Top Government MBA Colleges in India Accepting CMAT Score 2026

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national level entrance test conducted by The National Testing Agency (NTA) annually to offer admission into management programmes at various private and government colleges which accept CMAT score. Every government college which accepts CMAT scores has released their individual cutoff. Also, the selection process is different for each government institute that accepts the CMAT score.

After declaration of CMAT result, all the government MBA colleges accepting CMAT score releases their admission process. Candidates will have to fill the respective college MBA admission form by visiting the official website.

Top government MBA colleges selection process

Those candidates who clear the CMAT cutoff will be able to participate for the selection process. The selection process comprises Group Discussion (GD), Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). After completion of selection round, institutes whii release the final merit list of selected candidates.

Group Discussion (GD)- This is the very first step of the selection process of government colleges accepting CMAT score. Only those candidates who clear the specified cutoff of the participating college will be called for GD round by the respective institutions.
Written Ability Test (WAT)- In order to check candidates writing ability, some of the institutes conduct WAT round.
Personal Interview (PI)- The last round of selection process is Personal Interview (PI) round. Only those who clear GD and WAT round called for PI process before offering final admission.

Top government MBA colleges in India accepting CMAT score

Government college name	Careers360 rating out of 5
Department of Management Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune Highlights	3.7
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara	4.2
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata	3.8
SIMSREE Mumbai - Sydenham Institute of Management Studies Research and Entrepreneurship Education	4.5
Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore	3.5
BK School of Business Management, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	3.5
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur	4.2
University School of Management Studies, GGS IP University, Delhi	4.1
School of Management Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi	4.5
IMS Ranchi - Institute of Management Studies Ranchi University	3.2
LN Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, Patna	3.5
College of Agribusiness Management, Pantnagar	-
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	3.0
IIESTS - Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur	4.2
Tezpur University, Tezpur	4.0
Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad	4.4
NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology	4.2
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar	5.0
Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore	3.5
National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Pune	3.9
School of Management and Business Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam	-
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Gandhinagar	4.1
Ravenshaw University, Cuttack	4.3
NIT Silchar - National Institute of Technology	4.3
Ch Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur	4.8
NIT Jalandhar - Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology	4.0
Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune	4.8
Institute of Cooperative Management, Dehradun	-
Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies, Trivandrum	-
Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna	3.8

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Question- Which are the colleges that accept CMAT scores for MBA admission?

Answer- There are more than 1000 MBA colleges that accept CMAT score to offer admission into MBA/ PGDM programmes.

Question- Do IIMs accept CMAT score for admission?

Answer- No, the IIMs do not accept CMAT scores. They only accept CAT scorecards.

Question- How can I apply to college accepting CMAT?

Answer- One need to fill the MBA application form by visiting the official website of respective college.

Question- Which MBA colleges accept 60 to 70 percentile in CMAT?

Answer- The colleges that accept 60 to 70 percentile in CMAT are IMCU Bangalore, JIM Noida, GITM Hyderabad, NDIM Delhi etc

Question- Which MBA specializations are available at CMAT participating colleges?

Answer- Each CMAT participating college has different specializations. Some of the popular specializations are HRM, Finance, Marketing etc.

Question- Who releases the CMAT cutoff for the participating institutes?

Answer- The CMAT cutoff is released by the individual participating college.

Question- On what basis do CMAT participating college select candidates?

Answer- CMAT participating institutes shortlist candidates on the basis of required cutoff, CMAT score, past academic qualification and performance in selection round.

Team Careers360

Updated on 27 Mar 2021, 06:58 AM IST

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