CMAT Cutoff 2025 - Check Expected & Previous Year's CMAT Cut Off for Top MBA Colleges Admission
CMAT accepting colleges will release the CMAT cut off individually on its respective website. With more than 1000 B-schools accepting CMAT scores for MBA and PGDM admission in the country, candidates should score between 345 and 360 marks to get a 100 percentile in the CMAT exam. Admission based on the CMAT college cut off for MBA/PGDM 2025–27 will be open till June 2025 in many of the top Bschools in India. Read this article to learn about the CMAT accepting colleges and their cut off and fees.
CMAT Cut off 2025
CMAT colleges cut off is the minimum score that the candidate must clear to get selected for further rounds of the MBA admission process. Those who clear the cutoff for CMAT 2025 will be selected for the next steps, such as Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI), based on their CMAT score. This article of Craeers360 will state the previous year's CMAT cut off marks, the parameters of deciding cutoff, CMAT accepting colleges with their cutoff and fees, the CMAT selection process, and so forth.
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CMAT Score vs Percentile 2025: Year-Wise
Out of the 400 maximum marks of the CMAT exam, now the 95 to 99.99 percentile will be awarded a wide score range of 251 to 340 marks. The CMAT cut off of top colleges such as JBIMS, JIM, KJSIMSR, SIMSREE, etc. are expected to be 95 to 99 plus overall percentile this year. Candidates can check out the CMAT percentile of the last four years along with the expected CMAT percentile 2025 to get a better idea about CMAT score and percentile.
CMAT Colleges Cut off
CMAT Percentile | CMAT score 2025 (Expected) | CMAT score 2024 | CMAT score 2023 | CMAT score 2022 |
99.5 | 305 | 303 | 325 | 320 |
99 | 295 | 293 | 318 | 313 |
95 | 262 | 260 | 300 | 250 |
90 | 245 | 240 | 282 | 232 |
80 | 215 | 211 | 200 | 203 |
70 | 195 | 180 | 170 | 180 |
CMAT Cut off Category-Wise
The institutes decide the CMAT category cut-off at the time of admission. The colleges set CMAT category-wise cutoff marks for the general, SC, ST and OBC candidates. The CMAT cutoff category-wise is different from one institute to another. The CMAT cutoff for SC and OBC categories is 75. The previous year's category-wise CMAT cutoff for 2024, 2023, and 2022 are mentioned in the table below.
CMAT 2025 Cutoff: Category-wise
Post declaration of CMAT result, candidates can check category-wise CMAT cutoff before applying for MBA admission.
| CMAT Cutoff for SC and ST | CMAT Cutoff for OBC |
CMAT Cutoff 2025 Expected: MMS Program (All India Seats)
- JBIMS - 99.99 percentile
- Sydenham – 99.95+ percentile
- KJ Somaiya - 99.94 percentile
- Welingkar Institute Of Management- 99.90 percentile
Expected CMAT Cutoff 2025: PGDM Program
- Great Lakes, Chennai – 90 + percentile + profile based
- GOA Institute of Management - 95+ percentile
- KJ Somaiya - 95 + percentile
- IFMR - 85 + percentile
- NIBM - 90 + percentile
- Welingkar Institute Of Management - 70 + percentile (Eligibility) + profile based
CMAT Previous Year's Cutoff: Category Wise
| Category | CMAT Cutoff 2024 | CMAT Cutoff 2023 | CMAT Cutoff 2022 |
| General | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| Reserved (SC/ ST/ OBC) | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Physically Disabled | 75 | 75 | 75 |
CMAT Accepting Colleges and their Cutoffs and Fees
Candidates who are going to appear in CMAT 2025 must be looking forward to knowing all about their dream B-schools, the required CMAT cut off 2025, and the fees of the courses. The performance of the candidate in GD & PI of the particular college will determine the final selection of candidates in their desired CMAT college. Check below the table of top colleges accepting CMAT scores with a percentile of 50-90+ and CMAT cut off category wise.
