The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM programs at all AICTE-approved institutions. Initially conducted by AICTE, the NTA took over in 2019. The CMAT exam includes 100 questions covering Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

CMAT is the third most popular MBA entrance exam in India, following CAT and XAT, with approximately 75,000 candidates appearing each year. About 1,300 B-schools in India, including Great Lakes Institute of Management, JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya Mumbai, Welingkar Mumbai, and PUMBA, accept CMAT scores. Additionally, CMAT scores are valid for admission to state university colleges in Maharashtra through the MAH CET MBA CAP.

CMAT 2025 Important Dates (Tentative) :

CMAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Before completing the application form, candidates are encouraged to ensure they meet the CMAT 2025 eligibility criteria:

• Nationality: Applicants must be Indian citizens.
• Age Criteria: There is no specified age limit for the CMAT 2025 exam.
• Qualifications: Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
• Appearing: Students currently in the final year of their undergraduate program, with results expected before the commencement of the admission process, are also eligible to apply.

CMAT 2025 Registration

On the NTA website, you can find the application forms for CMAT 2025 from March 2025, onwards.

• Only ON-LINE applications will be accepted.
• There will be no consideration for offline submissions of the Application Form.

Application Fee:

• The fee must be submitted through online mode only.
• Candidates are required to use debit cards, credit cards, net banking, Paytm, or UPI for fee transactions.

CMAT Application Process

Step 1: Registration

• To begin the process, applicants must register on the CMAT official website
• Ensure that you have a valid email address and phone number before applying.
• Step 1: Create an account as a new user. You must complete Self Registration, which entails providing some basic information about yourself.
• Once you click submit option, the information you have added, canot be changed. 
• When you submit your information, a unique six-digit password will be generated and shown on screen, as well as transmitted via message and email.
• For all subsequent logins, you can choose Existing User option and use the 6 digit password to logins.

Step 2: Payment of CMAT Fee

Candidates have two options for this:

1. i) ONLINE PAYMENT

• Payment mode is: Credit card / Debit card / Net Banking
• You will receive a confirmation E-mail and SMS after your payment has been completed successfully.

1. ii) CASH Payment in SBI bank

• 3 copies of the challan need to be printed
• On the challan, fill in all the necessary information
• Challans and cash should be deposited at an SBI branch
• Challan payment can only be done from the next day of generating the challan (e.g., a challan generated on the 24th can only be paid on the 25th).
• You’ll receive confirmation via email or SMS within 48 hours.

CMAT 2025 Exam Pattern

Below is the comprehensive CMAT 2025 exam pattern:

• Mode of Exam: The exam will be conducted in online CBT (computer-based test) mode.
• Medium: Questions will be presented exclusively in the English language.
• Duration: Candidates will have a total of 3 hours to complete the exam.
• Type of Questions: The exam will feature Multiple Choice Type questions.
• Number of Questions: A total of 100 questions will be asked, with each section comprising 20 questions.
• Marking Scheme: Each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks.
• Negative Marking: There will be a penalty of 1 mark for each incorrect answer.

Tip: In order to know better about the exam better and the marketing scheme, students should and\or expected to take the Online Trial Test. The trial test will give the students a clear picture of layout, design and navigation functionality for the CMAT 2025.

CMAT 2025 Syllabus

The CMAT 2025 syllabus encompasses various subjects including Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, General Awareness, and Language Comprehension.

Each section carries an equal number of questions, underscoring the importance of thorough preparation across all subjects to achieve higher scores. Below are some topics included in the CMAT syllabus:

CMAT exam has 5 sections – Quantitative Techniques, English Comprehension, Logical Reasoning, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. The broad topics covered under the sections are as follows –

CMAT 2025 Admit Card

For graduate students, the CMAT 2025 exam is one of the most essential management exams. Candidates must put in a lot of effort and prepare mock tests. The admission card is the most significant document that will be required to take this exam. The admit card of the candidate is the only proof that the candidate has applied for the exam and has paid the fee as well. 

In case the candidate forget to bring his or her admit card, the student will not be permitted to sit in th examination. At the examination centre, students are recommended to bring at least two printed copies of their admit card.

Only those applicants who have completed and submitted their applications by the deadline will be issued an admission card.

CMAT 2025 Important Dates (Tentative) :

The candidates are required to follow the following steps to download their admit card.

• Go to the official website and click on the admit card download link.
• Required details like; username, password, email id, etc. need to be added
• On the screen, the candidate’s CMAT 2025 admission card will be displayed.
• Download admission card’ option will appear at the bottom of the screen, which the candidate must select.

It is also recommended that the candidate print out his or her admit card and present it when asked at the examination hall.

The candidate has the option of selecting one of three centers based on their preferences. The CMAT exam is held in several cities across India, and candidates can choose the location that is most convenient for them. The names of a few of the exam centers are listed below.

• Chandigarh
• Hyderabad
• Ranchi
• Kadi
• Many more.

CMAT 2025 Result

The CMAT 2025 results are expected to be announced approximately 15-20 days after the exam. Candidates can access their CMAT result cum scorecard by logging in to the CMAT-NTA website using their respective login credentials. Here are the steps to download the CMAT scorecard cum result for 2025:

1. Visit the official CMAT website: https://exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/
2. Click on the ‘CMAT-2025 scorecard’ tab.
3. Enter your CMAT 2025 login details (application number and password or date of birth).
4. Click on ‘Submit’ to access and download the CMAT scorecard.

The CMAT 2025 result cum scorecard will include candidate information along with their exam scores and percentile. It’s important to note that the scorecard will be available for download for a limited duration, so candidates are advised to download their results promptly upon release

CMAT Cutoff 2025

The anticipated CMAT 2025 cut-offs for leading MBA institutions are projected to range from 95 to 99 percentile. These cut-offs are established by the participating colleges to facilitate admissions for the upcoming MBA cohort. They represent the minimum score or percentile necessary for admission to MBA programs at institutions that accept CMAT scores. Each participating institute independently sets its CMAT cut-offs.

To secure admission, candidates must satisfy the minimum CMAT cut-off percentiles and successfully navigate through the selection process of their preferred institution. Admission procedures for MBA programs, based on CMAT 2025 cut-offs, will commence following the announcement of results.