CMAT 2024 Exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency instead of AICTE starting 2019 for MBA admission. The CMAT 2024 exam will be held in single shift on May 2024. After CMAT 2024 Result announced , the CMAT 2024 cutoff list will be declared for almost 1000 AICTE-approved institutions and colleges that accept the CMAT 2024 score. Around 70000 students will appear for the CMAT 2024 exam.
Top MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT 2024 Score
CMAT Cutoff 2024: Important Dates
Application form release |
29th March 2024 |
Closing date to submit the online application |
23th April 2024 |
Correction in Particulars of Application Form on the website only * |
6th April - 7th April 2024 |
The release of Admit Card |
6th May 2024 |
CMAT Exam date |
15th May 2024 |
Answer key release |
1 or 2 weeks after the examination |
Result Announcement |
6th June 2024 |
CMAT Expected Cut Off 2024
CMAT Cutoff 2024: Determination Factors
There are multiple factors based on which the cutoff for CMAT 2024 exam is calculated. The major factors that affect the cutoff for CMAT 2024 exam are:
1. Number of Applicants who have appeared for the CMAT exam 2024
2. Total number of available seats under the various management programmes in all the participating institutes
3. Total number of candidates who have passed the CMAT 2024 exam
4. The difficulty level of the CMAT exam 2024
5. Overall caliber of the students appearing in the CMAT exam 2024
CMAT 2024 Expected Score vs Percentile
CMAT Cutoff 2024: Expected Cutoffs
The overall cutoff against the CMAT 2024 score is expected to be:
CMAT 2024 Score - Overall |
Expected CMAT 2024 Percentile |
310 |
99.5 |
300 |
99 |
270 |
95 |
245 |
90 |
215 | 80 |
195 | 70 |
CMAT 2024 Section Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation
CMAT 2024 Sectional Score |
Percentile |
50 |
67-69 |
60 |
75-77 |
70 |
82-84 |
80 |
91-93 |
90 |
97-99 |
CMAT 2024 Section Language Comprehension
CMAT 2024 Sectional Score |
Percentile |
50 |
68-70 |
60 |
79-81 |
70 |
88-90 |
80 |
95-97 |
90 |
98-100 |
CMAT 2024 Section Logical Reasoning
CMAT 2024 Sectional Score |
Percentile |
50 |
49-50 |
60 |
62-64 |
70 |
74-76 |
80 |
86-88 |
90 |
93-95 |
CMAT 2024 Section General Awareness
CMAT 2024 Sectional Score |
Percentile |
50 |
78-80 |
60 |
86-88 |
70 |
90-92 |
80 |
93-95 |
90 |
95-97 |
CMAT Colleges Cutoff 2024: Previous Year Cutoffs
Below is the CMAT Colleges expected cut off for the year 2024 released by various top colleges that accept the CMAT score. This will help students get an estimate of how high the cutoff for 2024 CMAT exam may go. Apart from that, the factors listed above also affect the cutoffs.
CMAT 2024 Accepting Colleges |
Expected CMAT 2024 Cutoff Percentile |
CMAT 2020 Cutoff Percentile |
JBMIS Mumbai |
99+ |
99.92 |
GIM - Goa Institute of Management, Goa |
95+ |
99.85 |
KSOM, Bhubaneshwar |
95+ |
99.2 |
SIMSREE, Mumbai |
99+ |
|
Great Lakes, Chennai |
95+ |
99.06 |
IPE, Hyderabad |
90+ |
|
Welingkar, Mumbai |
85+ |
|
IFMR, Chennai |
85+ |
|
Jaipuria Institute of Management |
85+ |
82 |
IMT, Hyderabad & Nagpur | 80+ | |
Christ University Bangalore |
70-80 |
|
XISS, Ranchi |
80+ |
95 |
It is also important for students to keep an idea about the CMAT sectional cutoffs as well. This helps the students prepare for the CMAT exam 2024 accordingly. Here is the look at the sectional cutoff out of 100 marks is:
CMAT Paper Sections | CMAT Projected Cut Off |
---|---|
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 |
Language Comprehension | 45 |
General Awareness | 40 |
Logical Reasoning | 55 |
CMAT Cutoff 2024: Key Highlights
1.Each year the students may get different percentile for the same score.
2.Usually the candidate who gets the highest score gets 100 percentile. But the percentile score also depends on the sectional scores and sectional percentile. Thus there are chances that candidates with different score may have the same percentile as well.
3. A look at the statistics for 100 and 75 percentile score are:
CMAT Exam Year | CMAT Exam Score out of 400 | CMAT Percentile |
---|---|---|
2017 | 350 | 100 |
2017 | 165 | 75 |
2016 | 300 | 100 |
2016 | 125 | 75 |
4. If we compare, the overall performances over the previous years, CMAT 2017 was better as compared to CMAT 2016. The total number of students who got 90+ percentile was higher in CMAT 2017(5921) than in CMAT 2016(5511). Here is a look at the total number of students getting 90+ percentile over the last 2 years:-
5. Each college affiliated to AICTE releases their separate cutoffs each year. Candidates must check the official websites for each college to keep track of the cutoff and counselling process.
