CMAT Answer Key 2026 (Final OUT): Download Official Answer Key PDF
Common Management Admission Test 2026 ( CMAT )
CMAT 2026 answer key PDF was released on January 31, 2026. NTA has released the CMAT 2026 final answer key today. The finak answer key is available as PDF and contains question IDs with revised answers. CMAT 2026 is expected to be released today.
The provisional CMAT answer key 2026 was open for challenge from January 31 to February 2, 2026. The fee to raise objection was INR 200 per question. All objections have undergone examination by a panel of experts and if any of the objections are found to be valid, the provisional answer key will be revised.
CMAT FINAL ANNSWER KEY 2026: Download PDF
- How to Download CMAT 2026 Answer Key
- CMAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- CMAT 2026 Answer Key Challenge Process
- CMAT 2026 Answer Key (Memory Based)
- How to Calculate CMAT score and Percentile?
- CMAT 2025 Answer Key (Memory Based)
- FAQs Related to CMAT Answer Key 2026
How to Download CMAT 2026 Answer Key
CMAT 2026 answer key will be available through login only. Check below how to download CMAT question paper and answer key:
- Open NTA-CMAT website
- Click on CMAT 2026 Answer Key tab
- Login with Application Number and Password
- Answer key and response sheet will be displayed
- Click on download and save a copy of CMAT answer key 2026 PDF on your desktop
CMAT 2026 answer key login page
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CMAT answer key objection fee is INR 200 per question. The objection will be accepted only if the fee has been paid successfully. Since CMAT objection fee is to be paid per question, it is advised that candidate should raise objection to answer keys of only those which they know are incorrect. Don't raise objection on answer keys that you are not sure of.
The CMAT answer key objection fee is non-refundable. However, it will be refunded to only those candidates whose objections will be accepted as valid. Thus candidates must raise objection on answer keys only after careful deliberation and discussion with mentors/teachers. The fee amount will be refunded within 5-7 working days.
CMAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CMAT 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 17 Feb ' 26 | CMAT 2026 result |
| 31 Jan ' 26 - 02 Feb ' 26 | CMAT 2026 exam answer key objection |
CMAT 2026 Answer Key Challenge Process
Check below how to raise objection against provisional CMAT answer key 2026:
- Log on to the official NTA-CMAT 2026 website
- Click on ‘ Answer Key Challenge for CMAT 2026’ option
- Enter your CMAT Application Number and Password and Security Pin and Submit
- You will see 100 questions for CMAT Paper IDs in sequential order
- The ID next to the question under the column ‘Correct Option’ stands for the correct Answer Key by NTA
- To challenge a particular question, use any one or more of the option IDs given in the next four columns by clicking the check box
- After clicking your desired option, scroll down, click on ‘Save your Claim’ and move to next screen
- You will see a display of all the option IDs you have challenged
- To upload supporting documents for challenged questions, select ‘Choose File’ option (all documents to be put in a single pdf file)
- Click on ‘Save your Claim Finally’
- You will find a screen displaying your challenges
- Click on fee payment option – ‘Click here to Pay Fee’
- Pay INR 200 per question challenged through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking
CMAT 2026 Answer Key (Memory Based)
Quantitative Aptitude Questions (Memory Based) and Answer Keys
Ques: Sudhir purchased a chair with 3 successive discounts of 20%, 12.5% and 5%. Find the equivalent single discount.
Answer: 33.5%
Ques: Consider the statements:
- There exists a smallest natural number.
- There exists a largest natural number.
- Every rational number is also a real number.
- Between two consecutive natural numbers, there is always a natural number
Answer: A and C
Ques: Four electronic devices make a beep after every 30 mins, 1 hour, 1.5 hour and 1hour 45 minutes, respectively. All beeped together at 12 noon. They will again beep together at?
Answer: 9 am
Ques: If height and radius of a right circular cylinder and equal and its volumn is 176/7 cm3, find diameter.
