The CMAT cutoff for OBC candidates of various CMAT-accepting colleges points out a certain amount of relaxation in the percentile score. The CMAT 2026 cutoff for the OBC category will be released by colleges after the declaration of the CMAT result on February 17, 2026. Based on previous year trends, the CMAT cutoff for OBC is expected to be 75 percentile. The candidates from the Other Backward Caste (OBC non-creamy layer) category have been provided with a reservation of 27% (approximately) of the total seats offered by the government and private MBA colleges combined.
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OBC candidates can expect the CMAT 2026 cutoff to be in the range of 80-99 (approx.) for most of the colleges accepting CMAT scores. The CMAT score to obtain after normalization for this cutoff percentile should be between 200 and 310 (approx.). The expected CMAT 2026 cutoff percentile for OBC candidates seeking admission to MBA/PGDM courses of a few top B schools for the academic year 2026-2028 is presented in the table below.
Name of College | CMAT 2026 Cutoff for OBC Category (Expected Percentile) |
|---|---|
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) Mumbai | 99 |
97 | |
97 | |
Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | 80+ |
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The CMAT cutoff trends over the previous years are important to evaluate to study the effect of various contributing factors, like exam difficulty for different shifts, total candidates appearing, seats offered, and normalization of scores. The generalized average CMAT cutoff for the last couple of years for different categories (reserved and unreserved) is given below.
| Category | CMAT Cutoff 2025 | CMAT Cutoff 2024 | CMAT Cutoff 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
General | 95 | 95 | 95 |
SC/ST/OBC | 75 | 75 | 75 |
PWD | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There are no criteria for a minimum CMAT score to obtain for candidates from any of the categories. Candidates across categories will be shortlisted by the institutes depending on their announced cutoff for a particular category. Colleges will release their CMAT cutoff list 2026 individually for all the categories.
Considering previous CMAT cutoff trends for OBC category candidates, 250 is a pretty decent score. Though it's not enough for colleges like JBIMS and SIMSREE, it still can get the candidate a good MBA/PGDM CMAT college.
As per the last year CMAT exam analysis, a score between 280 to 330 can be considered good enough for OBC candidates looking to aim for the best of Bschools through CMAT 2026. However, the true figures can only be talked about once the CMAT result 2026 is released.
Yes. According to the marking scheme of the CMAT exam given by NTA, every question carries 4 marks. For every right answer marked by the candidate 4 marks are awarded while for every wrong answer marked, ¼th i.e 1 mark will be deducted from the total score obtained.
There is no specific passing mark range decided for OBC candidates by NTA for the CMAT exam.
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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.
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