CMAT answer key 2024 is expected to be out soon at the NTA official website, exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/. List of MBA colleges accepting low score, courses, fees.
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NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT 2024) on May 15 and the answer key for the MBA entrance exam is expected to be out soon. This year, CMAT exam 2024 was moderate in difficulty level, as per exam paper analysis. The highest CMAT cut-off is 95-99 percentile, however, several B-schools also accept students with 50-60 percentile.
The CMAT answer key 2024 and response sheet will be hosted on the official website, exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/. The answer key will be available for download for two to three days, the testing agency said. After the CMAT answer key challenge window is closed, the NTA will declare the CMAT results and issue the final answer key and merit list.
Through the CMAT score, admission to AICTE-approved institutions, universities, departments and affiliated colleges will be granted to the qualified students.
The CMAT question paper 2024 was divided into five sections namely quantitative techniques and data interpretation, logical reasoning, language comprehension, general awareness, innovation and entrepreneurship. All the sections combined had 100 questions carrying 400 marks.
Also read CMAT 2024: MBA cut-offs of top participating institutes, tuition fees
As the MBA entrance exam is held in multiple shifts, the CMAT score will be converted into percentile score through normalisation method. Here is the expected CMAT score range and the percentile after score normalization.
CMAT 2024 score range | CMAT 2024 percentile range |
345-350 | 100 |
281-340 | 90-99.99 |
201-280 | 81-89 |
171-200 | 71-80 |
141-170 | 61-70 |
116-140 | 51-60 |
Below 116 | Below 51 |
Here’s the list of MBA colleges accepting 50 to 60 percentile in CMAT. Students can also find the list of courses offered and fee details.
Name of the College | Courses Offered | Fees |
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing |
| Rs 9 lakh |
ITS Institute of Management |
| Rs 6.6 lakh |
Dehradun Institute of Technology |
| Rs 4.82 lakh |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management |
| Rs 8.95 lakh- Rs 11 lakh |
Acharya Institute of Technology |
| Rs 2 lakh - Rs 3 lakh |
Prestige Institute of Management CMAT |
| Rs 2.42 lakh |
DC School of Management and Technology |
| Rs 3.98 lakh + security deposit |
ITM School of Management |
| Rs 75,000 - Rs 1.45 lakh |
Thiagarajar School of Management |
| Rs 8.17 lakh - Rs 8.57 lakh |
Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management |
| Rs 6.91 lakh |
Jaipuria Institute of Management |
| Rs 8.35 lakh - Rs 9.65 lakh |
ITM Business School |
| Rs 8.95 lakh - Rs 11.85 lakh |
Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research |
| Rs 5.5 lakh |
Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences |
| Rs 9.19 lakh |
MAEER's MIT School of Business |
| Rs 3.50 lakh |
Doon Business School |
| Rs 3.88 lakh |
Galgotias Business School |
| Rs 1.49 lakh per annum |
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