Top MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Scores 2025: Check Cut Offs and Fees

A: About 90-99 percentile is considered a good score in CMAT. All the popular colleges accepting CMAT such as JBIMS, GIM Goa, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, SIMSREE, GLIM Chennai, PUMBA and XISS Ranchi select students having 90-95 percentile in CMAT.

A: No, the NTA does not determine or release the CMAT cut offs. The role of NTA ends with release of the scorecards. The MBA colleges accepting CMAT score for admission fix the cut offs individually according to their own criteria and parameters.

A: No, there is no common admission process for CMAT. The NTA only conducts the exam and prepares the result. The CMAT accepting colleges conduct admissions individually according to their own admission process and schedule. Candidates need to apply to the colleges of their choice individually, after the release of CMAT result.

A: CMAT score is accepted for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes in over 1,300 colleges across India. There are 1,374 MBA institutes listed on Shiksha which accept CMAT score for admission. These colleges shortlist candidates for various MBA/PGDM programmes and conduct group discussion and personal interview round for admission. Candidates who clear the group discussion and personal interview round are selected for admission.

A: CMAT is one of the top MBA entrance exams in India. Over 1,300 B-Schools accept CMAT score for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes. Some of the top colleges accepting CMAT are NMIMS, XIME, Christ University, Welingkar’s, DY Patil School of Management, VIT and KJ Somaiya among others. Thus, those who will clear the exam, can get admission in an MBA college of a good repute.

A: The factors which determine CMAT cut offs include the number of students who qualified, difficulty level of the question paper, number of seats available at the institute and previous year's cut offs.

A: CMAT score is the sum total of raw scores obtained in each section of the CMAT question paper, while CMAT percentile is the rank obtained by each candidates against the all the test takers. The CMAT scores are marked out of 400 (total marks of the exam) whereas, the CMAT percentiles are marked out of 100.

A: If you haven’t scored well in your first attempt of CMAT, you can take the exam next year. To improve the exam score, you must prepare better than the previous attempt. The key to improving score in CMAT exam is avoiding negative marking. There is negative marking of -1 for each incorrect attempt in CMAT, so candidates must avoid attempting questions that are tough or confusing.

A: Yes, CMAT is easier than CAT in terms of the difficulty level. The CAT exam is of higher difficulty level whereas CMAT is of moderate difficulty level. There is no sectional time limit and there are very less Reading Comprehension passages in CMAT. So, it is easy to score in CMAT as compared to CAT.

A: Candidates can apply to CMAT accepting colleges by filling the online application forms. Based on their CMAT score, candidates can shortlist some colleges accepting colleges within their reach. Then they must follow the announcements related to admission dates to fill the form before the deadline.

A: CMAT based MBA admissions begin after the result announcement of the entrance test. Admission process at CMAT accepting colleges will begin from March 2025 and end by July 2025. The application forms for admission will be released at the institute websites.