Content Writer | Updated On - Jul 1, 2024
CMAT counseling 2024 involves Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) phases, which are conducted separately by various B-Schools. Colleges that acknowledge CMAT scores shortlist candidates for the GD-PI round based on their achieved marks. In India, more than 1,300 B-Schools recognize CMAT scores for MBA/PGDM admissions.
- CMAT Counselling 2024 is going to begin soon after the CMAT 2024 Result is declared.
- NTA does not conduct a centralized CMAT Counselling process, hence the participating institutes shortlist candidates based on their separate admission policies and selection criteria.
- The students who secure a qualifying score in CMAT 2024 and clear CMAT Cut Off need to apply to each institute separately and participate in their selection process. Check CMAT Selection Procedure 2024
Read the article to know more about the admission process after the declaration of CMAT result 2024.
CMAT 2024 Counselling Dates
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| CMAT 2024 | May 2024 |
| Declaration of Result | May 2024 |
| CMAT Cut Off | June 2024 |
| Commencement of CMAT Selection Process | June 2024 |
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CMAT Counselling 2024: Important Points
CMAT Counselling 2024 varies for every college that accepts CMAT Scores. After the cut off is released for CMAT, each individual college releases the procedure to register for CMAT counselling based on CMAT 2024 scores.
- Based on CMAT cut off, narrow down the colleges that you can apply for.
- Make your preference list of colleges based on the research about the college and reviews given by students and alumni.
- Candidates must first apply separately on the official website of the respective colleges for being eligible for CMAT admission process.
- Some colleges may have personal interviews and group discussions, some colleges might accept admissions based on merit list alone and some colleges may carry out admission based on the candidate's CMAT Scores and Merit List.
CMAT Counselling Process 2024
The CMAT Counselling Process will likely begin in May 2024. Given below are the three stages in the counselling process.
- Stage 1: Release of CMAT Scores
- Stage 2: Release of CMAT Cut Off
- Stage 3: Group Discussion
- Stage 4: Written Ability Test or Personal Interview
- Stage 5: CMAT Final Selection
Release of CMAT Result
The authorities will declare the results of CMAT 2024 tentatively in April 2024. The results will be declared in the form of a scorecard. Based on the scores, the candidates will be shortlisted for further rounds. Each institute has its own selection procedure and admission policy. The shortlisted students will need to appear for the further selection rounds on the said date.
CMAT Counselling Cut Off
CMAT Counselling process begins after the participating colleges announce their respective CMAT Cut Off. The counselling process is usually different for every college as each follows its individual process of selection. Candidates must register for the respective colleges as per their CMAT Cut off. The Cut off is higher for colleges that offer better education, and for most excellent colleges the general cut off range is above 80.
CMAT Cut Off is affected by the following factors:
- The difficulty level of CMAT 2024
- Number of students appearing for CMAT 2024
- Number of seats vacant in CMAT Participating Colleges
- Number of candidates clearing CMAT 2024 Cut Off
- Reservations - The reservations are 15%, 7.5%, 27%, 5% and 50.5% for SC, ST, OBC(NC), PwD and Gen respectively
Group Discussion Round
- The shortlisted students will be given a topic for Group Discussion. The topic would be related to current affairs or business situations.
- Next, groups of about 10 students or more will be made and topics will be assigned for discussion.
- Each student will be marked based on negotiation skills, encouragement skills, creative and logical thinking, real-life scenarios, closure skills, leadership quality, managerial skills, and initiation skills.
Written Ability Test or Personal Interview
The students who qualify for the group discussion round will be called for either a written ability test or a personal interview. Some institutes may even conduct both.
- During the interview process, the students will be asked questions related to their personality, academic records, prior work experience, and many more things.
- The interviewee will score the candidates based on their capability to handle pressure.
- The written ability test will be conducted by the authorities to check the writing skills of the candidates.
- To excel in the above-mentioned rounds, the students are advised to develop a habit of reading newspapers.
