The CMAT 2025 exam is scheduled for January 25, 2025. Registration for CMAT 2025 has begun, and candidates can apply until December 13, 2024. The CMAT score is accepted by more than 1,300 MBA colleges across India, including several top-ranked institutions. Find all the details about CMAT 2025, including important dates, eligibility, fees, registration process, syllabus, exam pattern, preparation tips, and cutoffs here.
The CMAT 2025 exam will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The official announcement for the CMAT 2025 exam dates and registration schedule is expected to be released in February. The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national-level exam that allows candidates to gain admission into various management programs such as MBA, PGDM, PGCM, Executive PGDM, and more. CMAT scores are accepted by all AICTE-approved institutions, colleges, and universities. The CMAT exam is scheduled to take place in April and will be conducted online. This article provides all the essential details about the CMAT 2024 exam.
MBA aspirants can register and fill out the CMAT application form 2025 online at the NTA website for a fee of INR 2,500 (INR 1,250 for women and reserved category students). CMAT exam will be conducted in over 100 cities across India at designated examination centres.
What is CMAT?
The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a business aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA and PGDM programs. Recognized as one of India’s most popular MBA entrance exams, it sees around 70,000 candidates annually. CMAT scores are accepted by leading B-schools, including the Great Lakes Institute of Management, JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya Mumbai, Welingkar Mumbai, and PUMBA. The CMAT question paper features 100 questions covering Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship, with a total of 400 marks. The exam is conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode with a duration of three hours.
CMAT EXAM: Till 2018, the CMAT was administered by AICTE. However, it is now conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), established by the Government of India. Over 70,000 candidates register for the CMAT annually. The exam stands out by ensuring that no test-taker is disqualified in the results.
CMAT Exam 2025 Highlights
CMAT is a three hour MCQ based test. Take a look at the table below to learn key highlights of CMAT 2025 exam:
| Exam Name | CMAT |
|---|---|
| Full Form | Common Management Admission Test |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Exam Syllabus | Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning Language Comprehension & Verbal Ability General AwarenessInnovation and Entrepreneurship |
| Exam Pattern | 100 questions in MCQ format |
| Language | English |
| Exam Fees | INR 2,500 (General category male)INR 1,250 (General category female/reserved category students) |
| Exam Purpose | Admission to 1,300 MBA colleges |
| Course Offered | MBA/PGDM |
| No. of Test Cities | 124 (for CMAT 2025) |
| No. of applicants | 75,000 (approx.) |
| Exam Helpdesk No. | 0120-6895200 |
| Address | NTA C-20 1A/8, Sector 62 IITK Outreach Centre, NOIDA-201309 |
| CMAT Official Website | https://cmat.nta.nic.in/ |
CMAT Exam Dates 2025
CMAT 2025 Exam Dates for various events are tabulated below. Check the table below for the tentative schedule of CMAT 2025 based on last year’s schedule:
| CMAT 2025 Events | CMAT 2025 Dates |
|---|---|
| CMAT 2025 registration starts | 14th Nov 2024 |
| Registration ends | 13th Dec 2024 (9:50 pm) |
| Fee payment window closing | 14th Dec 2024 (11:50 pm) |
| Form correction window | 15th Dec 2024 to 17th Dec 2024 |
| Announcement of city intimation | 17th Jan 2025 |
| CMAT admit card 2025 release | 20th Jan 2024 |
| CMAT 2025 exam | 25th Jan 2025 |
| CMAT 2025 answer key challenge | One week after the exam |
| CMAT 2025 result declaration | Three weeks after the exam |
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CMAT Eligibility Criteria
Before applying for CMAT, candidates must ensure that they meet the following eligibility criteria:
- The aspirant must have completed graduation in any discipline or equivalent degree from a recognised university.
- Final year graduation students are also eligible to apply for CMAT 2025 but they will have to present the passing certificate at the time of admission.
- There are no minimum score percentage criteria in graduation for the CMAT exam.
CMAT Registration Process 2025
The registration process for the CMAT exam will be conducted by the NTA. The CMAT application form 2025 will be available on the official website of CMAT-NTA (https://cmat.nta.nic.in/). Candidates are required to fill out the online application form to appear for the exam. The CMAT registration cum application process includes the following steps:
- Online registration by entering the name, date of birth, email ID and phone number
- Creating CMAT account and user ID by confirming registration via OTP/e-mail
- Filling the CMAT 2025 application form by furnishing personal and academic details
- Uploading passport size photo, scanned signature in prescribed format
- Payment of CMAT 2025 registration fees via credit/debit card or internet banking
CMAT Exam 2025 Pattern
CMAT exam during the last three years has gone with some key changes. The updated CMAT 2025 pattern with sectional composition is as below:
- CMAT 2025 test paper has time duration of 3 hours and consists of 5 sections
- The Exam is divided in 5 sections with 20 questions in each section. The sections are Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- There will be 100 questions for 3 hours exam
- All are of objective type questions in MCQs form.
