CMAT 2027 admit card will be release 2-3 days before the exam day. NTA the exam conducting body will conduct CMAT 2027 in the third week of January 2027. It will announce the schedule later this year, most likely in October 2026. However, download date for CMAT admit card 2027, will be shared only a few days before the exam, through an official notification. Read on this page below all about CMAT exam admit card 2027, including download link, process and related instructions.
- How To Download CMAT Admit Card 2027?
- CMAT 2027 Exam Dates & Schedule
- Details Mentioned in CMAT Admit Card 2027
- Documents to carry along with CMAT 2026 Admit Card
- CMAT 2026 Exam Day Instructions
- How to Download CMAT 2027 City Intimation Slip?
- FAQs Regarding CMAT Admit Card 2026
How To Download CMAT Admit Card 2027?
CMAT 2027 admit card will have to be downloaded from official website. Check below how download CMAT hall ticket:
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Visit CMAT-NTA website
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Click on 'CMAT 2027 Admit Card' tab
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Enter CMAT 2027 application number and date of birth
- CMAT admit card 2027 will open on the screen
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Click on download option and save the hall ticket on your computer system/mobile.
Problem in Downloading CMAT Admit Card
Candidates sometimes face difficulty downloading CMAT admit card on the day of release due to heavy traffic on the NTA website or slow internet connection. In such a scenario, they must log in after some time.
In case of slow internet speed, rhey must use another internet service.
In case the login credentials do not match, change the password by following the steps given below:
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Click on ‘forgot password’ option
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A link will be shared with you on email to reset password
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Follow the instructions and reset your password to be able to login
Commonly asked questions
CMAT 2026 admit card was released on January 21, 2026. Candidates had to download it from the CMAT-NTA website, by using their login credentials.
CMAT 2026 admit card was available for download until exam day (January 25). Candidates must download CMAT-NTA admit card as soon as it is released and save it.
The CMAT exam is held for three hours. The exam is sometimes held in a single slot and sometimes in double slot. CMAT 2026 will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift will be held from 9 am to 12 pm and the second shift will be 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 2027 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CMAT 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Oct ' 26 - Nov ' 26 | CMAT 2027 registration and application process TENTATIVE |
| Jan ' 27 | CMAT 2027 exam TENTATIVE |
Details Mentioned in CMAT Admit Card 2027
CMAT admit card is the main document of candidate identification at the CMAT exam centre. Permission to enter the test centre will not be given to any candidate without proper verification of the hall ticket print out. Thus, candidates must check that their admit card for CMAT 2027 has the following details clearly mentioned on it.
- Candidate's name
- Father's name
- Roll number
- Application number
- Category
- Gender
- Photograph
- Signature
- Test date and time
- Reporting time at the venue
- Exam venue address
- Other instructions for the candidate
The most important information to check on the CMAT 2027 admit card will be the test centre. Some candidates may get a test centre far away from their location, so it is better to check the test centre before the exam day.
Errors to Check in CMAT 2027 Admit Card
Candidates must check the following information for error. And in case there is an error, they must get it rectified before the exam day, as hall tickets will error will not be accepted as valid.
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Name of the candidate must be same as on CMAT application form and government ID
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Exam date, time and venue must be mentioned
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Image of the candidate must be clear and visible
- Candidate's signature must be clear and visible
How to Correct Errors in CMAT Admit Card?
In case of any error in the CMAT admit card, contact the exam helpline desk 0120-3946612 between 9:30 AM and 5:30 AM or a send mail at ntanationaltestingagency@gmail.com.
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Commonly asked questions
Documents to carry along with CMAT 2026 Admit Card
Given below is the list of documents to carry on the CMAT exam day for identification purpose. Those not carrying valid documents will not be allowed to appear for the exam:
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Two copies of the CMAT admit card 2027 in A4 size sheet, with a recent passport size photo affixed on it
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A valid photo ID proof (original copy)
- Passport size photos (same as uploaded on the CMAT form) for pasting in the attendance sheet at the exam centre
- PwD certificate issued by the competent authority and scribe certificate (if applicable)
- Name change certificate if the name of candidate on CMAT admit card is different from the photo ID
- If a candidate has a medical condition, they must carry a relevant affidavit attested by a competent authority.
Given below is the list of photo ID proofs to carry on the day of the CMAT 2027 exam:
- Voter ID
- Passport
- Aadhar Card
- Driver’s License
- College Photo ID
- Ration Card
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| CMAT Syllabus 2026 | CMAT Exam Pattern 2026 |
Commonly asked questions
- Do not carry prohibited items such as bags, purses, pencil box, beepers, wrist watch, calculators, mobile phones, electronic devices, scanners, cameras, wireless/Bluetooth transmission or any such communication devices.
- Don't wear jewellery made of metal, jackets, clothes with pockets, mehendi on palms and closed shoes. Socks are allowed inside it.
- Don't wear goggles, caps & head gears, hoodies or jackets/shirts with pockets
- Don't be late for the exam. The entry gates will be closed 15 minutes before the commencement of exam. So, reach the exam centre as per the reporting time mentioned on the CMAT admit card.
