CMAT Score vs Percentile 2025: Check Formula, How to Calculate Percentile from Score?
Common Management Admission Test 2025 ( CMAT )
Read this article to know how to calculate CMAT Score and CMAT Percentile 2025, along with important details related to CMAT 2025 result and marking scheme.
CMAT Score vs Percentile 2025 - Candidates awaiting their CMAT result 2025, should know the key elements of scoring and result preparation process so that they can strategise their MBA admission accordingly. Candidates must analyse their performance after the result has been announced to assess their admission chances. This will help them to shortlist the MBA colleges within their reach and prepare for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.
CMAT 2025 result has been released in the form of percentile. Candidates can know their raw score and calculate CMAT percentile with the help of CMAT 2025 answer key. To assess performance in the CMAT 2025 exam and estimate a percentile score, one needs to know two things -
- What is CMAT score?
- What is CMAT percentile?
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MBA applicants are often confused between CMAT score and CMAT percentile. MBA colleges shortlist candidates on the basis of CMAT percentile, but how is CMAT percentile calculated from the score? There is a huge difference between the two. In this article, we will discuss CMAT score vs percentile and how to calculate both. Given below are the five important questions on CMAT score vs CMAT percentile that we will answer in this article:
- What is CMAT score?
- How is CMAT score calculated?
- How is CMAT rank allotted?
- What is CMAT percentile?
- How to calculate CMAT percentile?
One of the most respected business schools in India is the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) located in Mumbai. The cutoff of the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) for the category of OBC NCL (Other Backward Classes Non-Creamy Layer) is usually high because admissions are highly competitive.
For OBC NCL category, the anticipated CMAT cutoff percentile of JBIMS is about 99.81 percentile. The high cutoff indicates the stringent selection process and the high quality of education maintained by the institution. It is to be noted that the cutoff can fluctuate marginally every year depending upon the number of candidates, the difficulty level of the test, and the performance level of the candidates as a whole.
JBIMS does not officially declare category-wise cutoffs for CMAT, but the overall trend suggests that candidates must score very high to get admitted. The institute also takes into account other aspects like academic performance, work experience, and performance in the group discussion and personal interview rounds.
In conclusion, to gain admission to JBIMS under OBC NCL category via CMAT, striving for a percentile of approximately 99.81 or more is recommended. This will enhance your prospects of being above the cutoff and moving forward to the next rounds of selection.
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What is CMAT Score?
CMAT score is the sum total of marks obtained by the candidate in each section of the CMAT question paper. Candidates are given marks in each section separately which are then totalled to arrive at CMAT Total Score (out of 400).
How is CMAT Score Calculated?
CMAT score is calculated by giving marks to candidates as per their response to questions. Given below is the marking scheme of CMAT 2025:
- For each correct answer 4 marks are allotted
- For each incorrect answer -1 mark is deducted
- There is no negative marking for unanswered question
- The total score will be calculated by totaling number of correct and incorrect attempts
The CMAT 2025 question paper will carry 100 questions, equally divided into five sections. Total marks will be 400. Take a look at CMAT marking scheme below:
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| CMAT sections |
Number of questions |
Marks allotted |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation |
20 |
80 |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
80 |
| Language Comprehension |
20 |
80 |
| General Awareness |
20 |
80 |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
80 |
CMAT ranks are allotted on the basis of marks scored by a candidate. The candidate who scores maximum marks out of 400 among all CMAT test taker, he/she secures All India Rank 1. For example, if A candidate scored 341/400, he was declared AIR 1. In another year, B candidates scored 350/400 so he was ranked on top.
In case more than one candidate secures the same marks, the same rank is assigned to all of them but are displayed in the CMAT rank list by sorting their names alphabetically. For example last year, the candidate who was ranked AIR 1 scored 341/400. Two candidates scored 335/400 and they were ranked AIR 2. The rank of the subsequent candidate is then extended by the number of additional students having the same rank. Eg: if three students get 25th Rank then the subsequent candidate will be ranked as 28th.