- Question difficulty level is easy to moderate
- Each correct answer is awarded +4 Mark
- Each wrong answer is penalized with negative marking of -1 mark
- No Individual Time limit to attempt question paper. Candidates can attempt any question from any section within the overall CMAT exam time limit
- Merit Score and percentile is calculated on the basis of all the sections.
- CMAT score card displays Actual score obtained out of 400 Marks, Sectional score obtained and the sectional and overall Rank obtained in the Exam
| CMAT 2025 Exam Sections | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks Section-wise |
| Language Comprehension | 20 | 80 |
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | 80 |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | 80 |
| General Awareness | 20 | 80 |
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | 80 |
| Total: Sections-5 | 100 | 400 |
CMAT Syllabus
CMAT syllabus is similar to other MBA entrance exams. It includes Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Knowledge. Apart from these subjects, there is an optional subject Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Candidates must start CMAT preparation by picking the tougher topics first. Once they are thorough with the tough topics they should move to easier topics. However, the key is to not ignore easy topics for tough ones.
| CMAT Sections | CMAT Topics |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | Algebra, Time-Speed-Distance, Alligation & Mixtures, Geometry, Graph, Quadratic and Linear Equations, etc. |
| Logical Reasoning | Analytical Reasoning, Linear Arrangements, Number Series, Matrix Arrangements, Blood Relationship Tests, etc. |
| Language Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Grammar, English Usage Errors, Parajumbles, etc. |
| General Awareness | Economy, Business, World, Politics, Sports, Culture, Society |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Questions related to innovation, entrepreneurship and start up business |
CMAT 2025 Admit Card
CMAT admit card 2025 will be released a week before the exam. It can be downloaded from the official website of CMAT-NTA from the scheduled date. To download the CMAT 2025 admit card, the candidate will have to follow the below given process. Check below the steps to download.
- Visit the CMAT-NTA website: https://cmat.nta.nic.in/
- Click on CMAT 2025 admit card tab
- Enter CMAT application number and date of birth
- Enter security pin and click on login
- Click on CMAT admit card and download the PDF
CMAT Result 2025
CMAT result 2025 will be announced by the NTA in the form of scorecard. Test takers will be able to download their CMAT 2025 result cum scorecard from the official website by using their login credentials. Check the below steps to download the CMAT result 2025:
- Go to CMAT-NTA website
- Click on CMAT scorecard tab
- Enter CMAT application number and date of birth
- Click on CMAT scorecard and download the PDF
CMAT Test Centres City wises
CMAT exam 2025 will be held at multiple centres in 124 cities of India. Aspirants can choose from the list of cities, up to four locations as per their preference for taking CMAT 2025. The option to choose a city of one’s choice will be given to each candidate at the time of filling up the CMAT application form. Each aspirant can choose four cities as their preferred test city.
| State | CMAT Test City | City Code |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar | Port Blair | AN01 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur | AP07 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool | AP10 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nellore | AP11 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry | AP13 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tirupathi | AP16 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijaywada | AP17 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | AP18 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar/Naharlagun | AL01 |
| Assam | Dibrugarh | AM01 |
| Assam | Guwahati | AM02 |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur | BR02 |
| Bihar | Darbhanga | BR04 |
| Bihar | Gaya | BR05 |
| Bihar | Muzaffarpur | BR06 |
| Bihar | Patna | BR07 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | CH01 |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar/Durg | CG01 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | CG03 |
| Delhi | Delhi | DL01 |
| Goa | Panaji | GO01 |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar | GJ01 |
| Gujarat | Anand | GJ02 |
| Gujarat | Bhavnagar | GJ03 |
| Gujarat | Bhuj | GJ17 |
| Gujarat | Himatnagar | GJ14 |
| Gujarat | Jamnagar | GJ06 |
| Gujarat | Mehsana | GJ08 |
| Gujarat | Rajkot | GJ10 |
| Gujarat | Surat | GJ11 |
| Gujarat | Vadodara | GJ12 |
| Gujarat | Valsad/Vapi | GJ13 |
| Haryana | Ambala | HR01 |
| Haryana | Faridabad | HR03 |
| Haryana | Gurugram | HR04 |
| Haryana | Hissar | HR05 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur | HP01 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur | HP03 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | HP06 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Solan | HP07 |
| J&K | Jammu | JK02 |
| J&K | Srinagar | JK04 |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad | JH02 |
| Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | JH03 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | JH04 |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum) | KK02 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | KK04 |
| Karnataka | Dharwad/Hubbali | KK10 |
| Karnataka | Gulbarga | KK08 |
| Karnataka | Mangaluru | KK12 |
| Karnataka | Mysuru | KK14 |
| Karnataka | Udupi/Manipal | KK17 |
| Kerala | Ernakulum | KL04 |
| Kerala | Kottayam | KL11 |
| Kerala | Kozhikode | KL12 |
| Kerala | Thiruvananathapuram | KL17 |
| Kerala | Thrissur | KL18 |
| Ladakh | Leh | LL01 |
