CMAT Registration 2026 (Closed); Last Date, Fees, How to Apply @cmat.nta.nic.in

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Updated on Dec 29, 2025 18:13 IST

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CMAT 2026 registration process is over. Last date to submit the form was November 24 and the fee payment window was closed on November 25, 2025.

CMAT 2026 application form was released on October 17 along with exam notification. Earlier the CMAT 2026 application submission deadline was November 17, but NTA extended it by a week. This year, there is no change in CMAT. Read below all about CMAT 2026 registration cum application process.

Table of contents

CMAT Eligibility Criteria 2026
CMAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
CMAT Registration Process 2026
Documents Required for CMAT 2026 Registration
CMAT Application Process: Key Points to Remember
CMAT Form Correction 2026: How to Edit Already Submitted Form?
FAQs on CMAT 2026 Registrations and Application Form

CMAT Eligibility Criteria 2026

Any candidate who has a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree from a recognised university could apply for CMAT 2026.
Final year bachelor’s degree students were also eligible to apply for CMAT exam.
There is no criteria of minimum score in graduation for CMAT, however score accepting colleges have a minimum score requirement of 50 per cent (45 per cent for Reserved category candidates)

Commonly asked questions

Q: When can I apply for CMAT?

The next CMAT exam will be held in January 2026. The NTA will start registration for the same in November 2025. Those interested in appearing for the exam are required to register for it at CMAT-NTA website and fill the online application form. The score of CMAT will be valid for one year only, so if you appear for CMAT 2026, you must take admission in the same academic year.

Apart from 1300 B-schools, the CMAT score is also valid for admission through MAH CET CAP. The Maharashtra State CET Cell conducts MBA/MMS admissions for 300 colleges in the state. It is followed by a common counselling process called CAP. CMAT test takers can also participate in MAH MBA CET CAP and secure a seat in MBA/MMS course offered by over 300 colleges in Maharashtra.

Q: Is there any age restriction to take CMAT exam?

There is no age bar for appearing in CMAT exam. Any person at any phase of their career, from any field, fresher or working professionals, can appear for CMAT. However, the candidate should have completed graduation. The education mode can be full-time or correspondence but the university should be affiliated to the UGC. A graduation degree is normally completed by the age of 20 so the candidate must be at least 20 years old at the time of appearing in the CMAT exam. So, yes one can say that there is a minimum age limit but not maximum age limit for appearing in CMAT. A large percentage of CMAT applicants is of fresh graduates as it suits them better to continue education in full-time mode. However, many working professional also appear for the CMAT exam to purse executive MBA, Online MBA, Distance MBA or Part-Time MBA from reputed institutes.

CMAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

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 Process 2026

CMAT registration process 2026 included the following five steps –

Online registration
Filling the CMAT application form 2026
Uploading scanned photo and signature
Payment of CMAT fees
Selecting test centre

The CMAT 2025 exam fees was to be paid online. Read below the process of CMAT registration:

Online Registration for CMAT 2026

Open the CMAT-NTA website: cmat.nta.nic.in
Click on ‘click here to login/register’
The CMAT 2026 registration page will open
Enter details like name, date of birth, city, email ID, password and mobile phone number
Enter OTP received on mobile number and click on 'submit'
A 12-digit application number will be displayed

Fill the CMAT Application Form 2026

Enter CMAT application number and password to log in again
Enter academic details in the CMAT application form
Enter other personal details and select test cities
Check the information filled in the form and edit the fields if required
Now submit the CMAT 2026 application form

Upload Documents

After filling up the CMAT application form 2026, candidates had to upload their passport size photo, signature and PwD certificate (if applicable). Given below are the specifications:

CMAT Documents	Size Limit and format
Pass port size photograph	10 kb to 200 kb in JPG/JPEG format
Scanned signature	4 kb to 30 kb in JPG/JPEG format
PwD certificate	50 kb to 300 kb in JPG/JPEG format

