CMAT 2026: How many marks are required for 99 percentile? Marking scheme

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT 2026) exam today in a single shift at more than 130 exam centres across the country. As per previous years’ trends, candidates who secure around CMAT 325 marks will be able to secure 99.9 percentile.

NTA conducted the CMAT 2026 exam from 9 am to 12 pm.

CMAT 2026 results will be processed based on the final answer keys. NTA will soon issue the CMAT provisional answer key 2026 so that candidates can evaluate their expected marks and chances for admission to top MBA colleges and b-schools.

Candidates who find any discrepancy in the CMAT provisional answer key 2026 can submit a challenge fee of Rs 200 per question along with justification and evidence.

As per the CMAT marking scheme 2026, candidates will be given 4 marks for each correct answer, and one mark will be deducted for an incorrect answer.

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CMAT 2026: How to calculate percentile?

The steps to calculate the CMAT percentile 2026 are as follows.

• Calculate the candidates appearing in the CMAT exam.
• Write down the rank of the candidates in the QA section for all the candidates who appear in the CMAT 2026 exam.
• Put the values in the formula shown below.

For example:

Let’s assume 10000 candidates appeared CMAT 2026, and a candidate secures rank 5. Candidate’s CMAT percentile will be calculated as follows: P = 10000-5/10000*100 = 99.95 percentile

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CMAT score vs percentile 2026 as per trends

The expected CMAT score vs percentile, as per previous years’ trends are given below.

NTA conducts CMAT, a national-level business aptitude test for admission to PGDM and MBA courses. CMAT scores 2026 are accepted by 1000+ AICTE-approved colleges for admission to top management courses.