Check here top MBA colleges accepting CMAT score 70-80 percentile. Admission process of CMAT accepting colleges include Personal Interview and/or Group Discussion. Read more.
CMAT score accepting colleges have a fixed cut off for selection of candidates for MBA admission. Candidate's CMAT 2026 score should match the CMAT cut off percentile of the colleges they are targeting. CMAT 2026 exam was held on January 25 and the answer key was released on January 31. The scorecards have been released today. Now that the CMAT 2026 result is announced, candidates can start searching for a suitable MBA college in their budget. CMAT cut offs will be crucial to shortlisting MBA colleges.
CMAT is a pan-India exam and the score is accepted by over 1300 MBA colleges which includes both government as well as private colleges. While top tier colleges select candidates who scored 95+ percentile, Tier 2 and 3 colleges accept candidates with lower scores. If your CMAT 2026 falls in the range of 70 to 80 percentile, you must target B-Schools in that cut off range only. In this article, get the list of some of the popular MBA colleges that accept CMAT scores in 70-80 percentile range.
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Top MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Scores 70-80 Percentile
Some of the MBA colleges accepting CMAT score in 70-80 percentile range and their MBA/PGDM course fees are listed below. If you score in this range, you should apply to these colleges.
| MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Score |
Fees (approx.) |
|---|---|
| INR 14.75 lakh |
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| INR 15.27 lakh |
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| INR 12.45 lakh |
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| INR 6.00 lakh |
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| INR 11.60 lakh |
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| INR 7.95 lakh |
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| INR 8.75 to 8.95 lakh |
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| INR 10.38 lakh |
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| INR 13.60 lakh |
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| INR 6.00 to 7.65 lakh |
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| INR 7.00 to 9.00 lakh |
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| INR 6.58 lakh |
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| INR 9.40 lakh |
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| INR 11.00 to 15.00 lakh |
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| INR 13.50 to 24.00 lakh |
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| INR 12.75 lakh |
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| INR 12.90 lakh |
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| INR 6.04 lakh |
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| INR 13.75 lakh |
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| INR 9.00 lakh |
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| INR 6.75 lakh |
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| INR 12.85 lakh |
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Commonly asked questions
CMAT cutoff refers to minimum percentile required for admission to a particular college. Score accepting colleges determine the cut offs individually based on certain parameters. CMAT cut offs for top colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA are generally 99 percentile and above.
NTA does not release CMAT cut off. It has no role in release of CMAT cut off or admission through it. The CMAT cut offs are determined and released by score accepting colleges individually. The institutes either release CMAT cut off at the time of applications for admission or announce it during the PI shortlisting process.
With 82 percentile in CMAT, you stand a chance of getting colleges like Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon, Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida, IPE Hyderabad, FLAME University Pune, Asia Pacific Institute of Management Delhi, Prestige Institute of Management Indore among others.
MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT score: City-wise
Candidates can check from the list below, their preferred MBA college in their preferred city for admission through CMAT.

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Student Forum
Answered Yesterday
CMAT response sheet and provisional answer key are same. Since the answer key contains candidate's responses too, it is also called CMAT response sheet.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Candidates can use the CMAT answer key to calculate the score in the following manner:
· Check number of correct attempts
· Check number of incorrect attempts
· Add 4 marks for every correct attempt
· Subtract 1 mark for every incorrect attempt
· Sub total will be CMAT score
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Filing objection against the CMAT answer key is not mandatory for all candidates. Only those candidate who feel a question/s is incorrect and they have proof to support the claim, should raise objection.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
The CMAT answer key objection fee per question is INR 200. Candidates have to pay it at the time of filling the objection form.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
CMAT answer key helps the candidate in checking their performance and it is also a window for NTA to communicate transparency in result preparation number.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Objection cannot be raised against the final answer key of CMAT, as it contains the answers evaluated again after objections by candidates.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
CMAT final answer key is released as a downloadable PDF. Candidates can download it by visiting the NTA-CMAT website and simply downloading the document.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Validity of CMAT score is one year in most of the colleges. There are a very few and Tier 3 colleges that may accept CMAT score from previous years. So, if they wish to drop a year, they should appear for the exam again in the next session.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
The first criteria is CMAT cut off. Candidates should shortlist all the colleges whose cut off is same or lower than their score. Thereafter, check fees, location, accreditation, curriculum, pedagogy and placement reports to choose one foe themselves.
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Contributor-Level 7
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