| Lakshwadeep | Kavaratti | LD01 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | MP03 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | MP06 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore | MP07 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur | MP08 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Sagar | MP12 |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar | MR01 |
| Maharashtra | Amravati | MR03 |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad | MR04 |
| Maharashtra | Dhule | MR10 |
| Maharashtra | Kolhapur | MR14 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai/Navi Mumbai | MR16 |
| Maharashtra | Nagpur | MR17 |
| Maharashtra | Nanded | MR18 |
| Maharashtra | Nashik | MR19 |
| Maharashtra | Pune | MR22 |
| Maharashtra | Solapur | MR27 |
| Maharashtra | Thane | MR28 |
| Manipur | Imphal | MN01 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | MG01 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | MZ01 |
| Nagaland | Dimapur | NL01 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | NL02 |
| Odisha | Balasore | OR02 |
| Odisha | Berhanpur-Ganjam | OR03 |
| Odisha | Bhawanipatna/Kalahandi | OR18 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | OR04 |
| Odisha | Jeypore/Koraput | OR19 |
| Odisha | Sambalpur | OR09 |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | PO01 |
| Punjab | Amritsar | PB01 |
| Punjab | Bhatinda | PB02 |
| Punjab | Ludhiana | PB05 |
| Punjab | Patiala/Fatehgarh Sahib | PB08 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | RJ06 |
| Rajasthan | Jodhpur | RJ07 |
| Rajasthan | Kota | RJ08 |
| Rajasthan | Sikar | RJ09 |
| Rajasthan | Udaipur | RJ11 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | TN01 |
| Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore | TN02 |
| Tamil Nadu | Madurai | TN08 |
| Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli | TN14 |
| Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli | TN15 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | TL01 |
| Telangana | Karimnagar | TL02 |
| Telangana | Warangal | TL07 |
| Tripura | Agartala | TA01 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra | UP01 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh | UP02 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad/Prayagraj | UP03 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly | UP04 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad | UP07 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur | UP08 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi | UP10 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur | UP11 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | UP12 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut | UP14 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad | UP15 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Noida/G Noida | UP09 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | UP18 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | UK01 |
| Uttarakhand | Haldwani | UK02 |
| Uttarakhand | Roorkee | UK06 |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | WB10 |
| West Bengal | Siliguri | WB11 |
CMAT Cut Offs for MBA Admission
Listed below are some of the MBA colleges that have CMAT cut offs between the range of 85 to 99 percentile. Candidates meeting the cut off is eligible for shortlisting process of MBA admission
| Colleges Accepting CMAT score | CMAT Cut Off Percentiles |
|---|---|
| JBIMS, Mumbai | 99.9 |
| Goa Institute of Management | 95-99 |
| KJ Somaiya Institute of Management | 95-99 |
| SIMSREE, Mumbai | 99 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 95-99 |
| University of Pune, Dept of Management Sciences | 95-99 |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 95 |
| Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai | 85 |
| Welingkar Institute of Management, Bangalore | 80 |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management | 85 |
| IFIM, Bangalore | 85 |
| IFMR, Chennai | 85 |
| NIBM, Pune | 85 |
| NL Dalmiya Institute of Management | 85 |
MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Score
Given below is the list of some of the popular MBA colleges in India which accept CMAT score for admission:
| Top CMAT accepting MBA colleges | |
|---|---|
| Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra | Indus Business Academy, Bangalore |
| Christ University, Bangalore | Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) Mumbai |
| BIMTECH, Greater Noida | Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Hyderabad |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai |
| Goa Institute of Management, Goa | KIIT School of Rural Management, Bhubaneshwar |
| LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai | Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME), Bangalore |
| N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | KIIT School of Management |
FAQ’s:
Q: What is the latest CMAT exam pattern?
A. The CMAT exam pattern includes 100 questions across five sections: Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
Q. What is the section wise weightage in CMAT?
A. The section-wise weightage in the CMAT exam is as follows:
- Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation: 20 questions (80 marks)
- Logical Reasoning: 20 questions (80 marks)
- Language Comprehension: 20 questions (80 marks)
- General Awareness: 20 questions (80 marks)
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship: 20 questions (80 marks)
Each question carries 4 marks, with a total of 400 marks for the exam.
Q. What is the CMAT marking scheme?
A. The CMAT marking scheme is as follows:
- Correct Answer: +4 marks
- Incorrect Answer: -1 mark (negative marking)
- Unattempted Question: 0 marks
The total score is calculated based on 100 questions, each carrying 4 marks, making the exam worth 400 marks.
Q. Is there any negative marking in CMAT?
A. Yes, CMAT includes negative marking. For every incorrect answer, 1 mark is deducted. However, no marks are deducted for unattempted questions.