- Don't cheat or indulge in mal practices. You will be disqualified if caught indulging in any such ACT.
- Don't create a ruckus inside the test lab or disturb other candidates
- Don't leave your seat until the exam duration gets over and the invigilator announces exit.
CMAT 2026 Exam Day Instructions
Candidates are supposed to follow certain guidelines on the CMAT exam day for fair and peaceful conduct of the test. Check below a few basic instructions to be followed:
- Reach the examination centre as per the reporting time mentioned on CMAT 2027 admit card
- Cooperate with test centre staff during document verification and frisking
- If your computer systerm faces any technical glitch, reach out to the invigilator immediately
- Do not disturb any other candidate or disrupt the exam process
- Do not insist on leaving the test tab until the exit process has started
- Leave the rough sheets provided in the test lab, before exit
Items Not to Carry to the CMAT Test Centre
Given below is the list of items prohibited inside the CMAT exam hall. Any candidate is found to be carrying any of the following items will be barred from taking the exam and their candidature will be cancelled.
- Stationary iterms other than a blue/black ball point pen
- Books, notebooks or loose paper
- Mobile phone, wrist watch, pager, smartwatch, ipad, calculator, ear pods or any electronic item
- Jewellery and accessories having metal in it
- Food items (except for diabetic candidates who have taken prior permission to carry fruits/sugar)
- Closed shoes, caps, jackets with pockets and hoodies
- Bags, wallets, money and valuable items
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How to Download CMAT 2027 City Intimation Slip?
The CMAT City Intimation Slip 2027 will be released by the NTA, before the admit card to let candidate's know the city in which they will be allotted a centre. Check the process to download CMAT 2027 city intimation slip below:
- Open CMAT 2027 website: https://exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/
- Click on the link indication ‘city intimation’
- Enter login credentials and click on submit
- Click on the tab indicating city intimation
- Check your test city and download a copy of it
Purpose of CMAT City Intimation Slip
The purpose of CMAT city intimation is to allow candidates to make arrangement of travel in case they are alloted the exam centre outside their hometown. It is important to download the city intimation slip as sometimes the test centre is allotted far off or in the second/third choice due to lack of seats in first preferred city. If a candidate has planned for first city but they get second city, and they check the location in the admit card only, they will have to make last minute rush.
Commonly asked questions
CMAT city intimation slip is essentially an indicator of your test city. The actual document of identification is the CMAT admit card which needs to be preserved until the admission process is over. Candidates may not preserve the CMAT city intimation slip after the exam.
The CMAT city intimation slip mentions only the name of city in which test centre has been allotted to the candidate. No other information is given on the CMAT city intimation slip. Details regarding the test centre, exam timings, reporting time. etc. are mentioned on the CMAT admit card only.
FAQs Regarding CMAT Admit Card 2026
Check below Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to CMAT admit card 2026:
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.
CMAT admit card is released in online mode and can be downloaded through login. Candidates have to visit CMAT-NTA website and log in their account. In the dashboard, they can see admit card download option
No, you cannot appear for the CMAT exam at any test centre. You can appear for the test at the centre mentioned in your CMAT admit card. Entry at every CMAT test centre is given to candidates only after thorough scrutiny of the hall ticket and ID proof. If you attempt to gain entry in any other test centre, you will be disqualified. Thus, candidates must make sure that they check the location of their allotted test centre beforehand and reach there on exam day on time. If they reach the test centre after the gates have been closed they will not be allowed entry under any circumstances. CMAT test centre gates close 15 minutes before the commencement of exam.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
CMAT response sheet and provisional answer key are same. Since the answer key contains candidate's responses too, it is also called CMAT response sheet.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Candidates can use the CMAT answer key to calculate the score in the following manner:
· Check number of correct attempts
· Check number of incorrect attempts
· Add 4 marks for every correct attempt
· Subtract 1 mark for every incorrect attempt
· Sub total will be CMAT score
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Filing objection against the CMAT answer key is not mandatory for all candidates. Only those candidate who feel a question/s is incorrect and they have proof to support the claim, should raise objection.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
The CMAT answer key objection fee per question is INR 200. Candidates have to pay it at the time of filling the objection form.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
CMAT answer key helps the candidate in checking their performance and it is also a window for NTA to communicate transparency in result preparation number.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Objection cannot be raised against the final answer key of CMAT, as it contains the answers evaluated again after objections by candidates.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
CMAT final answer key is released as a downloadable PDF. Candidates can download it by visiting the NTA-CMAT website and simply downloading the document.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Provisional answer key of CMAT refers to the document released by the NTA indicating answers marked by candidate and correct options. This document tell candidates about how many of their attempts are right.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Validity of CMAT score is one year in most of the colleges. There are a very few and Tier 3 colleges that may accept CMAT score from previous years. So, if they wish to drop a year, they should appear for the exam again in the next session.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
The first criteria is CMAT cut off. Candidates should shortlist all the colleges whose cut off is same or lower than their score. Thereafter, check fees, location, accreditation, curriculum, pedagogy and placement reports to choose one foe themselves.
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Are CMAT response sheet and provisional answer key same?