CMAT 2026 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.
CMAT score is accepted by a large number of MBA colleges in India. But their cut off criteria are different. The top tier colleges accept CMAT scores in the range of 95 to 99 percentile, whereas Tier 2 colleges take in MBA aspirants with CMAT score in 80 to 90 percentile range. Overall, scoring 80 to 90 percentile in CMAT is considered safe as a lot of popular colleges are within reach.
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CMAT 2026 exam was held on January 25, 2026. The CMAT 2026 result has been announced today. Candidates who are expecting their score to be between 80 to 90 percentile can check here top colleges for MBA that they can target for admission.
CMAT cut offs in the range of 80 to 90 percentile can get you B Schools such as Xavier Business School Kolkata, Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon, Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Mumbai, IPE Hyderabad, NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and IMT Nagpur among others. Here we share the list of some of the popular MBA colleges accepting CMAT score in 80-90 percentile range.
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 14 lakh |
| INR 13.35 to 18.81 lakh |
|
| INR 14.75 to 15.75 lakh |
|
| INR 9.00 lakh |
|
| INR 16.50 lakh |
|
| INR 13.20 to 14.40 lakh |
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| INR 9.00 to 11.50 lakh |
|
| INR 9.99 to 11.50 lakh |
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| INR 11.50 to 13.50 lakh |
|
| INR 1.59 lakh |
|
| INR 15.27 lakh |
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| INR 10.00 lakh |
|
| INR 15.6 to 15.00 lakh |
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| INR 13.00 to 14.00 lakh |
|
| INR 12.90 lakh |
|
| INR 9.70 lakh |
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| INR 13.60 lakh |
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| INR 10.75 lakh |
|
| INR 8.60 lakh |
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| INR 12.70 lakh |
|
| INR 12.00 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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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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