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CMAT 2025 Analysis: Complete Exam Review, Expected Cutoffs, and Score Insights


Expected Cutoff Trends for Top MBA Colleges
Expected Cutoff Trends for Top MBA Colleges

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT 2025) has emerged as a crucial gateway for MBA aspirants across India. This comprehensive analysis will help you understand the exam pattern, expected cutoffs, and score insights to better plan your management education journey.


CMAT 2025 Section-wise Difficulty Analysis:


Section



No Of Questions

Marks per Question

Maximum Marks

Good Attempts

Overall LOD

Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation

20

4

80

16-17

Easy

Logical Reasoning

20

4

80

15-16

Easy

Language Comprehension

20

4

80

15-16

Easy

General Awareness

20

4

80

10-11

Medium

Innovation and


Entrepreneurship

20

4

80

11-12

Medium

TOTAL

100


400

70 - 75


The test had no sectional timing. 

Incorrect responses invited negative marks (-)1 for each incorrect response


How was Quants Level

  • Easy

  • Moderate

  • Difficult


 

CMAT 2025 Score VS. Percentile (Expected)

The CMAT 2025 Score vs. Percentile analysis provides a comprehensive overview of how candidates' scores in the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) translate into percentiles. Understanding this relationship is crucial for aspirants as it helps them gauge their performance relative to other test-takers. The CMAT is a national-level entrance exam conducted for admission into management programs across various institutions in India. By analyzing the score and percentile data, candidates can make informed decisions about their application strategies and target institutions based on their performance.

Score

Percentile 

300 – 315

99.5+

285 – 300

99

255 – 270

95

235 – 245

90



Sectional Analysis for CMAT 2025

Quantitiative Analysis for cmat 2025

Topic

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Total

Arithmetic

7

3

0

10

Geometry

0

1

0

1

Modern Math

2

0

0

2

Numbers

2

0

0

2

Algebra

1

1

0

2

Data Interpretation

3

0

0

3

A good attempt will be 17-18 question with 85% Accuracy



Logical Reasoning Analysis for CMAT 2025

Out of the 20 questions in this section, 16 were on Non-Verbal Reasoning and 4 questions were on Verbal Reasoning. All the questions were standalone questions and there were no set based questions.

Area

No. of Qs.

Directions

1

Cubes

2

Counting the number of squares

1

Linear Arrangement

1

Family tree

1

Clocks

1

Numerical Puzzle

1

Misc

1

Logical venn diagram

1

Set theory

1

Number Series

1

Analogy based sequence 

1

Word based Analogy

1

Odd one out

1

Alpha numeric

1

Verbal Reasoning


Assertion Reason; Strong/Weak Argument; Assumption; Conclusion

4

Language Comprehension Analysis for CMAT 2025

The Language Comprehension Section included 2 Reading Comprehension questions and 18 Non-Reading Comprehension questions. The passage was simple to read, and the non-RC questions were also easy.

Area

No. of Qs.

Reading Comprehension – 1 Passage – 62 words 


Topic: Shivaji capturing a fort

2

FIB, Replace underlined phrase, Passive voice, Cloze passage [3 blanks], Parajumbles, Jumbled sentence, Grammar (Compound Sentence, Articles, Noun-types), Sentence Correction, Miscellaneous

18



General Awareness:

Among the 20 General Awareness questions, every single one focused on Static GK. Most questions pertained to Indian events, with only a few addressing international events. Topics included science, sports, the Indian constitution, history, India and its culture, among others. Overall, this section was moderately difficult.

10 to 11 attempts in this section with 80 % accuracy would be a good attempt.


Innovation and Entrepreneurship:

Out of the 20 questions, 19 were based on Business and Entrepreneurship concepts (Bootstrapping, Startup valuation, Fabian entrepreneur, Angel investment, Lean startup, Trademark, Feasibility analysis). 1 question was on Business GK. Overall, this section was of medium difficulty level.

11 to 12 attempts in this section with 80 % accuracy would be a good attempt.



Approximate Cut-Off for CMAT Based colleges


The following B-School admissions (based on CMAT score) generally close at these percentiles:

PGDM Program

  • Great Lakes, Chennai – 90 + percentile + profile based

  • GOA Institute of Management – 95+ percentile

  • KJ Somaiya – 95 + percentile

  • IFMR – 85 + percentile

  • NIBM – 90 + percentile

  • Welingkar Institute Of Management – 70 + percentile (eligibility) + profile based

  • IMS indore 92+ percentile

  • Prestige Indore 70+ percentile

MMS Programs – (All India Seats)

  • JBIMS – 99.99 percentile

  • Sydenham – 99.95+ percentile

  • KJ Somaiya – 99.94

  • Welingkar Institute Of Management- 99.9



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