Answer: 4 cm
Ques: A person buys two watches for INR 1000 in total. He sells one watch at a loss of 5% and the other at a gain of 20%. On the whole, he gains INR 50. What are the cost price of the two watches?
Answer: INR 600 and INR 400.
Ques: Some of 3 consecutive odd numbers is always divisible by:
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 6
Answer: B only
Ques: Even after reducing the marked price by INR 32, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. If the cost price is INR 320, what would be the percentage profit it the item is sold at the marked price?
Answer: 25%
Ques: Four coins tossed. What is the probability that two coins heads never occur together.
Answer: ½
Ques: In KV Ujjain, 20% students are athletes. In NV Ujjain, 25% are athletes. If NV has 60% more students than KV, then the number of athletes in NV is what percent of athletes in KV?
Answer: 200%
Ques: 85 litres of mixture contain milk and water in the ratio 27:7. How much water is required to be added, so that the resulting mixture contains milk and water in the ration 3:1?
Answer: 5 litre.
Ques: What is the unit digit of (234)100 +(234)101?
Answer: 0
General Awareness Questions (Memory Based) and Answer Keys
Ques: Arrange the following battles in chronological order:
- Battle of Haldighati
- Battle of Chausa
- First Battle of Mysore
- First Battle of Tarain
- Battle of Plassey
Answer: d,b,a,e,c
Ques: In which of the following is a concave mirror not used?
Answer: As a rear view mirror in vehicles
Ques: Which are the components of capital accounts?
- External Commercial Borrowing
- Government Aid
- Equity Capital
- Gifts, Remittances, Grants
Answer: a, b, c
Ques: Which country won ICC World Cup 2023?
Answer: Australia
Ques: Who is the first Indian aboard ISS?
Answer: Shubhanshu Shukla
Ques: Who among the following are not recipients of Padma Vibhushan Award 2025?
- Shri MT Vasudev Nair
- M Venkaiah Naidu
- Shin Osamu Suzuki
- Bindeshwar Pathak
- Padma Subrahmanyam
Answer: b, d and e only
Ques: Which country is not a member of SAFTA?
Answer: Myanmar
Ques: Which European country accepts Indian UPI payment?
Answer: France
Ques: Who holds the record of highest number of Olympic medals?
Answer: Michael Phelps
Ques: On which date did EPFO remove Aadhaar as proof of date of birth?
Answer: Jan 16, 2024.
How to Calculate CMAT score and Percentile?
CMAT answer key contains question-wise correct answers, options chosen by the candidate, marks awarded for correct option and marks deducted for incorrect option. With this information, candidates can calculate their raw CMAT score. Check CMAT marking scheme below to calculate CMAT 2026 score:
- For each correct question, 4 marks are awarded and for each incorrect answer, 1 mark is deducted.
- No score is awarded or deducted for unanswered questions.
Given below is an example of how to calculate CMAT score with the help of the CMAT answer key.
Suppose in Logical Reasoning (LR) section you attempted 20 questions out 25. Out of 20, 14 answers are right and six are wrong. So, your score in Logical Reasoning section will be 14x4-6 = 50. So out of 100 marks in LR your score is 50.
Calculate the raw score of all the sections in the similar manner and add them to get the overall CMAT score. This overall score is normalised and then converted into percentile to prepare CMAT result.
CMAT Percentile Calculation
CMAT percentile is a candidate's relative performance against rest of the test takers. For example, if a candidate has got 98 percentile, it means his/her performance was better than 98 percent of the candidates.
To explain it further, suppose 10,000 candidates appeared for CMAT exam, and 1 candidate scored the highest marks, so his/her percentile will be: 100 x 9999/10,000= 99.99
The formula of CMAT percentile calculation:
100 x Number of test takers with raw marks equal to or less than the candidate
Total number of candidates appeared
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CMAT 2025 Answer Key (Memory Based)
Here we have shared memory based CMAT 2025 answer keys. You can check the memory based CMAT answer keys 2025 to tally your responses and analyse your performance.
