Top CMAT Colleges in India: Check Cut Offs 2027 and Fees
Common Management Admission Test 2027 ( CMAT )
CMAT 2027 exam
7 Feb '27
CMAT is one of the most popular MBA entrance exams in India after CAT. Admission to MBA colleges accepting CMAT score is based on cut offs, which are much lower than CAT. Check here the list of top CMAT colleges and their admission cut offs 2027. Read on.
Top CMAT colleges in India
Top CMAT colleges in India include JBIMS, SIMSREE, KJ Somaiya, PUMBA, GIM-Goa, GLIM Chennai among others. Admission cut offs for these colleges are high in the range of 90 to 99 percentile. Admission is based on WAT/GD and PI, so only scoring high in CMAT 2027 will not be enough.
NTA CMAT score is accepted by more than 1300 MBA colleges in India. These include private, government as well as government aided institutions. CMAT 2027 exam will be held on February 7, 2027. Candidates preparing for the exam, must check out the colleges that accept the exam score and make a college preference list based on their location, college fees, infrastructure, course curriculum, pedagody and placement record. They must keep in mind the CMAT cut offs for those colleges and prepare for it accordingly.
While selecting an MBA college that accepts CMAT score, candidates must not only consider CMAT cut offs, but also their preferred course (specialization), recognition, eligibility criteria, location, selection process, course fees, infrastructure, pedagogy, faculty and placements record. Check in this article below CMAT Colleges list and cut offs for 2027 admission.
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Top MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT: Cut Offs and Fees
CMAT cut offs mentioned in the table below are estimation based on previous years' admission trend. Candidates can use the following data to shortlist colleges for themselves, based on their expected scores. Also mentioned is the apporximate MBA fees of the colleges.
| Colleges accepting CMAT score |
Expected CMAT Cut Off (2027)* |
Tuition Fee (Approx.)** |
|---|---|---|
| 99.97 percentile |
INR 6.00 to 7.00 lakh |
|
| 99.85 percentile |
INR 4.28 to 20.50 lakh |
|
| 99.20 percentile |
INR 17.30 lakh |
|
| 99.06 percentile |
INR 9.00 to 11.00 lakh |
|
| 95 percentile |
INR 8.90 lakh |
|
| 85 percentile |
INR 15.90 lakh |
|
| 85 percentile |
INR 9.65 lakh |
|
| 85 percentile |
INR 16.5 lakh |
|
| 82 percentile |
INR 1.40 to 14.80 lakh |
|
| 75 percentile |
INR 13.00 to 14.00 lakh |
|
| 75 percentile |
INR 5.50 lakh |
|
| 75 percentile |
INR 2.30 lakh |
|
| 75 percentile |
INR 11.00 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 7.70 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 11.00 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 11.00 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 7.95 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 8.40 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 8.00 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 8.48 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 6.00 lakh |
|
| 80 percentile |
INR 13.60 lakh |
|
| 75 percentile |
INR 13.50 lakh |
|
| 60 percentile |
INR 5.58 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 2.20 lakh |
|
| 80 percentile |
INR 4.70 lakh |
|
| 80 percentile |
INR 7.50 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 4.85 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 5.60 lakh |
|
| 75 percentile |
INR 4.00 lakh |
|
| 70 percentile |
INR 6.00 lakh |
|
| 60 percentile |
INR 8.25 lakh |
|
| 60 percentile |
INR 7.00 lakh |
* These are speculative cut offs for reference purpose only.
** Fees mentioned in the table is from previous academic session. It is liable to change in the new academic session.
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CMAT Admission Process for MBA
Admission to CMAT colleges is mostly done through personality assessment. Admission through State CETs is done through counselling, which does not include personal interview, etc. Given below are the five main stages of CMAT admission at a private institute:
- CMAT exam registration
- NTA CMAT exam
- CMAT cutoff declaration by colleges
- Group Discussion/Personal Interview
- Final selection for MBA/PGDM admission
Aspirants must note that CMAT admission criteria, CMAT cut offs, fees and admission dates of CMAT accepting colleges will be different from each other. They must go through the admission criteria and selection process of each institute they are targetting. There is no common admission process by NTA for CMAT qualifiers. Candidates must apply to their target colleges individually.
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CMAT: Best Colleges city-wise
Candidates can check from the list below, CMAT top colleges in their preferred city.
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Commonly asked questions
Ideally, one would say that 99 to100 percentile is good for MBA Admission. However, it is not possible for all candidates to score so high. So, what shall be considered a good score in CMAT. A good CMAT score is basically a score that will get you a seat in your desired college. So, if you desire a Tier 1 college, a good score in CMAT will be 85 percentile and above. If you desire a Tier 2 college, a good score in CMAT will be 70 to 85 percentile and for a Tier 3 college, less than 70 percentile in CMAT will be good. Now, if you want to understand CMAT. Score in terms of percentile, so that while giving the exam you know how much raw score is needed to get the required percentile for the desired college, you need to know how much CMAT score is equal to percentile. About 340 to 350 score is equal to 100 percentile in CMAT About 281to 340 score is equal to 90 to 99.99 percentile in CMAT About 201 to 280 score is equal to 81 to 89 percentile in CMAT About 171 to 200 score is equal to 71to 80 percentile in CMAT About 140 to 171 score is equal to 61 to 70 percentile in CMAT About 116 to 140 score is equal to 51 to 60 percentile in CMAT.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Yes, candidates will need to have a valid Aadhaar number to register for CMAT exam. Until last year, candidates could use other photo IDs too to register for the exam.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Candidates can choose up to four cities for allotment of CMAT exam centre in the application form. Candidates must take utmost care in selecting the cities as once the form is submitted, they can't change city preference.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
There is no minimum marks criterion for appearing in CMAT exam. Any candidate who has passed a Bachelor's degree programme from a recognised university can apply. However, there is a minimum score requirement at CMAT accepting colleges for admission. All the UGC and AICTE approved institutions have
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
No, the CMAT registration fees is non-refundable. If they do not appear for the exam they cannot claim refund for the application form. Since, it is mentioned in the exam information brochure that the fee is non-refundable, no requests for refund are entertained by the NTA.
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Contributor-Level 7
Is Aadhaar mandatory for CMAT registration?