Pay CMAT Application Fee

The CMAT application fee had to be paid online through SBI/HDFC banking services like debit/credit card, net banking and UPI/PAYTM service). Given below is the table indicating category-wise CMAT fees:

Category	CMAT application fee
General / EWS/OBC-NCL (Male)	INR 2,500
General / EWS/OBC-NCL (Female)	INR 1,250
SC, ST, PWD (Male)	INR 1,250
SC, ST, PWD (Female)	INR 1,250
Transgender	INR 1,250

Choosing a Test City for CMAT 2026

While registering for the CMAT 2026, candidates were required to select test cities for allotment of exam centre.
Candidates could choose up to four cities from the list of 124 where they want a CMAT test centre to be allotted
Once submitted, the test city option could not be changed in the application form so they must make the selection carefully
The exam centre and test city will be mentioned on the CMAT 2026 admit card
The CMAT test city allotted to candidates will be final and request for any change will not be entertained

After paying the CMAT application fee, candidate must download the fee acknowledgement page and preserve it as a proof of successful submission.

Commonly asked questions

Q: I scored less than 50 percent marks in Graduation. Am I eligible to apply for CMAT?

Yes, you are eligible to apply for CMAT exam. Any candidate who has secured passing marks in graduation can apply for CMAT. Candidates must ensure that they have cleared graduation to be able to apply. Final year students planning to appear for the exam must ensure that they have passed the first two years of Bachelor's degree and must target passing marks in the final year as well. However, colleges accepting CMAT score for admission have a 50 per cent in graduation. The minimum score requirement for SC, ST, PwD candidates is 45 per cent as minimum criteria thus candidates must not target passing marks in graduation as even if they will clear CMAT. They might not get admission as they will not meet the institutes academic eligibility criteria.

Q: I belong to SC category. Is there any marks relaxation in CMAT for SC students?

There is no minimum marks criterion for appearing in CMAT exam. Any candidate who has passed a Bachelor's degree programme from a recognised university can apply. Final year candidates are also eligible to apply for CMAT if they scored passing marks in their first and second year of Bachelor's degree programme. However, there is a minimum score requirement at CMAT accepting colleges for admission. All the UGC and AICTE approved institutions have the minimum score requirement of 45 per cent in aggregate in graduation for candidates for Scheduled Caster/ Scheduled Tribe and Person with Disability categories. Thus, you must ensure that you have an aggregate score of at least 45 per cent in your graduation to be able to get admission into a full-time MBA programme at a government recognised institution.

Documents Required for CMAT 2026 Registration

To be able to fill the CMAT 2026 registration cum application form correctly, candidates needed the following documents by their side at the time of form filling.

Class 10 marksheet
Class 12 marksheet
Graduation marksheet
Caste certificate (if applicable)
PWD/DA certificate (if applicable)
Signature of the candidate on a white paper
Recent passport size photo preferable against white background
Debit/credit card or net banking payment details

Final year graduation students could enter the average score of first two years, after selecting the option which is indicative of pursuing graduation, in the CMAT application form 2026.

Commonly asked questions

Q: How will I know the address of my CMAT exam centre?

The address of CMAT exam centre will be mentioned in the admit card only, which means candidates will know the address of the CMAT test centre allotted to them only after they download their CMAT admit card. The exam authorities will not share the details of any exam centre before the release of CMAT admit card. The NTA however, releases city intimation slip before the admit card which contains the name of the city in which the test centre has been allotted. The city intimation slip is issued a week before the exam to allow candidates to make arrangements for the exam day. If any student belongs to a rural area and their test centre falls in a city, they can make arrangements beforehand if they know which city they have to go to for appearing in the exam.

Q: What is the CMAT exam duration? Can I change my exam slot?

