The CMAT 2025 cutoff is the minimum score needed by candidates to proceed to the chosen institute’s selection processes. As soon as the CMAT result 2025 are out, the institutes will release the CMAT cut off 2025 list. All AICTE-approved institutes and universities accept the CMAT scores.
Top MBA colleges in India usually accept a CMAT score of around 95-99 percentile. The candidates are required to score above the same percentile as in the cutoff list to get themselves admitted to the top universities. It must also be noted that the cutoff scores vary from university to university.
Candidates successfully meeting the cutoff criteria will be shortlisted for further CMAT Selection process, i.e., Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI). Continue reading the full article below to learn more details about the CMAT Cutoff 2025.
Expected CMAT 2025 Cutoff: 90+ Percentile
The expected CMAT 2025 cutoff is given in the table below. The candidates can check the universities accepting more than 90 percentile in the table given below.
| CMAT Accepting Colleges | CMAT percentile |
| Jamanlal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai | 99.9% |
| Goa Institute of Management, Goa | 95%-99% |
| K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai | 95%-99% |
| SIMSREE, Mumbai | 99+ |
| Pune University Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA DMS) | 95%-99% |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 95%-99% |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 95% |
Factors Affecting CMAT Cutoff 2025
Candidates should note that every institute/university releases its own cutoff list, which varies from institute to institute. Therefore, candidates are required to keep visiting the official website to be updated on the same.
The CMAT Cut off list is determined by different factors. The factors affecting the CMAT cutoff list 2025 are given below. The cutoff list of participating institutes depends on the following factors.
- Number of applicants who have appeared for the CMAT exam 2025.
- The difficulty level of the CMAT 2025 exam.
- The total number of candidates who have passed the entrance exam.
- The total number of seats available in various management programs of the participating institutes.
- The reservation criteria.
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Previous Year CMAT Cutoff List
The last two year’s list of the CMAT cutoff of top universities is given below in the table. The previous year’s cutoff list will give an idea of how high or low can the cutoff go in different universities.
Overall CMAT 2021 Cutoff
The cutoff list for the year 2021 is as follows.
| College Name | Cutoff percentile |
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies | 99.92 |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 95 |
| K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 99.2 |
| Goa Institute of Management, Goa | 99.85 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 99.06 |
| Dr, DY Patil School of Management, Pune | 75 |
| BIMTECH, Greater Noida | 75 |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 82 |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi | 75 |
| IFIM Business School, Bangalore | 8 |
CMAT 2020 Cutoff
The CMAT cut off marks of the year 2020 is mentioned below. Candidates can check out the same and get an idea.
| College Name | Cutoff percentile |
| JBIMS Mumbai | 99+ |
| Great Lakes Chennai: Great Lakes Institute of Management – GLIM | 95+ |
| GIM Goa – Goa Institute of Management | 95+ |
| Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | 85+ |
| SIMSREE Mumbai | 99+ |
| IFMR, Chennai | 85+ |
| KSON, Bhubaneshwar | 95+ |
| IPE Hydrabad – Institute of Public Enterprise | 90+ |
| IPE Hyderabad – Institute of Public Enterprise | 80+ |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | 85+ |
CMAT Previous Year Statistics
The previous year statistics of the same is mentioned below.
| Category | Male | Female | Total |
| General | 23399 | 22381 | 45780 |
| PwD | 110 | 33 | 143 |
| SC | 2263 | 1659 | 3922 |
| ST | 507 | 395 | 902 |
| OBC-NCL | 9796 | 6849 | 16645 |
| Gen-EWS | 2781 | 1317 | 4098 |
| Total | 38856 | 32634 | 71490 |
| Category | Male | Female | Total |
| General | 17064 | 15987 | 33051 |
| PwD | 1500 | 1104 | 2604 |
| SC | 71 | 22 | 93 |
| ST | 2229 | 1050 | 3279 |
| OBC-NCL | 7452 | 5232 | 12684 |
| Gen-EWS | 341 | 275 | 616 |
| Total | 28657 | 23670 | 52327 |
Important CMAT Cutoff Dates 2025
NTA officially released the important CMAT 2025 cutoff dates, which are given below in the table. Candidates should mark the dates for future reference.
CMAT Cutoff Dates (Expected)
| Events | Dates |
| CMAT Registration start date | November 14, 2024 |
| CMAT 2025 Registration Last Date | December 13, 2024, till 9.50 pm |
| Release of the CMAT 2025 Admit card | January 20, 2025 |
| CMAT exam date 2025 | January 25, 2025 |
| CMAT Answer key | To be announced |
| CMAT results 2025 | To be announced |
FAQs related to CMAT Cutoff 2025
Is there a minimum age requirement to take the CMAT in 2025?
No, there will be no age bar to appear for CMAT 2025.
Which institutions will accept CMAT 2025?
All AICTE-approved departments/institutes/affiliated colleges/constitute colleges will be accepting CMAT scores.
What score must you get to reach the 99th percentile or higher?
Candidates must have a score between 282-347 to score 99 percentile or above.