TAPMI Manipal accepts CAT, XAT, CMAT and NMAT scores for MBA admission, while XAT and CMAT scores are accepted for IPM. The course-wise and category-wise cutoffs below cover both programmes.

The latest cutoff figures are for 2025. In Round 1, the MBA cutoff across categories was 85 for CAT, 80 - 85 for XAT, 95 for CMAT and 211 for NMAT. The comparisons show unchanged CAT and CMAT MBA closing percentiles in 2025 and 2024, while NMAT closing marks also remained the same across these years.

Table of Contents

  1. TAPMI Manipal Cutoff: Courses and Entrance Exams
  2. TAPMI Manipal CAT Cutoff 2026
  3. TAPMI Manipal CAT Cutoff Trends
  4. TAPMI Manipal XAT Cutoff 2026
  5. TAPMI Manipal XAT Cutoff Trends
  6. TAPMI Manipal CMAT Cutoff 2026
  7. TAPMI Manipal CMAT Cutoff Trends
  8. TAPMI Manipal NMAT Cutoff 2026
  9. TAPMI Manipal NMAT Cutoff Trends

TAPMI Manipal Cutoff: Courses and Entrance Exams

The following ranges cover all categories and show the cutoffs for each course and entrance exam.

ExamCutoffCourse
CAT85MBA
XAT80 - 85MBA
XAT85IPM
CMAT95MBA
NMAT211MBA

TAPMI Manipal CAT Cutoff 2026

For MBA applicants using CAT scores, the 2025 Round 1 cutoff across all categories was 85. MBA General is a leading choice among students taking CAT.

General category applicants to MBA General had a closing percentile of 85 in Round 1 of 2025. The category-wise figure is shown below.

MBA General: CAT Closing Percentile 2025, Round 1

Closing percentileCategory
85General

TAPMI Manipal CAT Cutoff Trends

Across all categories, the MBA closing percentile through CAT stayed at 85 in 2025 and 2024. The tables compare closing percentiles by category and MBA course, with the latest year first.

CAT MBA Closing Percentiles by Category

2025202420232022Category
-
85
85
-EWS
85
85
85
85
General
-
85
85
-OBC
-
85
85
-SC
-
85
85
-ST

CAT MBA Closing Percentiles by Course

Closing percentile 2025Closing percentile 2024Closing percentile 2023Closing percentile 2022Courses
85
85
85
85
Banking And Finance
85
85
85
85
General
85
85
85
85
Human Resource Management
85
85
85
85
International Business
85
85
85
85
Marketing

TAPMI Manipal XAT Cutoff 2026

XAT scores provide an admission route to both MBA and IPM at TAPMI Manipal. For MBA, the 2025 Round 1 cutoff ranged from 80 - 85 across all categories.

  • IPM had an overall closing percentile of 85 across all categories in Round 1 of 2025.

Among students taking XAT, MBA Human Resource Management and IPM are leading programme choices. The General category closing percentile for MBA Human Resource Management was 85 in Round 1 of 2025.

  • For IPM, Integrated Programme in Management [IPM], General category applicants had a XAT closing percentile of 85 in Round 1 of 2025.

The two tables below show the category-wise closing percentiles for these programmes.

MBA Human Resource Management: XAT Closing Percentile 2025, Round 1

Closing percentileCategory
85General

IPM: XAT Closing Percentile 2025, Round 1

Closing percentileCategory
85General

TAPMI Manipal XAT Cutoff Trends

The overall MBA closing percentile through XAT was 80 across all categories in both 2025 and 2024.

  • For IPM, the closing percentile across all categories remained 85 in 2025 and 2024.

Category-wise and course-wise comparisons for MBA and IPM follow.

XAT MBA Closing Percentiles by Category

2025202420232022Category
80
80
80
80
General

XAT MBA Closing Percentiles by Course

Closing percentile 2025Closing percentile 2024Closing percentile 2023Closing percentile 2022Courses
85
85
85
80
Banking And Finance
80
80
80
80
General
85
85
85
80
Human Resource Management
85
85
85
80
International Business
85
85
85
80
Marketing

XAT IPM Closing Percentiles by Category

202520242023Category
85
85
85
General

XAT IPM Closing Percentiles by Course

Closing percentile 2025Closing percentile 2024Closing percentile 2023Courses
85
85
85
Integrated Programme in Management [IPM]

TAPMI Manipal CMAT Cutoff 2026

CMAT is accepted for admission to MBA and IPM at TAPMI Manipal. Across all categories, MBA admission in Round 1 of 2025 had an overall cutoff of 95.

MBA General is a leading choice for CMAT applicants. Its General category closing percentile reached 95 in Round 1 of 2025, as shown in the category-wise table.

MBA General: CMAT Closing Percentile 2025, Round 1

Closing percentileCategory
95General

TAPMI Manipal CMAT Cutoff Trends

For MBA admission through CMAT, the closing percentile across all categories held at 95 in 2025 and 2024.

  • IPM admission closed at 95 percentile across all categories in both 2024 and 2023.

The following comparisons cover MBA cutoffs by category and course, followed by IPM category-wise cutoffs.

CMAT MBA Closing Percentiles by Category

2025202420232022Category
95
95
95
95
General

CMAT MBA Closing Percentiles by Course

Closing percentile 2025Closing percentile 2024Closing percentile 2023Closing percentile 2022Courses
95
95
95
-Banking And Finance
95
95
95
-General
95
95
95
-Human Resource Management
95
95
95
95
International Business
95
95
95
-Marketing

CMAT IPM Closing Percentiles by Category

20242023Category
95
95
General

TAPMI Manipal NMAT Cutoff 2026

Applicants can use NMAT scores for MBA admission at TAPMI Manipal. In Round 1 of 2025, the overall MBA cutoff was 211 across all categories.

MBA General is a leading choice among NMAT applicants. General category admission to this course closed at 211 marks in Round 1 of 2025. Its category-wise closing marks are listed below.

MBA General: NMAT Closing Marks 2025, Round 1

Closing marksCategory
211General

TAPMI Manipal NMAT Cutoff Trends

The MBA closing marks through NMAT did not change between 2025 and 2024: the cutoff across all categories was 211 marks in each year. Category-wise and course-wise figures appear in the tables below.

NMAT MBA Closing Marks by Category

20252024Category
211
211
General

NMAT MBA Closing Marks by Course

Closing marks 2025Closing marks 2024Courses
211
211
Banking And Finance
211
211
General
211
211
Human Resource Management
211
211
International Business
211
211
Marketing