Will the CMAT Result 2026 be Released Today on, February 15, 2026? As per the official schedule, the scorecard link was scheduled to be released on Feb 15. But there is a high probability of the result being announced on the morning of February 16 or in the evening. The result link will be activated on the cmat.nta.nic.in, and the direct link for the same will be added below. Once the CMAT 2026 Results are out, candidates must compare their scores against the expected cutoffs of various B-schools. Until the scorecard link is activated candidate can keep checking the live blog for the latest updates.
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CMAT 2026 Result Link
Check the CMAT Result 2026 direct link from the table below.
| CMAT 2026 Result Link (to be added) | To be Added Soon |
CMAT 2026 Result: JBIMS & Top Management College Expected Cutoff Percenitle
Below candidate can check JBIMS expected cutoff percenitle along with other top management college minimum percentile based on previous years' trends:
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CMAT Accepting Colleges |
CMAT Cutoff 2026 (Expected) |
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JBIMS, Mumbai |
99.99% |
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SIMSREE, Mumbai |
99.97% |
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PUMBA, Pune |
99.95% |
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NIBM, Pune |
98.5%+ |
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NIA Pune |
95%+ |
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BIMTECH, Noida |
95%+ |
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Welingkar WeSchool, Mumbai |
85%+ |
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IMT Nagpur |
90%+ |
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NL Dalmia, Mumbai |
85%+ |
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XIME, Bengaluru |
85%+ |
For CMAT 2026, experts expect a marginal drop in the marks required to achieve high percentiles compared to previous years due to a roughly 15% decrease in the total number of candidates. Based on the exam conducted on January 25, 2026, a score above 345 is anticipated to reach the 100th percentile.
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For a percentile of 80 to 90, the top colleges to take admission through the CMAT 2026 are mentioned as follows:
- Xavier Business School (XBS), Kolkata
- Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
- Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
- SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai
- IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB)
According to the cutoff of the previous years, the expected cutoff for the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 75 to 78.
In the Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida, the expected cutoff in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 75 to 78, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
The percentile marks of the candidates will be mentioned on their CMAT 2026 Scorecard. Once they download the results, they will get to know the percentile in this exam.
The following details will be mentioned on the CMAT 2026 Result as follows:
- Name of the Exam
- Name of the Candidate
- Application Number
- Date of Birth
- Photograph
- Exam Date and Exam Slot
- Sectiional Scores
- Total score of the candidate
- Percentile Score
- All India Ranking
- Qualifying Status
As per the official announcement by NTA, the CMAT 2026 result is scheduled to be released today, February 15 2026. Candidate can keep checking the live blog to stay updates with the latest update
In the Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, the expected cutoff in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 82 to 85, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
According to the cutoff of the previous years, the expected cutoff for the Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi, in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 85 to 90.
The CMAT 2026 marking scheme is mentioned as follows:
- +4 marks: For each correct answer
- -1 mark: For each incorrect answer
- 0 marks: For each unattempted question
Candidates can get their official scorecard for the CMAT 2026 from the official website. The link to the official website is: https://cmat.nta.nic.in/.
According to the cutoff of the previous years, the expected cutoff for the Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bangalore, in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 85 to 90.
In the Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, the expected cutoff in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 95 to 97, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
There is no such safe score in the CMAT 2026 Exam. However, a score of 260 to 280 or 95th percentile or above is considered a decent score to take admission in a mid-tier management school.
In the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, the expected cutoff in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 99 to 99.3, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
According to the cutoff of the previous years, the expected cutoff for the Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool), Mumbai, in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 75 to 80.
The next rounds after the declaration of the CMAT 2026 Result are as follows:
- Group Discussion (GD)
- Written Ability Test (WAT)
- Personal Interview (PI)
No, there is no official sectional cutoff set by the exam-conducting authority (NTA) for the CMAT 2026 Exam. The total marks from all 5 sections will be counted together for all the candidates.
The category-wise reservation percentage for admission to different management institutes where the CMAT Score is accepted is mentioned as follows:
- For the SC category: 15%
- For the ST category: 7.5%
- For the OBC-NCL candidates: 27%
- For the PWD candidates: 5%
- For the EWS category: 10%
In the K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management, the expected cutoff in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 99.2 to 99.5, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
Based on the cutoffs of previous years, the expected cutoff for the Goa Institute of Management in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 99.75 to 99.9.
