CMAT Answer Key 2026: Download Official Answer Key PDF
Common Management Admission Test 2026 ( CMAT )
Exam On - 25 Jan '26
CMAT 2026 answer key PDF will be released a few days aftet the exam. CMAT 2026 is scheduled on January 25, so one can expect candidate response sheet and answer key to released by January 30, 2026. Candidates can check the official CMAT question paper and answer key through login.
The provisional CMAT answer key 2026 will be open for challenge. Candidates can raise objection against the official CMAT 2026 answer keys by filling an online form. Check below all about NTA-CMAT answer key 2026.
- How to Download CMAT 2026 Answer Key
- CMAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- CMAT 2026 Answer Key Challenge Process
- 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
Check below how to download CMAT question paper and answer key:
- CMAT question paper and answer key
- Open NTA-CMAT website
- Click on 'CMAT 2026 Answer Key' tab
- Login with Application Number and Password or Date of Birth
- Answer key and response sheet will be displayed
- Click on download and save a copy of CMAT answer key 2026 PDF on your desktop
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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 | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 25 Jan ' 26 | CMAT 2026 exam |
CMAT 2026 Answer Key Challenge Process
The CMAT answer key objection window was open for 2 days during which candidates could raise objections. Check below how to raise objection against provisional CMAT answer key 2026:
- Log on to the official NTA-CMAT 2026 website
- Click on ‘Challenge Answer Key’ option
- Enter your CMAT Application Number and Date of Birth 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
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:
Commonly asked questions
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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