The CMAT exam is held for three hours. The exam is sometimes held in a single slot and sometimes in double slot. CMAT 2024 was conducted in two shifts. The first shift was held from 9 am to 12 pm and the second shift was held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. There is no sectional time limit in CMAT. Candidates have to decide on their own how much time they want to spend on a particular section of the exam. PWD candidates get 20 minutes extra in CMAT. The exam slot allotted to candidates by the exam authorities cannot be changed. Candidates cannot request for change of exam slot or centre. They have to take the exam as per the slot and timings mentioned in their admit card. Thus to avoid getting late for the exam, candidates must reach the exam centre as per the reporting time mentioned in the CMAT admit card.

CMAT Application Process: Key Points to Remember

While filling the CMAT application form, candidates must check the important guidelines mentioned in the exam brochure to ensure the form is error free. Here we have listed down key points to remember:

Fill all the fields of the CMAT application form with correct information that can be validated by the authorities/instiutes.
Select your city options for CMAT test centre allotment keeping in my your first preference.
Application confirmation page will be generated only after the payment of fees.
The CMAT application process will remain incomplete until fee payment.
Check all the information entered before submitting. Once submitted the form cannot be edited.
Once your fee payment is successfully done, you will receive a confirmation E-mail and an SMS.
If you don’t receive the confirmation, contact the examination office immediately.
Preferred web browsers for CMAT registration are Internet Explorer (version 11 and above) or Mozilla Firefox (version 50 to 61) or Google Chrome (version 50 to 69).
Do not fill the form on a smart phone. Use a laptop or desktop for filling and submitting CMAT application form.

Commonly asked questions

Q: How will I know the address of my CMAT exam centre?

Q: Can I edit the CMAT application form after submission?

Once you have submitted the CMAT application form, you cannot edit it. Thus, you will have to fill the CMAT form again by creating a new login ID and paying the fee again. However, if the mistake is in photo, signature or test centre fields, you can correct it at the time of form correction. The CMAT form correction window will be opened for three days after the conclusion of application form submission process.

CMAT Form Correction 2026: How to Edit Already Submitted Form?

Candidates could edit their CMAT forms (if required) by logging into their NTA-CMAT 2026 account. Form correction is a one-time activity. Here is the process to follow:

Open the CMAT-NTA website
Click on ‘Form Correction for CMAT 2026’ tab
Enter application number, password and security pin
Click on 'edit application form'
Upload new documents or make changes as required
Click on 'submit' to complete the process

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Commonly asked questions

Q: Which are the cities where CMAT exam is held?

CMAT exam is held in over 100 cities across India. They are Port Blair, Hamirpur, Mumbai, Guntur, Jammu, Nashik, Nellore, Bokaro, Satara, Vijayawada, Dhanbad, Palghar, Kakinada, Hazaribagh, Ulhasnagar, Rajahmundry, Jamshedpur, Shillong, Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Aizawl, Kurnool, Belagavi (Belgaum), Kohima, Tirupati, Bengaluru, Balasore, Vizianagaram, Hubballi (Hubli), Cuttack, Itanagar, Mysuru (Mysore), Sambalpur, Dibrugarh, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Berhampur, Silchar, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Dhenkanal, Guwahati, Dharwad, Bhubaneswar, Tezpur, Mangaluru (Bangalore), Rourkela, Jorhat, Udupi, Puducherry, Aurangabad-Bihar, Kannur, Pathankot, Darbhanga, Ernakulam, Ludhiana, Arrah, Kollam, Amritsar, Muzaffarpur, Kottayam, Bhatinda, Bhagalpur, Kozhikode, Patiala, Patna, Thrissur, Jalandhar, Mohali, Trivandrum, Sangrur, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Ajmer, Bhilai Nagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Bilaspur, Ujjain, Sikar, Raipur, Gwalior, Alwar, Delhi, Sagar, Jodhpur, Faridabad, Indore, Udaipur, Gurugram, Satna, Bikaner, Ghaziabad, Bhopal, Kotak, New Delhi, Jabalpur, Madurai, Greater Noida, Ujjain, Chennai, Noida, Gwalior, Salem, Meerut, Sagar, Trichy, Panaji, Indore, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Satna, Vellore, Mehsana, Amravati, Tirunelveli, Vadodara, Jalgaon, Hyderabad, Anand, Nagpur, Karimnagar, Rajkot, Pune, Warangal, Gandhinagar, Solapur, Allahabad, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Bareilly, Ambala, Ahmednagar, Kanpur, Hisar, Kolhapur, Muzaffarnagar, Karnal, Nanded, Agra, Kurushetra, Raigad, Gorakhpur, Panipat, Thane, Lucknow, Rohtak, Vasai, Varanasi, Shimla, Aurangabad, Aligarh, Jhansi, Moradabad, Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee, Asansol, Durgapur, Bankura, Burdwan, Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri, Srinagar and Imphal.

