Best Colleges accepting CMAT Score in India

About 1,400 top CMATcolleges in India. Among these, 1,007 colleges are privately owned, 124 colleges are owned by public/government organisations, and public-private entities own 9 MBA colleges. CMAT is one of the main entrance exams accepted by top MBA colleges in India. Amity University Noida, LPU, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, Christ University, Goa Institute of Management, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, BIMTECH, etc. are some of the top MBA colleges accepting CMAT scores in India.

Hi, to determine the MBA colleges accepting CMAT score in India, you should go through its NIRF rankings of three years, i.e. from 2022 to 2024:

College Names	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024
Amity University, Noida Ranking	28	28	29
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai Ranking	31	31	34
GIM Ranking	36	33	37
LPU Ranking	34	32	38
Jaipuria Noida Ranking	51	47	45
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon Ranking	52	62	52

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website of the ranking body listed and may vary.

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Pursuing MBA colleges accepting CMAT score in India can be affordable. Listed below are some of the colleges which are having tuition fees of less than INR 1 lakh:

Low-cost MBA Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
Tezpur University Fees	INR 63,000
Gujarat University Fees	INR 80,000
B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies Ahmedabad Fees	INR 40,000 - INR 80,000
MNNIT Allahabad Fees	INR 48,000
University of Calicut Fees	INR 99,000

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website.

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.

Located in Assam and Guwahati, a comparison of both these public universities for their MBA programme on the basis of components such as fee, seats, eligibility and salary is tabulated below:

Comparison Components (MBA)	Gauhati University	Tezpur University
Median Salary	INR 8.40 LPA	INR 4.85 LPA
Total Tuition Fee	INR 7,000 - INR 3.35 lakh	INR 24,000 - 69,770
Seat intake	150*	79*
Eligibility	UG degree with 50% aggregate	UG degree with 50% aggregate

NOTE: The data mentioned in the above table is sourced from various sources on the internet. Hence, is indicative. Additionally, the seat intake mentioned also includes seats for the course at affiliated colleges.

As per the factual data available in the above table, it can be noted that Gauhati University offers more ROI-centered value to the students’ after completion of their MBA degree compared to Tezpur University. However, its fee range for MBA is comparatively higher than Tezpur. Hence, students looking for an affordable option for MBA might find Gauhati University expensive. The final decision is with the aspirants of whether they wish to get into a university with a better ROI or an affordable option. 

Joining MBA colleges accepting CMAT score in India can be worthwhile for you. For that, you need to check its ROI. Listed below are some of the colleges along with their total tuition fees and average placement package:

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Annual Average Package
Christ University MBA	INR 5 lakh - INR 9 lakh	INR 4 LPA - INR 9 LPA
Institute of Rural Management, Anand MBA	INR 14 lakh	INR 15 LPA
IMI Kolkata MBA	INR 14 lakh	INR 12 LPA
Birla Institute of Management Technology MBA	INR 13 lakh - INR 14 lakh	INR 11 LPA
Graphic Era Deemed to be University MBA	INR 7 lakh	INR 8 LPA

Disclaimer: The above statistics are based on the latest data.

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MBA Colleges accepting CMAT in India offer various specialisations in Finance, Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, International Business, Business Analytics, Healthcare and Hospital, Operations, Agriculture and Food Business, etc.

Refer to the table below to get details about the MBA specialisations offered by top CMAT MBA colleges in India:

IRMA Anand offered the highest placement package of INR 15 LPA and the prominent recruiters participated include KPMG, Flipkart, Dabur, Adani Group, Godrej, ITC, etc.

Listed below are some of the top CMAT accepting colleges in India along with their average placement package and the prominent recruiters:

College Names	Placement Package	Top Recruiters
Christ University Placements	INR 4 LPA - INR 9 LPA	Becton Dickinson, EY GDS, Godrej Properties, Amazon, etc.
Institute of Rural Management, Anand Placements	INR 15 LPA	KPMG, Flipkart, Dabur, Adani Group, Godrej, ITC, etc.
IMI Kolkata Placements	INR 12 LPA	Amazon, Deloitte, Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, etc.
Birla Institute of Management Technology Placements	INR 11 LPA	Wipro, ADP, E&Y, Deloitte, Panasonic, etc.
Graphic Era Deemed to be University Placements	INR 8 LPA	Goldman Sachs, PayPal, Zscaler, Genpact, etc.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website.

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CMAT has five subjects – Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, English Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship and to cover all of them, one will need good enough time. Overall, 3 months are needed to cover syllabus of CMAT and about 2 to 3 months for practice and revision. So, overall 6 months are good for CMAT preparation. 

CMAT 2025 was on January 25, 2025, almost four months ahead of previous years. The CMAT exam is usually held in March-April, but in 2023 and 2024, it was held in May. The last time CMAT was held in January was in 2019.

The NTA announced registration dates via an official circular, which was released online on the NTA website on November 14, 2024. The CMAT 2025 exam schedule includes registration window open and close dates and form correction dates. CMAT 2025 registration has started, and the last date to apply was December 13, 2024, and the admit card was released on January 20, 2025.

Hi, Chandragupt Institute of Management has the highest total tuition fee ranging between INR 6 lakh -INR 8 lakh. The table below shows the government MBA colleges accepting CMAT score in India along with their total tuition fee and their seat intake:

Public/Government Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Admission	INR 2 lakh Seats: 2,616
MNIT Jaipur Admission	INR 2 lakh Seats: 79
Chandragupt Institute of Management Admission	INR 6 lakh -INR 8 lakh Seats: 210
Tezpur University Admission	INR 63,000 Seats: 79

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Displayed in the table below are the distance MBA colleges across India that accept CMAT scores, along with their respective total tuition fees:

Distance MBA Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
SRM IST Kattankulathur	INR 9 lakh
VMOU - Vardhman Mahaveer Open University	INR 22,000
Dr. C.V. Raman University	INR 64,000
All India Management Association Delhi	INR 1 lakh
ATM Global Business School Delhi	INR 4 lakh

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website.

