NTA issues CMAT answer key 2026 for MBA, PGDM admissions; challenge by February 2
Aatif Ammad | January 31, 2026 | 02:43 PM IST | 2 mins read
Candidates can challenge the provisional answer key by paying Rs 200 per question; objections will be reviewed by subject experts
CMAT 2026 Percentile Predictor: Enter your score or percentile to estimate your rank and find top MBA colleges where you have strong chances of interview calls.
Try NowThe National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the CMAT 2026 provisional answer key along with the question paper and recorded responses. Candidates can download the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2026 answer key through the official website at cmat.nta.nic.in.
Those who are not satisfied with the CMAT 2026 provisional answer key can raise objections by paying a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 200 per question. The challenge window will remain open until February 2.
All objections raised by candidates will be checked by a panel of subject experts. If any challenge is found to be correct, the answer key will be updated and the revised answer will be applied to all candidates.
CMAT 2026: How to check answer key:
Candidates can check the answer key by following the below steps:
-
Go to the official CMAT website at cmat.nta.nic.in.
-
Click on the link for the CMAT answer key on the homepage.
-
Log in using your registered credentials.
-
Submit the details to access the answer key.
-
Download it and take a printout for future reference.
CMAT 2026: How to challenge the answer key:
Candidates can challenge the provisional answer key by following these steps :
-
Visit the official CMAT website and log in using your application number and password.
-
Click on “View Question Paper” to see your recorded responses, then select “Click to view/Challenge Answer Key”.
-
Match the Question ID from the question paper with the corresponding ID shown in the answer key, as they may not be in sequence.
-
Select the option(s) you wish to challenge by ticking the relevant checkbox and upload supporting documents, if any, in a single PDF file.
-
Click on “Submit and Review Claims” and make changes if required, or proceed to final submission.
-
Pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 200 per question through debit card, credit card, net banking, or UPI.
-
After successful payment, the challenge will be submitted and saved for review by subject experts.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Maharashtra eases university teacher recruitment norms; academic weightage cut to 60% from 75%
- UP Budget 2026-27: Vocational education funds up 88%; 14 new medical colleges; school outlay highest
- 3 yrs after UGC guidelines, 80% central universities yet to appoint professors of practice, private ones lead
- NMC approves record 20,098 new MBBS, PG medical seats, 777 after initial rejection
- 2 years into paramedical courses, students find themselves in vocational training; 300 protest in North Bengal
- Vidya Pravesh: 4.2 crore students across 8.9 lakh schools covered, but numbers now falling consistently
- Over 7 lakh Kendriya Vidyalaya students assessed via education ministry’s TARA app, 1.46 lakh on career tool
- Caste on Campus: The shape of discrimination in universities and why many back UGC equity regulations
- Across Telangana’s new government medical colleges, 26 depts empty, 31 with single teachers: Doctors’ survey
- ‘No TET’: School teachers’ jobs at risk, hundreds in Delhi to rally against mandatory eligibility tests