Top MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Scores 80-90 Percentile

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CMAT 2025 aspirants must know how much score will get them which MBA college. It is important, because one cannot fill the application form of all CMAT colleges. Check here the list of MBA colleges accepting CMAT scores in the range of 80-90 percentile. 

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MBA colleges accepting CMAT cut offs 80-90 percentile

MBA admission through CMAT is based on minimum cut offs scores fixed by the institutes to shortlist candidates for the selection round which includes Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). CMAT cut offs play an important role in candidate selection at the preferred institute. Even though CMAT score is accepted by over 1300 MBA colleges across India, you may not get the desired college if you do not meet its CMAT cut off. Thus, candidates should make selection of colleges on the basis of their CMAT result and the CMAT cut offs for admission.

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Q:   Which are the top colleges for MBA with CMAT score of 80 to 85 percentile?
A:
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.
Q:   Which are the top colleges for MBA with CMAT score of 95 plus percentile?
A:
95 percentile and is a very good score in CMAT if you are looking for a college with decent reviews, placements and moderate fees. Some of the top MBA colleges which accept candidates with CMAT score of 95 percentile and above include Jamnlal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies-Mumbai, Goa Institute of Management (GIM) Goa, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management-Mumbai, Sydenham Institute of Management Studies Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE) Mumbai, Great Lakes Institute of Management-Chennai, University of Pune, Dept of Management Sciences and Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi to name a few. Admission process of these colleges include personality assessment test which may include group discussion and Personal Interview . or only Personal Interview . Candidates must check the admission dates and academic eligibility criteria before applying to the MBA courses offered by these colleges.
Q:   How many mock tests to attempt to score 99 percentile in CMAT?
A:
There is no particular number of CMAT mock test that you should target to solve during your preparation phase but on an average it has been seen that about 30-40 CMAT mock tests are good enough to score 99 percentile. Candidates must start solving CMAT mock tests after completing the syllabus as it will help them gauge which are the topics that they have understood well and which are the topics that require more work. 30-34 CMAT mock tests are recommended as, CMAT exam is all about speed and accuracy. The more questions you'll solve in an exam environment, the better you'll get at understanding, choosing and solving questions faster and correctly. Important point to note about practicing CMAT mock test is that one should analyse every mock test to understand the gaps and fissures and what to do to fill them. Another aspect to keep in mind is not to overdo it. When you start to score 98-99 percentile in CMAT mock tests consistently then you should stop and focus on revision, etc.

CMAT 2025 exam date was January 25, 2025 and CMAT result 2025 has been announced today. Here we share the list of some of the popular MBA colleges accepting CMAT score in 80-90 percentile range.

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MBA colleges accepting CMAT scores 80-90 percentile

Some of the MBA colleges accepting CMAT score in 80-90 percentile range and their MBA/PGDM course fees. If your score falls in the CMAT cut off range of 80-90 percentile, you should apply to these colleges.

MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Score

Fees (approx.)

Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Mumbai

INR 6 to 13 lakh

Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon

INR 11.76 to 13.56 lakh

Xavier Business School Kolkata

INR 10.45 lakh

Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida

INR 96,000 to 13.5 lakh

IPE Hyderabad

INR 8.15 lakh

NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies

INR 14.7 lakh

FLAME University Pune

INR 11 to 12 lakh

Acharya Bangalore Business School

INR 1 to 9.9 lakh

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

INR 60,000 to 7.7 lakh

Asia Pacific Institute of Management Delhi

INR 8.95 to 11.4 lakh

Prestige Institute of Management Indore

INR 85,000 to 2.38 lakh

IMT Nagpur

INR 12.04 lakh

IFIM Business School

INR 9.15 to 12.15 lakh

Lovely Professional University Phagwara

INR 1.56 to 9.6 lakh

BIMTECH Noida

INR 11 to 13 lakh

XIME Bangalore

INR 12 lakh

KIIT School of Management

INR 10.3 lakh

ISBM Pune

INR 9 lakh

JIMS Delhi

INR 8.7 lakh

Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management Hyderabad

INR 87.6 lakh

SDM Institute for Management Development Mysore

INR 11.4 lakh

Amrita School of Business Bangalore

INR 7.5 to 10.6 lakh

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Q:   What is the CMAT 2025 cut off release date?
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CMAT cut offs are not released on a particular date. Since, the NTA does not conduct any counselling or selection process on behalf of the CMAT accepting colleges, there is no one date when the cut offs are released. The NTA announces CMAT result and after that the participating institutes release their CMAT cut offs, MBA Admission criteria individually. The cut offs vary for each college and is determined by the admission cell. The NTA has no role in cut off determination. So, candidates who have appeared for the CMAT exam can check the websites of their target colleges for admission criteria and cut offs. Most of the colleges have already published their admission criteria for 2024-2025 batch. You can check this page for CMAT cut offs: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cmat-exam-cutoff.

Q:   Does NTA release CMAT cut off?
A:

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.

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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