Common Management Admission Test 2026 ( CMAT )
Exam On - 25 Jan '26
CMAT 2023 answer key - CMAT exam was held in two shifts. It has five sections carrying 20 questions each. Check out CMAT question paper 2023 for types of questions and difficulty levels of the five sections. Also get memory based CMAT answer key 2023 here.
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CMAT 2023 question paper can be termed as moderate to difficult. The pattern is same as last year i.e. five sections having 20 questions each. As always, the difficulty level of the CMAT question paper 2023 is moderate. The exam will be held in two shifts. The CMAT 2023 question paper of first shift is moderate in terms of difficulty level. NTA will release the official CMAT 2023 answer key in 2-3 days.
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Q: Anil travels 300 km by bus and then 200 km by train, then he takes 5 hours, 30 minutes. If he travels 260 km by bus and 240 km by train, he takes 6 more minutes. Find the speed of the bus.
The NTA will allow each CMAT test-taker to challenge the answer key, if they are unsatisfied with the official answer/s. Upon submission of the objections, the exam authorities will examine them and if any objection is found to be valid, they official answer key will be revised. Given below are step of filling up the online application form for challenging CMAT answer key:
CMAT answer key is released 3-7 days after the exam. The exact date of CMAT exam answer key release is shared by the NTA in after the exam has been conducted. After the release of CMAT answer key, candidates can assess their performance, by tallying their responses and official answers. They can also challenge the official CMAT answer key, by filling an online form and uploading supporting documents. The NTA-CMAT will examine the objections to see if they are genuine or not. In case, the ojection/s are found to be valid, the CMAT answer key is revised and released as the final answer key. The CMAT result is prepared only after examination of all te objections received from candidates.
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Q: Average of a, b, c is 11. Average of c, d, e is 17. Average of e, f is 22. Average of e, c is 17. What is the average of a, b, c, d, e, f.
Q: Goal should be __ for success of the business plan.
Q: A is the son of B, whose mother is C. D is the husband of E, the grand daughter of C. If F is wife of A, how is F’s father in law related to D’s daughter?
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Q: Few men are sitting in a row facing north. Sunil is 16th to the left of Ram, who is 18th from the right. Jack is 11th from the left, also he is 4th right of Sunil. How many men are there is an row.
Q: f (x) = |2x|+ 4 for all x. For which of the following functions, the graph of G(x) intersects the graph of f(x)?
Q: What is the 95th term of AA, BBBB, CCCCCC __
Q: P, Q, R are ages of three-person, Average = 32 years ≤ Q ≤ R. If Q is more than P, what is the minimum value of R?
The CMAT answer key 2025 will contain question-wise correct answers, option chosen by the candidate, marks awarded and marks deducted. With this information, candidates can calculate their raw CMAT score. Some of the important points to remember about CMAT answer key is that it is released in online mode and for a few days only. The CMAT admit card and response sheet is available for download for only two to three days at the NTA-CMAT website. So, candidates must download their respective response sheets on time. The answers printed on the preliminary answer key can be challenged but the final answer key cannot be challenged. The keys printed on the final CMAT answer key are unchallengeable and the exam result is prepared on the basis of the final keys only. If a candidate is not happy with their CMAT result, they can re appear for the exam in the next session.
With the help of official CMAT answer key and response sheet, the candidate can calculate their exam score which will give them an idea of how much percentile will they actually get. This in turn will help them in making decisions related to MBA Admission like which colleges to apply to, whether to reappear for CMAT or whether to opt of remaining entrance exams for current session. The CMAT result is released almost a month after the exam so with the help of answer key, candidates can take early decision.
Q: BEAUTIFUL is coded as BFLTAEIUV then how is TECHNICAL coded?
