Top MBA Colleges accepting CMAT 2023 Scores
Content Writer | Updated On - Apr 16, 2023
Common Management Aptitude Test, popularly known as CMAT, is a national level aptitude test conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to various MBA/ PGDM courses. The top b-schools that accept CMAT score include JBIMS, Sydenham, SIMSREE, Great Lakes Institute of Management, K J Somaiya, etc. The cut off for these top MBA Colleges ranges from 95 to 99.99 percentile. Candidates meeting CMAT 2023 Cut off can apply to their desired colleges.
CMAT 2023 exam is expected to be held on April 2, 2023. In the 2022 session, out of the 58956 registered candidates, 51144 appeared for the exam. This year also, around 55000 candidates are expected to appear for CMAT 2023 exam for admission to 4500+ seats offered by the 1000+ AICTE approved CMAT score accepting colleges..
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Top B-schools for CMAT 2023
| Top CMAT 2023 Colleges | Campus | CMAT cut off percentile score | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies | Mumbai | 99.99 | 6.00 Lakhs |
| Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education | Mumbai | 99.96 | 1.36 Lakhs |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management - GLIM | Chennai, Gurgaon | 95 | 16.45 Lakhs |
| SIMSR Mumbai: K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies And Research | Mumbai | 97 | 11.93 Lakhs |
| Institute For Financial Management & Research | Chennai | 90 | 12 Lakhs |
| Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | Mumbai, Bangalore | 95 | 11 Lakhs |
| Department of Management Sciences University of Pune | Pune | 95 | 2.45 Lakhs |
| Goa Institute of Management | Goa | 93 | 9.79 Lakhs |
| SIES College of Management Studies | Mumbai | 84 | 6.30 Lakhs |
| Institute of Public Enterprise | Hyderabad | 80+ | 8.00 Lakhs |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | Lucknow | 84 | 9.25 Lakhs |
| AIMS School of Business | Bangalore | 80 | 9.00 Lakhs |
| New Delhi Institute of Management | New Delhi | 80 | 8.25 Lakhs |
| Jagan Institute of Management Studies | Rohini | 80 | 5.5 Lakhs |
| International School of Business & Media | Pune | 80 | 8.9 Lakhs |
| ITM Group of Institutions | Mumbai | 80 | 9.20 Lakhs |
| KIIT School of Management | Bhubaneswar | 80 | 11.95 Lakhs |
| Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship | Bangalore | 80 | 10 Lakhs |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management | Hyderabad | 80 | 6.5 Lakhs |
| IES Management College And Research Centre | Mumbai | 70 | 7.2 Lakhs |
| SCMS Cochin School of Business | Cochin | 70 | 8.25 Lakhs |
| Adarsh Institute of Management And Information Technology | Bangalore | 70 | 4.5 Lakhs |
| M S Ramaiah Institute of Management | Bangalore | 75 | 6.9 Lakhs |
| FIIB New Delhi | New Delhi | 70 | 7.2 Lakhs |
| Jaypee Business School | Noida Delhi NCR | 70 | 8 Lakhs |
| International Institute of Management Studies | Pune | 70 | 7.56 Lakhs |
| EMPI Business School | New Delhi | 70 | 6.95 Lakhs |
| Calcutta Business School, Kolkata | Kolkata | 70 | 6.85 Lakhs |
NOTE: The above-mentioned data may be subject to change accordingly as per the university/institution authority. The candidate is advised to follow it as a standard for future reference.
Best Private B-schools Accepting CMAT 2023 Scores
| MBA Colleges | CMAT cut off percentile score |
|---|---|
| JBIMS: Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies | 90 |
| DBS Dehradun: Doon Business School | 75-80 |
| PUMBA: Pune University’s Department of Management Studies | 95-99 |
| Prin L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai | Above 80 |
| GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management | 90 |
| BIMTECH Greater Noida: Birla Institute of Management Technology | 70 |
| IIT ISM Dhanbad: Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines | 60 |
| SIMSREE Mumbai: Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education | 99.96 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 90 |
| KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 90 |
| XIME, Bengaluru: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship | 85 |
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.
