CMAT 2026 Best Colleges Percentage Requirment
What score you must aim for if you are appearing for CMAT 2026 which will be conducted on 25 January 2026. The acceptability of CMAT 2026 is wide. But you must remember that getting a good college that gives you placement generally asks for high percentage.
You get a good college through CAT 2025 score not just IIMs but equally reputed institutes such as IITs for MBA, MDU, DU FMS,IIFT and more
Colleges thrugh CMAT 2026
Some of the best MBA/PGDM colleges that accept CMAT need very high percentiles, while many good institutes accept 70–90 percentile. Below is a concise overview.
Top CMAT-accepting colleges (95–99.9+%)
These usually expect a 95–99.9+ CMAT percentile (General category):
- Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai – often 99.9+ percentile..
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai – about 95–99+ percentile.
- Great Lakes Institute of Management (Chennai/Gurgaon) – around 95–99 percentile.
- PUMBA (Dept. of Management Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University) – usually 95–99 percentile.
- IIFM Bhopal accepts the CMAT score with high percentage
- NIBM accept CMAT Score of 98.5 percentage
Check the placement of Leading MBA colleges for CMAT 2026
These colleges generally look for a strong overall profile (academics, work‑ex, SOP/PI) in addition to CMAT.
CMAT cutoff for top colleges
Good colleges in 80–90 percentile band
If your CMAT percentile is 80–90, you can still target solid institutes:
- XISS Ranchi – around 90+ percentile.
- BIMTECH Greater Noida (core PGDM) – roughly 85–90+ percentile.
- KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar – around 80 percentile.
- Alliance School of Business, SRM, Amrita School of Business, etc. – typically 75–80+ percentile.
Decent options at 60–75 percentile
With a 60–75 percentile, there are many private options:
- Christ (Bangalore) MBA/PGDM – around 70 percentile.
- Welingkar (WeSchool) Mumbai/Bangalore – around 70 percentile.
- XIME Bangalore, BIT Mesra, DY Patil, etc. – usually 70–75 percentile band.
How to use this for your score
- 95+ percentile: Aim for JBIMS, GIM, K J Somaiya, Great Lakes, PUMBA first.
- 80–90 percentile: Focus on XISS, BIMTECH, KSOM and similar institutes.
- 60–75 percentile: Shortlist stable tier‑2/3 colleges (WeSchool, Christ, XIME, BIT Mesra, etc.).
Cut‑offs change slightly every year and vary by category, so always cross‑check the latest figures on the college/official portals before applying
Placement
The placement of these MBA colleges has been above 95 percent and sometimes touched 100 per cent
IIFM
NIBM
IMI
BIMTEC
IRMA
Assam University
IFMR GSB
KJ Somaiya Institute
Jamna Lal Bajaj Institute
BEST College CMAT 2026 FAQs
No difficulty level is not that tough as it is in CAT 2025, so asking percentage for admission is generally high for CMAT score
Yes CAT 2025 is prominent alongwith CMAT 2026, other score accepted are MAT, GMAT,XAT
One clear-cut difference in the placement. It is almost 100 percent, and the packages they enjoy is higher
Yes it is a good college to pursue MBA but you should also know that CMAT score accepted is very high
There are many collleges in Maharashtra one such big name for CMAT is NIBM. Others are Jamnalal Bajaj, Kj Somaiya
The best colleges are IMI Bhubneshwar and KIIT
There are several institute present but one such is IIFM which is autonomous college