CMAT Top Colleges Cut off of 80-90+ Percentile
Name of the College | Total Fees (in Rs) | Expected CMAT 2025 Cutoff | CMAT percentile 2025 |
Welingkar CMAT Cut Off | 11 Lakhs | 238 | 85+ |
Great Lakes CMAT cut off 2025 | 15.86 Lakhs | 235 | 95-99 |
| NIMB Pune CMAT cutoff | 8 Lakhs | 242 | 90+ |
Xavier Business School - St. Xavier’s University (XBS) CMAT cut-off 2025 | 10.98 Lakhs | 240 | 85+ |
CMAT cutoff 2025 for N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research | 8.7 Lakhs | 261 | 95-99 |
CMAT cut off 2025 for Institute of Management Technology (IMT) | 12 Lakhs | 250 | 90+ |
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) CMAT cut off marks | 12 Lakhs | 245 | 90+ |
Jaipuria Institute of Management CMAT cut off 2025 | 9.25 lakh | 260 | 80+ |
CMAT cutoff 2025 for Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) | 10 Lakhs | 235 | 80+ |
KIIT School of Management (KSOM) CMAT cut off marks | 11.95 Lakhs | 242 | 99.2+ |
International School of Business and Media (ISBM) CMAT cut off marks | 8.9 Lakhs | 255 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off for Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) | 8 Lakhs | 260 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off 2025 for Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP) | 5.25 Lakhs | 245 | 80+ |
AIMS Institutes CMAT cut off | 9 Lakhs | 245 | 80+ |
SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS) CMAT cutoff | 6.30 lakh | 250 | 80+ |
CMAT cut-off for Jagannath Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) | 5.5 Lakhs | 235 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off 2025 for Indus Business Academy (IBA) | 6.98 Lakhs | 250 | 80+ |
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM) CMAT cut off 2025 | 6.50 Lakhs | 260 | 80+ |
ITM Business School, ITM Group of Institutions CMAT cutoff | 9.20 Lakhs | 260 | 80+ |
CMAT cut-off 2025 for Chetana’s Institute of Management and Research (CIMR) | 6.6 Lakhs | 258 | 80-85+ |
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS) CMAT cut off | 7.9 Lakhs | 255 | 80+ |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology CMAT cut-off 2025 | 6.5 Lakhs | 261 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off marks for Asia Pacific Institute of Management | 9.7 Lakhs | 247 | 80+ |
CMAT cut off marks for Prestige Institute of Management | 3 Lakhs | 241 | 90-95+ |
| CMAT cutoff for GIM | 18.31 Lakhs | - | 90 |
| CMAT cutoff for IRMA | Rs 13.6 Lakhs | - |
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| CMAT cutoff for NIMS Pune | Rs 8 Lakhs | - | 85 |
| CMAT Cutoff for SIMSREE | Rs 1.34 Lkahs | - | 99.96 |
List of CMAT accepting colleges 70 to 80 percentile
Name of the College | Courses Offered | Total Fee |
CMAT cut off for BIMTECH or Birla Institute of Management Technology |
| Rs. 11.5 lakh |
CMAT 2025 cutoff for Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM) |
| Rs. 9.25 lakh |
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 12.5 lakh |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)- School of Management CMAT cut off |
| Rs. 12.5 lakh |
CMAT 2025 cutoff for ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai |
| Rs 11.5 lakh |
IES Management College and Research Centre (IES MCRC) CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 7.20 lakh |
KIIT School of Management CMAT cut off |
| Rs. 9.5 lakh |
Institute of Management, Christ University (IMCU) CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 7.54 lakh |
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) CMAT cutoff 2025 |
| Rs. 10 lakh |
CMAT 2025 cutoff for SCMS Cochin School of Business (SCMS Cochin) CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 8.25 lakh |
Globsyn Business School (GBS) CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 5 lakh |
Indus Business Academy (IBA) CMAT cut off |
| Rs. 7.5 lakh |
International School of Business and Media (ISBM) CMAT cutoff 2025 |
| Rs. 8.90 lakh |
Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP) CMAT cut off |
| Rs. 6.45 lakh |
CMAT 2025 cutoff for SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS) |
| Rs. 7.5 lakh |
AIMS Institutes CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 9 lahks |
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) CMAT cutoff 2025 |
| Rs. 11 lahks |
Chetna's Institute of Management and Research (CIMR) CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 3.3 lakh |
Alliance School of Business (ASOB) CMAT cut off |
| Rs. 7.5 lakh |
PSG Institute of Management (PSGIM) CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 8 lakh |
Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM) CMAT cutoff 2025 |
| Rs. 7.66 lakh |
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) CMAT cut off |
| Rs. 8.15 lakh |
GITAM Hyderabad Business School, GITAM Deemed University CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 7.2 lakh |
Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS) CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs. 7.8 lakh |
Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) CMAT cutoff 2025 |
| Rs. 7.20 lakh |
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS) CMAT cutoff 2025 |
| Rs. 7.87 lakh |
CMAT 2025 cutoff for Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research (VESIM) |
| Rs. 6.5 lakh |
List of CMAT colleges accepting 60 to 70 percentile
Name of the College | Location | Approx. Course Fee |
Institute of Management - Christ University (IMCU) CMAT cutoff 2025 | Bengaluru | Rs 7 Lakh |
D Y Patil University School of Management (DYPUSM) CMAT cut off | Mumbai | Rs 8.40 Lakh |
Institute of Management Studies (IMS) CMAT cut off | Ghaziabad | Rs 7.95 Lakh |
Jagannath International Management School (JIMS) CMAT cutoff 2025 | New Delhi | Rs 5. 34 Lakh |
CMAT cut-off for National School of Business (NSB) | Bangalore | Rs 5.90 Lakh |
Universal Business School CMAT cut off | Mumbai | Rs 8.48 Lakh |
ISME, Bangalore CMAT cut off | Bangalore | Rs 7,90,000 |
Indus Business Academy, Bangalore (IBA, Bangalore) CMAT cutoff 2025 | Bangalore | Rs 3.88 Lakh |
Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies (RCBS) CMAT cut off | Kochi | Rs 7 Lakh |
CMAT cut-off for AIMS Institute of Management Studies (AIMS) | Pune | Rs 5.49 Lakh |
Indira Institute of Management (IIMP) CMAT cutoff 2025 | Pune | Rs 7.20 Lakh |
KJ Somaiya CMAT Cut Off | Mumbai | Rs 14.90 Lakh |
PUMBA CMAT cut off | Pune | Rs 1. 29 Lakh |
IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University CMAT cutoff | Sri City | Rs 13.20 Lakh |
Calcutta Business School CMAT cutoff 2025 | Kolkata | Rs 6.85 Lakh |
CMAT cut-off for Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies And Research (VESIM) | Mumbai | Rs 6.79 Lakh |
Xavier Institute of Social Service CMAT cutoff | Ranchi | Rs 8 Lakh |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan`s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management CMAT cutoff 2025 | New Delhi | Rs 6 Lakh |
CMAT cutoff 2025 for VIT Business School | Vellore | Rs 3.51 Lakh |
Siva Sivani Institute of Management CMAT cut off 2025 | Secunderabad | Rs 6.50 Lakh |
Thiagarajar School of Management CMAT cut off | Thirupparankundram | Rs 8.67 Lakh |
CMAT cut-off for M.S Ramaiah Institute of Management | Bangalore | Rs 6 Lakh |
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies CMAT cutoff 2025 | Harihar | Rs 12.50 Lakh |
CMAT cut-off for Rajalakshmi School of Business (RSB) | Chennai | Rs 6.10 Lakh |
GITAM Hyderabad Business School CMAT cut off | Hyderabad | Rs 8.50 Lakh |
GITAM School of International Business CMAT cutoff 2025 | Vishakhapatnam | Rs 8.50 Lakh |
List of B-schools accepting 50 to 60 percentile
Name of the College | Courses Offered | Fees |
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing CMAT cut off 2025 |
| Rs 9 Lakh |
CMAT cut-off for ITS Institute of Management |
| Rs 6.6 Lakh |
Dehradun Institute of Technology CMAT cut off 2025 |
| Rs 4.82 Lakh |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management CMAT cut-off |
| Rs 8.95 Lakh- Rs 11 Lakh |
Acharya Institute of Technology CMAT cut off 2025 |
| Rs 2 Lakh - Rs 3 Lakh |
Prestige Institute of Management CMAT cutoff 2025 |
| Rs 2.42 Lakh |
DC School of Management and Technology CMAT cut off 2025 |
| Rs 3.98 Lakh + Security Deposit |
CMAT cutoff for ITM School of Management |
| Rs 75,000 - Rs 1.45 Lakh |
Thiagarajar School of Management CMAT cut-off 2025 |
| Rs 8.17 Lakh - Rs 8.57 Lakh |
Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management CMAT cut off 2025 |
| Rs 6.91 Lakh |
CMAT cut off 2025 for Jaipuria Institute of Management |
| Rs 8.35 Lakh - Rs 9.65 Lakh |
ITM Business School CMAT 2025 cut off |
| Rs 8.95 Lakh - Rs 11.85 Lakh |
Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research CMAT cut off 2025 |
| Rs 5.5 Lakh p.a. |
CMAT 2025 cut off for Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences |
| Rs 9.19 Lakh |
CMAT cut-off for MAEER's MIT School of Business |
| Rs 3.50 Lakh |
Doon Business School CMAT cut off 2025 |
| Rs 3.88 Lakh |
CMAT cut off for Galgotias Business School |
| Rs 1.49 Lakh per annum |
What are the Factors Affecting CMAT Cut-off 2025?
The participating institutes of CMAT 2025 will release the cutoff on the basis of the following factors:
- Number of applicants who appeared for CMAT 2025
- The difficulty level of the question paper
- Number of seats available in the participating institute
- Number of candidates who qualified for CMAT 2025
Previous Year CMAT Cutoff of Top Colleges Accepting CMAT Score
Institute Name | Cut off- Percentile/ Score |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies Mumbai or JBIMS CMAT Cut Off | 99.99 percentile (Minimum 335) |
Goa Institute of Management, Goa | 99.8 percentile (Minimum 302) |
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai or K J Somaiya CMAT cut off | 99.20 percentile |
We School Mumbai | 99.06 percentile |
Pune University Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA DMS) | 96.42 percentile (Minimum 262) |
| IMT Ghaziabad CMAT cutoff | 95 percentile |
XISS Ranchi | 95 percentile (Minimum 255) |
MET Institute of Management, Mumbai or MET Mumbai CMAT cut off | 97.27 percentile |
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS), Bangalore | 90 percentile (Minimum 234) |
| NIA CMAT Cutoff | 90+ percentile |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi | 85 percentile |
| IFMR CMAT Cutoff | 85 percentile |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 82 percentile |
IFIM Business School, Bangalore | 85 Percentile |
Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai or Welingkar Mumbai CMAT cut off | 85 percentile |
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi | 75 percentile |
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune | 75 percentile |
Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Bangalore | 85 percentile |
Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad | 200 |
CMAT cut off for Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore | 300 |
Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad | 70 percentile |
PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore | 75 percentile |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | 60 percentile |
School of Communication and Management Studies, Cochin | 75 percentile |
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar & Pune | 60 percentile |
Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai | 60 percentile |
Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Secunderabad | 60 percentile |
AIMS Bangalore | 60 percentile |
Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior | 84 percentile |
Pune University Department of Management Studies, Pune | 60 percentile |
MIT Pune CMAT cut off | 200 |
Lovely Professional University (MBA), Phagwara | 80 percentile |
SDMIMD, Mysore | 50 percentile |
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun | 213 |
CMAT cut off for IMT Hyderabad and | 70 percentile |
Doon Business School, Dehradun | 60 percentile |
Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Mohali | 220 |
IES Management College and Research Centre, Mumbai | 198 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 280 |
SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai | 232 |
N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai | 227 |
Singhad Institute, Pune | 200 |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management, Delhi | 180 |
Acharya School of Management, Bangalore | 60 percentile |
Dehradun Institute of Technology (MBA), Dehradun | 50 percentile |
ITS Institute of Management, Greater Noida | 50 percentile |
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad | 75 percentile |
Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida | 60 percentile |
BIMTECH Greater Noida | 75 percentile |
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing or NIAM CMAT cut off | 45.5 percentile |
Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Buldana | 40 |
Indira School of Business Studies, Pune | 160 |
Alliance School of Business, Bangalore | 100+ score |
Read More:-
- CMAT exam day guidelines and strategies to crack the test
- CMAT Score vs Percentile
Top CMAT colleges: Location-wise
Students can check, from the list below, their preferred top MBA college in their preferred city for admission through CMAT 2025 score.
| MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Uttar Pradesh | MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Kerala |
| MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Chandigarh Tricity | MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Himachal Pradesh |
| MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Haryana | MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Assam |
| MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Telangana | MBA Colleges Accepting CMATin Maharashtra |
| MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Karnataka | MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT in Gujarat |
National Testing Agency will release the merit list for CMAT 2025 in online mode. The CMAT merit list 2025 mentions the names of the candidates along with their All India Rank, section-wise score, and overall NTA score. With the declaration of the CMAT 2025 result, qualified candidates will get the opportunity to participate in the admission process of their targeted institute, which accepts CMAT scores. As per the CMAT 2025 selection procedure, the following rounds will be conducted for final admission:
- Group Discussion (GD)
- Personal Interview (PI)
OR
Written Ability Test (WAT)
Note - Candidates must note that a call for the selection rounds of the participating institutes does not imply a student’s final selection.
CMAT Selection Process 2025
Post declaration of required CMAT cutoff/ qualifying marks by the participating institutes, candidates are required to fill out the application form of preferred B-school. The MBA/PGDM admission process includes the following steps:
- Candidates screening on the basis of CMAT percentile score
- Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI)
- Final selection for MBA/ PGDM admission
For final shortlisting criteria through CMAT score and cutoff, the following factors will be taken into consideration.
- CMAT score/ percentile
- Past academic qualification
- Performance in GD and PI
- Work Experience (If applicable)
- Extra-curricular activity (If applicable)