MBA CET marks vs percentile concept is important for test takers to understand well to be able to make a better college selection in the MAH MBA CAP form. Now that the MAH MBA CET 2025 answer key is out, check your estimated score here. Read here explanation of MAH MBA CET marks vs percentile 2025.
MBA CET score vs MBA CET percentile: As per the examination body, scoring in MAH CET exam is done in marks but the result is declared in percentiles. The MAH CET percentiles are arrived at after normalizing the scores of all exam sessions. Candidates who have appeared for MAH MBA CET 2025 must know the difference between MBA CET score vs MBA CET percentile, in order to understand their result and apply for colleges in during the CAP Round 2025.
Since the MBA CET 2025 was conducted in two sessions on three days, the MBA CET question paper of every session was different from each other. The difference between questions papers can lead to varied difficulty levels across session which in turn puts the test taker at a risk of scoring less or more than their counterparts. Thus, the MAH CET score normalization. The scores are normalized to assess the performance of every candidate on the same scale and derive the percentile from the overall score for preparation of result. In MAH MBA CET 2025 too, candidate’s score have beem converted into percentile. But what is the difference between MBA CET marks and MBA CET percentile? This is a question that many candidates ask. Read here all about MAH MBA CET marks vs percentile.
Also Read: MAH MBA CET 2025 result
- MBA CET Marks vs Percentile 2025: Highlights
- MAH MBA CET Marks vs Percentile Prediction 2025
- MAH MBA CET Marks vs Percentile Calculation
- MAH MBA CET Score vs Percentile 2025
- MAH MBA CET Score vs Percentile 2025
MBA CET Marks vs Percentile 2025: Highlights
- MBA CET marks is the raw score of a candidate out of total marks 200.
- MBA CET percentile is the percentage of candidates who have scored less than the topper.
- Most of the Maharashtra MBA colleges consider MAH CET percentile for counselling and admission.
- The MAH MBA CET cut offs released by most of the Maharashtra colleges are also in percentile.
- Usually, 154 marks out of 200 convert to 100 percentile in MBA CET.
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MAH MBA CET Marks vs Percentile Prediction 2025
Given below is the table with estimated MBA CET percentile vs marks 2025 for reference. The MAH MBA CET 2025 result cum scorecard will contain both scores and percentiles.
| MAH MBA CET Score |
MAH MBA CET Percentile |
|---|---|
| 159 |
99.99%ile |
| 156 |
99.98%ile |
| 153 |
99.97%ile |
| 152 |
99.96%ile |
| 151 |
99.95%ile |
| 150 |
99.93%ile |
| 146 |
99.91%ile |
| 142 |
99.8%ile |
| 139 |
99.7%ile |
| 138 |
99.6%ile |
| 137 |
99.5%ile |
| 131 |
99%ile |
| 123 |
98%ile |
| 118 |
97%ile |
| 113 |
95%ile |
| 108 |
94%ile |
| 99 |
90%ile |
| 91 |
85%ile |
| 86 |
80%ile |
| 76 |
70%ile |
| 71 |
60%ile |
| 66 |
50%ile |
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MAH MBA CET Cut Offs: Colleges Accepting 60-70 percentile
MAH MBA CET Cut Offs: Colleges Accepting 70-80 percentile
MAH MBA CET Cut Offs: Colleges Accepting 80-90 percentile
MAH MBA CET Marks vs Percentile Calculation
Given below is an example of MBA CET percentile calculation shared by the State CET cell explaining the process. In the below table, it is assumed that the MAH CET exam has been conducted on three days and single batches.
| MAH CET Session |
Day/Batch |
Candidates Absent |
Candidates Present |
Total |
Highest Marks |
Lowest Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D1 B1 |
150 |
2249 |
2399 |
154 |
1 |
| 2 |
D2 B2 |
186 |
2272 |
2458 |
157 |
0 |
| 3 |
D3 B3 |
215 |
2216 |
2431 |
149 |
0 |
Also Read:
- MBA CET question paper, answer key April 1 (download)
- MBA CET question paper, answer key April 2 (download)
- MBA CET question paper, answer key April 3 (download)
- MAH MBA CET 2025 answer key PDF
MAH MBA CET Score vs Percentile 2025
On the basis of the above data, here’s the calculation of MBA CET percentile score from the highest raw score in each session. The Highest Raw Score in each session (irrespective of the raw scores) will be 100 percentile indicating that 100 per cent of candidates scored equal to or lesser than the highest scorer for that session. The Highest Raw Score will be normalized to achieve the MAH CET percentile in the following way:
| MBA CET Session |
Total Candidates Appeared |
Highest Raw Score |
Candidates Who Scored EQUAL OR LESS THAN Highest Raw Score |
MAH MBA CET Percentile Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2249 |
154 |
2249 |
100.0000000 [(2249/2249)*100] |
| 2 |
2272 |
157 |
2272 |
100.0000000 [(2272/2272)*100] |
| 3 |
2216 |
149 |
2216 |
100.0000000 [(2216/2216)*100] |
MAH MBA CET Score vs Percentile 2025
Similarly, the Lowest MAH CET Raw Score will be normalized to achieve the percentile in the following way:
| MBA CET Session |
Total Candidates Appeared |
Lowest Raw Score |
Candidates Who Scored EQUAL OR LESS THAN Lowest Raw Score |
MAH MBA CET Percentile Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2249 |
1 |
2 |
(2/2249) [(2/2249)*100] |
| 2 |
2272 |
0 |
2 |
(2/2272) [(2/2272)*100] |
| 3 |
2216 |
0 |
1 |
(1/2216) [(1/2216)*100] |
Yes, MAH MBA CET counselling is cut off-based which is held after the result announcement. MAH CET counselling is conducted round-wise. In this process, candidates have to register online, participate in online counselling and confirm admission by submission of documents and final admission by making fee payment. After that, the admission cell, prepares cut offs and seat allotment lists category wise for MBA/MS admission. Candidates from outside Maharashtra state are also eligible for MAH CET CAP under the All India Seats category. The registration, exam and counselling processes for All India Seats category students are same as that of Maharashtra State category candidates.
