CMAT Overview 2025

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the CMAT 2025 exam dates in February 2025. The exam will be held in May 2025 in two sessions. Candidates will be required to register online to take the CMAT 2025 exam. The registration window for CMAT 2025 is expected to be open from February to March 2025

Building Confidence

Taking the exam multiple times in a testing year can help you improve your scores, and the exam allows you to choose the section order you prefer. There is also no negative marking on the exam.

Convenience

NMAT’s long testing window allows you to select your preferred exam date at test centres in India and online proctored mode from home in Rest of the World. Test Centres are available in 70+ cities in India, and unofficial scores are available immediately after submitting the exam at both – test centres and online.

Eligibility Criteria

There is no minimum score criteria for CMAT 2025. Candidates must have passing marks in graduation. However, the minimum score requirement of maximum CMAT participating colleges is 50 % (45% for reserved categories). There is no upper age limit for applying and appearing in CMAT exam.

Application Form

Gender

Category

Amount

Male

General

Rs 2000/-

General - EWS OBC (NCL)

Rs 1000/-

SC/ ST/ PWD

Rs 1000/-

Female

General

Rs 1000/-

Exam Centers

State NMAT Test Centre 2024
Uttar Pradesh
Agra, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Noida, Varanasi
Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Maharashtra
Amravati, Aurangabad, Kohlapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune
Karnataka
Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Mysore
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Indore
Odisha
Bhubaneswar
Punjab
Chandigarh, Ludhiana
Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Madurai
Delhi
Delhi
Kerala
Ernakulam, Kozhikode
Haryana
Gururgram
Aasam
Guwahati
Telangana
Hyderabad
West Bengal
Kolkata
Rajasthan
Jaipur
Jammu
Jammu
Jharkhand
Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Bihar
Patna
Chattisgarh
Raipur
Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam

Exam Patterns

CMAT Exam Pattern

Details

Number of sections

Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation

Logical Reasoning

Language Comprehension

General Awareness

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Mode of examination

Online

Duration of exam

180 minutes

Sectional time limit

No

Number of questions

100 

Total Marks

400

Number of answer choices

4

CMAT Marking scheme

4 marks for correct answer

-1 mark for incorrect answer

Important Dates:

CMAT 2025 Events

CMAT 2025 Dates

Registration ends

Third week of April 2025

Form correction window

Third week of April 2025

CMAT admit card 2025 release

First week of May 2025

CMAT 2025 exam

Second week of May 2025