CMAT Mock Test — Common Management Admission Test
CMAT is a national-level computer-based test conducted by NTA for admission to AICTE-approved management programmes. Scores are accepted by 1,000+ institutes and the paper rewards speed across five equally weighted sections.
Conducting body: National Testing Agency (NTA)
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CMAT — official exam information
CMAT is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to AICTE-approved management programmes. CMAT 2026 was held on 25 January 2026; the next cycle's notification is expected around October 2026.
Conducting body
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Last exam date
25 January 2026 (CMAT 2026)
Next cycle
Notification expected around October 2026
Official website
cmat.nta.nic.in
| Official notification released | 17 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Registration opens | 17 October 2025 |
| Registration window closes | 24 November 2025 |
| City intimation slip | First week of January 2026 |
| Admit card download | 17 – 20 January 2026 |
| Exam day | 25 January 2026 |
| Result | February 2026 |
| Section | Questions | Sectional time |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | 20 | Composite |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | Composite |
| Language Comprehension | 20 | Composite |
| General Awareness | 20 | Composite |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 20 | Composite |
Marking: +4 for every correct answer, −1 for every wrong answer. Unattempted questions score 0.
Eligibility: Graduates in any discipline; final-year students may also apply.
Official CMAT websiteCMAT exam key highlights
| Exam name | CMAT (Common Management Admission Test) |
|---|---|
| Conducting body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Mode of exam | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Question types | Objective multiple choice questions (MCQ) |
| Total questions | 100 |
| Total marks | 400 |
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Marks per correct answer | 4 marks |
| Negative marking | -1 for every wrong answer |
| Official website | cmat.nta.nic.in |
CMAT exam pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & DI | 20 | 80 | 36 min |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | 80 | 36 min |
| Language Comprehension | 20 | 80 | 36 min |
| General Awareness | 20 | 80 | 36 min |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 20 | 80 | 36 min |
Total duration: 180 minutes
Total marks: 400
Negative marking: -1 for every wrong answer
CMAT syllabus breakdown
- Arithmetic — percentages, ratio, averages, profit & loss
- Algebra and number system
- Geometry and mensuration
- Tables, graphs and charts
- Data sufficiency
- Analytical reasoning and arrangements
- Coding-decoding and series
- Syllogisms and statement-assumption
- Non-verbal and figure-based reasoning
- Blood relations and direction sense
- Reading comprehension
- Para jumbles and sentence correction
- Fillers and grammar
- Vocabulary, idioms and phrases
- English usage and error spotting
- Indian static general knowledge
- Economy and banking
- Current national and international affairs
- Awards, sports and personalities
- Science, history and polity basics
- Startup ecosystem and government missions
- Business models and valuation basics
- Types of funding — angel, venture capital, seed
- Intellectual property, patents and copyright
- Innovation management concepts and theory
Chapter-wise weightage in CMAT
Based on the last five years of CMAT question papers.
| Topic / chapter | Expected questions | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques | 17 | 17% |
| Data Interpretation | 3 | 3% |
| Non-verbal & Analytical Reasoning | 16 | 16% |
| Verbal Reasoning | 4 | 4% |
| Grammar, Vocabulary & Para jumbles | 18 | 18% |
| Reading Comprehension | 2 | 2% |
| General Awareness | 20 | 20% |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 20 | 20% |