CMAT Cutoff 2026: Expected and Previous Year Cutoff Marks

The CMAT cutoff 2026 will be released in the last week of Feb 2026. It will be released by the National Testing Agency CMAT portal at cmat.nta.nic.in. The cutoff is expected to be between 95 % and 99.9% for the top MBA colleges. The CMAT participating colleges 2026 will publish the cut-off on their websites separately. Students can check the previous year's cutoff percentile to get an idea of the expected scores. However, a good CMAT score is 250-300 out of 400.

With over 1000 B-schools nationwide accepting CMAT scores for MBA/PGDM admission, students should score between 345 and 360 CMAT cut off to achieve a 100th percentile in the exam. The CMAT score accepting colleges will start their MBA admissions from March-April 2026. Students who meet the minimum cutoff will be called for the CMAT selection process rounds, which include WAT and GDPI.

CMAT 2026 Expected Cutoff

The cutoff percentile for the top CMAT colleges has been shared below.

Name of the College/Institute	CMAT Percentile 2026	Expected CMAT 2026 Cutoff
Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research	85+	238
Great Lakes	95-99	235
Xavier Business School - St. Xavier’s University (XBS)	85+	240
N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research	95-99	261
Institute of Management Technology (IMT)	90+	250
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)	90+	245
Jaipuria Institute of Management	80+	260
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME)	80+	235
KIIT School of Management (KSOM)	99.2+	242
International School of Business and Media (ISBM)	80+	255
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)	80+	260
Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP)	80+	245
AIMS Institutes	80+	245
SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS)	80+	250
Jagannath Institute of Management Studies (JIMS)	80+	235
Indus Business Academy (IBA)	80+	250
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM)	80+	260
ITM Business School, ITM Group of Institutions	80+	260
Chetana’s Institute of Management and Research (CIMR)	80-85+	258
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS)	80+	255
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	80+	261
Asia Pacific Institute of Management	80+	247
Prestige Institute of Management	90-95+	241

Factors Affecting CMAT 2026 Cutoff

There are several factors that affect the CMAT cutoff. Some of the key factors have been mentioned below:

• Total number of candidates taking the exam.
• Difficulty level of the paper.
• Seats offered by the MBA colleges.
• Reservation criteria of the colleges.

CMAT 2026 Score vs Percentile

Students can check the CMAT score vs percentile range for 2026 in the table below. However, this is an expected range based on previous year reports.

CMAT Score	CMAT Percentile
335-340	99.9%
315	98%
280	95%
270	90%
200-250	81 to 89%

CMAT Previous Year Cutoff Scores

Students must go through the CMAT previous year cutoff scores to get an idea of the expected score. The details are shared below.

CMAT 2021 Cutoff

The cutoff details of 2021 are as follows:

Colleges Accepting CMAT Score	CMAT Cut Off Percentiles
BIMTECH, Greater Noida	80
Chetana Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai	80
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon	85
IFIM, Bangalore	85
IFMR, Chennai	85
IMT, Hyderabad	80
IMT, Nagpur	80
Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management	85
IPE Hyderabad	80
ISBM, Pune	80
ITM, Navi Mumbai	80
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	80
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	85
KIIT School of Management	80
NIBM, Pune	85
NL Dalmiya Institute of Management	85
SIES College of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai	80
Welingkar Institute of Management, Bangalore	80
Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai	85
Xavier Business School, Xavier University	85
XIME, Bangalore	80
XISS, Ranchi	80

CMAT 2020 Cutoff

The cutoff details of 2020 are as follows:

Branch	CMAT 2020 Cut Off (Percentile)	CMAT 2020 Cut Off (Marks)
JBIMS Mumbai: Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies	99.99	320
SIMSREE Mumbai: Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education	99.96	310
Great Lakes Chennai: Great Lakes Institute of Management - GLIM	90	232
GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management	90	232
IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University	90	232
PUMBA: Department of Management Sciences University of Pune	90	232
SIMSR Mumbai: K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies And Research	90	232

CMAT 2019 Cutoff

The cutoff details of 2019 have been shared below.

Institute	Cut Off Percentile
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research	99.2 percentile
Goa Institute of Management	99.85 percentile
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies	99.92 percentile
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	99.06 percentile
IFIM Business School, Bangalore	85 percentile
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi	95 percentile
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	82 percentile
BIT, Mesra	75 percentile
BIMTECH, Greater Noida	75 percentile
DY Patil School of Management, Pune	75 percentile

CMAT 2018 Cutoff

The cutoff details of 2018 are as follows:

Institutes	CMAT Cut Off Percentile
Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi	85
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi	75
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune	75
Goa Institute of Management, Goa	99.85
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	82
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai	99.2
MET Institute of Management, Mumbai	97.27
Pune University Department of Management Studies (PUMBA DMS)	96.42
We School Mumbai	99.06
XISS Ranchi	95

CMAT 2017 and 2016 Cutoff

The cutoff details of 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

Ranking	CMAT Cut Off 2017	CMAT Cut Off 2016
1	350	300
2	329	296
3	328	296
4	327	288
5	325	288
6	316	285
7	316	283
8	316	283
9	315	283
10	315	278

CMAT 2015 and 2014 Cutoff

The cutoff details of 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

Ranking	CMAT Cut Off 2015	CMAT Cut Off 2014
1	305	317
2	305	303
3	295	303
4	291	302
5	289	301
6	283	296
7	278	296
8	277	295
9	276	294
10	274	290

CMAT 2026 Selection Process 

The selection of the candidates will be done based on the following steps:

• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview
• Written Ability Test
• Final Selection

Conclusion

Students are advised to go through the cutoff details for their desired college carefully and achieve a similar percentile to get admission. The cutoff score varies every year depending on various factors, students must not rely particularly on any given data.