NTA has released the CMAT 2021 result along with final answer key at cmat.nta.nic.in. Download NTA CMAT scorecard and get details on CMAT cutoff of top MBA colleges.
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NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the CMAT 2021 result along with the final answer key today, on April 9. Both, CMAT result and answer key 2021 are available on cmat.nta.ac.in. Candidates will have to enter their application number and date of birth for checking CMAT results 2021 login. However, the final CMAT answer key 2021 can be downloaded in pdf format from the NTA CMAT official website homepage. This year, a total number of 71490 candidates registered, and out of this, 52327 candidates appeared for the CMAT exam 2021 on March 31 at 278 centres.
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) is now expected to release the CMAT 2021 merit list and CMAT 2021 toppers list after declaring the CMAT exam result. CMAT merit list will contain candidates' scores, percentile, and all India CMAT rank. However, the CMAT toppers list 2021 will display the name of CMAT exam toppers, their overall and section-wise CMAT percentile and score 2021. The CMAT merit list and toppers list will be published on the official website in pdf format.
NTA has released the CMAT results along with the final answer key of CMAT 2021.
No hardcopy of the scorecard will be dispatched. It can only be downloaded from www.cmat.nta.ac.in.
NTA score is not the same as the percentage of marks obtained.
The score of the new section, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will not be considered for final calculation of CMAT result.
CMAT 2021 score will be accepted by over 1000 AICTE-Approved MBA/PGDM institutes and universities.
Some of the top colleges accepting CMAT percentile are JBIMS, Welingkar Mumbai, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, IFMR, IMT, GIM Goa, PUMBA, Great Lakes, BIMTECH.
CMAT cutoff for all these top colleges remains between 95 to 99+ percentile.
It is expected that a raw score of 330+ out of 400 maximum marks can award 99+ percentile
Follow the below steps to check the result of CMAT 2021 and download the CMAT exam scorecard.
Step 1- Visit the official website of CMAT NTA - cmat.nta.nic.in.
Step 2- Click on the “CMAT 2021 NTA scorecard” tab.
Step 3- Now, the screen will display a login page where one needs to enter the CMAT application number, date of birth and security pin.
Step 4- Click on the “Submit” tab
Step 5- The computer screen will display CMAT 2021 result-cum-scorecard.
Step 6- Download it and take a printout of it for future reference.
CMAT 2021 Score range (out of 400 maximum marks) | Expected CMAT 2021 percentile |
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 |
The CMAT score and percentile 2021 has been calculated using the below formula:
Total Percentile (TP1) = 100 x (Number of candidates appeared from the session with raw score EQUAL TO or LESS than T1 score/ Total No. of candidates appeared in the session)
Check this table below to understand the process of calculating CMAT score.
Candidate | ABC | XYZ |
Questions answered | 100 | 88 |
Correct answers | 75 | 80 |
Wrong answers | 25 | 8 |
Marks for correct answers | 75*4= 300 | 80*4= 320 |
Marks for wrong answers | 25*1= 25 | 8*1= 8 |
CMAT score | 300-25= 275 | 320-8= 312 |
CMAT cut-off is the minimum CMAT score and percentile required to be obtained by examinees for getting shortlisted for the further selection rounds of the CMAT accepting colleges CMAT scores 2021 will be accepted by over 1000 AICTE approved colleges/universities across the country for admission to various postgraduate management courses. The table below lists some of the top B-schools accepting CMAT 2021 percentile and their expected cutoff.
Institutes | Expected Cutoff |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) Mumbai | 99.99 percentile (Minimum 335) |
Goa Institute of Management, Goa | 99.8 percentile (Minimum 302) |
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai | 99.20 percentile |
We School Mumbai | 99.06 percentile |
Pune University Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA DMS) | 96.42 percentile (Minimum 262) |
XISS Ranchi | 95 percentile (Minimum 255) |
MET Institute of Management, Mumbai | 97.27 percentile |
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS), Bangalore | 90 percentile (Minimum 234) |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi | 85 percentile |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 82 percentile |
IFIM Business School, Bangalore | 85 Percentile |
CMAT participating institutes will shortlist the candidates based on the CMAT cutoff decided by the colleges and CMAT score and percentile obtained by the candidates. These candidates will be invited to participate in the further selection rounds which usually comprise a written ability test (WAT, group discussion (GD), and a personal interview (PI)
Category | CMAT 2021 (Appeared) | CMAT 2020 (Appeared) | ||
Male | Female | Male | Female | |
General | 17,064 | 15,987 | 21,913 | 20,199 |
Gen-EWS | 2,229 | 1,050 | 1,922 | 900 |
OBC- NCL | 7,452 | 5,232 | 8,650 | 5,791 |
SC | 1,500 | 1,104 | 1,805 | 1,248 |
ST | 341 | 275 | 479 | 387 |
PwD | 71 | 22 | 144 | |
Total (M & F) | 28,657 | 23,670 | 34,769 | 28,525 |
Overall | 52,327 | 63,279 | ||
No Transgender registered for CMAT 2021 |
Transgender - SC (01), ST (01), OBC-NCL (02)
Total Transgender Registered: 04
Total Transgender Appeared: 03
Gender and Category wise number of candidates registered:
Category | Female | Male | Total |
General | 22,381 | 23,399 | 45,780 |
Gen-EWS | 1,317 | 2,781 | 4,098 |
OBC- NCL (Central List) | 6,849 | 9,796 | 16,645 |
SC | 1,659 | 2,263 | 3,922 |
ST | 395 | 507 | 902 |
PwD | 33 | 110 | 143 |
Total | 32,634 | 38,856 | 71,490 |
Gender and Category wise number of candidates appeared:
Category | Female | Male | Total |
General | 15,987 | 17,064 | 33,051 |
Gen-EWS | 1,050 | 2,229 | 3,279 |
OBC- NCL (Central List) | 5,232 | 7,452 | 12,684 |
SC | 1,104 | 1,500 | 2,604 |
ST | 275 | 341 | 616 |
PwD | 22 | 71 | 93 |
Total | 23,670 | 28,657 | 52,327 |
This year, live CCTV surveillance was carried at CMAT test centres using 7138 cameras and 2762 jammers were installed to prevent unfair practice by the examinees via mobile or any other electronic device. A total number of 273 observers, 120 city coordinators, 19 regional coordinators & 2 national coordinators were deployed to oversee the smooth conduct of CMAT 2021.
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