Common Management Admission Test 2026 ( CMAT )
Exam On - 25 Jan '26
CMAT 2026 analysis is out. The question paper of CMAT exam held today was moderate. Check below detailed CMAT exam analysis.
CMAT 2026 paper analysis
CMAT 2026 analysis – NTA conducted the CMAT exam today across India from 9 am to 12 pm. According to early reviews, the CMAT 2026 question paper was of moderate difficulty level. Detailed CMAT 2026 exam analysis will be shared here soon. The question paper analysis will have section wise CMAT difficulty level, topic wise weightage, number of good attempts and expected cut offs.
Latest: CMAT 2026 exam live updates - question paper, answer key, analysis, cut offs
This year CMAT exam has been conducted in single shift, so there will be no marks normalization. Check below key highlights of the CMAT paper analysis.
CMAT 2026 question paper had questions from usual topics. Most of the questions were straightforward and doable. Check below CMAT difficulty level and number of good attempts.
| CMAT 2026 Sections |
Number of Questions |
Number of Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
20 |
16-17 |
Easy |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
15-16 |
Easy |
| Language Comprehension |
20 |
15-16 |
Easy |
| General Awareness |
20 |
10-11 |
Moderate |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
11-12 |
Moderate |
| Total |
100 |
70-75 |
Easy |
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CMAT paper analysis of Quantitative Aptitude section reveals maximum questions were asked from Arithmetic. Check below topic wise break up of the section.
| Topics |
Details |
Number of questions |
|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic |
Time-speed-distance, Ratio-Proportion, Profit & Loss, SI-CI, Alligation and Mixtures |
10 |
| Geometry |
Triangles |
1 |
| Modern Math |
Probability |
2 |
| Numbers |
Surds & Indices |
2 |
| Algebra |
Quad equation, Linear equation |
2 |
| Data Interpretation |
Pie charts |
3 |
Logical Reasoning section of today’s CMAT exam was easy. As per the CMAT 2026 paper analysis, about 15 to 16 attempts with 80% accuracy can be considered good.
| Non Verbal Reasoning |
Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Number of Questions |
| Assertion Reason; Strong/Weak Argument; Assumption; Conclusion |
4 |
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The CMAT 2026 cut offs will be determined by the college individually. Check below expected CMAT cut offs 2026.
| Colleges Accepting CMAT score |
CMAT Expected Cut Off Percentiles |
|---|---|
| 99.9 |
|
| 95-99 |
|
| 95-99 |
|
| 99 |
|
| 95-99 |
|
| 90-95 |
|
| 95-99 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 85 |
29 Jan '26 | XAT 2026 Cut Offs Release |
16 Jan '26 | XAT 2026 result |
9 Jan '26 | SNAP 2025 result announcement |
20 Dec '25 | SNAP 2025 session 3 |
23 Feb '26 | MAT Feb 2026 PBT Registration ... |
26 Feb '26 | MAT Feb 2026 PBT admit card |
24 Dec '25 | CAT 2025 result announcement |
8 Dec '25 - 10 Dec '25 | CAT 2025 answer key challenge |
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5 Jan '26 - 10 Jan '26 | NMAT 2025 Scheduling (Addition... |
14 Feb '26 - 22 Feb '26 | IBSAT 2025 Selection Process |
30 Dec '25 | IBSAT 2025 Result |
10 Jan '26 - 12 Feb '26 | MAH MBA CET 2026 registration |
7 Apr '26 - 8 Apr '26 | MAH MBA CET 2026 exam |
1 Dec '25 - 10 Feb '26 | ATMA registration 2026 (Feb) |
9 Feb '26 | ATMA 2026: Last Date of Fee Pa... |
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Contributor-Level 6
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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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