Common Management Admission Test 2026 ( CMAT )
Exam On - 25 Jan '26
CMAT 2026 exam will be held on January 25, 2026. The NTA announced CMAT exam date 2026 on December 4 via an official notification. Registration process for CMAT 2026 started on October 17 and the last date to apply was November 24, 2025. NTA will release the CMAT 2026 admit card ans city intimation 2-3 days before the exam. CMAT 2026 will be conducted in 120+ cities across India. Check below important CMAT 2026 exam dates and events.
CMAT is a pan India exam conducted annually by the NTA. All AICTE approved colleges accept CMAT score for admission. Minimum eligibility criteria for CMAT is graduation from a UGC recognised university. Candidates in the final year of graduation are also eligible. Take a look at the key aspects of CMAT 2026 exam below:
| CMAT 2026 |
Exam details |
|---|---|
| CMAT full form |
Common Management Admission Test |
| Conducting body |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam mode |
Computer based test |
| CMAT Sections |
· Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation · Logical Reasoning · Language Comprehension · General Awareness · Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
| Time duration |
180 minutes without sectional time limit |
| Number of questions in CMAT |
100 ( 20 each in the five sections) |
| Total marks |
400 |
| Marking scheme |
+4 for correct option -1 for incorrect option 0 for unanswered questions |
| Difficulty level |
Easy to Moderate |
Verbal Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning topics of CMAT syllabus are same as CAT syllabus. So, an MBA aspirant can prepare for CAT and CMAT simultaneously with the same study material. However, they will need CMAT specific books and resources to study Innovation and Entrepreneurship and GK section. CAT doesn't have these two sections.
CMAT city intimation slip is the document released by the NTA to inform candidates the city in which they have been allotted the test city. The CMAT city intimation is issued 2-3 days before the release of CMAT admit card. With the help of city intimation slip, candidates can make arrangement of travel and stay in the city where the candidate has been allotted the test centre.
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CMAT 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 25 Jan ' 26 | CMAT 2026 exam |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 26 Nov ' 25 - 28 Nov ' 25 | CMAT 2026 form correction |
| 17 Oct ' 25 - 24 Nov ' 25 | CMAT 2026 registration and application process |
| 17 Oct ' 25 - 25 Nov ' 25 | CMAT 2026 application fee payment |
CMAT Registration 2026: Registration for the exam was to be done at the official website cmat.nta.nic.in, with payment of INR 2,500 as fee (INR 1250 for Reserved categories, women and transgender candidates).
Also Read: CMAT 2026 application form
CMAT Form Correction 2026: Facility to edit the already submitted CMAT form 2026 was provided to candidates after the closure of registration window. Those who wanted to change their test city option could do so in form correction.
CMAT 2026 Admit Card: The hall ticket will be released 2-3 days before the exam. Candidates will have to download their CMAT 2026 admit card from the exam website by using their login credentials.
CMAT Exam 2026 will have questions from Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability, General Awareness and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Every section will carry 20 questions of 4 marks each.
CMAT 2026 Answer Key: NTA will release preliminary answer key of CMAT 2026 a few days after the exam..Candidates will be able to download response sheets and CMAT answer key 2026 by using their login credentials.
CMAT Result 2026: Result of CMAT 2026 exam will be declared 2-3 weeks after the exam. Candidates will have to check their CMAT result and download scorecards using their login IDs. The scorecard will contains sectional and overall percentiles of the candidate. With the CMAT 2026 score candidates can apply for admission to CMAT accepting MBA colleges.
Also Read:
| CMAT Cut Offs (Precious and Expected) |
Check overview:
| CMAT Sections |
Number of Questions |
Marks Allotted |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
20 |
80 |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
80 |
| Language Comprehension |
20 |
80 |
| General Awareness |
20 |
80 |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
80 |
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Check below some of the top colleges accepting CMAT score for admission to MBA/PGDM courses:
Check here Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to CMAT important dates.
CMAT Exam
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
GIBS accepts scores from all major management entrance exams, including:
CAT
XAT
MAT
CMAT
GMAT
ATMA
State CET
This gives students multiple options to apply. Along with entrance exam scores, GIBS also looks at the overall profile, communication skills, and interest in management, which makes the admission pr
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
With the release of the CMA June 2025 results, 5,491 candidates completed Intermediate Course of the Institute. Such candidates were marked eligible for the practical training.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a week ago
According to Shiksha, CMAT score is accepted by over 1600 MBA colleges in India. These include, government, government aided and private institutions. So, you can select any college based on its cut offs, ranking, location, fees, placements and infrastructure.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
CMAT 2026 result will be available at the CMAT-NTA website. Candidates will have to log in and check their scorecard. Result will not be accessible without login or in offline mode.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
Hi.
For PGDM and MBA admissions at GIBS Business School, Bangalore, the following entrance exams are accepted:
Accepted Entrance Exams
| Exam | Type / Level |
|---|---|
| CAT – Common Admission Test | National-level MBA entrance exam |
| XAT – Xavier Aptitude Test | National-level MBA entrance exam |
| MAT – Management Aptitude Test | National-level MBA entrance exam |
| CMAT – Common Management Admission Test | National-level MBA entrance exam |
| GMAT – Graduate Management Admission Test | International / National-level MBA entrance exam |
| ATMA – AIMS Test for Management Admissions | National-level MBA entrance exam |
| State CET (e.g., Karnataka PGCET) | State-level MBA entrance exam for Karnataka candidates |
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Scholar-Level 18
Answered 3 weeks ago
Marvadi University's MBA Programme involves a total course fee of approximately Rs. 2.5 Lacs over the duration of your two years. The fee for first-year students is approximately Rs. 1.3 lakh. While hostel fees are different depending on whether you're male or female, they are billed separately. Mar
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
GGSIPU CMAT cutoff 2026 is expected to be around in the range of 95 to 99 percentile according to the previous years cutoff data. For admission to the MBA programmes at GGSIPU, candidates are expected to appear for the CMAT exam and clear the selection round of their chosen college. For more details
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Contributor-Level 10
Srinagar • Public
KIITEE MBA 2026 Registrations 9 Oct '25 - 9 Jan '26
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Which entrance exam scores are accepted at GIBS for admission (CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT, ATMA, State CET)?