CMAT 2019: Expected Cut-off for Top B-Schools

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National level entrance examination which will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) from this year as per the directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. Earlier it was conducted by AICTE.

CMAT is a 3 - hour computer based online test, conducted in a single session to evaluate the candidate’s ability across various sections including Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness. The score of this test is considered by several institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to their flagship Management programs. CMAT score is accepted by all AICTE-approved Institutions/Constituent Colleges/University Departments/Affiliated Colleges. As per the official notification, CMAT 2019 will be conducted on 28^th January, 2019.

The result of CMAT-2019 will be declared next year on 8^th February, 2019 and CMAT Score will be accepted by over 1000 participating institutes for admission in their MBA courses. Candidates must apply separately to each of the CMAT-2019 participating institutes. Then, each participating institute will release their respective cut – off of the CMAT Score. The candidates clearing the cut off will be called for further rounds of admission process.

Thus it becomes vital for any aspirant to search and enquire about the Expected Cut off marks and percentile required to get admission in their dream B-Schools. Career2NextOrbit brings you the list of top B-Schools that accept CMAT score and the expected CMAT cut-offs for getting admission in their MBA programs.

CMAT Expected Cutoff 2019: Determining Factors

The participating institutes have formulated certain specific factors mentioned below for deciding on the cutoff of CMAT 2019 -:

• Total number of candidates appearing for the exam
• Number of seats available in the particular institute 
• Total number of candidates clearing the aggregate sectional cutoffs of the entrance exam
• Difficulty level of CMAT 2019

Expected CMAT Cutoff:

Previous years' cutoff can greatly help candidates get an estimate of scores required to get into respective institutes. Aspirants can check the CMAT cutoff percentiles of the previous year from the table provided below-:

*Expected cut-offs may vary from the actual cut-offs due to changes in any of the above mentioned factors

Once a candidate clears the cut-off of a participating institute, he/she will be called for further rounds of admission process. The candidate will basically have to appear for Group Discussion (GD) or Written Ability Test (WAT) followed by a Personal Interview (PI). Different colleges consider different weightages to CMAT score and the following rounds of admission. Some institutes also give certain weightage to academics and diversity.

The final selection of the candidates will be on the basis of the candidates performance based in the above. Candidates are advised to see the details of the admission process of each participating institute of CMAT-2019 on their respective websites.

Stay tuned for more information on CMAT 2019.