CMAT 2025 Result Live Updates: Date, Download Link, Final Answer Key, Cut Offs

CMAT 2025 final answer key will contain shift wise and section wise question IDs, correct answer key options.

Candidates can check the CMAT result and final answer key 2025 only at the CMAT-NTA website. No other website will directly host the CMAT result and final answer key 2025 links.

NTA may release the final answer key of CMAT 2025 along with the result today. It will be released as PDF.

NTA has not shared any date for CMAT 2025 result announcement, but candidates can expect it to release the scorecard today. Shiksha will share the CMAT 2025 result link here.

Candidates can download their CMAT result cum scorecard 2025, by logging into their CMAT dashboard with application number and date of birth.

Browsers for downloading CMAT scorecard are:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge

In case, a candidate has forgotten the password, they can generate a new password to login by using the ‘forgot password’ option on the official website.

Yes, unlike other exams such as XAT or MAT, GK scores in CMAT are considered for result preparation.

• For every correct option, 4 marks are awarded
• For every incorrect option, 1 mark is deducted
• For unanswered question, 0 marks are deducted

• Language Comprehension: 20 marks
• Quantitative Techniques: 20 marks
• Logical Reasoning: 20 marks
• General Awareness: 20 marks
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship: 20 marks

CMAT score is valid for admission to all AICTE approved universities and colleges. These include about 1300 government and private universities in India.

CMAT 2025 result will be available at the official website of the exam which is:

https://exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/

The CMAT 2025 final answer key has not released yet. It is expected to be released along with CMAT result 2025.

About 350+ scores can convert into 99.99 percentile in CMAT 2025. There are usually one to two candidates who score 99.99 percentile in CMAT.

For MBA admission, the CMAT accepting colleges consider CMAT percentile, which is essentially the candidate’s rank among all test takers. The CMAT percentile is used to shortlist candidates for GD-PI.

MBA admission process 2025 through CMAT score will include Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The institutes will short list candidates for GD-PI on the basis of CMAT score and academic record. Final selection will be based on CMAT score, academic record, GD-PI performance and work experience (if applicable).

Check below the list of some of the MBA colleges having CMAT cut offs in the range of 80-90 percentile:

• Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Mumbai
• Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon
• Xavier Business School Kolkata
• Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida
• IPE Hyderabad
• NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies
• FLAME University Pune
• Acharya Bangalore Business School
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology
• Asia Pacific Institute of Management Delhi
• Prestige Institute of Management Indore
• IMT Nagpur
• IFIM Business School
• Lovely Professional University Phagwara
• BIMTECH Noida
• XIME Bangalore
• KIIT School of Management
• ISBM Pune
• JIMS Delhi
• Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management Hyderabad
• SDM Institute for Management Development Mysore
• Amrita School of Business Bangalore

Check below the list of some of the MBA colleges having CMAT cut offs in the range of 70-80 percentile:

• Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
• Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur
• ITM Business School Navi Mumbai
• IES Management College and Research Centre Mumbai
• Christ University Bangalore
• SCMS Cochin
• Globsyn Business School Kolkata
• Indus Business Academy Bangalore
• ISBM Pune
• Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna
• SIES College of Management Studies Navi Mumbai
• AIMS Institute Bangalore
• Chetana Institute of Management Research Mumbai
• Alliance School of Business Bangalore
• PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore
• Balaji Institute of Modern Management Pune
• XIME Bangalore
• BIT Mesra
• NDIM Delhi
• Indira Institute of Management Pune
• Calcutta Business School
• Fortune Institute of International Business Delhi

Check below the list of some of the MBA colleges having CMAT cut offs in the range of 60-70 percentile:

• IMS Ghaziabad
• Jagannath International Management School New Delhi
• National School of Business Bangalore
• Universal Business School Mumbai
• ISME Bangalore
• Indian Business Academy Bangalore
• Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies Kochi
• AIMS Institute of Management Studies Pune
• KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research
• Department of Management Studies- University of Pune
• IFMR Graduate School of Business SriCity
• VESIM Mumbai
• VIT Business School Vellore
• Siva Sivani Institute of Management Secunderabad
• MS Ramaiah Institute of Management Bangalore
• Kirloskar Institute of Management Harihar
• Rajalakshmi School of Business Chennai
• GITAM Hyderabad Business School
• EMPI Business School
• Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Kolkata

CMAT 2025 result notification is not out yet. NTA is expected to release it any time soon. The CMAT result notification 2025 will contain information related to scorecard download and candidate data.

In case of any assistance regarding the CMAT 2025 result, candidates can contact NTA-CMAT helpdesk at the following numbers:

011-69227700
011-40759000

There is no specific date of CMAT 2025 cut offs release. The CMAT accepting colleges will share their cut offs individually at the time of selection and admission process.

The difficulty level of CMAT 2025 was moderate. It was easier that CAT 2024 and XAT 2025 so those who appeared for these two, stand a chance to score higher in CMAT.

There is no limit to number of attempts in CMAT. Aspirant can appear for the exam as many times as they want to improve their score. 

Candidates must note that the CMAT 2025 scorecard will not be sent by post. The result will have to be downloaded from the exam website only.

There is no option for revaluation in CMAT exam. If a candidate is not satisfied with their score, they can re-appear for the exam next year.

The following information will be mentioned on every candidate’s CMAT scorecard 2025:

• Candidate details, photo, QR code and signature
• Exam date, time and session
• Sectional scores and percentile
• Overall score and percentile

CMAT percentile is calculated from the normalized CMAT score. The CMAT percentile calculation formula is:

                     100 x Number of test takers with raw marks equal to or less than the candidate
                                                        Total number of candidates appeared

For preparation of CMAT result, the raw scores of candidates will be normalized. The score normalization is applied to ensure that candidates of both shifts are assessed on the same plane, and the difference in difficulty levels of the test forms do not put any candidate in an advantageous or disadvantageous position.

CMAT 2025 question paper had 5 sections. Every section carried same weightage

CMAT exam is of 400 marks. The CMAT question paper has 100 questions. Every question carries 4 marks and there is deduction of 1 mark for incorrect attempt. CMAT raw score will be calculated on the basis of candidate’s total correct and incorrect attempts.

Check below the table indicating estimated CMAT score vs percentile.

About 340-350 marks will most likely convert into 99.99 percentile in CMAT. The percentiles will be calculated from normalized CMAT scores.

CMAT final answer key 2025 will be released if any of the objections raised by candidates is found to be valid. It will be released as downloadable PDF.

The provisional CMAT 2025 answer key has already been released. It was released on January 31, 2025. The objection window was open till February 2, 2025.

This year, 74012 candidates appeared for the CMAT exam. The exam was held in 107 cities and at 178 test centres in computer based test mode.

Check the below table for top colleges accepting CMAT score and their admission cut off:

To download CMAT 2025 scorecard candidates will need to use:

• CMAT application ID
• Date of birth

CMAT 2025 result cum scorecard link will be activated at the NTA-CMAT website. The website address is https://exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/

CMAT 2025 exam was held on January 25, 2025. The exam was held in two shifts. The duration of both sessions was 3 hours and both sessions were moderately difficult.

CMAT 2025 result is not expected to be announced today. The NTA has not shared the date for CMAT result announcement however, it may release the scorecards anytime tomorrow or day after.