- Where is Wankhede Stadium located?
- Set on dates related to Allauddin Khilji
- Who wrote Akbar Nama?
- Cricket is the national game of which country?
- Question on folk dance
- Chief of Defence Staff who died in air crash
- Question on type of soil
- Question on a former Vice President of India.
- Questions on Mughal dynasty
- Analogy question on chair, furniture, shoes in LR section
- Question on faulty clock
- Matching Article 13 and Article 14
Stay tuned for more questions and answer keys...
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It is unlikely that the CMAT answer key download link will be available even after the result has been released. The NTA may remove old links from the website after the CMAT result announcement. Thus, it is better to download the CMAT answer key on the day it is released and save a copy of the same.
The provisional CMAT answer key is usually available for 2-3 days until the objection window is open. Candidates must download their CMAT response sheet and answer key within the objection window duration so that you don't miss the chance of having it, if the link is deactivated later. Post the result declaration, the provisional CMAT answer key may not be available for download.
FAQs Related to CMAT Answer Key 2026
Check below Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to CMAT answer key 2026:
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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:
- Log on to the official NTA-CMAT website
- Click on CMAT Answer Key/Objection tab
- Enter your CMAT Application Number and Date of Birth Enter Security Pin and Submit
- All 100 questions for CMAT Paper IDs will appear in sequential order.
- To challenge a question, use the option IDs given against it by clicking the check box.
- Click on Save your Claim and move to next screen.
- All option IDs challenged will be displayed.
- Now, select Choose File option and upload supporting documents in a single pdf file.
- Click on Save your Claim Finally.
- Click on fee payment option - Click here to Pay Fee and pay INR 200 per question through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
While CMAT is the primary route, RGPV may occasionally admit based on merit in graduation if seats remain vacant after all CMAT-qualified candidates are placed through College Level Counselling.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
MAT and CMAT both are moderately difficulty exam, but have their own challenges. While, CMAT has one extra section Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MAT has a separate section for Data Interpretation having 30 questions. With focused preparation, you can crack either of the two that you choose.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
CMAT cutoff refers to minimum percentile required for admission to a particular college. Score accepting colleges determine the cut offs individually based on certain parameters. CMAT cut offs for top colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA are generally 99 percentile and above.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
With 82 percentile in CMAT, you stand a chance of getting colleges like Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon, Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida, IPE Hyderabad, FLAME University Pune, Asia Pacific Institute of Management Delhi, Prestige Institute of Management Indore among others.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
CMAT total marks is 400. It is usually considered that scoring 270 to 300 marks can convert into good percentile, about 99 percentile. Around 200 marks can get you 90 percentile which is also good if you are targeting private colleges.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
There is no passing mark in CMAT exam, as admission is based on cut offs determined by colleges. A candidate scoring more than 0 in CMAT is eligible for admission will be selected only if they meet minimum cut off.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
CMAT 2026 result was declared by February 17, 2026. NTA released the scorecard late night at the official website. Candidates can download their scorecard through login.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
No, GIM Goa does not accept CMAT scores for its PGDM programs for admissions. It only accepts CAT or XAT exam score. CAT score of previous year is accepted and XAT score of current year is accepted.
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Answered a month ago
No, CMAT scores are not compulsory for admissions into the MBA course at NSUT. Even CMAT scores are not the first priority of the admission committee to shortlist the students. Because the university considers the scores of CAT/ MAT for selecting the students. If the seats get vacant, then only CMAT
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CMAT is one of the important examinations for admission to the MBA course at Biyani Group of Colleges. However, as the MBA course at Biyani Group of Colleges is offered with the affiliation of Rajasthan Technical University. Thus, there are chances that the college can accept the relevant scores of
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Can I apply for admission for MBA at RGPV without a CMAT score?