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MAT 2018 cut-offs

Once MAT 2018 September is over, AIMA, the conducting body of the exam will release the cut-off scores of the exam. The cut-off scores are used by institutes who accept the MAT scores for admission to MBA programmes offered by them. 

MAT 2018 September scores will be accepted by more than 300 institutes. It must be noted that many institutes also take into consideration MAT composite score cut-off and MAT sectional score cut-offs apart from the cut-offs released. 

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Generally, the MAT cut-offs go between of 70 to 80+ percentile. Considering the cut-offs of last year, following is the expected cut-off of the exam: 

Note: Institutes mentioned below have not been listed in any order/ranking. 

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MBA colleges accepting 75%ile and above MAT scores 

College

MAT cut off percentile score

Jaipuria, Lucknow

80

IES Management College and Research Centre, Mumbai

80

IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise

80

KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar

80

SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai

80

International School of Business and Media, Pune

80

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida

75

Institute of Management, Christ University

75

PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore

75

New Delhi Institute of Management, Delhi

75

AIMS Institutes, Bangalore

70-75

Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore

70-75

Indus Business Academy, Bangalore

70-75

MBA colleges accepting 60%ile and above MAT scores 

College

MAT cut off percentile score

Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad

70

SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi

70

Balaji Institute of International Business, Sri Balaji Society, Pune

65

International Institute of Management Studies, Pune

65

Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore

65

Fortune Institute of International Business, Delhi

65

EMPI Business School, Delhi

65

Calcutta Business School, Kolkata

65

Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai

65

G.L. Bajaj Institute of Management and Research, Greater Noida

60

Jaypee Business School, Noida

60

Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology, Bangalore

55-60

Test-takers who appear for MAT 2018 September exam will be able to apply to various colleges on the basis of the scores they obtain the exam. Once the cut-offs are released by respective colleges, test-takers need to check the college to which they are eligible to apply. Once this is known, they need to apply to that particular college to secure admission in MBA.

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