Latest Updates for CMAT
- 25 April 2024 :
CMAT exam date 2024 has been released by NTA, it will be conducted on May 15, 2024.
- 24 April 2024 :
CMAT 2024 application form correction window is available from Apr 24 - 26, 2024.
CMAT cut off 2024 marks will be released on the official website of the National Testing Agency CMAT portal at cmat.nta.nic.in. The CMAT cutoff 2024 is expected to be 95 percent to 99.9 percent. Instead, CMAT accepting colleges will release their CMAT 2024 cutoff list per the program seperately. Around 1000 B-schools accept CMAT scores for MBA/PGDM as of 2024.
Table of Content
- CMAT Cut Off 2024
- Top colleges accepting CMAT Scores: Expected Marks
- Factors Determining CMAT 2024 Cut Off
- CMAT Previous Years' Cut Off
- CMAT 2024 Selection Procedure
CMAT Cut Off 2024
The CMAT cut off 2024 will be published in a college-wise manner. However, candidates can check the general CMAT 2024 cut off at the official website cmat.nta.nic.in. CMAT cutoff 2024 is the minimum score that an applicant must clear to get selected for further rounds of the admission process at any college. Following the CMAT 2024 cutoff round, candidates will be called for a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round at their respective colleges.
CMAT Score Vs Percentile
Candidates must understand the CMAT score vs percentile analysis to access their performance in the exam. Doing so will also aid them in scoring the desired CMAT cut off 2024. The CMAT score vs percentile analysis is provided below for the candidates.
| CMAT Score range Out of 400 marks | Expected CMAT scores |
| 335-340 | above 99.9% |
| 315 | above 99.9% |
| 280 | above 95% |
| 270 | above 90% |
| 200-250 | above 81 to 89% |
Top Colleges Accepting CMAT Scores: Expected Marks
Around 50,000 - 60,000 students appear in the CMAT exams every year. Hence the CMAT cut off 2024 will be high following the previous year's trends. Candidates can refer to the expected cut-off and percentile for some of the top CMAT accepting colleges below.
| Name of the College/Institute | CMAT percentile 2024 | Expected CMAT 2024 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 Determining CMAT 2024 Cut Off
There are several factors that affect the CMAT 2024 cut off. The colleges consider various factors while determining the CMAT cut off 2024. Candidates can take a look at some of the factors that affect the CMAT cutoff 2032 listed below.
- The total number of candidates who have appeared for CMAT
- The total number of candidates who have qualified for the exam
- The number of seats available at the institution
- The difficulty level of the question paper
- Overall merit
CMAT Previous Years' Cut Off
Understanding the previous year trends will help the candidates is estimating the CMAT cut off 2024. It is a common observation that top CMAT accepting colleges like JBIMS, JIM, KJSIMSR, and SIMSREE take in candidates with a percentile between 95-99.9. The year-wise CMAT cut off is provided below.
CMAT 2021 Cut Off
After considering all the factors mentioned above, the participating colleges have released their respective CMAT 2021 cutoffs. In this section, we have arranged the cutoff range-wise.
CMAT Cut Off 2021 Colleges Accepting 90 Percentile and Above
The institutions that accept applications of candidates who secured CMAT percentile scores ranging from 90 to 99 are tabulated below. The table also shows the KJ Somaiya CMAT cutoff scores as well as the JBIMS CMAT cutoff scores.
| Colleges Accepting CMAT score | CMAT Cut Off Percentiles |
| JBIMS, Mumbai | 99.9+ |
| SIMSREE, Mumbai | 99+ |
| Goa Institute of Management | 95-99 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 95-99 |
| KJ Somaiya Institute of Management | 95-99 |
| The University of Pune, Dept of Management Sciences | 95-99 |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 95 |
CMAT Cut Off 2021 Colleges Accepting 80-85 Percentile
Understanding and studying at least two years of CMAT cut off trends will help the candidates estimate the CMAT cut off 2024. The institutions that accept applications of candidates who secured CMAT percentile scores ranging from 80 to 85 for 2021 are tabulated below.
| 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 Cut Off 2021 Colleges Accepting 65-75 Percentiles
The institutions that accept applications of candidates who secured CMAT percentile scores ranging from 65 to 75 for 2021 are tabulated below.
