CMAT 2026 Important Dates and Time
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2025 November will see the announcement of the CMAT 2026 exam date. The notification of the 2026 CMAT exam is out on the NTA website. In 2026 January there will be morning and evening shifts for the CMAT exam. The CMAT application or registration process has now started 17 Oct and will go on till 17 Nov 2025. To be shortlisted for MBA programs using the 2026 CMAT candidates must apply via the CMAT NTA website. The following lists significant dates and occasions of the 2026 CMAT exam.
Key Facts of 2026 CMAT
Full Name of CMAT exam – Common Management Admission Test
Conducting Agency - National Testing Agency
Mode of Examination 2026 - CBT
Section in 2026 exam - 4 Sections
Questions in 2026 - 100 and 20 per segment
Total Marks - 400
Duration of CMAT Test - 3 hours
CMAT Exam Level - Easy to Moderate
CMAT 2026 Important Dates
2026 CMAT Registration Opens - 17 Oct 2025
2026 CMAT Registration Closes - 18 Nov 2025
2026 Date for CMAT - To be announced
Release of CMAT Admit Cards - To be announced
Release of CMAT Answer Keys - To be announced
Answer Key Objection Window - To be announced
Results of CMAT 2026 - To be announced
Dates of Admission and Counselling - To be released
CMAT Registration 2026 and Form Details
CMAT Registration 2026 - Applications will be hosted on the official NTA website. To be qualified candidates must complete the form and pay the required amount.
Fee - It is ₹1250 for women, transgender and reserved categories and ₹2500 for general males.
Dates of Registration for CMAT - from 17 Oct and will go on till 17 Nov 2025.
CMAT Form Correction 2026 - Once the registration period is over candidates can make changes in their CMAT application form in which they can change their test centre or upload a fresh photo and signature. No other corrections will be permitted. From 20 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 the correction window of the CMAT application will be open for the test-takers.
CMAT 2026 Admit Card - Session specific admit cards will be made available on the official website. Candidates must download it using their account information prior to the test.
Date and Time of 2026 CMAT Exam
The 2026 CMAT Exam date and timing will be announced in January of that year.
The span of the CMAT exam is three hours.
The admit card will specify the CMAT exam reporting time.
Before the test the NTA website provides the CMAT Exam Date and Time in India.
Admit cards will be used to transmit the CMAT exam timings for shifts one and two.
Answer Key and Results for CMAT 2026
CMAT Answer Key 2026 - Candidates can review their answers when NTA releases a preliminary answer key. An objection window will allow corrections for 2-3 days.
CMAT Result 2026 - Results will be announced online. Scorecards will include sectional and overall percentiles. The 2026 CMAT score can be utilised by the candidates to take admission in MBA course in CMAT accepting institutions.
CMAT Result Date - To be announced.
FAQs
The 2026 CMAT form can be corrected only within the form correction window of two days from the date when registration ends.
Yes CMAT 2026 scores will be acceptable for admission to any AICTE approved management college which accepts the test.
No calculator is permitted in 2026 CMAT but the candidates can use rough sheets given at the exam centre.
The 2026 CMAT registration process has begun from 17 Oct and will continue till 17 Nov on the official website of NTA.
The 2026 CMAT exam date will be held in January with two shifts which are morning and evening for the test takers.
For the general category male candidates the fee is ₹2500. For women, transgender and other reserved category candidates the fee is ₹1250.
Prior to the CMAT exam date the admit cards will be available on the official website.
The date of the result will be announced later and candidates will download their scorecards from the NTA website.
