NTA to close CMAT 2026 registration today
Vaishnavi Shukla | November 17, 2025 | 09:08 AM IST | 1 min read
NTA CMAT 2026: Candidates can apply for the Common Management Admission Test on the official website, cmat.nta.nic.in.
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Try NowThe National Testing Agency (NTA) will close the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2026 application today, November 17. Candidates can apply for CMAT 2026 registration on the official website, cmat.nta.nic.in. Candidates can submit the CMAT application fee till tomorrow.
NTA will open the CMAT application correction 2026 window on November 20. Candidates will be able to make corrections in their form by November 21, if any.
According to the CMAT 2026 eligibility criteria, candidates with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, as well as those in their final year whose results will be announced before the start of admissions for the 2026–27 academic session, are eligible to apply.
CMAT 2026 is a national-level business aptitude test conducted by NTA for admissions to the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses.
Also read TAPMI MBA admissions 2026 begin; registration closes on December 29
CMAT Application Fee 2026
The CMAT 2026 application fee for different category candidates is as follows.
|
Gender |
Category |
Amount |
|
Male |
General |
Rs 2,500 |
|
Rs 1,250 |
|
|
SC/ ST/ PWD |
Rs 1250/- |
|
|
Female |
General |
Rs 1,250 |
|
Rs 1,250 |
|
|
SC/ ST/ PWD |
Rs 1,250 |
|
|
Transgender |
Rs 1,250 |
|
CMAT Exam Pattern 2026
CMAT 2025 exam comprises five sections: Logical Reasoning, General Awareness, Language Comprehension, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Quantitative Techniques, and Data Interpretation. The CMAT 2026 paper will have 100 questions of 400 marks. Candidates will be given 180 minutes to complete the exam.
CMAT 2026 Section-Wise Break-Up
|
CMAT Sections |
Number of Questions |
Marks Allotted to the Sections |
|
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
20 |
80 |
|
Logical Reasoning |
20 |
80 |
|
Language Comprehension |
20 |
80 |
|
General Awareness |
20 |
80 |
|
Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
80 |
|
CMAT Total Questions |
100 |
400 |
As per the CMAT 2026 marking scheme, candidates will be awarded four marks for every correct answer and one mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
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