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    CMAT Cutoff 2026 for OBC Category: Expected Percentile & Previous Year Trends

    CMAT Cutoff 2026 for OBC Category: Expected Percentile & Previous Year Trends

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 18 Feb 2026, 11:01 AM IST

    The CMAT cutoff for OBC candidates of various CMAT-accepting colleges points out a certain amount of relaxation in the percentile score. The CMAT 2026 cutoff for the OBC category will be released by colleges after the declaration of the CMAT result on February 17, 2026. Based on previous year trends, the CMAT cutoff for OBC is expected to be 75 percentile. The candidates from the Other Backward Caste (OBC non-creamy layer) category have been provided with a reservation of 27% (approximately) of the total seats offered by the government and private MBA colleges combined.
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    CMAT Cutoff 2026 for OBC Category: Expected Percentile & Previous Year Trends
    CMAT Cutoff for OBC Category

    CMAT Cutoff for OBC 2026

    OBC candidates can expect the CMAT 2026 cutoff to be in the range of 80-99 (approx.) for most of the colleges accepting CMAT scores. The CMAT score to obtain after normalization for this cutoff percentile should be between 200 and 310 (approx.). The expected CMAT 2026 cutoff percentile for OBC candidates seeking admission to MBA/PGDM courses of a few top B schools for the academic year 2026-2028 is presented in the table below.

    Also Read: CMAT accepting colleges

    Previous Year's CMAT Cutoff for OBC

    The CMAT cutoff trends over the previous years are important to evaluate to study the effect of various contributing factors, like exam difficulty for different shifts, total candidates appearing, seats offered, and normalization of scores. The generalized average CMAT cutoff for the last couple of years for different categories (reserved and unreserved) is given below.

    CategoryCMAT Cutoff 2025CMAT Cutoff 2024
    CMAT Cutoff 2023

    General

    9595

    95

    SC/ST/OBC

    7575

    75

    PWD

    7575

    75

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the minimum score for CMAT?
    A:

    There are no criteria for a minimum CMAT score to obtain for candidates from any of the categories. Candidates across categories will be shortlisted by the institutes depending on their announced cutoff for a particular category. Colleges will release their CMAT cutoff list 2026 individually for all the categories.

    Q: Is 250 a good score in CMAT for OBC?
    A:

    Considering previous CMAT cutoff trends for OBC category candidates, 250 is a pretty decent score. Though it's not enough for colleges like JBIMS and SIMSREE, it still can get the candidate a good MBA/PGDM CMAT college.

    Q: What is a safe score on the CMAT for OBC?
    A:

    As per the last year CMAT exam analysis, a score between 280 to 330 can be considered good enough for OBC candidates looking to aim for the best of Bschools through CMAT 2026. However, the true figures can only be talked about once the CMAT result 2026 is released.

    Q: Is there a negative marking in CMAT?
    A:

    Yes. According to the marking scheme of the CMAT exam given by NTA, every question carries 4 marks. For every right answer marked by the candidate 4 marks are awarded while for every wrong answer marked, ¼th i.e 1 mark will be deducted from the total score obtained.

    Q: What is the passing marks for CMAT for OBC?
    A:

    There is no specific passing mark range decided for OBC candidates by NTA for the CMAT exam.

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