CMAT Final Selection
CMAT Final Selection is done on the basis of several factors such as Merit List, CMAT Cut Off, Number of Vacancies, performance in the Group Discussion and Personal Interview, reservations, and so on. The decision is made by the college and management based on various criteria defined by the college. Selected candidates will be required to come for document submission and verification. They will have to confirm their admission by booking their seat and paying the admission fee.
Documents required for CMAT Counselling Process
Given below are the documents required for CMAT Counselling Process. The candidates need to ensure that they bring along all the mentioned documents.
| CMAT scorecard | CMAT Admit Card 2024 |
| Class 10 mark sheet and certificate | Class 12 mark sheet and certificate |
| Graduation mark sheet and certificate | Date of birth certificate |
| Valid photo ID issued by the Government of India | Permanent Address proof |
| Caste/PWD certificate | ECA certificates or proof of recognition |
CMAT 2024 Cut Off
| Name of College | CMAT 2024 Cut Off (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| JBIMS Mumbai | 99+ |
| GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management | 95+ |
| KSOM, Bhubaneshwar | 95+ |
| SIMSREE Mumbai: Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education | 99+ |
| Great Lakes Chennai: Great Lakes Institute of Management - GLIM | 95+ |
| IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise | 90+ |
| SIMSR Mumbai: K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies And Research | 90+ |
| PUMBA: Department of Management Sciences University of Pune | 90+ |
| IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University | 90+ |
| Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | 85+ |
| IFMR, Chennai | 85+ |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | 85+ |
| IMT, Hyderabad & Nagpur | 80+ |
| XISS Ranchi: Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 80+ |
| JIMS Rohini Delhi: Jagan Institute of Management Studies | 80+ |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management - VJIM Hyderabad | 80+ |
| SDMIMD Mysore: SDM Institute For Management Development | 80+ |
| ITM Navi Mumbai | 80+ |
| WE School Bangalore: Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | 80+ |
| IFMR, Chennai | 80+ |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | 80+ |
| IES Management College And Research Centre, Mumbai | 75+ |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida | 75+ |
| SCMS Cochin: SCMS Cochin School of Business | 75+ |
| GBS Kolkata: Globsyn Business School, Kolkata | 75+ |
| NIA Pune: National Insurance Academy | 75+ |
| New Delhi Institute of Management - NDIM New Delhi | 75+ |
| XIME Chennai: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship | 75+ |
| BULMIM New Delhi: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management | 70+ |
| VESIM Mumbai: Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research | 70+ |
| IIMS Pune: International Institute of Management Studies | 60+ |
| EMPI Business School, New Delhi | 60+ |
| Jaypee Business School - JBS Noida | 60+ |
CMAT Merit List 2024
CMAT Merit List is released by the NTA on the official website. It will contain all necessary information like CMAT score(overall & sectional), All India Rank(AIR), etc. It can be accessed and downloaded by the candidates online and can be used for admission purposes.
Instructions for accessing Merit list 2024
- Visit the official website of NTA
- Click on “Management Exams”, then on “CMAT”.
- Search for “CMAT Merit List”.
- The Merit List will be displayed in .pdf format
- Press Ctrl + F and type your name in the search box as mentioned in the CMAT admit card to check your merit rank.
Alternatively, you can also visit CMAT official domain of NTA directly:
- Visit the Official website cmat.nta.ac.in
- Search for “CMAT merit list 2024”
- The Merit List will be displayed in .pdf format
- Ctrl + F and type your name in the search box as mentioned in the CMAT admit card to check your merit rank.
