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.
MBA colleges accepting 75%ile and above MAT scores
| College |
MAT cut off percentile score |
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 75 |
|
| 75 |
|
| 75 |
|
| 75 |
|
| 70-75 |
|
| Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore |
70-75 |
| 70-75 |
MBA colleges accepting 60%ile and above MAT scores
| College |
MAT cut off percentile score |
| 70 |
|
| 70 |
|
| Balaji Institute of International Business, Sri Balaji Society, Pune |
65 |
| 65 |
|
| 65 |
|
| 65 |
|
| 65 |
|
| 65 |
|
| Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai |
65 |
| G.L. Bajaj Institute of Management and Research, Greater Noida |
60 |
| 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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