CMAT Cutoff 2024: Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)
FAQ1. What are the steps after CMAT 2024 result is declared?
A. Those who clear the respective CMAT 2024 participating institute’s cutoff score will have to appear for selection procedure of that particular institute. Each college has its own selection procedure. The candidates have to appear for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) individually. The CMAT 2024 final selection of the candidates is on the basis of a candidate’s performance based on both the rounds.
FAQ2. Is there sectional cutoff in CMAT 2024?
A. NTA will release sectional and overall score. It depends on the respective participating college if they want to consider the sectional score or only the overall score.
FAQ3. Does NTA announce CMAT Colleges cutoff for the participating institutes?
A. No. NTA does not announce CMAT cutoff for its participating institutes. It will only release the CMAT 2024 result with the sectional and overall score. The selection process is subjective to the respective participating institutes.
FAQ4. When will the CMAT 2024 cutoff be declared?
A. After the CMAT 2024 result announced by National Testing Agency (NTA), the CMAT 2024 participating institutes will release their individual CMAT 2024 cutoff list.
FAQ5. Which colleges accept CMAT 2024 score?
A. Around 1000 AICTE approved colleges will accept CMAT 2024 score. The IIMs do not accept CMAT 2024.
FAQ6. Does KJ Somaiya accept CMAT score?
A. Yes, KJ Somaiya accepts CMAT Score and the expected cut off is between 95-99.
FAQ7. How to calculate CMAT 2024 score?
A. The CMAT 2024 raw score is calculated using the formula:
CMAT 2024 Score = (No. of Correct Answers * 4) – (No. of Incorrect Answers * 1)
The percentile is calculated by the following formula:
Percentile = ((Total number of candidates appearing for exam) – (Rank of the candidate))/ (Total number of candidates appearing for exam) x 100
FAQ8.Does IFMR accept CMAT score?
A. Yes, IFMR GSB Krea University accepts CMAT Score and the Applications through CMAT are open for which the last date to apply is April 2024.
FAQ9. Does Pumba accept CMAT score?
A. Yes,PUMBA does accept CMAT Score.
FAQ10. Does Nirma accept CMAT score?
A. No,Nirma University does not accept CMAT score.The University only accept CAT score and only those who have above 85+ percentile can get call from NIRMA UNIVERSTY.
FAQ11. Does JBIMS,Mumbai accept CMAT score?
A. Yes, JBIMS,Mumbai accepts CMAT Score.
FAQ12.Does NL Dalmia accept CMAT?
A. Yes, NL Dalmia does accept CMAT Score.
FAQ13. Does SP Jain accept CMAT score?
A. No, SP Jain does not accept CMAT Score.
FAQ14. Is there a sectional CMAT Cutoff?
A. No, CMAT doesn't have sectional cut off but since every CMAT participating institute has its own selection criteria.
FAQ15. How to check the CMAT Cutoff?
A. Firstly, open the official website @ cmat.nta.nic.in (or) www.nta.ac.in On the home page, check the Public Notices section. In that click on the, “CMAT 2024 Cut Off".
FAQ16. What was the cut off of CMAT 2020?
A. NTA has released CMAT 2020 Cut-Offs & Scores on February 4, 2020, on NTA CMAT website.Cutoff for some of the colleges are give below:
Colleges | Cutoff |
Goa Institute of Management | 98 |
Dept. of Management Sciences, University of Pune, PUMBA | 98 |
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies and Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai (SIMSREE) | 96 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 95 |
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 95 |
FAQ17. What to do if there are issues in downloading CMAT 2024 scorecard?
A. For any queries or concerns regarding the download of the CMAT 2024 admit card, scorecard and result, the candidates must contact the National Testing Agency till the time the option to download the e-admit card and scorecard is available.
FAQ18. Is it mandatory to clear sectional cutoff in CMAT 2024 exam?
A. It completely depends on the college to which you are applying. If the CMAT 2024 participating college has set sectional cutoff, you will need to clear it, else the overall cutoff is enough.
FAQ 19. What are the factors deciding CMAT Exam Cutoff 2024?
A. Cut Off depends on the difficulty level of the CMAT 2024 Exam
It also depends on Number of seats in a particular institute
It also depends on the overall performance of the test takers.
FAQ 20. Is Work Experience required for applying for CMAT Exam?
A. As per CMAT eligibility criteria no work experience is required for applying for CMAT Exam.
FAQ 21. Will part-time work experience or internship be considered while applying to Colleges with CMAT score?
A. Internship or part time work experience is not considered. Only fill time work experience after graduation is considered.
For any Queries
The contact details of National Testing Agency are as follows:
Address
Block C-20/1A/8, Sector-62,
IITK Outreach Centre,
Gautam Buddh Nagar,
Noida-201309, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Telephone No.
7042399521, 7042399525, 7042399526
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