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CMAT Cut Offs 2025: Check Expected & Previous Years Cut offs

Author : Avinash Mishra

January 21, 2025

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Overview: The CMAT 2025 was conducted on January 25, 2025, in approximately 110 cities across India. The CMAT exam cutoff and results are expected around the last week of February 2025. Read on to get the latest information about the CMAT cutoff 2025 here!

  • The National Testing Agency conducted the CMAT 2025. The CMAT 2025 exam will be held on 25 January 2025 in two shifts: Shift 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Shift 2 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Experts expect the exam to be easy to moderate this year. Around 70,000 students registered for CMAT 2025.
  • Based on past trends, the NTA CMAT results are released after 25-27 days of the examination. Candidates must note that the CMAT result is valid for one year only.

  • MBA/PGDM 2025-26 admissions based on the CMAT college cutoff will be open until June 2025 in many top B-schools in India. Different colleges will have CMAT cutoff scores based on candidates' scores and seat availability.

This blog will explore the latest updates, cut-off trends, and essential information to help you navigate the CMAT Cut Off 2025 exam. 

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CMAT Exam Important Dates 2025

Here are the important dates of the CMAT exam events in 2025:

CMAT Exam 2025 Events

CMAT Exam 2025 Dates

Online Submission of Application Form

14 November 2024 to 13 December 2024 (up to 09:50 P.M.)

Last date of submission of application fees

25 December 2024 (up to 11:50 P.M.)

Correction in Particulars in Application Form

26 December 2024 to 27 December 2024 (up to 11:50 P.M.)

Successful transaction of fees

25 December 2024 (up to 11:50 P.M.)

Announcement of the City of Examination

17 January 2025

Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website

20 January 2025

Date of Examination

25 January 2025

Duration

180 minutes (03:00 Hrs)

Timing of Examination

To be announced later on the website

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CMAT Cut Off For Top Colleges 2025 (Expected)

Although the CMAT 2025 exam is scheduled 25th January 2025, here is the list mentioning the top colleges and their expected cutoff:

Colleges Who Accept CMAT Scores and CMAT Cut-Offs Courses Offered Fees Highest Package (Approx.)  Average Package (Approx.)  Expected CMAT 2025 Cut Off For Colleges (Percentile)
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies - JBIMS CMAT Cut Off MMS 6 Lakhs 37.75 LPA 28 LPA 99.90+
SIMSREE CMAT Cut Off MMS 1.34 Lakhs 21.53 LPA 15-16 LPA 99+
Welingkar CMAT Cut Off PGDM 9.8 Lakhs 16-17 LPA 10 LPA 95-99
Great Lakes CMAT Cut Off MBA 20.8 Lakhs 46 LPA 15-16 LPA 95-99
KJ Somaiya CMAT Cut Off MBA 20.8 Lakhs 25 LPA 13-14 LPA 95-99
NIBM Pune CMAT Cut Off PGDM 8.5 Lakhs 12-14 LPA 9 LPA 90-95
PUMBA CMAT Cut Off MBA 7 Lakhs 10-12 LPA 8 LPA 85-90

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CMAT Colleges Accepting CMAT Score with Cut Off (90-99 Percentile)

The list of best colleges accepting CMAT scores with cut off between 90-99 percentile and CMAT 2025 cut off category-wise

CMAT Accepting Colleges with Their Cut-Off and Fees Colleges Accepting CMAT Scores with Expected Cut-off
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies - JBIMS 99.90+
SIMSREE 99+
Welingkar 95-99
Great Lakes Institute of Management 95-99
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management 95-99
Department of Management Sciences, University of Pune 95-99
XISS Ranchi 90+
BIMTECH, Noida 90+
NL Dalmia, Mumbai 90+

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Top Colleges Accepting CMAT Score with Cut Off (80-90 Percentile) 

The list of best colleges accepting CMAT score with cut off between 80-90 percentile:

CMAT Score Accepting College Colleges Accepting CMAT Score with Expected Cut off
IMT, Nagpur 90+
NIPM, Pune 85-90
XBS, Kolkata 85-90
IFMR at Krea University, Sri City 85-90
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida 85+
SIES, Mumbai 80-85
IPE, Hyderabad 80-85
IFIM Business School, Bangalore 80-85
IMT Hyderabad 80+
XIME, Bengaluru 80+

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CMAT Colleges Accepting CMAT Score with Cut Off (70-80 Percentile) 

The list of best colleges accepting CMAT score with cut off between 70-80 percentile:

CMAT Score Accepting College Colleges Accepting CMAT Score with Expected Cut off
IES Management College, Mumbai 80
KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar 80
AIMS, Bangalore 80
BIT, Mesra 75+
DY Patil School of Management, Pune 75+
NDIM New Delhi 75+
Calcutta Business School 75+
XIME Chennai 70+
ITM Group of Institutions, Mumbai 70+
SCMS, Cochin 70+

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CMAT Cut Off Score 2023

CMAT Percentile Range CMAT Exam Marks Range
100 365
99-99.99 292-360
95-99 271-292
90-95 258-271
81-89 206-258
71-80 179-206
61-70 154-179
51-60 133-154
Below 51 Below 133

CMAT Cut Off Score 2022

CMAT Percentile Range CMAT Exam Marks Range
100 385
99-99.99 293-380
95-99 260-293
90-95 240-260
81-89 211-240
71-80 188-211
61-70 168-188
51-60 150-168
Below 51 Below 150

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Factors Determining CMAT Cut Offs 2025

The CMAT cutoffs are determined by many factors, such as the overall difficulty level of the exam, the number of test-takers, and the candidates' performance. 

For admission purposes, colleges have their cut-offs based on the following factors: 

  • The number of total candidates who appeared for the CMAT exam 2025.
  • The total number of seats available in a college.
  • The difficulty level of the CMAT question paper
  • And the overall pass percentage of candidates in CMAT 2025
  • The previous year's CMAT cut off for admission.

Candidates must know these criteria to strategically plan the colleges to apply to based on expected CMAT exam cutoffs.

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Conclusion

The CMAT exam cut-offs are based on many factors, such as the overall difficulty level of the exam, the number of test-takers, and the candidates' performance.

For admission purposes, every college has its own CMAT cutoff category, which is based on factors like the number of candidates who appeared for the CMAT 2025 exam, the number of seats available in the college, the difficulty level of the CMAT question paper, the overall pass percentage of the candidates in CMAT 2025, and the previous year's CMAT cutoff for admissions.

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