CMAT

The CMAT 2025 results were released on February 13, 2025. Akemi Business School, like other institutions, uses CMAT scores for MBA/PGDM admissions. Therefore, if you are applying to Akemi Business School and your CMAT scores are relevant for your application, you would have already received your result on February 13, 2025. 

Here are some names of colleges that accept CMAT - 

Jaipuria Institute of Management

K J Somaiya Institute of Management

Amity University Noida

Christ University

Birla Institute Of Management Technology

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies

Management Development Institute

N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research

S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

Great Lakes Institute of Management

Institute of Management Studies

These are some IIMs which take admission without CAT score- 

IIM Ahmedabad

IIM Bangalore 

IIM Indore 

IIM Lucknow 

IIM Calcutta.

National Institute of Bank Managemet cutoff 2024 was released on the basis of CAT and CMAT exams. For admission through CAT, the last round closing percentile was 50, among the General AI category candidates. For the General AI category candidates seeking admission through CMAT, the last round closing cutoff was 85. 

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To get a seat at NIBM for PGDM in Banking and Financial Services, candidate must have a valid percentile in the CAT or CMAT exam. The last round cutoff for admission on the basis of CAT among the General AI category candidates was 50. 

For candidates seeking admission to the college on the basis of CMAT, the last round closing percentile was 85. 

Yes, it is possible to get into KIIT School of Management with 70% but not with CAT score. The KIIT School of Management allows admission based on CMAT, MAT, and XAT scores. Considering the KIIT School of Management cutoff 2024, the percentile for the aforementioned exams stood at 80, 80, and 70 for the open quota.

Candidates seeking admission to KIIT School of Management for PGDM course must check out the year-wise cutoff for the institute. As per the KIIT School of Management cutoff 2024, the PGDM percentile for CMAT, MAT, and XAT stood at 80, 80, and 70 for the General AI category candidates. Similarly, for the previous years, the cutoff remained the same.

Scores of any one of the mentioned exam will be considered for the purpose of admission in MBA GBPUAT. Therefore, it is not important for the candidates to appear for both CAT and MAT. The candidates can prepare and prefer giving any one exam out of the both.

Applicants applying for PGDM admission at the National Insurance Academy should have a valid rank/score in one of the recognised entrance exams, which include CAT, CMAT, and MAT. The cut-off varies from year to year. Applicants applying for PGDM admission to the institute through CMAT should target getting a rank higher than 95.

CMAT syllabus is somewhat same as CAT syllabus. It has two extra subjects, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and General Awareness. However, these two subjects are not tough and can be covered alongside Quantitative Aptitude, English and Logical Reasoning. Despite having less subjects CAT is tougher than CMAT.

There is no option of CMAT result evaluation. Scores mentioned on the CMAT scorecard are considered final. Candidates do have a chance to challenge the official CMAT answer keys on the basis of which results are prepared. CMAT provisional answer key is released a couple of days after the exam, and candidates can check offiicial answers. If they think any of the official answer is incorrect they can challenge it. The examination authority will review the answer key are revised the offiical answe key if required. The final scorecard will be prepared only after all objections have been reviewed.