| College/Institute | Cut Off Percentile |
| BIT, Mesra | 75 |
| Calcutta Business School | 75 |
| Delhi School of Business | 70 |
| DY Patil School of Management, Pune | 75 |
| EDII Ahmedabad | 70 |
| EMPI Business School New Delhi | 65 |
| FIIB Delhi: Fortune Institute of International Business | 70 |
| IES Management College And Research Centre, Mumbai | 75 |
| IIMS Pune | 65 |
| IMTECH, Greater Noida | 75 |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida | 75 |
| Jaypee Business School (JBS) Noida | 65 |
| NIA Pune: National Insurance Academy | 75 |
| VESIM Mumbai | 70 |
| XIME Chennai | 75 |
CMAT 2021 Merit list
CMAT cutoff will be released in the form of a merit list, on the official website. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of the cutoff scores secured by the candidates. The following are the details mentioned on the merit list
- Name of the candidates
- CMAT cut off scores
- Section-wise scores
- Percentile secured
- Cut off rank
- Registration or roll number
CMAT Cut Off 2020
The percentile-wise division of institutes for CMAT cut off of 2020 is provided below for the candadates.
CMAT Cut Off 2020 Colleges Accepting 90+ Percentiles
The colleges which gave admission to candidates who secured 90+ percentile in CMAT 2020 are given below.
| 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 Cut Off 2020 Colleges Accepting 80+ Percentiles
The colleges which accepted candidates who had secured more than 80 percentile in CMAT 2020 exam are as follows.
| Branch | 2020 Cut Off (Percentile) | 2020 Cut Off (Marks) |
| GLIM Gurgaon: Great Lakes Institute of Management | 85 | 216 |
| N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 85 | 216 |
| Xavier Business School (XBS), St Xavier’s University, Kolkata | 85 | 216 |
| AIMS Institutes Bangalore | 80 | 204 |
| BIMTECH Greater Noida: Birla Institute of Management Technology | 80 | 204 |
| Chetana’s Institute of Management and Research - CIMR Mumbai | 80 | 204 |
| CIMP: Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna | 80 | 204 |
| IMT Nagpur: Institute of Management Technology | 80 | 204 |
| Indus Business Academy - IBA Bangalore | 80 | 204 |
| IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise | 80 | 204 |
| ISBM Pune: International School of Business and Media | 80 | 204 |
| ITM Navi Mumbai | 80 | 204 |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow | 80 | 204 |
| JIMS Rohini Delhi: Jagan Institute of Management Studies | 80 | 204 |
| KIIT School of Management - KSOM Bhubaneswar | 80 | 204 |
| Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | 80 | 204 |
| SDMIMD Mysore: SDM Institute For Management Development | 80 | 204 |
| SIES College of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai | 80 | 204 |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management - VJIM Hyderabad | 80 | 204 |
| WE School Bangalore: Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | 80 | 204 |
| XIME Bangalore: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship | 80 | 204 |
Note: Most of the candidates are unable to meet the expected cutoff by top colleges due to negative marks scored in CMAT Exam.
CMAT Cut Off 2019
CMAT cut off recorded for various colleges in the academic session 2019 is tabulated 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 Cut Off 2018
The candidates can find CMAT 2018 colleges cutoff percentiles in the table below.
| 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 |
Public Business Schools
Highlights of CMAT Cut Off criteria of Public Business schools, for the year 2018, are tabulated below.
| B-Schools | CMAT Cut off Percentile |
| Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad | 60 percentile |
| Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research, and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE), Mumbai | 256 score (MMS)248 score (PGDBM) |
| Department of Management Studies, NIT Durgapur | 156 score |
Private Business Schools
Highlights of CMAT Cut Off Percentile for Private Business Schools, for the year 2018, are tabulated below.
