Common Management Admission Test 2026 ( CMAT )
If you appeared for CMAT 2026 and wish to pursue MBA from a top ranked college but don't want to appear for the GD/PI round, read this article.
Check the list of CMAT colleges without GD/PI here
MBA admission is India is majorly based on Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). All the top B-Schools in India conduct GD-PI round for selecting candidates. Mere entrance exam score does not suffice. However, many of the state level colleges and institutions do not conduct GD-PI round. Admission to those are based on state level entrance exam score and centralized counselling, in which seats are allotted to candidates basis exam score and choice filling.
CMAT being a national level entrance exam conducted by the NTA is accepted by all AICTE approved institutions, which include national and state level private, government and government aided MBA colleges. Some of the most popular colleges for CMAT without GD-PI include Maharashtra state institutions, for which seat allotment is done through MBA CET CAP.
MBA CET CAP is a centralized admission process for MBA admission in Maharashtra though state level entrance exam. Candidates with CMAT 2026 score can participate in the MBA CAP round in the All India category.
MAH CET CAP is conducted in July-August at cetcell.mahacet.org website. It is conducted for seat allotment to over 300 institutions. Check here a list of some of the top MBA colleges you can apply to through CMAT.
| College Name |
Course |
Fees |
|---|---|---|
| MMS |
INR 7 lakh to 8.15 lakh |
|
| Sydenham Institute of Management Studies & Research & Entrepreneurship Education(SIMSREE), Mumbai
|
MMS |
INR 51,000 |
| Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai
|
MMS |
INR 1.74 lakh to 14 lakh |
| Bombay St. Xavier College Soc.'s Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
|
MMS |
INR 5.36 lakh |
| Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), University of Pune
|
MBA |
INR 1.29 to 1.52 lakh |
| S.I.E.S. College of Management Studies, Mumbai
|
MMS |
INR 7 lakh to 9 lakh |
| MBA and MMS |
INR 3.98 lakh |
|
| Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai |
MMS |
INR 4.52 lakh |
| MMS |
INR 3.79 lakh |
|
| MBA |
INR 4.12 lakh |
|
| MMS |
INR 3.1 lakh |
|
| MMS |
INR 35,000 |
|
| Bharti Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management Studies & Research, Navi Mumbai |
MMS |
INR 2.74 lakh |
| MBA |
INR 2.59 lakh |
|
| Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies, Malad (W), Mumbai |
MMS |
INR 3.74 lakh |
| MMS |
INR 10.20 lakh |
For admission under MAH CET CAP 2026, through CMAT 2026 score, candidates will have to register online for the process. The CET CAP round for 2026 admission will be held in July-August. Candidates will have to:
The Maharashtra State CET Cell will allot seats to candidates under All India category on the basis of CMAT cut offs. Upon seat allotment, candidates will have to complete admission process by visiting the college and paying the fee.
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