (Jain Entrance Test)
MIT-WPU	Pune	MIT-WPU UGPET/PGPET
PES University	Bengaluru	PESSAT
Alliance University	Bengaluru	Alliance AAT
IFIM / Jagdish Sheth School of Management	Bengaluru	IFIM Entrance Test
Chandigarh University	Punjab	CUCET (their own exam; not NTA CUET)
LPU	Punjab	LPUNEST
UPES Dehradun	Dehradun	UPESMET
BML Munjal University	Gurgaon	BMU-MAT
ISME Bangalore	Bengaluru	ISME Entrance Test

3. State Universities with State CETs (No CAT/MAT/XAT/NMAT/SNAP)

College Category	Entrance Exam
Maharashtra Private Universities	MAH-CET
Karnataka Private Colleges via KEA PGCET	PGCET Karnataka
Telangana & AP Private Universities	ICET
Madhya Pradesh Private Colleges	MP MET
UP Private Colleges	UPCET or CUET-PG (varies)*