Q: How many cities can I choose for allotment of CMAT exam centre?

Candidates can choose up to four cities for allotment of CMAT exam centre in the application form. Candidates must take utmost care in selecting the cities as once the form is submitted, they can't change city preference. They should choose the first city of preference as their hometome or where they are residing as the exam authorities will strive to allot the test centres to candidates in their first city of preference. Candidates are allotted a test centre in second or third preference only in a situation where the seats have been filled or the exam has been cancelled at that location. Choose cities very carefully as once selected the change can be made only at the time of form correction.

Q: Can I change my exam centre after the CMAT admit card has been issued?

No. You cannot change the exam centre after the CMAT admit card has been issued. You cannot take the exam at any other centre other than the one mentioned in your admit card, either. So make an informed decision at time of selecting your test city in the CMAT application form. Select only those cities where you can make arrangement of stay on the CMAT exam day. Choose your home city or city of current residence as the first test city. The examination authorities try to allot the test centre to a candidate as per their first preference. However, sometimes if there are not enough number of applicants for a city, the centre may be cancelled there and candidates are allotted a test centre in the next city of preference. If at a particular exam centre in a city has already been filled with candidates, then the remaining students are allotted a test city in the next city of preference.

FAQs on CMAT 2026 Registrations and Application Form

Check below Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Related to CMAT registration:

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the CMAT registration process?

Since CMAT is conducted by the NTA candidates have to register for the exam online. Candidates interested in appearing for the CMAT exam have to log on to the CMAT-NTA website and register. The CMAT registration cum application process includes three main steps - online registration, filling up of application form and payment of fees.

Q: Will the application fees be refunded if I do not appear for the CMAT exam?

No, the CMAT registration fees is non-refundable. If they do not appear for the exam they cannot claim refund for the application form. Since, it is mentioned in the exam information brochure that the fee is non-refundable, no requests for refund are entertained by the NTA. The fee will not be refunded to any candidate under any circumstances, which includes errors in the form. Thus, candidates must check eligibility criteria and terms and conditions before applying or the exam. They must also not make mistakes in the form to avoid double form filling and fee payment. Because if they make mistakes in the form they cannot edit it (except for graduation score, test city, photo and signature). They will have to fill a fresh CMAT application form and pay the fee amount again. However, if there is error at the time of fee payment and your money is deducted but the payment is not completed then your money will be refunded by the bank within 5 working days.

Q: Which documents are needed for CMAT application form filling?

The CMAT registration and form filling process is incomplete without submission of certain documents. Candidates need the following documents to fill the CMAT application form. While photo, signature and Certificate are to be uploaded with the form, other documents are required for making entries in it. 1. Recent passport size photo (colour with white background) 2. Scanned signature on a white paper 3. Scanned copy of photo ID card such as Aadhaar card, PAN card, Voter ID card, Passport 4. Class 10 marksheet 5. Class 12 marksheet 6. Graduation marksheet 7. PG degree marksheet (if applicable) 8. Bank details Candidates belonging to Reserved category are required to upload caste Certificate and candidates belonging to PwD category have to upload a Certificate for the same. They also need to upload scribe Certificate to avail the facility on the exam day. These Certificate formats can be downloaded from CMAT website.

Q: Which are the cities where CMAT exam is held?

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