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CMAT score is valid for admissionto over 1300 MBA colleges in India. Check here top CMAT accepting colleges and admission process along with expected CMAT cut offs.
CMAT 2025: Top Colleges
CMAT accepting colleges admit students through a screening process that includes personality assessment rounds, such as Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The GD/PI is conducted by every institute individually as per their admission cycle. At some of the CMAT accepting colleges, applications are already open, whereas at some colleges registrations for admission will start in upcoming months.
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Top CMAT Accepting Colleges and Expected Cut Offs
Check below the list of top CMAT accepting colleges and their expected cut offs, along with fees.
| Colleges accepting CMAT score |
Expected CMAT Cut Off 2025 (percentile) |
MBA Fees (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies |
99.92 |
INR 6-7 lakh |
| Goa Institute of Management |
99.85 |
INR 5.35 to 19.4 lakh |
| K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research |
99.20 |
INR 13.48 to 21.34 lakh |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai |
99.06 |
INR 9.45 to 11.45 lakh |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi |
95 |
INR 8.90 lakh |
| IFIM Business School, Bangalore |
85 |
INR 10 lakh |
| Asia-Pacific Institute of Management |
85 |
INR 11.50 lakh |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida |
82 |
INR 1.5 to 15.75 lakh |
| BIMTECH, Greater Noida |
75 |
INR 2.75 to 14 lakh |
| BIT, Mesra |
75 |
INR 6.04 lakh |
| DY Patil School of Management, Pune |
75 |
INR 2.35 lakh |
| XIME, Bangalore |
75 |
INR 12.9 lakh |
| Christ University Institute of Management |
70 |
INR 4.8 to 10.6 lakh |
| WeSchool Mumbai-Welingkar Institute of Management |
70 |
INR 94 K to 14 lakh |
| WeSchool Bangalore-Welingkar Institute of Management |
70 |
INR 14 lakh |
| IMS Ghaziabad |
70 |
INR 9.5 lakh |
| D Y Patil University School of Management (DYPUSM) |
70 |
INR 9.5to 10 lakh |
| Jagannath International Management School (JIMS) |
70 |
INR 12 lakh |
| Universal Business School |
70 |
INR 1.98 to 22.32 lakh |
| KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar (KSOM) |
80 |
INR 12.9 lakh |
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CMAT Admission Process 2025
Candidates are selected for admission to MBA and PGDM programmes with CMAT score on the basis of following parameters:
- CMAT score
- Academic record
- GD/PI performance
- Work experience
- Gender and academic diversity
Many institutes do not conduct GD, they have Writing Ability Test (WAT) instead. In WAT, candidates have to write a short essay on the given topic. This test is conducted to assess candidate’s knowledge, convincing skills and communication ability.
Yes, there are CMAT accepting colleges which do not conduct GD/PI. The seat allotment is based on counselling process based on CMAT cut off and candidate's choice of college. Most of the Maharashtra MBA colleges such as JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, Welingkar's, IMT, KJ Somaiya, etc. that participate in MAH CET CAP round, offer admission without GD/PI.
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Yes, it is possible to get an MBA seat at CET Trivandrum with a valid CMAT score. The institute accepts CAT, CMAT, and KMAT scores for MBA admissions. Thus, students who did not appear for CMAT or did not score well can apply via KMAT or CAT scores. Students are selected for the programme after eval
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No, CMAT scores are not compulsory for admissions to the MBA course at Sabarmati University. Because the university accepts CMAT/ CAT or any other entrance exam accepted by the counselling body. Thus, applicants with CMAT scores can get admission to the MBA course. However, it is not compulsory. App
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