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CMAT Exam Pattern

Every figure here is from the CMAT 2026 information bulletin.

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CMAT · checked 19 September 2026

CMAT at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

CMAT: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    Bulletin and applications 17 October – 17 November 2025; corrections 20–22 November; city intimation 16 January; admit cards 21 January…

    2026 cycle

  2. 02

    53,453 registered (26,970 General, 15,396 OBC-NCL, 6,767 EWS, 3,380 SC, 940 ST, 146 PwD) and 41,872 appeared — 78.33 per cent

    2026 numbers

  3. 03

    Proposed for Sunday 7 February 2027 in NTA’s examination calendar of 16 September 2026; the bulletin is not yet out — the 2026 bulletin came on 17…

    CMAT 2027

  4. 04

    National Testing Agency for the AICTE, once a year, computer-based, for the AICTE-approved management institutions and university departments —…

    Conducted by

Pattern

CMAT — CMAT exam pattern: 100 questions, 400 marks, five sections and +4/−1

CMAT is a three-hour computer-based test of 100 multiple-choice questions for 400 marks in five sections of 20 — Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship — with +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one.

Structure.
SectionQuestionsMarks
Quantitative Techniques and DI2080
Logical Reasoning2080
Language Comprehension2080
General Awareness2080
Innovation and Entrepreneurship2080
Total100400
Rules.
RuleDetail
Marking+4 / −1 / 0
Time180 minutes, any order
Tie-breakOlder candidate first
202653,453 registered, 41,872 appeared, single shift on 25 January

Exam resources

Everything for CMAT

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

CMAT SyllabusCMAT syllabus — quantitative, logical reasoning, language, general awareness and innovation and entrepreneurship topics.CMAT Exam PatternCMAT exam pattern 2026 and 2027 — 100 questions, 400 marks, 3 hours, five sections including General Awareness and Innovation and Entrepreneurship, +4/−1.CMAT Previous PapersCMAT previous year papers — mapping the general awareness themes and the innovation and entrepreneurship content.CMAT Mock TestsCMAT mock tests — full 100-question practice including the general awareness and entrepreneurship sections.CMAT PreparationCMAT preparation strategy — covering the knowledge sections that distinguish it, alongside conventional aptitude work.CMAT Study MaterialCMAT study material — aptitude notes plus general awareness, economy and business reading for the knowledge sections.

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