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    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025: Top Colleges and Percentile Insights

    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025: Top Colleges and Percentile Insights

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 14 Feb 2025, 10:55 PM IST

    CMAT expected cutoff for top colleges will range from 95 to 99 percentile. NTA conducted the CMAT entrance exam on January 25, 2025, in approximately 107 cities across the country. CMAT 2025 cutoff of top MBA colleges will be released after the declaration of the CMAT result. Registered candidates can download the CMAT scorecard from February 13, 2025. As per experts and student's reactions, the difficulty level of CMAT 2025 was moderate and 63,145 students appeared for the CMAT 2025.

    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025: Top Colleges and Percentile Insights
    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025: Top Colleges and Percentile Insights

    Admission into the MBA/ PGDM program for the academic batch of 2025-27 based on the CMAT college cutoff will be open till June 2025 in many top MBA colleges. Top B-schools will have CMAT cutoff scores based on the candidate’s score and availability of seats. Read this article by Careers360 to know the expected CMAT cutoff for top MBA colleges.

    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025 for Top College

    Check out the table which consists of the expected CMAT cutoff scores of top B-School along with offered management courses, approx fees, and highest and average package.

    College accepting CMAT scores and cutoff

    Expected CMAT Cutoff

    Course offered

    Fees

    Highest Package

    Average package

    JBIMS CMAT Cutoff

    99.90+

    MMS

    Rs 6 Lakhs

    Rs 37.75 LPA

    Rs 28 LPA

    SIMSREE CMAT Cut Off

    99+

    MMS

    Rs 1.34 Lakhs

    Rs 21.53 LPA

    Rs 15-16 LPA

    Welingkar CMAT Cut Off

    95-99

    PGDM

    Rs 9.8 Lakhs

    Rs 16-17 LPA

    Rs 10 LPA

    Great Lakes CMAT Cut-Off

    95-99

    MBA

    Rs 20.8 Lakhs

    Rs 46 LPA

    Rs 15-16 LPA

    KJ Somaiya CMAT Cut Off

    95-99

    MBA

    Rs 20.8 Lakhs

    Rs 25 LPA

    Rs 13-14 LPA

    NIBM Pune CMAT Cut-Off

    90-95

    PGDM

    Rs 8.5 Lakhs

    Rs 12-14 LPA

    Rs 9 LPA

    PUMBA CMAT Cut Off

    85-90

    MBA

    Rs 7 Lakhs

    Rs 10-12 LPA

    Rs 8 LPA

    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025 for Top College (90 to 99 Percentile)

    Here is the list of top MBA colleges that accept CMAT cutoff between the 90 to 99 percentile.

    CMAT accepting colleges (90 to 99 percentile)

    Expected CMAT cutoff

    Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies - JBIMS

    99.90+

    Welingkar

    95-99

    SIMSREE

    99+

    K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management

    95-99

    Great Lakes Institute of Management

    95-99

    XISS Ranchi

    90+

    Department of Management Sciences, University of Pune

    95-99

    NL Dalmia, Mumbai

    90+

    BIMTECH, Noida

    90+

    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025 for Top Colleges (80 to 90 Percentile)

    List of best MBA colleges that accept 80 to 90 percentile in CMAT to offer admission into MBA programs.

    CMAT score accepting college

    CMAT Cutoff (Expected)

    IMT, Nagpur

    90+

    NIBM, Pune

    85-90

    Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida

    85+

    XBS, Kolkata

    85-90

    SIES, Mumbai

    80-85

    IFMR at Krea University, Sri City

    85-90

    IFIM Business School, Bangalore

    80-85

    IPE, Hyderabad

    80-85

    IMT Hyderabad

    80+

    XIME, Bengaluru

    80+

    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025 for Top College (70 to 80 Percentile)

    Here is the list of MBA colleges accepting CMAT cutoff range of 70 to 80 percentile.

    CMAT score accepting college

    CMAT Cutoff (Expected)

    IES Management College, Mumbai

    80

    NDIM New Delhi

    75+

    KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar

    80

    Calcutta Business School

    75+

    AIMS, Bangalore

    80

    XIME Chennai

    70+

    BIT, Mesra

    75+

    ITM Group of Institutions, Mumbai

    70+

    DY Patil School of Management, Pune

    75+

    SCMS, Cochin

    70+

    CMAT Expected Cutoff 2025 for Top College (Expected)

    Students who appeared for the CMAT exam can check the CMAT 2025 score vs percentile analysis from the table. Check out the expected CMAT score range and percentile after score normalization.

    CMAT 2025 Score Range

    CMAT 2025 Percentile Range

    345-350

    100

    281-340

    90-99.99

    201-280

    81-89

    171-200

    71-80

    141-170

    61-70

    116-140

    51-60

    Below 116

    Below 51

    The CMAT 2025 exam cut-offs are based on certain factors such as the overall difficulty level of the exam, the number of students who appeared for the CMAT exam, and the candidate’s overall performance.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many students apply for CMAT 2025?
    A:

    63,145 students appeared for the CMAT 2025 entrance exam.

    Q: Does SP Jain accept CMAT?
    A:

    No, SP Jain does not accept CMAT score for MBA admission. Apart from CMAT, SP Jain accepts CAT/GMAT.

    Q: What is the cut off for KJ Somaiya 2025?
    A:

    It is expected that KJ Somaiya 2025 cutoff will range between 95 to 99 percentile for MBA admission.

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    MAT and CMAT acceptance depends on the college you are applying to.

    Many private and some government MBA colleges in India accept MAT and/or CMAT scores . However, not all colleges accept both exams , so you must check the specific college’s admission criteria.

    Required percentile (approximate):

    • MAT: Usually