If there is a wrong question in the CMAT 2026 Exam declared by the NTA, then the conducting authority will drop the question, and all the candidates will get full marks (+4) for this question.
Candidates have to check the official website of the CMAT 2026 regularly. Once the result is declared, they will get the information.
According to the cutoff of the previous years, the expected cutoff for the Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 99.75 to 99.9.
In the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, the expected cutoff in the CMAT 2026 Exam will be around 99.8 to 100, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
A score in the 80th percentile in the CMAT 2026 Exam is considered an above-average score. With this score, a candidate may take admission in a tier-2 or tier-3 management institute.
The top 5 management institutes that accept the CMAT 2026 Score are mentioned as follows:
- Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
- Sydenham Institute of Management Studies (SIMSREE), Mumbai
- K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
- Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
- Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool), Mumbai
In India, around 1300 colleges accept the CMAT 2026 Score for admission of candidates into different programs. Out of those 1300 institutes, over 100 are government-affiliated institutes, and the rest are private institutes.
A score of 280 to 300 is considered a good score in the CMAT 2026 Exam. A candidate will obtain a percentile of around 98 with this score. Hence, the candidate will get a chance to take admission in the top-tier management institutes.
After downloading the CMAT 2026 Result, candidates must check all the information mentioned on it. If there is any discrepancy in the result, then the candidate must contact the exam-conducting authority (NTA) to rectify it.
According to the guidelines of the National Testing Agency (NTA), there is no facility to apply for the rechecking/reverification/ re-evaluation of the CMAT 2026 Result. The score mentioned on the scorecard will be considered final.
No, a candidate can not get the CMAT 2026 Result before its official release. This facility is not available in this exam. All the candidates will get their results after the official results.
To contact the conducting authority of the CMAT 2026 Exam, candidates can call them or send them an email.
- Phone Number: 011-69227700/ 011-40759000
Email ID: cmat@nta.ac.in
If a candidate faces any issue while checking the CMAT 2026 Result, then the candidate needs to contact the exam-conducting authority (NTA) to solve this issue.
To download the CMAT Result 2026, a candidate must have the following credentials as mentioned below.
- Application Number
- Date of Birth or Password
- Security Code
Candidates who appeared in the CMAT 2026 Exam are eligible to check the CMAT Result 2026. Once the result is released, candidates can download it from the official website.
Candidates can check the CMAT Result 2026 by following the steps mentioned below.
- Go to the official website of the CMAT 2026.
- After that, find the link to the ‘CMAT 2026 Result’. It will be available on the home page.
- Click on the link.
- Enter your login credentials, such as Application Number and Date of Birth/Password, and click on submit.
- The CMAT 2026 Result will be displayed on the screen.
- Candidates can save and download their results for future reference.
Candidates have to check their CMAT Result 2026 on the official website. The link to the official website is: https://cmat.nta.nic.in/.
The CMAT Result 2026 is expected to be declared by 15th February 2026. Once the results of this exam are declared, candidates can check them on the official website.
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MBA Colleges accepting 5000 to 10000 CMAT 2025 ranks are listed below.
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MBA Colleges accepting 1000 to 5000 CMAT 2025 ranks are listed below.
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Colleges |
Accepted Rank |
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K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai |
Up to 1500 |
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Goa Institute of Management, Goa |
Up to 2500 |
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PUMBA Pune |
Up to 2500 |
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Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi |
Up to 2500 |
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Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai |
Up to 2500 |
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Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad |
Up to 5000 |
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Institute of Management Development and Research, Pune |
Up to 5000 |
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MBA Colleges accepting 1-1000 CMAT 2025 ranks are listed below.
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The list of Management Colleges accepting 50 to 60 Percentile CMAT Scores are listed below.
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The list of Management Colleges accepting 60 to 70 Percentile CMAT Scores are listed below.
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The list of Management Colleges accepting 70 to 80 Percentile CMAT Scores are listed below.
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The list of Management Colleges accepting 80 to 90 Percentile CMAT Scores are listed below.
- Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Nagpur
- NIPM, Pune
- XBS, Kolkata
- IFMR Chennai
- Jaipuria Institute of Management - JIM, Noida
- Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management
- SIES Mumbai
- Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad
- IFIM Business School, Bangalore
- Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Hyderabad
- Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME) - Bangalore
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The colleges accepting CMAT 90 to 100 percentile scores are listed below.
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Students can check the expected cutoff for the KIIT School of Management below:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| KIIT School of Management | 230 |
In the table below, the detailed expected cutoff for the Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management has been provided:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management | 177 |
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Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies:
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Students can check the expected cutoff for the Institute of Rural Management below:
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In the table below, the detailed expected cutoff for the ITM School of Business has been provided:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| ITM School of Business | 160 |
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the DC School of Management and Technology:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| DC School of Management and Technology | 159 |
Students can check the expected cutoff for the Prestige Institute of Management below:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| Prestige Institute of Management | 158 |
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In the table below, the detailed expected cutoff for the Acharya Institute of Technology has been provided:
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Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan`s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan`s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management | 210 |
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Students can check the expected cutoff for the Xavier Institute of Social Service below:
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In the table below, the detailed expected cutoff for the Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies & Research has been provided:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies & Research | 210 |
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the Calcutta Business School:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| Calcutta Business School | 210 |
Students can check the expected cutoff for the IES Management College and Research Centre below:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| IES Management College and Research Centre | 220 |
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| NSHM Knowledge Campus | 259 |
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research | 245 |
Students can check the expected cutoff for the Xavier Business Schoolbelow:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| Xavier Business School | 245 |
In the table below, the detailed expected cutoff for the IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University has been provided:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University | 200 |
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the MAEER's MIT School of Business:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| MAEER's MIT School of Business | 158 |
Students can check the expected cutoff for the Department of Management Sciences University of Pune below:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| Department of Management Sciences University of Pune | 200 |
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the ITM Navi Mumbai:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| ITM Navi Mumbai | 230 |
In the table below, the detailed expected cutoff for the Jaipuria Institute of Management has been provided:
| Name of the College |
Expected CMAT Cut-Off
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| Jaipuria Institute of Management | 230 |
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Students can check the expected cutoff for the KIIT School of Management below:
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Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the MET Mumbai:
| Name of the College | Expected CMAT Cut-Off |
| MET Mumbai | 218 |
Students can check the expected cutoff for the IMT Nagpur below:
| Name of the College | Expected CMAT Cut-Off |
| IMT Nagpur | 230 |
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the expected cutoff for the Birla Institute of Management Technology:
| Name of the College | Expected CMAT Cut-Off |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology | 230 |
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Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) |
90-95+ |
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National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) |
90-95+ |
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IFMR Graduate School of Business (Krea University) |
90+ |
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In the table below, the detailed expected cutoff for the KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research has been provided:
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| Name of the College | Expected CMAT Cut-Off |
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies | 320 |
After the CMAT 2026 results are announced, the National Testing Agency's (NTA) role concludes, and the individual admission process for over 1,300 AICTE-approved B-schools begins. Since there is no centralised counselling for CMAT, you must manage your next steps independently.
The total marks in the CMAT 2026 exam is 400.
Students can check the marks allotted for each section in the CMAT Exam 2026:
- Language Comprehension: 20 marks
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship: 20 marks
- Quantitative Techniques: 20 marks
- General Awareness: 20 marks
- Logical Reasoning: 20 marks
It is highly expected that the final answer key for the CMAT 2026 examination will be released today.
CMAT 2026 result can be downloaded from the official website of cmat.nta.nic.in. Candidates will have to log in with their application ID and password to download the scorecard.
Check the marking scheme for the CMAT 2026 exam below:
Corect Answer: +4
Incorrect Answer: -1
Unanswered Questions: 0
NTA will release the National Merit Ranking (All India Rank) list along with the results.
The official website to check for the scorecard for CMAT 2026 is exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT.
If any of the objections against the provisional answer key are accepted, then the CMAT 2026 final answer key will be released by the NTA along with the CMAT 2026 Result.
CMAT 2026 result will be available through login. Candidates will need the following credentials:
- CMAT application ID
- Password