CMAT Score vs Percentile 2024: Expecting low score? MBA colleges accepting 50-60 percentile

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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Anu Parthiban | May 18, 2024 | 09:09 AM IST

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

CMAT score vs percentile

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

CMAT: Low score? top colleges accepting 50-60 percentile

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

  • PGDM (ABM)

Rs 9 lakh

ITS Institute of Management

  • PGDM Marketing

  • PGDM Finance

  • PGDM HR

  • PGDM IB

  • PGDM IT

  • PGDM Operations

Rs 6.6 lakh

Dehradun Institute of Technology

  • MBA Marketing

  • MBA Finance

  • MBA HR

  • MBA Business Analytics

Rs 4.82 lakh

Asia Pacific Institute of Management

  • PGDM - General

  • PGDM Marketing

  • PGDM International Business

  • PGDM Banking and Financial Services

  • MBA in Healthcare Management

Rs 8.95 lakh- Rs 11 lakh

Acharya Institute of Technology

  • MBA (Master of Business Administration)

  • PGDM

  • Executive PGDM

Rs 2 lakh - Rs 3 lakh

Prestige Institute of Management CMAT

  • MBA

  • MBA Financial Administration

  • MBA Marketing

  • MBA IB

  • MBA Personnel Administration

  • MBA Advertising and Public Relations

  • Part-Time MBA

Rs 2.42 lakh

DC School of Management and Technology

  • MBA HR

  • MBA Marketing

  • MBA IB

  • MBA Operations

  • MBA Logistics and SCM

  • MBA Systems

  • MBA Finance

  • MBA Media Management

Rs 3.98 lakh + security deposit

ITM School of Management

  • MBA Finance

  • MBA HR

  • MBA Marketing

  • MBA Chartered Banker

Rs 75,000 - Rs 1.45 lakh

Thiagarajar School of Management

  • MBA

  • PGDM

Rs 8.17 lakh - Rs 8.57 lakh

Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management

  • MBA

  • MBA Marketing

  • MBA Telecom

Rs 6.91 lakh

Jaipuria Institute of Management

  • PGDM

  • PGDM Financial Services

  • PGDM Retail Management

  • PGDM Marketing

  • PGDM Service Management

Rs 8.35 lakh - Rs 9.65 lakh

ITM Business School

  • PGDM Marketing

  • PGDM Business Analytics

  • PGDM Financial Technology

  • PGDM Operations and SCM

  • PGDM Finance

  • PGDM Digital Marketing and Transformation

  • PGDM Retail Management and Marketing

  • PGDM HRM

  • PGDM IB

Rs 8.95 lakh - Rs 11.85 lakh

Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research

  • PGDM Business Design

  • PGDM Media and Entertainment

  • PGDM E-Business

  • PGDM Research & Business Analytics

  • PGDM Rural Management

  • PGDM Retail Management

  • PGDM Healthcare Administration

Rs 5.5 lakh

Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences

  • MBA

Rs 9.19 lakh

MAEER's MIT School of Business

  • PGDM General

  • PGDM Marketing

  • PGDM Finance

  • PGDM HR

Rs 3.50 lakh

Doon Business School

  • MBA Finance

  • MBA HR

  • MBA IB

  • MBA Marketing

  • PGDM + Global Management

  • PGDM + SAP

  • PGDM ABM

Rs 3.88 lakh

Galgotias Business School

  • MBA Logistics and SCM

  • MBA Aviation Management

  • MBA Dual Specialization

Rs 1.49 lakh per annum

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