CMAT 2025 exam tomorrow; best MBA colleges accepting NTA CMAT score, cut-off trends

The NTA will hold the CMAT exam 2025 for a duration of 3 hours in 2 shifts. Shift 1 will be held from 9 am to 12 noon and afternoon shift from 3 pm to 6 pm.

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CMAT admit card 2025 download link is available at exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT (Image: Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur/ Wikimedia Commons)
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Anu Parthiban | January 24, 2025 | 09:58 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT 2025) on January 25. Candidates appearing for the MBA entrance exam for admission in AICTE affiliated colleges and other participating institutions will have to mandatorily carry the CMAT admit card 2025 along with self-declaration form to the exam centre.

The NTA will hold the CMAT exam for a duration of 3 hours in 2 shifts. Shift 1 will be held from 9 am to 12 noon and afternoon shift from 3 pm to 6 pm.

The CMAT question paper will consist of five sections - quantitative techniques and data interpretation, logical reasoning, language comprehension, general awareness, and innovation and entrepreneurship. Each section will consist of 20 questions carrying 80 marks each. The computer-based test (CBT) will be conducted for a total of 400 marks.

Candidates are required to carry the CMAT admit card, one-passport size photograph, valid photo ID card, and PwD certificate, if applicable, to the exam centre. Those failing to submit the hall ticket during the verification process will not be permitted to sit for the exam.

CMAT 2025 exam day guidelines

The NTA has notified the CMAT exam day guidelines on the official website, exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/.

  • Candidates will have to reach the CMAT exam centre two hours before the exam commences.
  • The verification and registration desk will be closed 1.30 hours after the entry gates are opened.
  • Any candidate found to have changed room or seat will be disqualified from the exam and the act will be considered as use of unfair means.
  • Candidates are not allowed to carry any baggage inside the CMAT exam centre. The NTA will not take any responsibility for any belongings stolen or lost at the premises.
  • No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall before the test concludes.
  • All calculations and writing work are to be done only in the rough sheet provided at the centre. Upon completion of the test, candidates are required to hand over the rough sheets to th invigilator.

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CMAT cut-off of top MBA colleges

The CMAT cut-offs 2025 of best MBA colleges accepting the NTA CMAT score is given below. The exam will be held for 400 marks.

B-School (Private)

CMAT cut-offs 2024

Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

244 score

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

280 score

Goa Institute of Management, Goa

260 score

KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai

246 score

Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore

200 score

Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad

200 score

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow

200 score

Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Secunderabad

200 score

Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar, Pune

200 score + (Profile Based Shortlisting)

MIT School of Business, Pune

200 score

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida

170 score

Acharya Bangalore B-School (ABBS), Bangalore

180 score

Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior

220 score

Doon Business School, Dehradun

160 score

Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur

150 percentile

IES Management College and Research Centre, Mumbai

100 score

SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai

232 score

Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi

199 score

Asia Pacific Institute of Management, Delhi

180 score

NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

227 score

Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad

250 score

Acharya School of Management, Bangalore

150 score

Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi

160 score

BIMTECH Greater Noida

200 score

National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur

100 score

Mumbai Educational Trust’s (MET) Institute of Management, Mumbai

218 score

Indra School of Business Studies, Pune

160 score

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