For 2025 MAT top MBA colleges are expected to keep their cutoffs between 80 to 95 percentile while mid-tier private business schools usually set their cutoffs between 70 to 80 percentile. These cutoffs are employed to shortlist candidates for subsequent admission rounds like Written Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

While some colleges utilise the composite score and even sectional scores to shortlist candidates others utilise the overall MAT score. So candidates targeting 2025 MAT should check the cutoff range of their preferred colleges while preparing.

MAT CutOff 2025 Key Factors

The cutoff is the same for all exam modes which are CBT and PBT. This means a 95 percentile in CBT is treated the same as 95 percentile in PBT. If you take MAT more than once you can use your best score for MBA admission.

The following are the primary elements that determine the cutoff - 

• The total range of test-takers' percentile scores

• Difficulty of the exam paper.

• Previous years’ MAT cutoff trends

• Number of seats available in the colleges for the MBA program. 

Important Points About MAT Cut Offs

• Percentile based cutoffs are used.

• Since AIMA doesn't declare cutoffs each college makes its own

• The first stage in shortlisting applicants for GD and PI is to set cutoffs.

• A good score is one that falls between 600 and 650 range.

Estimated 2025 MAT CutOffs

Based on past years here are the estimated cutoffs for admission in 2025 - 

MBA Colleges with Cutoff 80 Percentile & Above

• Amity Business School Noida – 90+%ile 

• ITM Business School Navi Mumbai – 80%ile to 85%ile

• Christ University Bengaluru – 80%ile to 90%ile 

• IES Management College Mumbai – 80%ile to 85%ile

• BIMTECH Greater Noida – 80%ile to 90%ile

• Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management – 80%ile to 85%ile

• SIESCOMS Navi Mumbai – 80%ile to 90%ile 

• NDIM Delhi – 80%ile to 85%ile

• JIMS Rohini Delhi – 80%ile to 90%ile 

• Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow – 80%ile to 90%ile

• Indus Business Academy – 80%ile to 90%ile 

• IPE Hyderabad – 80%ile to 90%ile

• Institute of Management Studies – 80%ile to 90%ile

MBA Colleges with Cutoff Between 75–80 Percentile

• Jaipuria Lucknow – 80%ile

• PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore – 75%ile 

• IES Management College Mumbai – 80%ile 

• Institute of Management Christ University – 75%ile 

• IPE Hyderabad – 80%ile 

• Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Bangalore – 70%ile to 75%ile 

• KIIT School of Management Bhubaneswar – 80%ile 

• Indus Business Academy Bangalore – 70%ile to 75%ile 

• SIES College of Management Studies Mumbai – 80%ile 

• AIMS Institutes Bangalore – 70%ile to 75%ile 

• International School of Business and Media Pune – 80%ile 

• Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida – 75%ile 

• NDIM Delhi – 75%ile 

What Happens After 2025 MAT Cutoff is Out?

After the cutoffs are released each participating institute will conduct its own admission process. Some will have GD and PI while others may also include a Written Ability Test. In many colleges written test performance plays an important role in shortlisting.

MAT MBA Admission Process 2025

Once MAT results are out colleges you selected in your application form will invite you for admission. Shortlisting is based on the cutoff set by the institute. The final selection usually depends on - 

• MAT scores

• Past academic performance

• Work experience if any

• Performance in GD and PI

If you want admission in colleges other than those you selected earlier you will need to apply separately to those institutes.