After the declaration of the result of the entrance exam, CMAT Cut off 2023 is released by each participating college of India on its official website. Based on the cut off percentile and scores, candidates are given admission in the respective colleges.
As per previous years’ analysis of results, a score above 330 in CMAT is good to get a 100 percentile. This article will provide a deep analysis of the expected CMAT Cut off 2023 based on the previously released cutoff of CMAT.
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CMAT Cut off 2023
CMAT Entrance Exam is yet to be conducted and after the conclusion of the CMAT exam, cutoffs are expected to be released by the end of April 2023. The CMAT exam is conducted by NTA but the CMAT cutoff 2023 will be released separately by each participating college for their courses. The selection process will also be decided by the participating college which may differ from one another.
Based on previous years’ cutoff data, it can be observed that the CMAT 2023 cut off for top MBA colleges like XISS, JBIMS, Goa Institute of Management, and SIMSREE will be around 95 to 99 percentile and to score above 92 percentile, the candidate has to score more than 320 out of 400 marks in the exam.
CMAT 2023 Expected Cut off
The following table will provide an expected cutoff for different participating colleges of the CMAT Entrance exam as per the previous year’s percentile of the top MBA colleges with their declared CMAT Cutoff
| Name of the CMAT Participating Colleges | CMAT Percentile (expected) |
| JBIMS, Mumbai | 99.99 percentile ( 320+ Marks) |
| Goa Institute of Management, Goa | 99.8 percentile ( 320+ Marks) |
| K J Somaiya (KJ SIMSR), Mumbai | 99.20 percentile |
| We School Mumbai | 99.06 percentile |
| MET Institute of Management, Mumbai | 97.27 percentile ( 270 + Marks) |
| Pune University Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA, Pune) | 96.42 percentile |
| XISS Ranchi | 95 percentile( 250+ Marks) |
| Asia Pacific Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | 85 percentile (216+ Marks) |
| IFIM Business School, Bangalore | 85 percentile |
| Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai | 85 percentile |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 82 percentile (200+ Marks) |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi | 75 percentile (190+ Marks) |
| Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune | 75 percentile |
| Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur | 70 percentile |
| Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida | 60 percentile ( 175+ Marks) |
| Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai | 60 percentile |
| Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Secunderabad | 60 percentile |
| AIMS Bangalore | 60 percentile |
| SDMIMD, Mysore | 50 percentile ( 165+ Marks) |
After going through the expected percentile of the CMAT Cut off, it can be observed that there are several institutions for MBA admission where a range of percentile from the highest percentile of 99.98 to the lowest percentile of 40 or more is accepted. But it is always advisable to get the best possible marks out of 400 to get into the best institution for MBA.
CMAT 2023 Expected Sectional Cut off
The following table will provide an expected CMAT 2023 Sectional Cut off as per the previous year’s analysis.
| CMAT Exam 2023 Sections | CMAT 2023 Sectional Cutoff (Tentative) |
| Logical Reasoning | 45 |
| Language Comprehension | 45 |
| General Awareness | 40 |
| Quantitative Aptitude & DI | 50 |
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 40 |
Have a look at the previous years’ statistics and cutoff for CMAT Exam:
CMAT Exam Previous Year’s Statistics
The following table will provide the previous year’s total number of registrations with different categories of students. This will help the student to understand the level of competition involved in getting a desired MBA seat in India and how much they should prepare to get into their desired institution:
CMAT 2022 Data of Registered Candidates
| Category | Male | Female | Total | Third Gender |
| General | 17095 | 16808 | 33903 | 0 |
| Gen-EWS | 3033 | 1550 | 4583 | 0 |
| OBC- NCL (Central List) | 9690 | 6362 | 16053 | 1 |
| SC | 2074 | 1315 | 3389 | 0 |
| ST | 500 | 395 | 895 | 0 |
| PwD | 83 | 50 | 133 | 0 |
| Total | 32475 | 26480 | 58956 | 1 |
CMAT 2021 Data of Registered Candidates
| Gender | General | Gen-EWS | OBC-NCL ( Central List) | SC | ST | PwD | Total |
| Male | 23399 | 2781 | 9796 | 2263 | 507 | 110 | 38856 |
| Female | 22381 | 1317 | 6849 | 1659 | 395 | 33 | 32634 |
| Total | 45780 | 4098 | 16645 | 3933 | 902 | 143 | 71490 |
CMAT Cut off 2022
The following table will provide CMAT Cut off 2022
| Name of the CMAT College | CMAT 2022 Cutoff Percentile |
| JBIMS Mumbai | 99+ |
| SIMSREE Mumbai: Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education | 99+ |
| GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management | 95+ |
| Great Lakes (GLIM), Chennai | 95+ |
| PUMBA: Department of Management Sciences University of Pune | 90+ |
| L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | 85+ |
| IFMR, Chennai | 85-90 |
| IMT, Hyderabad & Nagpur | 80+ |
| XISS Ranchi: Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 80+ |
| JIMS Rohini Delhi: Jagan Institute of Management Studies | 80-85 |
| IES Management College And Research Centre, Mumbai | 80+ |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida | 80 |
| SCMS Cochin: SCMS Cochin School of Business | 75+ |
| GBS Kolkata: Globsyn Business School, Kolkata | 75+ |
| XIME Chennai: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship | 75+ |
| BULMIM New Delhi: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management | 75+ |
CMAT Cut off 2021
The following table will provide CMAT Cut off 2021
| Name of the CMAT College | CMAT 2021 Cutoff Percentile |
| JBIMS Mumbai | 99+ |
| SIMSREE Mumbai: Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education | 99+ |
| Great Lakes Chennai: Great Lakes Institute of Management – GLIM | 95+ |
| GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management | 95+ |
| KSOM, Bhubaneshwar | 95+ |
| SIMSR Mumbai: K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies And Research | 90+ |
| PUMBA: Department of Management Sciences University of Pune | 90+ |
| IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise | 90+ |
| IFMR, Chennai | 85+ |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | 85+ |
| Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | 85+ |
| XISS Ranchi: Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 80+ |
| JIMS Rohini Delhi: Jagan Institute of Management Studies | 80+ |
| BULMIM New Delhi: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management | 70+ |
| VESIM Mumbai: Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research | 70+ |
| IIMS Pune: International Institute of Management Studies | 60+ |
| EMPI Business School, New Delhi | 60+ |
| Jaypee Business School – JBS Noida | 60+ |
CMAT Cutoff 2020
The following table will provide CMAT Cut off 2020
| Name of the CMAT College | CMAT 2020 Cutoff Percentile |
| JBIMS Mumbai | 99.99 |
| GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management | 99.80 |
| KJSIMSR Mumbai: K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research | 99+ |
| KSOM, Bhubaneshwar | 99+ |
| SIMSREE Mumbai: Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education | 99+ |
| XISS Ranchi: Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 95 |
| Great Lakes Chennai – GLIM | 95+ |
| IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise | 90+ |
| IFMR, Chennai | 85+ |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | 82 |
| IMT, Hyderabad & Nagpur | 80+ |
CMAT Cutoff 2019
The following table will provide CMAT Cut off 2019:
| Name of the CMAT College | CMAT 2019 Cutoff Percentile |
| K J Somaiya Institute of Management: KJ SIMSR, Mumbai | 99.2 |
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies: JBIMS, Mumbai | 99.92 |
| KSOM, Bhubaneshwar | 99.2 |
| Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa | 99.85 |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 82 |
| Dr DY Patil School of Management, Pune | 75 |
| BIMTECH, Noida | 75 |
CMAT Cut off: Tops colleges
As per the previous years’ trend of CMAT Exam Cutoff, there is a conclusion over the top colleges in India that releases the highest cutoff exam for CMAT:
| Name of the Institution | Location |
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) | Mumbai |
| Sydenham Institute of Management Studies and Research | Mumbai |
| Welingkar Institute of Management Studies and Research | Mumbai |
| K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research | Mumbai |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology | Greater Noida |
| ITM | Navi Mumbai |
| Christ University Institute of Management | Bangalore |
| XBS | Kolkata |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | Lucknow |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service | Ranchi |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management | Chennai |
CMAT 2023 Admission Process
It is pertinent to be aware of the admission process followed under CMAT Entrance Examination. This will help the candidate to know about the steps and points that they have to keep in mind while filling up the form and furthering the admission process. The following points will provide a brief idea of the CMAT Exam 2023 Admission Process:
- Completing the registration for CMAT Exam 2023
- Filling up the application form with relevant information about the candidate.
- Getting a hardcopy of the released Admit card for the entrance exam
- Appearance in the CMAT Entrance Examination
- Release of Answer Key of CMAT Exam
- Release of Cut off Percentile or Marks by particular colleges on their official website.
- Be ready with all the relevant documents like the CMAT 2022 Scorecard, Academic Details of 10th, 12th, and graduation, work experience details (if any), and other relevant things.
- Candidates need to apply for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round conducted by the institution. Counseling and selection process after percentile declaration is totally dependent on the selection process of the individual institution. Some may ask for GD and PI, and some may not and simply declare the final selection list.
Factors affecting the CMAT Cut off 2023
Scoring well in the CMAT Exam is not just the only criterion for getting into the desired college, there are other factors as well that decide the CMAT Exam cutoff. Some of the crucial factors are:
- Level of CMAT Exam 2023
- The number of candidates who applied and appeared in the examination
- Number of seats available in different colleges
- Pass percentile in the CMAT Exam
- Overall Performance of candidates in the CMAT Exam 2023.
FAQs
Ques: What is the expected highest percentile of CMAT Cut off 2023?
Ans: As per the previous years’ cutoff data, it can be expected that the highest percentile in CMAT Exam Cutoff 2023 will be around 99.5 to 99.8 percentile by institutions like Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies ( Mumbai), Goa Institute of Management (Goa), K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (Mumbai) and so on.
Ques: What are the sections included in CMAT 2023?
Ans: There are 5 sections included in CMAT Exam 2023. Each section has 20 questions for a total of 400 marks. The sections are:
- Logical Reasoning
- Language Comprehension,
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude & DI
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Ques: What is the process of final selection followed after CMAT Cut off 2023 is declared?
Ans: After the CMAT Exam Cutoff 2023 is declared, the final selection process is done as per the institution’s selection criteria. A separate cutoff list is released by all the participating colleges of the CMAT Exam 2023. Some may ask for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI), and some may not and simply declare the final selection list.