CMAT 2026 Answer Key (OUT) @cmat.nta.nic.in; Download NTA CMAT Response Sheet PDF

If you score between 80 to 90 percentile in CMAT 2026 you can get:

• IMS Ghaziabad
• 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

Here is the list of some of the CMAT college with cut offs in 70-80 percentile range:

• 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

NTA has not shared CMAT 2026 result announcement date, but candidates can expect scorecards to be released by February 14, 2026.

CMAT final answer key 2026 will not be open to challenge. The keys given in the final answer key PDF will be given after adequate deliberation.

CMAT 2026 final answer key will be released only if any of the objections are found to be valid. It will be released along with CMAT result 2026.

After all the objections have been received against the CMAT answer key 2026, a panel of experts will examine all the objections. If any of the objections are found to be correct, revised answer key will be released as final CMAT 2026 answer key.

Check the table below for an estimation of CMAT 2026 score vs percentile.

Candidates can calculate their raw CMAT score from the answer key by:

• Adding 4 marks for every correct option
• Subtracting 1 mark for incorrect option
• 0 for unanswered questions

The last date to download provisional CMAT answer key 2026 is February 2. After that the response sheet PDF will not be available for download.

CMAT 2026 answer key objection fee will be refunded to only those candidates whose objections will be found to be correct. The fee amount will be refunded in about 5 business days.

Candidates can upload the supporting document to object to any of the provisional CMAT 2026 answer key by selecting 'Choose File' and upload (all documents to be put in a single pdf file).

CMAT 2026 answer key objection fee is INR 200. The fee can be paid via credit/debit card or net banking. 

CMAT answer key 2026 objection window is open from January 31 to Febraury 2, 2026 (11:50 pm).

As per the data released by the NTA, this year, 53453 candidates appeared for the CMAT exam across India. Gender and categorywise break up of the test takers will be released with CMAT 2026 result.

Credentials required to download the CMAT answer key 2026 are application ID and password. The same credentials can be used for raising objection.

Copy this link to download CMAT answer key 2026:

https://examinationservices.nic.in/ExamSys2026/Root/CandidateLogin.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFU3Rihn/LCw46teQC5bcj4p4xovgNlTakiqik+puV5Y3

CMAT 2026 answer key window is live at: https://cmat.nta.nic.in/

CMAT answer key window 2026

NTA has released the circular regarding availability of CMAT 2026 answer key:

CMAT 2026 answer key notice

CMAT 2026 answer key has been released. Candidates can now check their responses and apply for objection until February 2, 2026.

Given below is the list of CMAT colleges in the range of 60-70 percentile:

• IMS Ghaziabad
• 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
• EMPI Business School
• Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Kolkata

Check below a rough estimation of number of good attempts in CMAT 2026:

CMAT 2026 answer key and question paper can be released today by 6 pm. The NTA will release notification by evening at its official website.

For about 99 percentile in CMAT 2026, candidates need to score near about 270 marks out of 400.

Here are some key points to note about CMAT 2026 answer key:

• The official answer key is released provisionally
• Candidates can challenge the answer key
• If any of the objections are found correct the provisional answer key is revised
• Answer key objection is a one time activity.
• Candidates cannot challenge the revised answer key

CMAT 2026 answer key objection window will be opened for 2-3 days only. Once the process concludes, no objections will be accepted.

To download CMAT response sheet PDF candidates will need:

• CMAT application ID
• Password

CMAT 2026 answer key download website is https://cmat.nta.nic.in/. The scorecard will be available through login.

CMAT 2026 answer key is most likely to be released today. It can be expected to go live by today evening.

NTA has no role in determining the CMAT cut off. Score accepting colleges determine it by themselves on the basis of exam difficulty level, number of candidates, total seats and previous years trends.

CMAT score is accepted by all AICTE approved colleges in India. About 1300 MBA colleges accept CMAT score for MBA/PGDM courses.

CMAT 2026 objection fee will be refunded to only those candidates whose objections will be accepted as valid. The fee amount will be refunded in 5 business days.

CMAT percentile will be calculated from the raw score of the candidate. CMAT percentile calculation formula is:

Number of candidates with raw score - candidate score  x100
                                       Total number of candidates

CMAT 2026 exam was held in a single shift so the score normalization will not be applied. The CMAT score normalization is applied when the exam is conducted in more than one shift.

CMAT 2026 result will be prepared after all the objections have been evaluated. Candidate’s score will be calculated from their answers matching the revised answer key.

CMAT 2026 answer key will be released tomorrow anytime. Last year, too the provisional answer key was released on January 31.

The provisional CMAT answer key will contains official answers as well as candidate’s responses. Final answer key contains, question IDs and revised answer keys.

CMAT 2026 answer key will not be available for download after result. Candidates must download their response sheet within the objection window dates.

Here are the steps to download CMAT 2026 answer key:

• Go to CMAT-NTA website
• Click on text indicating answer key objection
• Enter application ID and password
• Click on sign in
• CMAT 2026 answer key will be displayed

CMAT 2026 was an easy exam. Check below sectional difficulty:

• English - Easy
• Logical Reasoning - Easy
• Quantitative Aptitude - Easy
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Moderate
• GK - Moderate

CMAT has 100 questions. Every section of CMAT 2026 has 20 questions.

• English - 20 questions
• Logical Reasoning - 20 questions
• Quantitative Aptitude - 20 questions 
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship - 20 question
• GK - 20 questions

CMAT 2026 answer key is not out yet, but it is expected to be released anytime soon. Shiksha will share the link here. 

CMAT answer key 2026 will be available for download till a limited period only. The last date to download the answer key will be same as last date to submit objections.

CMAT 2026 answer key will not be released offline. It will be released in online mode only and will be available through login.

To calculate score from CMAT answer key, candidates can follow the marking scheme given below:

• +4 for every correct option
• -1 for every incorrect option
• 0 for unanswered question

CMAT 2026 result will be released most likely in the second week of February. The examination body will require about 10 days to analyse objections and prepare the result.

CMAT answer key 2026 download without login will not be possible and the response sheet PDF will be uploaded in candidate dashboard only.

To challenge the official CMAT answer key, candidates have to upload a document with solved sum and correct answer by a subject matter expert, teacher or a competent authority.

The fee to challenge the official CMAT 2026 answer key is INR 200. Candidates have to pay the amount per objection.

NTA has announced neither the CMAT 2026 answer key release date nor the time. However, going by the trend of last few years, candidates can expect it to be released today by 4 pm. 

Candidates can use CMAT response sheet PDF to analyse their performance by tallying own answers with official answers and therefore evaluating expected CMAT score.

CMAT 2026 answer key download credentials are:

• CMAT application ID
• Password

The following details will be mentioned in CMAT answer key 2026:

• Candidate name and roll number
• CMAT exam date and timing
• Section wise questions
• Answer options
• Correct answer 
• Candidate's response

CMAT 2026 answer key download website is https://cmat.nta.nic.in/. The response sheet PDF download link will be available here soon.

CMAT 2026 answer key is expected to be released anytime today. Candidates who appeared for the exam on January 25, will get to know their expected score through the provisional answer key.