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CMAT 2026 result date is expected to be around February 13, 2026. Looking at the trends of the previous years CMAT result pdf gets released 13 days after the CMAT answer key date. Last year, the provisional CMAT result release date was February 13, 2025. As last year, the CMAT 2026 exam was conducted on January 25, 2026. One can expect that the CMAT 2026 result will be out on February 13, 2026, as there has been no official communication about the CMAT 2026 result date. Once the CMAT 2026 result link is out, candidates can log in to their candidate dashboard on the CMAT 2026 official website to download the CMAT 2026 scorecard. This CMAT 2026 result will not only give the management aspirants an idea about their probable CMAT 2026 score to check if they can match the CMAT 2026 cutoff or not.
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One can expect the CMAT 2026 result to be out around February 13, 2026. There has been no official communication regarding the CMAT 2026 result date. However, looking at the trends of the previous years, let's look at the expected CMAT 2026 result date.
CMAT 2026 events | CMAT 2026 Dates |
CMAT 2026 Admit Card date | January 21, 2026 |
CMAT 2026 Exam | January 25, 2026 |
CMAT 2026 Answer Key | January 31, 2026 (tentative) |
CMAT 2026 Result Date | February 13, 2026 (tentative) |
Though there has been no official communication regarding the CMAT 2026 result date, the assumption that CMAT 2026 result date could be February 13, 2026, is neither abrupt nor baseless. Here are some of the reasons whythe CMAT 2026 result date is expected to be around January 31, 2026
This speculated CMAT 2026 result date is as per the trends of the last year.
13 days after the CMAT 2026 exam date.
While one could only expect the CMAT 2026 result date this year, here is the table about the CMAT result date from the previous 5 years, which would give management aspirants an idea about what they can expect about the CMAT 2026 result date. Though until last year CMAT used to be held in May, the gap between the CMAT exam date and the CMAT result date remained the more or less same.
CMAT Year | CMAT Exam Date | CMAT Answer Key Date | CMAT Result Date | Gap between | Difference Between Exam date and Result date |
2026 | January 25, 2026 | January 31, 2026 (expected) | February 13, 2026 (tentative) | 13 days | 19 days |
2025 | January 25, 2025 | January 31, 2025 | February 13, 2025 | 13 days | 19 days |
2024 | May 15, 2024 | May 23, 2024 | June 06, 2025 | 13 days | 21 days |
2023 | May 04, 2023 | May 12, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | 19 days | 27 days |
2022 | April 09, 2022 | April 18, 2023 | April 29, 2022 | 11 days | 20 days |
The CMAT 2026 result link will be available on the CMAT official website. Once the CMAT 2026 result pdf is live, candidates need to visit the CMAT 2026 website and log in to their candidate dashboard.
CMAT 2026 result | Click here for the CMAT 2026 result PDF |
Candidates need to go through the following step-by-step process to download the CMAT 2026 result pdf on the CMAT 2026 result release date.
Visit the official website-
Click on the CMAT 2026 Candidate Login.
Put in the CMAT registration number and the password.
Click on the Download and Save the CMAT 2026 result PDF for further use.
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Candidates who appeared in the CMAT 2026 exam, which concluded on January 25, 2026, must check the CMAT score vs percentile analysis to predict their chances of getting into a premier CMAT-accepting college for MBA admission 2026-28.
CMAT percentile 2026 | CMAT 2026 Score |
99.99 | 360 |
99.9 | 325 |
99.5 | 299 |
99 | 291.5 |
98 | 282.5 |
95 | 271 |
90 | 257.5 |
85 | 237.5 |
80 | 205.5 |
75 | 192.5 |
70 | 179 |
65 | 166.5 |
60 | 154 |
50 | 133 |
A list of colleges with the CMAT 2026 cutoff of above 80 percentile is curated for the candidates. MBA aspirants appearing for the CMAT 2026 can see the CMAT 2026 cutoff expected for top colleges along with their fees.
Name of the College | Expected CMAT 2026 Cutoff | CMAT percentile 2026 |
Welingkar CMAT Cut Off | 238 | 85+ |
Great Lakes CMAT cut off 2026 | 235 | 95-99 |
242 | 90+ | |
Xavier Business School - St. Xavier’s University (XBS) CMAT cut-off 2026 | 240 | 85+ |
CMAT cutoff 2026 for N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research | 261 | 95-99 |
CMAT cut off 2026 for the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) | 250 | 90+ |
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) CMAT cut off marks | 245 | 90+ |
Jaipuria Institute of Management CMAT cut off 2026 | 260 | 80+ |
CMAT cutoff 2026 for Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) | 235 | 80+ |
KIIT School of Management (KSOM) CMAT cut off marks | 242 | 99.2+ |
International School of Business and Media (ISBM) CMAT cutoff marks | 255 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off for Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) | 260 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off 2026 for Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP) | 245 | 80+ |
AIMS Institutes CMAT cut off | 245 | 80+ |
SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS) CMAT cutoff | 250 | 80+ |
CMAT cut-off for Jagannath Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) | 235 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off 2026 for Indus Business Academy (IBA) | 250 | 80+ |
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM) CMAT cut off 2026 | 260 | 80+ |
ITM Business School, ITM Group of Institutions CMAT cutoff | 260 | 80+ |
CMAT cut-off 2026 for Chetana’s Institute of Management and Research (CIMR) | 258 | 80-85+ |
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS) CMAT cut off | 255 | 80+ |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology CMAT cut-off 2026 | 261 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off marks Asia Pacific Institute of Management | 247 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off marks for Prestige Institute of Management | 241 | 90-95+ |
CMAT cutoff for GIM, Goa | - | 90 |
CMAT cutoff for IRMA | - |
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CMAT cutoff for NIMS Pune | - | 85 |
CMAT Cutoff for SIMSREE | - | 99.96 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CMAT 2026 Answer key is expected to be released on January 31, 2026
CMAT 2026 results will be released on the official website by NTA.
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Hello aspirant,
The CMAT 2026 exam is set for January 25, 2026, and registration began in October 2025. In two sessions, the computer-based CMAT 2026 will be administered in more than 120 Indian cities. The CMAT syllabus and exam format have not changed for 2026.
For more information you can
Yes, DSM DTU (Delhi Technological University, Department of Management Studies) does accept CMAT score for admission to its MBA programme. Many management institutes in India use CMAT as one of the valid entrance exams along with CAT, MAT, or GMAT, and DTU’s management department is among those that consider CMAT
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You have scored 92 percentile in CMAT, which is a good score, and you have a higher chance of getting admission into a good college. But, if you're targeting only SVNIT Surat, then it's quite tough because SVNIT usually looks for a higher score for the PG course, like
Hello,
The link to the website of careers360, where the preferred colleges and percentiles are mentioned, is attached herewith. You can also get the details of colleges.
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/mba-colleges-accepting-80-90-percentile-in-cmat-exam
Thank you.
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With an 80 percentile in CMAT, you can get admission in decent Tier-2 MBA colleges.
Good options include Jaipuria Institute, IMT Nagpur/Hyderabad, SDMIMD Mysore, and XIME.
Top IIMs are not possible, but these colleges offer reasonable placements and exposure.
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