Latest Update:  Consequent upon the release of CMAT 2021 exam result is out on April 9, 2021, top MBA colleges have announced the CMAT cut offs for admission 2021 to their flagship MBA/PGDM programmes. CMAT exam was held on March 31, 2021 in two shifts. With the help of CMAT Cut Offs, Scores and percentile you can check your admission chances in top MBA colleges by matching your percentile with B-school cut offs as detailed below.

A total number of 71490 candidates had registered for CMAT exam 2021 and out of them 52327 candidates appeared in the exam. NTA conducted CMAT 2021 in 153 Cities at 278 test venues on March 31. All the test takers are included in the CMAT 2021 result merit list.

CMAT 2021 Cut offs: Check Best MBA colleges

• This year CMAT was conducted in two shifts. CMAT 2021 cut offs are calculated after normalising the scores for both the shifts.
• 300+ marks in CMAT 2021 have awarded 99+  percentile. Last year also CMAT cut off for MBA admission at 100 percentile was 347 marks and for 99 to 99.99 percentile, the cut off was in the range of 282 – 342 marks
• JBIMS, Great Lakes, SIMSREE, PUMBA, K J Somaiya, BIMTECH among others accept CMAT cut offs for admission in a percentile range of 90 to 100
• Lists of Top MBA colleges with CMAT 2021 cut offs in different percentile range are given below.
• Match your CMAT percentile and CMAT score with B-School cut offs
• Shortlist the Best MBA colleges and apply. Applications in many top B-schools are closing soon…

CMAT 2021 Cut off: Important Changes in Calculation

• With the addition of one more optional test section in CMAT 2021, the CMAT pattern was changed and maximum score in CMAT 2021 has gone up from 400 to 500.
• All the candidates whether they had or had not opted for additional section, the CMAT cut off in their score card is displayed out of 400 marks for the respective percentile range. Their percentile is  calculated as was done in previous years.
• For those who have opted for additional 5^th section carrying 100 marks, the new section score is qualifying only and is not counted for percentile calculation.
• Various other factors like exam difficulty level, number of test takers in CMAT, scoring pattern have also contributed in determining the CMAT cut offs. Read more to check the CMAT score Vs Percentile

CMAT Cut off in Top MBA Colleges
The CMAT 2021 percentile range required for MBA admission 2021 may not go up in top MBA colleges as per the CMAT analysis by experts. Out of 400 maximum marks, the 95 to 99.99 percentile is awarded to a wide score range of 251 - 342 marks. NTA awards 100%ile to very few candidates, last year only one candidate was awarded 100 percentile in CMAT and there was a substantial gap of CMAT cut off score between 100 and 99.99 percentile.

The MBA admission 2021 based on CMAT cutoff for MBA/PGDM 2021-23 is open till June 2021 in many top MBA colleges in India as the admission process to JBIMS, PUMBA, SIMSREE will open in June 2021 and these MBA colleges will accept CMAT cut offs for admission 2021 through DTE CAP for all India category candidates.

CMAT 2021 exam result is expected on April 10, 2021. It will contain CMAT score cut offs for all the percentile range.

CMAT 2021 Cut Off Scores for MBA Admission 2021
To get information on CMAT cut offs, click on the MBA college in the list below, get the complete details and apply for admission. 

Top MBA colleges Using CMAT 2021 Cut off: 90 Percentile & Above 

CMAT 2021 cut offs are overall in some MBA colleges while in some colleges the CMAT cut offs 2021 can be applied alongwith the sectional cut offs. Please note that you must search for the best MBA colleges based on the CMAT cut offs that you have obtained. For example, the CMAT cut off at JBIMS Mumbai may go as high as 99.99 percentile which corresponds to about 320 to 342 raw marks out of 400 in CMAT 2021 exam. At K J Somaiya, the CMAT cut off may go around 94-95 percentile. Besides, if you get a very low score in one of the sections and the MBA college also applies the sectional CMAT cut off in shortlisting, it may be difficult for you to get admission in 2021. So make sure that you are assessing your CMAT cut offs on the basis of facts.  

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 MBA colleges Using CMAT 2021 Cut off: 80 Percentile & Above 

Top MBA colleges Using CMAT 2021 Cut off: 70 Percentile & Above  

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The top MBA colleges CMAT cut offs and other MBA colleges CMAT cut offs in India are based on the CMAT exam difficulty level and past trends in CMAT cut offs. The CMAT 2021 cut offs will be applied by the autonomous management institutes, University B-schools offering MBA degree, private PGDM colleges among others. CMAT cut offs in these MBA colleges accepting CMAT scores vary from institute to institute.

400 MBA Colleges in Maharashtra to Use CMAT 2021 Cut offs for Admission 2021
All the 400 MBA colleges in Maharashtra offering AICTE approved MBA/MMS/PGDM and participating in Centralized Admission Process (CAP) 2021 conducted by DTE Maharashtra for MBA admission will apply CMAT 2021 exam score cut offs. DTE Maharashtra has clarified that CMAT cut offs will be accepted by the Maharashtra MBA colleges for the all India category candidates for MBA admission to the B-schools whose admission process is governed by DTE Maharashtra.

Although there may not be any change in the CMAT 2021 percentile cut off in the MBA colleges for MBA admission 2021, scoring the same percentile may need higher/lower CMAT 2021 score cut off. There are about 55000 to 60000 candidates who will appear in CMAT 2021 on March 31.

As the CMAT exam is of easy to moderate difficulty level now, the CMAT cut offs 2021 in top MBA colleges may depend on the higher or lower percentile you have obtained corresponding to your raw score. While looking for CMAT 2021 cut offs in JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, PUMBA, N L Dalmia, Great Lakes, GIM Goa, IFMR among others, it is very important to check your CMAT raw score and  percentile that you have obtained.  

CMAT 2021 Score cut offs are applicable in MBA/PGDM admission 2021 in 1000+ MBA colleges accepting CMAT.