CMAT

The Top Colleges Accepting CMAT Score: Cutoff, Fees, and Average Placement

While the NTA hasn’t officially announced the CMAT exam date, it’s anticipated to take place in the first week of May 2025. With over 1300 colleges accepting CMAT scores, including several top-tier institutions, it’s a significant entrance exam for management programs.

This comprehensive list provides insights into some of the leading CMAT-accepting colleges. Along with college names, we’ve included expected CMAT cutoff scores, fee structures, and average package details to aid your decision-making process.

CMAT Exam Highlights 2025

The top MBA colleges accepting CMAT score – Cutoff, fees, and average placement

This table contains the most preferred universities by CMAT candidates. A cursory glance reveals that the highest CMAT cutoffs are for colleges offering the highest ROI. With low fees and high placements, JBIMS and SIMSREE are the most sought after CMAT accepting colleges. Other MBA colleges accepting CMAT score with high cutoffs are PUMBA, Welingkar, and Great Lakes. This year, GIM Goa and KJ Somaiya will not be accepting CMAT scores due to the inordinate delay in conducting the exam. Even IFMR, NIBM, and IMT Nagpur have good placement figures.

Top government MBA colleges accepting CMAT score

Colleges accepting CMAT score between 70% to 80%

Now that we’ve covered the top 15 colleges accepting CMAT score, let’s delve into the colleges that offer well-designed programs and placements while accepting students with less than 80%ile score in CMAT.