- Verify the roll number and check your rank
Click here to know more about CMAT 2024 Merit List
Top Colleges Accepting CMAT Scores for Admission
Given below is the list of top MBA colleges in India that will grant admission on the basis of CMAT 2024 Scores:
| College/University | Programs Offered |
|---|---|
| ITM, Navi Mumbai | PGDM | MBA | Finance | Marketing | Retail Management |
| Alliance School of Business, Bangalore | MBA, Executive |
| Christ University, Bangalore | MBA Lean Operation and Systems |
| Doon Business School, Dehradun | MBA (International Business | Finance | Human Resource Management | Marketing) |
| Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida | MBA (Aviation Management | Business Analytics | Marketing | Media Management | Finance, etc) |
| GIBS Business School, Bangalore | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Marketing | Finance | Human Resource Management | Entrepreneurship | Business Analytics, etc.) |
| GITAM School of International Business | MBA (Hospital Management | International Business | Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Development | General | Business Analytics) |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | Post Graduate Program in Management (Analytics | AI & Machine Learning) | Finance | Marketing | Human Resources), MBA |
| Goa Institute of Management, Goa | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (General | Healthcare Management | Banking, Financial services & Insurance Management | Big Data Analytics), Fellow Program in Management (FPM), Post Graduate Diploma in Management |
| Institute of Financial Management and Research, Changambakkam | MBA (Economics| Data Science & Information Systems | Operations Management | Finance & Accounting | Strategy Management | Marketing | OB & HR), Executive MBA |
| Department of Management Studies, NIT Durgapur | MBA (Finance | Human Resource Management | International Business | Marketing | Organizational Behaviour And Human Resource Development, etc) |
| Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai | Masters in Management MM( Human Resource Development & Management | Information Management), MBA, Masters in Financial Management |
| KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai | MBA (Health Care Management | International Business | General | Finance | Human Resource), Executive MBA |
| Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research & Entrepreneurship Education - [SIMSREE], Mumbai | MMS, MFM, MMM, PhD |
| Pune University, Department of Management Studies (PUMBA DMS) | MBA (Finance | Human Resource Management | Marketing | Operations Management | Pharma-Biotech etc), Executive MBA |
| Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS), Bangalore | MBA (Human Resource Management | Finance | Banking Finance and Insurance Services Management | Startups & SMES Management | Marketing), Executive MBA |
| Calcutta Business School, Kolkata | PGDM - Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Marketing | Human Resource Management | Finance | Operation) |
| EMPI Business School | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Research and Business Analytics | Human Resource Management | General | Advertising Communication), Post Graduate Diploma in Global Business Management |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | Post Graduate Diploma in Management ( General | Marketing | Services Management), FPM |
| SIES College of Management Studies | Post Graduate Program in Management (Finance), MMS ( Finance | Marketing | Human Resource Management | Operations | Systems) |
| WE School Bangalore: Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (General | Healthcare Management | E-Business | Media And Entertainment | Rural Management, etc) |
| BULMIM New Delhi: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management | Post Graduate Diploma in Management( International Business | Marketing | Finance | Human Resource Management | Digital Marketing) |
| VESIM Mumbai: Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies and Research | Post Graduate Diploma in Management( Operations Management | Business Analytics | International Business | Marketing | Human Resource Management), PGDM+MMTSC, Executive MBA, MMS, MBA |
| Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India - EDII Ahmedabad | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Business Entrepreneurship | Development Studies), FPM |
| MSRIM Bangalore: M S Ramaiah Institute of Management | MBA( Hospitality Management | Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship | Human Resource Management | Financial Management | Pharma Business Management ) |
| XISS Ranchi: Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Human Resource Management | Marketing | Rural Management | Finance | Information Technology) |
| XIME Chennai: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Finance | Human Resource Management | Marketing | Information Technology and Analytics | General Management) |
| SDMIMD Mysore: SDM Institute For Management Development | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Operations Management | Business Analytics | General | Marketing | Finance), Post Graduate Certificate in Management |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management - VJIM Hyderabad | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Executive | Business Analytics | General | Marketing | Finance), |
| JIMS Rohini Delhi: Jagan Institute of Management Studies | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (General | International Business | Retail) |
| XIME Bangalore: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Finance | Human Resource Management | Information Technology and Analytics | Marketing | General Management) |
| BIMTECH Greater Noida: Birla Institute of Management Technology | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Finance | Human Resource Management | Information Technology and Analytics | Marketing | General Management) |
| Christ University Bengaluru: Institute of Management | MBA (Finance | Human Resource Management | Business Analytics | Marketing | Lean Operation and Systems) |
| DSIMS Mumbai: Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies | Post Graduate Diploma in Management, MMS (Finance | Human Resource Management | Operations | Marketing) |
| IIMS Pune: International Institute of Management Studies | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (General | Retail) |
| EMPI Business School, New Delhi | Post Graduate Program in Supply Chain & Logistics, Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Research and Business Analytics | Human Resource Management | General | Advertising Communication), Post Graduate Diploma in Global Business Management |
| Jaypee Business School - JBS Noida | MBA (Business Analytics | Finance | Financial Services | Human Resource Management | International Business) |
CMAT Counselling 2024 FAQs
Ques. When will CMAT Counselling 2024 commence?
