Common Management Admission Test 2026 ( CMAT )
Exam On - 25 Jan '26
CMAT 2026 question paper was of moderate difficulty level. Candidates did not find questions too tricky or lengthy. Check here CMAT question paper 2026 and download PDF.
CMAT 2026 question paper PDF
CMAT 2026 question paper will be released in the form of answer key PDF soon. It will be available through login. Check here analysis of CMAT 2026 exam paper. Total number of questions was 100 in the CMAT question paper 2026. The questions were divided into 5 sections – Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques, Language Comprehension, GK and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. The questions were easy to moderate. Candidates didn't report any surprise question or change of pattern.
Latest - CMAT 2026 exam live updates; analysis, cut off, answer key
CMAT 2026 exam was conducted today in single shift. Quantitative Aptitude section was easy and there were no trick questions. Check here sectional break up of the CMAT question paper.
| CMAT section |
Number of questions |
Total marks |
|---|---|---|
| Language Comprehension |
20 |
20 |
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
20 |
20 |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
20 |
| General Awareness |
20 |
20 |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
20 |
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Language Comprehension section of CMAT 2026 had questions from FIB, Replace underlined phrase, Passive voice, Cloze passage [3 blanks], Parajumbles, Jumbled sentence, Grammar (Compound Sentence, Articles, Noun-types), Sentence Correction. An attempt of 16-17 questions with maximum accuracy will be enough to get a good score in this section.
CMAT exam question paper 2026 had questions on Time-speed-distance, Ratio-Proportion, Profit & Loss, SI-CI, Alligation and Mixtures, Triangles, Probability, Surds & Indices, Quad equation, Linear equation, Pie charts. An attempt of 16-17 questions will be good enough in this section.
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Logical Reasoning section of CMAT 2026 paper included questions from Directions, Cubes, Counting the number of squares, Linear Arrangement, Family tree, Clocks, Numerical Puzzle, Misc, Logical Venn Diagram, Set Theory, Number Series, Analogy based sequence, Word based Analogy, Odd one out, Alpha numeric, Assertion Reason; Strong/Weak Argument; Assumption; Conclusion. 16-17 attempts will be good enough to meet the sectional CMAT cut off.
The General Awareness questions of CMAT question paper 2026, included static and current affairs topics from science, sports, Indian constitution, history, India and its culture. Attempting 8-12 questions will be enough to meet the sectional cut off.
This section of CMAT exam paper 2026 had questions from usual topics such as Bootstrapping, Startup valuation, Fabian entrepreneur, Angel investment, Lean startup, Trademark, Feasibility analysis, etc. Most of the questions were easy and doable in quick time. Getting 15-17 questions right will be good enough.
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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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