MAH CET score means total number of correct and incorrect attempts by the candidate. MAH MBA CET percentile is his rank kin comparison to rest of them. If a candidate gets 99.99 percentile then it means he scored better than 99.99 % of all candidates.
Explore colleges based on MAH CET
Most of the MAH MBA CET CAP participating colleges select candidates on the basis of percentile. However, there are some which consider raw scores to select candidates. Candidate need not worry about selection as it is normally seen that high scores convert into high percentile as the latter basically indicates the percentage of candidates who have scored low than a particular candidate.
Listed below are the top colleges for MAH MBA CET cut offs 60 to 70 percentile.
MBA College | MAH MBA CET Percentile |
|---|---|
Chhatrapati Shahu Institute of Business Education & Research, Kolhapur | 60.06 |
Sinhgad Institute of Business Administration and Research, Pune | 61.31 |
BP Hivale Education Society's Institute of Management Studies Career Development Research, Ahmednagar | 61.90 |
RC Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur | 61.90 |
Department of Management Studies, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon | 62.65 |
ISMS Sankalp Business School, Pune | 62.65 |
Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Amravati | 62.65 |
Pankaj Laddhad Institute of Technology & Management Studies, Yelgaon | 62.74 |
KIT's Institute of Management Education & Research, Kolhapur | 63.63 |
Alard Institute of Management Sciences, Pune | 63.63 |
MVP Institute of Management Research & Technology, Nashik | 63.63 |
Chintamanrao Institute of Management Development & Research, Sangli | 64.85 |
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Wanadongri, Nagpur | 64.85 |
Vidya Bharati Mahavidyalaya Department of Research and PG Studies in Science & Management, Amravati | 64.99 |
Sinhgad Institute of Management and Computer Applications, Pune | 64.99 |
Jayawantrao Sawant Institute of Management & Research, Pune | 65.22 |
Jaywantrao Sawant College of Engineering, Pune | 65.22 |
Department of Commerce & Management, Shivaji University, Kolhapur | 65.37 |
Al-Ameen Educational and Medical Foundation, College of Engineering, Koregaon, Bhima | 65.79 |
MES Institute of Management and Career Courses (IMCC), Pune | 66.31 |
Mahatma Phule Institute of Management & Computer Studies, Pune | 66.33 |
G. S. College of Commerce & Economics Department Of Management Sciences And Research, Nagpur | 67.17 |
Indira Institute of Business Management, Navi Mumbai | 67.66 |
Sadhu Vaswani Institute Of Management Studies For Girls, Koregaon, Pune | 68.07 |
Marathwada Mitra Mandal's Institute of Mangement Education Research & Training, Pune | 68.07 |
Saibalaji Education Society, IIMHRD (W), Nere Marunje, Pune | 68.07 |
Marathwada Mitra Mandal's College of Engineering, Pune | (68.14 |
HNCC Department of Management Studies, Solapur | 68.14 |
Progressive Education Society's Modern College of Engineering, Pune | 68.18 |
Humera Khan Institute Of Mangement Studies & Reserch, Mumbai | 68.40 |
J. D. C. Bytco Institute of Management Studies & Research, Nashik | 69.19 |
Jayawant Institute of Management Studies, Tathawade, Pune | 69.37 |
Anjuman-I-Islam's Allana Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai | 69.51 |
Dr. Ambedkar Department of Management Studies & Research, Nagpur | 69.74 |
The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra uploaded round wise and category wise MAH MBA CET cut offs 2025 on its official website during the CAP process (July to September 2025). You can check MAH CET 2025 cut off on this page (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/mah-cet-exam-cutoff) for CAP Round 1, 2, 3 and 4. You can also check the cut offs of previous years on this page.
MAH CET cut offs refer to the percentile on the basis of which seats are allotted to candidates during the counselling process. Candidates do not have to meet any sectional cut off to be eligible for admission into a particular MBA college. MAH CET cut offs will be declared for four rounds. The MAH CET cut off percentiles will be released category wise.

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