Ans. CMAT counselling 2024 is expected to commence from June 2024. No official notification has been released as of yet. The candidates are required to visit the website regularly for updates after the conclusion of the examination.
Ques. Who will conduct CMAT Counselling 2024?
Ans. The authorities do not conduct a centralized CMAT 2024 counselling process. The participating institutes conduct their own process for shortlisting candidates. The candidates who qualify CMAT 2024 Cutoff need to apply for each of the participating institutes separately.
Ques. Do the candidates need to register for each round of CMAT Counselling 2024?
Ans. There is no centralized counselling process for CMAT 2024. The candidates are neither required to register for CMAT counselling nor for subsequent rounds. The candidates just need to apply to the participating institutes with their CMAT Scores.
Ques. How is CMAT Merit List Prepared?
Ans. CMAT Merit List will allot ranks to the candidates as per the marks obtained by them in the CMAT 2024. More are the marks obtained by the candidate; more good will be the rank.
The percentile score is calculated using the following formula:
Percentile P = ((N - Rank of the candidate)/ N) x 100
(Where P is percentile and N is the total number of candidates who appeared in the exam)
The Scores obtained have been calculated by assigning:
+4 marks for the correct answer
-1 mark for an incorrect answer
0 mark for no answer.
Ques. How much is the fee for CMAT Counselling 2024?
Ans. The students are not required to pay any fee for CMAT counselling 2024 as there is no centralized process. The students need to apply with their CMAT Scores to the desired institutes that will either conduct a personal interview or written test or both for shortlisting candidates.
Ques. What is the minimum requirement to appear for CMAT Counselling 2024?
Ans. Each participating institute will release its separate cutoffs. The candidates need to qualify to be able to appear for further shortlisting process. The candidates can check the minimum requirement on each institute’s official website.
Ques. Who can apply for CMAT Counselling 2024?
Ans. The candidates who qualify for the cutoff of the participating institutes will be eligible to appear for CMAT counselling 2024.
Ques. How many rounds will be conducted for CMAT Counselling 2024?
Ans. The institutes either conduct personal interviews, or written tests or both to shortlist the candidates. After the shortlisting process is done, the students are allotted seats in the institute. There are no such specific rounds for CMAT counselling 2024.
Ques. How to register for CMAT Counselling 2024?
Ans. There is no centralized counselling process for CMAT 2024. The candidates need to register at each participating institute with their CMAT 2024 Scores by visiting their official website. The candidates will henceforth, be called for a personal interview or written test.
Ques. What are the reservation criteria for CMAT?
Ans. The reservations can have a huge impact on the cutoff list of the college that you prefer. The reservation criteria for CMAT is as follows:
- Scheduled Tribe - 7.5%
- Scheduled Caste - 15%
- Other Backward Castes(Non-Creamy Layer) - 27%
- People with Disability(PwD) - 5% in each category
Ques. Are candidates supposed to register for CMAT Counselling 2024?
Ans. The authorities do not conduct a centralized CMAT 2024 Counselling process. The participating institutes conduct their own process for shortlisting candidates. The candidates who qualify CMAT 2024 Cutoff need to apply for each of the participating institutes separately. Hence, there is no need for registering for CMAT Counselling 2024.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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