The overall difficulty level of CMAT 2023 question paper is easy to moderate. Given below is the table indicating section wise difficulty level.
| Section |
No. of Questions |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
20 |
16-17 |
Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
16-17 |
Easy |
| Language Comprehension |
20 |
16-17 |
Easy |
| General Awareness |
20 |
11-12 |
Moderate |
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
20 |
11-12 |
Easy |
| Total |
100 |
70-75 |
Easy to Moderate |
This section of CMAT 2023 question paper is dominated by Arithmetic. Other topics which appear in this section are from Algebra, Geometry, Numbers, Probability, etc. Check the break up below.
| Topics |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic (Percentages, Time-speed-distance, Time-work, Ratio-Proportion, Profit & Loss, Compound Interest, Averages) |
6 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Geometry (Mensuration and Triangles) |
1 |
Moderate |
| Modern Math (Probability) |
1 |
Moderate |
| Numbers (Properties of Numbers) |
5 |
Moderate |
| Algebra (Simple Equations) |
2 |
Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Table, Pie Chart) |
5 |
Easy |
In the Logical Reasoning section of CMAT 2023 paper, 15 questions are on non-verbal reasoning and 5 questions are on verbal reasoning. All the questions are stand-alone. Check the break up below.
| Topics |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Directions |
1 |
Easy |
| Series Completion |
1 |
Easy |
| Counting the number of triangles and squares |
2 |
Moderate |
| Family Tree |
3 |
Moderate |
| Coding |
1 |
Easy |
| Linear Arrangement |
2 |
Easy |
| Miscellaneous |
2 |
Easy |
| Verbal Reasoning ( Syllogisms, strong/weak arguments, assertion-reason, analogy, odd one etc.) |
8 |
Moderate |
The Language Reasoning section of CMAT question paper 2023 has only one Reading Comprehension (RC) passage having four questions. The passage is short of about 350-400 questions. Rest of the questions are based on vocabulary and grammar.
| Topics |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
5 |
Easy |
| Vocabulary |
7 |
Easy |
| Grammar |
7 |
Easy |
| Verbal Reasoning (Parajumble) |
1 |
Easy |
The General Awareness section of CMAT 2023 question paper has questions mostly from static GK. Out of a total of 20 questions, 8-10 are good enough to meet sectional cut off. Topics from which questions are asked include:
This section has one RC passage on business ethics. Rest of the questions are from Innovation, Business and Business Personalities. The section of the CMAT exam is easy and one needs to know only the basics of business and entrepreneurship.
CMAT 2023 question paper will be shared here for download once the answer key is released.
| CMAT 2023 Shift 1 | CMAT 2023 Answer Key PDF Download - Shift 1 |
| CMAT 2023 Shift 2 | CMAT 2023 Answer Key PDF Download - Shift 2 |
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CMAT 2026 admit card will be available for download until exam day (January 25). After that, link to download it will be deactivated. Candidates must download CMAT-NTA admit card as soon as it is released and save it.
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CMAT 2026 admit card will be released 4-5 days before the exam. Since CMAT 2026 is scheduled on January 25, the admit card can be expected to be released by January 20, 2026. NTA has not announced any date for CMAT 2026 hall ticket release, though.
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After the declaration of CMAT result, PIGM Indore will start the selection process. The candidates who shall have passed the CMAT exam will be required to fill the application forms for admission. Aspirants will need to apply on the basis of their score and cut offs fixed by PIGM Indore. If a candid
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GIBS accepts scores from all major management entrance exams, including:
CAT
XAT
MAT
CMAT
GMAT
ATMA
State CET
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There is no provision of result evaluation in CMAT. The scores mentioned on result will be final and cannot be challenged. Candidates can only challenge the provisional answer key which is released before CMAT result.
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No the CMAT scorecard is not sent to any candidate by post. The result is released in online mode only and has to be downloaded from the CMAT-NTA website only.
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The CMAT answer key is released by the NTA at the NTA-CMAT website only. Candidates will be able to check it, only if they had appeared for the test. Candidates who applied for CMAT exam but did not appear for it will not be issued the answer key and response sheet. They can check the CMAT question paper and answer key by using their official CMAT login and password. Given below are steps to download the CMAT response sheet are given below: