CMAT 2019 is a pan-India common aptitude test for admission to MBA/PGDM courses in over a 1000 management institutes. CMAT is conducted in January every year in online mode. In 2019, CMAT is scheduled to be held on January 27 and the CMAT 2019 result will be declared in the first week of February 2019.
Soon after the declaration of CMAT 2019 results, the participating institutes will release their respective selection process and minimum cut off marks for shortlisting students.
There is no common admission process for CMAT hence the testing agency does not release minimum cut off marks for admissions.
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CMAT scores are accepted by over 1000 B-schools across India, including some of the popular management institutes listed below:
CMAT cut offs are arrived at keeping various factors in mind, like the difficulty level of the question paper of that particular year, average pass percentage of students, etc. Each participating institute will fix the minimum cut off marks for admission (2019-2021) taking into consideration the below factors:
- Total Number of candidates appearing in CMAT 2019
- Total number of seats available in the institute
- Total pass percentage of candidates in CMAT 2019
- Difficulty level of CMAT 2019 question paper
- Overall merit of the CMAT 2019 qualifying candidate
Below mentioned are the CMAT 2018 cut off marks of a few participating institutes. This list will give you an idea of marks to score in CMAT 2019 to be able to secure a seat in your preferred institutes:
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CMAT 2018 cut offs:
| Institute |
Cut off marks |
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies |
99.92 percentile |
| Goa Institute of Management |
99.85 percentile |
| K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research |
99.2 percentile |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai |
99.06 percentile |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi |
95 percentile |
| 85 percentlie |
|
| 82 percentile |
|
| 75 percentile |
|
| 75 percentile |
|
| 75 percentile |
CMAT 2019 is set to be held on January 28, 2019. Application process of CMAT 2019 is scheduled from October 22, 2018 to December 15, 2019.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
To get a seat at IFMR Chennai, students have to first appear for any one of the entrance exams accepted by the institute for the MBA/PGDM course admission. CAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT, Andhra Pradesh ICET, IPAMT and SAT India are the entrance exams accepted by this institute for admission to the management
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To get a seat in the FLAME University of the MBA/PGDM course, you have to appear for any one of the accepted exams, like CAT, XAT, CMAT, etc. After clearing the exam, you have to get shortlisted for further admission round, which involves PI or GD.
The FLAME University CAT cutoff 2025 was 75 for the
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Three months may not be enough for CMAT preparation, if you're doing it from scratch. However, if you are preparing for CAT, XAT, NMAT, you can prepare for CMAT in 3 months as you have clear understanding of the syllabus already and you will need exam specific practice only.
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Answered a month ago
No, candidates are not required to appear in CMAT to be eligible for BTech in CSE + MBA integated course at UIT, Karnavati University. For this course, candidates are required to appear in either JEE Mains or GUJCET to qualify for admissions.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
If you have appeared for CMAT before and have complete conceptual clarity of topics, you can prepare for CMAT with mock test practice only.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
For CMAT English preparation, candidates can refer to High School English Grammar by Wren and Martin and Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis. These two will help in building grammar and vocabulary.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Manorama Year Book, Lucent's General Knowledge will be a good source to prepare static GK for CMAT. Apart from that, you should refer Pratiyogita Darpan and GK Today for current affairs.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
For CMAT English preparation, candidates can refer to High School English Grammar by Wren and Martin and Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis. These two will help in building grammar and vocabulary.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Yes, you should carry a passport size photo along with the CMAT admit card on the exam day. The photo should preferably be the same as uploaded in the application form.
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Answered a month ago
CMAT 2027 admit card will not be release offline. Candidates will have to download it from the CMAT-NTA website only after logging into their account.
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