CMAT Cut Off 2024: Expected MBA Cutoff Marks

Hafsha Qureshi
Hafsha Qureshi

Updated on - Jun 6, 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. CMAT 2024 cut off is expected to be between 95 % and 99.9%. CMAT participating colleges 2024 will publish the cut off on their websites. CMAT 2024 exam has been conducted and the results have been declared on Jun 6, 2024.

With over 1000 B-schools nationwide accepting CMAT scores for MBA/PGDM admission, students should score between 345 and 360 CMAT cut off 2024 to achieve a 100 percentile in the exam. MBA admissions based on the CMAT college cut off for MBA/PGDM 2024-26 will be open from Jun 2024 at many of India's top business schools. The colleges will release the program-wise CMAT cutoff 2024 list after the exam.

Must Check: What is a Good Score in CMAT 2024?

Also Read: CMAT Result 2024

CMAT Cut Off 2024

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 obtain to get selected for further rounds of the admission process at any college.

Out of the 400 maximum CMAT cut off 2024 marks for the exam, the 95 to 99.99 percentile will now be granted a score range of 251 to 340 marks. This year's CMAT cut off for universities such as JBIMS, JIM, KJSIMSR, SIMSREE, and others is likely to be 95 to 99 percentile or above.

Following the CMAT 2024 cutoff round, candidates will be called for a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round at their respective colleges.

Also Read: CMAT Score Normalization Process 2024

CMAT Cut Offs 2024: Colleges Accepting 90 Percentile and Above

Check the table below for B-schools accepting CMAT scores in the range of 90 to 99 percentile. These are mere estimations and the actual CMAT 2024 cut offs will be different. 

Colleges Accepting CMAT score CMAT Cut Off Percentiles
JBIMS, Mumbai 99.90+
Goa Institute of Management 95-99
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management 95-99
SIMSREE, Mumbai 99.00+
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 95-99
University of Pune, Department of Management Sciences 95-99
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi 95

Must Refer: Colleges Accepting CMAT Score in Mumbai 2024

CMAT Cutoff Category-Wise

The institutes set the CMAT category cut-off at the time of admission. Colleges set CMAT category-specific cutoff marks for general, SC, ST, and OBC students. The CMAT cutoff for each category varies by institute. The CMAT cutoff for the SC and OBC categories is 75.

CMAT Cutoff 2024 Expected- MMS Program (All India Seats)

CMAT Colleges CMAT Cutoff Percentile
JBIMS 99.99 percentile
Sydenham 99.95+ percentile
KJ Somaiya 99.94 percentile
Welingkar Institute Of Management  99.90 percentile

Expected CMAT Cutoff 2024 for PGDM

CMAT Colleges CMAT Cutoff Percentile
Great Lakes, Chennai 90 + profile based
KJ Somaiya  95 +
IFMR  85 +
NIBM  90 + 
Welingkar Institute Of Management 70 + (Eligibility) + profile based

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CMAT Score Vs Percentile 2024

Candidates must understand the CMAT score vs percentile analysis to assess 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' reference.

CMAT Cut Off 2024 Range Out of 400 Marks Expected CMAT Percentile
335-340 Above 99.9%
315 Above 99.9%
280 Above 95%
270 Above 90%
200-250 Above 81 to 89%

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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 CMAT cut off 2024 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

Also Read: CMAT Marks vs Rank 2024

Factors Determining CMAT 2024 Cut Off

Several factors affect the CMAT 2024 cut off marks. The colleges consider these 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 CMAT 2024 question paper.
  • Overall merit.

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CMAT Previous Years' Cut Off

Understanding the previous year's trends will help the candidates estimate 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.

To get a better understanding of CMAT score and percentile, candidates can look at the CMAT cutoff from the previous four years as well as the predicted CMAT percentile 2024.

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

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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

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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.

Also Read: CMAT Score Normalization Process 2024

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 Ranking

Ranks of CMAT Cut Off score for the previous years of the exam are 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 the 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 on CMAT Cut Off

Q: What is the CMAT cut off 2024?

A: 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.

Q: What is the expected score for CMAT 2024 vs percentile?

A: Based on the previous years' trends of CMAT cut off 2024, scores between 171 to 200 will fall in a percentile range of 71 to 80. Similarly, 141 to 170 scores will be in the 61 to 70 percentile range, 116 to 140 will be in the 51 to 60 range, and scores below 116 will be under the 51 percentile.

Q: Is there any sectional CMAT cutoff 2024?

A: 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.

Q: Where can I check my CMAT Cut off 2024?

A: 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.

Q: Is 140 a good score in CMAT 2024?

A: According to the CMAT cut off 2024 marks, scores between 140 and 171 is equal to 61 to 70 percentile, and therefore considered to be above average.

Q: What is the CMAT 2024 cutoff for KJ Somaiya?

A: The minimum CMAT cut off 2024 marks for K J Somaiya is 95.

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