CMAT 2026: Exam Date (Jan 25), Admit Card, Syllabus, Pattern, Previous Year Papers, Prep Tips, Cutoffs
Course: MBA
CMAT 2026 (Common Management Admission Test) is a national-level MBA entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to AICTE-approved management programs across India.
CMAT is accepted by 1000+ B-schools in India and is considered one of the important MBA entrance exams after CAT, XAT, and NMAT.
📅 Exam Date (Expected 2026)
- May 2026
📝 Eligibility Criteria
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
- Final year students can also apply
- No age limit
📚 Syllabus
CMAT consists of 5 sections:
- Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation
- Logical Reasoning
- Language Comprehension
- General Awareness
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Important Topics:
- Quant: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry
- LR: Coding-Decoding, Series, Puzzles
- Language: Reading Comprehension, Grammar
- GK: Static GK, Current Affairs
- Innovation: Business concepts, startups, entrepreneurship
🧠 Exam Pattern
- Mode: Online (Computer-Based Test)
- Duration: 3 Hours
- Total Questions: 100
Section-wise:
- Quant & DI: 20 questions
- Logical Reasoning: 20 questions
- Language Comprehension: 20 questions
- General Awareness: 20 questions
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship: 20 questions
🧮 Marking Scheme
- +4 for correct answer
- -1 for incorrect answer
🎟️ Admit Card
- Released online before exam
- Download from official NTA website
📊 Result & Cutoff
- Result declared in score and percentile format
- Cutoff varies by college
- Top colleges accept 90–99 percentile
🏫 Colleges Accepting CMAT
- JBIMS Mumbai
- KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
- Great Lakes Institute of Management
- Welingkar Institute
- BIMTECH Greater Noida
- 1000+ AICTE-approved institutes
🔗 Related Exams:
CAT 2026, XAT 2027, NMAT 2026, SNAP 2026