| Institutes of Business | CMAT Cut Off Percentile | CMAT Cut Off Score |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | - | 280 score |
| Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai | 85 percentile | - |
| KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 90 percentile | - |
| Goa Institute of Management, Goa | - | 260 score |
| IFIM Business School, Bangalore | 85 Percentile | |
| Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad | - | 200 score |
| Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore | - | 300 score |
| PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore | 75 percentile | - |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | 60 percentile | - |
| School of Communication and Management Studies, Cochin | 75 percentile | - |
| Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar & Pune | 60 percentile + Profile-based shortlisting | - |
| Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai | 60 percentile | - |
| Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Secunderabad | 60 percentile | - |
| AIMS Bangalore | 60 percentile | - |
| Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Bangalore | 85 percentile | - |
| Pune University Department of Management Studies, Pune | 60 percentile | - |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 60 percentile | - |
| MIT School of Business, Pune | - | 200 score |
| Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior | 84 percentile | - |
| SDMIMD, Mysore | 50 percentile | - |
| University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun | - | 213 Score |
| Acharya Bangalore B-School (ABBS), Bangalore | - | 260 score |
| Lovely Professional University (MBA), Phagwara | 80 percentile | - |
| Doon Business School, Dehradun | 60 percentile | - |
| Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Mohali | - | 220 out of 400 |
| IES Management College and Research Centre, Mumbai | - | 198 score |
| Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur & Hyderabad | 70 percentile | - |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | - | 199 score |
| SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai | - | 232 score |
| N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai | - | 227 score |
| Singhad Institute, Pune | - | 200 score |
| Asia Pacific Institute of Management, Delhi | - | 180 score |
| Acharya School of Management, Bangalore | 60 percentile | - |
| Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun | 50 percentile | - |
| ITS Institute of Management, Greater Noida | 50 percentile | - |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad | 75 percentile | - |
| Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida | 60 percentile | - |
| BIMTECH Greater Noida | 75 percentile | - |
| Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi | 75 percentile | - |
| Mumbai Educational Trust’s (MET) Institute of Mgmt, Mumbai | 75 percentile | - |
| Dr D Y Patil Institute of Management, Pune | 75 percentile | - |
| National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur | 45.5 percentile | - |
| Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Buldana | - | 40 score |
| Indira School of Business Studies, Pune | - | 160 score |
| Alliance School of Business, Bangalore | - | 100+ score |
| Vishakhapatnam | Nashik | Madurai |
| Warangal | Navi Mumbai | SALEM |
| Guntur | New Panvel | VELLORE |
| Dibrugarh | Ratnagiri | Hyderabad |
| Guwahati | Sangli | Agra |
| Silchar | Solapur | Allahabad |
| Patna | Thane | Azamgarh |
| Bhilai | Shillong | Bareilly |
| Bilaspur | New Delhi | Ghaziabad |
| Raipur | Bhubaneswar | Gorakhpur |
| Ahmedabad | Cuttack | Kanpur |
| Anand | Pondicherry | Lucknow |
| Gandhinagar | Amritsar | Noida |
| Rajkot | Bhatinda | Varanasi |
| Surat | Chandigarh | Dehradun |
| Vadodara | Jalandhar | Roorkee |
| Ambala | Ludhiana | Hooghly |
| Faridabad | Mohali | Howrah |
| Gurgaon | Pathankot | Kolkata |
| Hisar | Patiala | Siliguri |
| Kullu | AJMER | Durgapur |
| Shimla | Alwar | Pune |
| Jammu | Jaipur | Kota |
| Srinagar | Jodhpur | Lathur |
| Bokaro Steel City | - | - |
Previous year's CMAT cut off scores as per ranking
Ranks of CMAT Cut Off score with respect to the previous years of the exam is given below in the form of a tabular column. Candidates can use this tabulation as an overall reference.
CMAT Previous Year's CMAT Cut Off for 2017 and 2016:
| 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 Previous Year's CMAT Cut Off for 2015 and 2014:
| 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 |
Apart from knowing CMAT Cut Off scores, candidates should make sure to go through the selection procedure for admission into renowned institutions.
CMAT 2024 Selection Procedure
After the release of the results and CMAT Cut Off scores, the candidates will be shortlisted based on those scores and will be subjected to a variety of stages of tests. These tests vary from institution to institution, and hence candidates are requested to know the complete format. The following are the stages involved in CMAT 2024 Selection Procedure:
- Group Discussion
- Personal Interview
- Written Ability Test
- Final Selection
Candidates can visit CMAT Counselling 2024 page for further information about the selection procedure.
FAQs
What is the CMAT cut off 2024?
The CMAT 2024 cut off for more than 1000 B-schools accepting score for MBA/PGDM admission in the nation, candidates must score between 345 and 360 marks to get 100 percentile in the exam. Expected CMAT 2024 cutoff for top colleges will be between 95-99.9 percentile.
Where can I check my CMAT Cut off 2024?
Candidates can check the CMAT cut off 2024 on the official website of NTA at cmat.nta.nic.in. Candidates will be able to check their cutoff after the results are released.
Is there any sectional CMAT cutoff 2024?
No, there is no sectional CMAT cutoff 2024. NTA does not announce cutoff for its CMAT accepting colleges. It will only release the CMA result 2024 with the sectional and overall score of a candidate.