Hello, Career options for MBA students: *MBA freshers have a career in accounting and financial planning. *MBA students are directly preferred for senior posts of managers board members. *MBA graduates can find a job in both the public and private sectors. *Career as a Financial Analyst is another popular sector. *MBA graduates have the highest probability of becoming successful entrepreneurs and there is nothing like being your own boss. *MBA students are preferred in banks because of their practice in public dealing and handling finance. *MBA students have the maximum chances of being selected in jobs like Sales co-coordinator, HR Recruiter, *Direct Marketing Executive and BPO/Telesales jobs.

If you score between 80 to 85 percentile CMAT you need not worry about admission. There are a large number of MBA colleges that accept candidates with CMAT score in the range of 80 to 85 percentile. A number of government as well as private institutes with good infrastructure and placements are within your reach. Some of those popular colleges include, Welingkar Institute of Management-Mumbai, Welingkar Institute of Management-Bangalore, Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, IFIM-Bangalore, IFMR- Chennai, NIBM-Pune, NL Dalmiya Institute of Management, IMT Hyderabad, IMT Nagpur, XISS Ranchi, ITM Navi Mumbai, Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida, Xavier Business School-Xavier University, Great Lakes Institute of Management-Gurgaon, BIMTECH-Greater Noida, XIME-Bangalore, ISBM-Pune, Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow, KIIT School of Management, IPE Hyderabad, SIES College of Management Studies-Navi Mumbai and Chetana Institute of Management and Research-Mumbai among others.

Aspirant must complete graduation with at least 50% aggregate from a recognised university or equivalent can apply for PGDM course at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida.

Students currently in their final year of graduation, completing their degree by June 30, 2026, can also apply.

No, you cannot appear for the CMAT exam at any test centre. You can appear for the test at the centre mentioned in your CMAT admit card. Entry at every CMAT test centre is given to candidates only after thorough scrutiny of the hall ticket and ID proof. If you attempt to gain entry in any other test centre, you will be disqualified. Thus, candidates must make sure that they check the location of their allotted test centre beforehand and reach there on exam day on time.  If they reach the test centre after the gates have been closed they will not be allowed entry under any circumstances. CMAT test centre gates close 15 minutes before the commencement of exam.

Meeting CMAT cut off is the first stage of MBA admission. Candidates need to clear the Personal Interview/Group Discussion/Written Ability Test round too. Some institutes conduct only Personal Interview, some conduct Personal Interview/Group Discussion and some conduct all three, Personal Interview/Group Discussion/Written Ability Test. Apart from that, candidates must also meet the academic criteria for selection.

CMAT score is not accepted by the IIMs. These institutes accept only CAT score for their management programmes. CMAT is accepted by over 1300 MBA colleges in India which belong to mostly Tier 2 and Tier 3 status. You can seek admission with CMAT score to all AICTE approved institutions – private, government and government aided.

COEP MBA students are required to pay somewhere around INR 1.4 Lacs as hostel fees. Hostel fees can vary for each student depending on several factors such as candidate's gender, facilities availed, and the location of the hostel. Candidates can check how each of these factors affect hostel fees by visiting the official website of COEP. 

For the full MBA programme at LM Thapar School of Management (LMTSM), tuition, examination fees, library fees, and registration fees total about INR 8–9 lakhs. The cost of the MBA programme in Big Data and Business Analytics is approximately INR 8.99 lakhs. Without housing costs, the cost of the PhD Executive programme at LMTSM is approximately INR 98,000 per semester. Separate costs apply to the hostel: INR 21,500 for dorm rooms and an extra INR 7,900 for air-conditioned rooms per semester. For hostelers, the mess fees are INR 15,000, while for day scholars, they are INR 5,000. The cost of the MBA programme is extremely low when compared to other universities offering business courses.

 

The university fee structure is cumulative of several components, such as caution deposit, tuition fee, hostel fee, and more. A few of these components are one-time payable, while some have are charged annually/semesterly. SRM IST Chennai MBA tuition fee ranges between INR 1.9 Lacs and INR 11.5 lakh. Moreover, the one-time fee range between INR 1,200 and INR 11,000 and the hostel charges range between INR 1.45 Lacs and INR 3.3 lakh.

The fee mentioned here is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

BIMTECH PGDM degree holders can develop a career in the government sector. The government sector provides job security, stability, and work-life balance. Some of the popular PGDM career opportunities in the government sector are as follows:

• Economist through the Indian Economic Service (IES) Examination
• Reserve Bank of India Grade B Officer
• Staff Selection Commission Officer
• Probationary Officer for Government Banks
• IAS, IPS, and IFS through the entrance exam UPSC CSE

NOTE: The aforementioned data is taken from various sources. It is still subject to change and, hence, is indicative.

As per the details available on the official website and the latest admission brochure, MBA admissions at KJ Somaiya Institute of Management (KJSIM) are completely based on the merit of students in their UG degree along with their performance in the national/ state/ university-level entrance exam. Similar is the case for MCA and PhD admission, students who meet the eligibility criteria of having completed their UG and PG degrees, respectively, with a valid score in national/ state/ university-level entrance exams can secure admission. However, students are advised to reach out to the admission office to confirm the same.