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CMAT 2025 exam is scheduled on January 25, 2025. Candidates who appeared for the exam must have an idea of how much marks to score to get their target college. CMAT admission is based on percentile cut offs. Check here the list of MBA colleges accepting CMAT scores 80-90 percentile.

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. 

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MBA colleges accepting CMAT cut offs 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 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

Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon

INR 13.35 to 18.81 lakh

Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida

INR 14.75 to 15.75 lakh

IPE Hyderabad

INR 9.00 lakh

NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies

INR 16.50 lakh

FLAME University Pune

INR 13.20 to 14.40 lakh

Acharya Bangalore Business School

INR 9.00 to 11.50 lakh

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

INR 9.99 to 11.50 lakh

Asia Pacific Institute of Management Delhi

INR 11.50 to 13.50 lakh

Prestige Institute of Management Indore

INR 1.59 lakh

IMT Nagpur

INR 15.27 lakh

IFIM Business School

INR 10.00 lakh

Lovely Professional University Phagwara

INR 15.6 to 15.00 lakh

BIMTECH Noida

INR 13.00 to 14.00 lakh

XIME Bangalore

INR 12.90 lakh

KIIT School of Management

INR 9.70 lakh

ISBM Pune

INR 13.60 lakh

JIMS Delhi

INR 10.75 lakh

Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management Hyderabad

INR 8.60 lakh

SDM Institute for Management Development Mysore

INR 12.70 lakh

Amrita School of Business Bangalore

INR 12.00 lakh

Check CMAT cut offs and predict calls from colleges accepting CMAT score for admission. Check Fees, Placement Reviews, Admission, Shortlist Criteria and Eligibility of all CMAT participating colleges by clicking the link below:

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is CMAT cutoff?
A: 

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.

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.

Q:   I got 82 percentile in CMAT. Which college will I get with this score?
A: 

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.

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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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Aarushi Hazarika

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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Jasleen Dixit

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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Nishtha Shukla

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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Esha Singh

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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Manisha Singh

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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Anyam Kalra

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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Anya B

Contributor-Level 7

Answered Yesterday

Provisional answer key of CMAT refers to the document released by the NTA indicating answers marked by candidate and correct options. This document tell candidates about how many of their attempts are right. 

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Vipra Shrivastava

Contributor-Level 10

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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Pallavi Gupta

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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Nitesh Vimal

Contributor-Level 7