CMAT Counselling

The minimum academic criteria for MBA admission through CMAT is minimum 50% in graduation for General category students and minimum 45% for SC/ST/PwD category students. Even though this eligibility criteria is not mandatory for CMAT, it is the basic requirement for full time MBA as per the AICTE regulations.

For admission to MBA/MMS courses offered by State affiliated universities, Maharashtra State CET cell accepts CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/GMAT/ATMA scores too for All India category candidates. If you wish to participate in the MAH MBA CAP round through your CMAT score, you can fill the CAP registration form and participate in seat allotment rounds. The MAH MBA CAP is conducted in June-September every year, after the announcement of MAH MBA CET result.

Yes, there are CMAT accepting colleges which do not conduct GD/PI. The seat allotment is based on counselling process based on CMAT cut off and candidate's choice of college. Most of the Maharashtra MBA colleges such as JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, Welingkar's, IMT, KJ Somaiya, etc. that participate in MAH CET CAP round, offer admission without GD/PI.

The academic score criteria of minimum 50% in graduation for General category candidates and minimum 45 % for SC/ST/PwD candidates is a mandatory criteria set by AICTE for all colleges offering technical education including MBA, so it is very unlikely that if you don't have the minimum academic score by meet CMAT cut off, you will still get admission.

CMAT cut offs are determined by the score accepting colleges individually. The colleges determine admission cut offs on the basis of certain parameters such as:

·       CMAT result trend and exam difficulty level

·       Previous years' CMAT cut offs for their college

·       Number of exam test takers

·       College ranking

·       Overall pass percentage and scoring trend in CMAT of that particular year

Since one has to apply to CMAT accepting colleges individually, there is no limit to the number. Aspirants can apply to as many colleges as they want and think they have the chance of getting admission in. While applying for CMAT, candidates must check the CMAT cut offs for the colleges and apply to only those who have cut offs in the range in which their CMAT score falls. For example, if a candidate has scored 76 percentile in CMAT, they should apply to colleges accepting scores in the range of 70-76 percentile.

NTA has no role in CMAT counselling. NTA only conducts the CMAT exam on behalf of AICTE. Post result declaration, NTA is not involved in any activity related to CMAT. Since CMAT is an exam conducted by a government authority, any institution is free to use it as a parameter to select candidates for admission. Over 1300 government, government aided and private MBA colleges accept CMAT score for admission but they conduct admission process individually without NTA intervention.