All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved institutes will conduct the CMAT 2026 selection process after the declaration of the result/merit list. As per the officials, the CMAT exam participating institutes will conduct their respective selection procedures for the candidates who obtain the cutoff scores. The CMAT exam 2026 selection procedure varies within institutes. The selection procedure of the CMAT exam is mostly comprised of
- GD (Group Discussion)
- PI (Personal Interview)
- WAT (Written Ability Test)
CMAT 2026 Selection Process
The CMAT Selection Process will include four main stages,
Taking CMAT exam 2026: The first part of the CMAT 2026 exam is based on the candidate's performance in the CMAT exam, which can be measured by the overall score, percentage score, and section score in the CMAT.
Declaration of CMAT exam result: The CMAT 2026 result will be available in online mode. The CMAT scorecard includes the overall raw score, sectional score, overall percentile, and sectional percentile. CMAT 2026 selection process depends on your place on the National Merit List. The candidate must also submit their CMAT 2026 exam score to the respective B-School where they have already applied or plan to apply now.
Shortlisting by B-Schools: The next stage of the NTA CMAT selection process is a shortlist for the final admission round based on the CMAT exam score of the B-School where you applied for MBA Admission. Each participating institute will publish its respective CMAT cutoff 2026, which candidates must meet to qualify to join the particular institute. Upon qualification, the candidates must appear for the selection procedure of CMAT 2026 of the particular institution, including Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).
Participate in GD and PI: Many MBA colleges conduct their own GD and PI process for selecting candidates through the CMAT selection procedure for MBA admission. NTA CMAT 2026 selection procedure for final counselling based on entrance exam score, academic performance, work experience, and GD & PI round performance.
CMAT Exam 2026 Participating Institutes
The NTA CMAT 2026 score will be used by more than 1000 MBA colleges that accept the CMAT score for MBA admission 2026. The admission process will be made on the basis of the CMAT exam score/ percentile for the MBA 2026-28 batch at many top MBA and PGDM colleges. Here, we provide a list of CMAT colleges accepting CMAT score in India.
- Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
- Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
- Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi
- Goa Institute of Management, Goa
- Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
- Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune
- MYRA School of Business, Mysore
- Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
- TERI University, Delhi
- WeSchool Mumbai & Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business (IISWBM), Kolkata
- Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
- Future Business School, Kolkata
- Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
- Acharya Bangalore Business School, Bangalore
- ITM Business School, Bangalore
- KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
- Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore
- Dr. DY Patil Institute of Management, Pune
- Indira School of Business Studies, Pune
- Pune University MBA (PUMBA) Department of Management Sciences
- Doon Business School, Dehradun
- Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore
- Sydenham Institute of Management Studies Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE), Mumbai