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Here’s a list of some of the best CMAT accepting colleges.
| Colleges accepting CMAT score | CMAT 2022 cutoff (expected) | Fees (in INR) |
| Asia-Pacific Institute of Management | 85 percentile | 8.75 Lakhs |
| KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar (KSOM) | 80 percentile | 10.10 Lakhs |
| XIME, Bangalore | 75 percentile | 11.5 Lakhs |
| IMS Ghaziabad | 70 percentile | 7.95 Lakhs |
| Institute of Management, Christ University | 70 percentile | 7.70 Lakhs |
| Welingkar Mumbai | 70 percentile | 13 Lakhs |
| Welingkar Bangalore | 70 percentile | 13 Lakhs |
| Universal Business School | 70 percentile | 8.48 Lakhs |
| DY Patil University School of Management | 70 percentile | 8.40 Lakhs |
| NSB Academy, Bangalore | 70 percentile | 7.50 Lakhs |
Here are the top colleges accepting MAT score.
| Colleges accepting MAT score | MAT 2022 cutoff (expected) | Fees (in INR) |
| Pumba, Pune | 90+ | 1.29 Lakhs |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow | 70-80 | 11 Lakhs |
| TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal | 70-80 | 16 Lakhs |
| BIT, Mesra | 70-80 | 5.89 Lakhs |
| XIME, Bangalore | 95+ | 11.5 Lakhs |
| NIT, Warangal | 70-80 | 1.64 Lakhs |
| Amity Business School | 90-95 | 7.80 Lakhs |
| SIMREE | 85-90 | 1.36 Lakhs |
| BIMTECH, Noida | 80-90 | 12 Lakhs |
| Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad | 85-95 | 8 Lakhs |
| Alliance Bangalore | 80-90 | 14 Lakhs |
If you are preparing for CMAT 2022/MAT 2022, these are the colleges that you can consider.
Candidates belonging to Maharashtra can apply through MAH CET MBA whereas, outside Maharashtra, candidates can apply through CMAT/CAT or MAH CET MBA scores. Candidates who will meet the minimum cutoff criteria will be able to appear for the counseling rounds.
PUMBA, CMAT Cutoff 2020 for General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff for CMAT is 90 percentile.
There are two courses available in management studies
- PGDM (fully autonomous)
- MMS (autonomous affiliated to Mumbai university)
The PGDM course requires a separate form to be filled out if you are applying through CAT/CMAT/XAT or other All India Entrance exams. PGDM course doesn't have any kind of reservation criteria but you need only an All India Level Entrance exam score to apply.
The MMS course does not require you to fill out a separate form for applying through MHT-CET/CMAT/CAT because they are under DTE. One thing that you need to know is that this course is a Gujarati linguistic minority course where
- 51% of seats are reserved for Gujarati Speaking students
- 49 % don't have any caste-based quota,
- Out of the total intake in MMS 15% is reserved for All India Entrance exams like CAT, XAT, etc.
Yes, you have a good chance to get shortlisted in some of the top B-Schools in Pune with a score of 125 in CMAT 2022. Here are some of the top MBA colleges in Pune that accept CMAT scores.
| Colleges | CMAT cutoff (expected) |
| PUMBA | 80-100 |
| Balaji Institute of International Business | 80-100 |
| IIMS Pune | 80-100 |
| ISBM Pune | 80-100 |
| IBS Pune | 60-70 |
You can consider these colleges for an MBA.
JBIMS Mumbai is one of the prestigious management colleges which is also affiliated with Mumbai University. The institute offers admission on the basis of score in MAH CET score. Apart from the MAH CET score, the institute also accepts CAT and CMAT scores in the selection process.
If you are applying through a score other than MAH CET, then you have to fulfill the minimum cut-off score set by the institute.
The institute offers Masters in Management Studies (MMS program) and certain parameters are considered before offering the final admission letter.
| Parameter | Weightage |
| CAT/MAH CET/CMAT/GMAT Score | 60% |
| Class 10, 12, and Graduation marks | 15% |
| Work Experience | 20% |
| Diversity | 5% |
| Total | 100% |
The entrance test is the major criteria to get into JBIMS, Mumbai. Therefore it is important to have a good score in any one of the above-mentioned exams. Five specializations are available in the MMS program. The specialization is:
- Finance
- Marketing
- Operations
- HR
- System
On the basis of your score in the entrance and the number of seats in each specialization, admission will be granted. You need to be among the top scorers in CMAT to get admission to the institute. Usually, candidates with 95% and 100 scores in CAT and CMAT respectively can get admission.
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