Where to apply with 23.6 percentile in CMAT?

CMAT is one of the accepting exams for admission to PGDM. In 2024, the overall CMAT cutoff was 85. This was same in 2023 as well. However, it is not compulsory to have a CMAT score for admission. Aspirants with a valid score in CAT, MAT, ATMA, etc. can also get admission in the PGDM programme.

No, CMAT scores are not compulsory to get admission into PGDM at Vidya Prasarak Mandal's Institute of Management Studies. The institute releases the merit list of shortlisted candidates according to their scores achieved in their bachelor's degree, followed by GD & PI. The acceptance of CMAT for admission to PGDM is not explicitly mentioned in the available sources. 

The recent year CMAT cutoff for PGDM at Welingkar, Mumbai has not been released yet. However, for the last three academic years, the college has pre-decided the cutoff scores of CMAT. Learn the exact cutoff scores required for admission to the PGDM course in the table below:

Common Management Admission Test results 2025 will be available online only on the Common Management Admission Test official website. No hard copy of the scorecard will be sent to any test taker. Thus, the applicants must ensure they download the scorecard PDF from the Common Management Admission Test website as soon as the result is announced. The scorecard will be available for download for a limited time period only thus it is important that applicants download their copies and keep the PDF doc safe. For more information, you may visit the Shiksha CMAT exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cmat-exam). I hope this will help you.

Yes, there are CMAT accepting colleges which do not conduct GD/PI. The seat allotment is based on counselling process based on CMAT cut off and candidate's choice of college. Most of the Maharashtra MBA colleges such as JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, Welingkar's, IMT, KJ Somaiya, etc. that participate in MAH CET CAP round, offer admission without GD/PI.