Colleges Accepting CMAT 2026 Scores
CMAT 99 – 100 Percentile (Top Tier – JBIMS / Top State Colleges Zone)
The following colleges are highly competitive and considered the best CMAT-accepting colleges.
Top CMAT Colleges:-
JBIMS Mumbai – 99.9+ (through CAP)
SIMSREE Mumbai – 99+
PUMBA (Pune University) – 98–99+
Welingkar Mumbai – 98–99
KJ Somaiya Mumbai – 95–98
Great Lakes Chennai (CMAT accepted) – 95–98
CMAT 95 – 99 Percentile (Strong Tier-1 / Tier-2)
These colleges have solid placements and good ROI:
Goa Institute of Management (GIM) – 95–98
TAPMI Manipal – 95–98
XIME Bangalore – 90–95
IFMR GSB Krea University – 90–95
IMT Nagpur – 90–95
FORE School of Management (select programs) – 90–95
CMAT 85 – 95 Percentile (Good Tier-2 Options)
These are decent colleges with stable placements and specialization-focused programs:
Jaipuria Institute of Management (Noida/Lucknow) – 85–92
IES Management College Mumbai – 85–90
Chetana’s Institute of Management – 85–90
NIA Pune – 85–92
NDIM Delhi – 80–90
CMAT 70 – 85 Percentile (Decent Tier-2 / Tier-3)
Options depend heavily on profile, GD-PI performance & specialization choice:
ITM Navi Mumbai – 75–85
BIMTECH (select programs) – 80–85
SIES College of Management – 75–85
Indira Institute of Management Pune – 75–85
Various AICTE-approved private B-schools – 70–85
Below 70 Percentile (Limited Competitive Options)
Admissions become college-specific and profile-based:
Emerging private B-schools
State-level affiliated MBA colleges
Management quota seats in private institutes
CMAT-Specific Important Points
Remember, CMAT scores are accepted by 1000+ AICTE-approved MBA/PGDM colleges across India.
There is no sectional cut-off in CMAT; overall percentile matters.
Many Maharashtra colleges also accept CMAT through CAP rounds.
Final selection usually depends on CMAT score + GD-PI + Academic Profile + Work Experience (college-specific).
Category cut-offs are lower (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD).
Quick Summary Table
CMAT Perecentile
College Type
99-100
95-99
90-95
80-90
JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA
GIM, TAPMI, Great Lakes
XIME, IFMR, IMT Nagpur
Jaipuria, NIA, IES
<70
Emerging Private MBA Options
