The CMAT 2021 exam was held on Mar 31, 2021, in two shifts. The question papers were said to be moderate in terms of difficulty. The National Testing Agency (NTA), announced the exam result on Apr 9, 2021. The participating B-schools that grant admission on the basis of CMAT scores release their cut offs separately. All the information related to CMAT cut off can be found on this page.
- Factors determining CMAT Cut Off
- CMAT 2021 Cut Off
- CMAT 2021 Merit list
- CMAT Previous Years' Cut Off
- CMAT Selection Procedure
Factors determining CMAT Cut Off
The colleges consider various factors while determining the cut off for CMAT. Some of them are discussed below:
- The total number of candidates who have appeared for CMAT
- The total number of candidates who have qualified the exam
- The number of seats available at the institution
- The difficulty level of the question paper
- Overall merit
CMAT 2021 Cut Off
After considering all the factors mentioned above, the participating colleges have released their respective CMAT 2021 cut offs. In this section, we have arranged the cut off 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:
| 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 |
| 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
The institutions that accept applications of candidates who secured CMAT percentile scores ranging from 80 to 85 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 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
The CMAT Cut Off 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 cut off 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 Previous Years' Cut Off
Candidates must also check the cut off percentiles/scores which were accepted at various colleges in the past few years. The CMAT cut off for the past few years is given below for reference:
CMAT Cut Off 2020
The colleges which gave admission to candidates who secured 90+ percentile in the 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 |
The colleges which accepted candidates who had secured more than 80 percentile in the 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 minus marks scored in the CMAT Exam.
CMAT Cut Off 2019
The 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 the CMAT cut off percentiles for 2018 in this section.
| 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 |
Previous years 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.
| Ranking | CMAT Cut Off 2017 | CMAT Cut Off 2016 | CMAT Cut Off 2015 | CMAT Cut Off 2014 |
| 1 | 350 | 300 | 305 | 317 |
| 2 | 329 | 296 | 305 | 303 |
| 3 | 328 | 296 | 295 | 303 |
| 4 | 327 | 288 | 291 | 302 |
| 5 | 325 | 288 | 289 | 301 |
| 6 | 316 | 285 | 283 | 296 |
| 7 | 316 | 283 | 278 | 296 |
| 8 | 316 | 283 | 277 | 295 |
| 9 | 315 | 283 | 276 | 294 |
| 10 | 315 | 278 | 274 | 290 |
Apart from knowing the CMAT Cut Off scores, candidates should make sure to go through the selection procedure for the admissions into renowned institutions.
CMAT Selection Procedure
After the release of the results and the 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 the CMAT Selection Procedure:
- Group Discussion
- Personal Interview
- Written Ability Test
- Final Selection
Candidates can visit the CMAT counselling page for further information about the selection procedure.
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