A few MBA colleges where you can get admission with 72 percentile in CMAT are, EDII Ahmedabad, VESIM Mumbai, Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies, Delhi School of Business, EMPI Business School New Delhi, Jaypee Business School (JBS) Noida, IIMS Pune. You can check their application scheduleand apply to these colleges accordingly.
NTA does not release CMAT cut off. It has no role in release of CMAT cut off or admission through it. The CMAT cut offs are determined and released by score accepting colleges individually. The institutes either release CMAT cut off at the time of applications for admission or announce it during the PI shortlisting process.
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CMAT percentile is calculated on the basis of the rank of the student vs number of students who appeared in CMAT. For this, the formula given below is applied:
Formula to Calculate CMAT Percentile, prescribed by NTA is given below:
Percentile P = 100 x Number of candidates appeared in the examination with raw marks equal to or less than the candidate/Total number of candidates appeared
For example, suppose 10,000 candidates appeared in CMAT exam. And candidate A has got No.1 Rank. His CMAT percentile score will be: 100 x 9999/10,000= 99.99
You can also calculate the rank with the below given formula:
Percentile (P)= 10,000 – 1(rank)/10,000 x 100= 99.99.
Similarly, if a person has scored rank 3, his/her percentile will be 99.97.
For example, one candidate scored 100 percentile out of 54,516 candidates who appeared in the exam. Five candidates scored 99.99 percentile. One student scored 372 marks in total to obtain 100 percentile.
Another example: In one session, three candidates scored 100 percentile out of 64,448. On candidate secured AIR 1 with 341 marks. Two other candidates scored 335 marks so they were ranked AIR 2. However, the CMAT percentile score of all the three was 100, which means CMAT ranks are based on total score obtained and not the percentile score.
CMAT Score vs Percentile 2025: A Comparison
Check the table below to understand CMAT raw score conversion into percentile. The table consists CMAT scores and percentiles after conversion. The estimated number of students counted for the calculation is 63,000.
| CMAT Total Marks |
CMAT Score |
CMAT Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 400 |
347 |
100.00 |
| 400 |
342 |
99.9984201 |
| 400 |
340 |
99.9968403 |
| 400 |
338 |
99.9936806 |
| 400 |
335 |
99.9905209 |
| 400 |
330 |
99.9873612 |
| 400 |
329 |
99.9857813 |
| 400 |
328 |
99.9842015 |
| 400 |
327 |
99.9826216 |
| 400 |
325 |
99.9778820 |
| 400 |
324 |
99.9747223 |
| 400 |
323 |
99.9731425 |
| 400 |
322 |
99.9715626 |
| 400 |
321 |
99.9652432 |
| 400 |
319 |
99.9620835 |
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CMAT scores are used as an admission requirement in the MBA degree at Srusti Academy of Management. Apart from CMAT, MAT, CAT, XAT and ATMA are also suitable exams. The OJEE counselling process is used to grant admission. Applicants have to fulfill minimum academic qualifications as well.
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One should dedicate about 4-5 hour in a day for CMAT preparation. This is because the CMAT syllabus has five parts and all of them need to be prepared exhaustively. If you have started CMAT preparation six months before 4-5 hours daily will be good. But if you start preparation 3 months before CMAT
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CMAT cut offs are not released on a particular date. Since, the NTA does not conduct any counselling or selection process on behalf of the CMAT accepting colleges, there is no one date when the cut offs are released. The NTA announces CMAT result and after that the participating institutes release their CMAT cut offs, MBA Admission criteria individually. The cut offs vary for each college and is determined by the admission cell. The NTA has no role in cut off determination. So, candidates who have appeared for the CMAT exam can check the websites of their target colleges for admission criteria and cut offs. Most of the colleges have already published their admission criteria for 2024-2025 batch. You can check this page for CMAT cut offs: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cmat-exam-cutoff.