CMAT Exam 2025: Registration (Ongoing), Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, and More

The registration and exam dates are out for CMAT 2025. The exam registration has begun from 14th November 2024 and will remain open till 13th December 2024. The form correction facility will be available for students from 15th December 2024 to 17th December 2024. NTA will make the exam admit card available for students to download by 20th January 2025 and the exam will be conducted on 25th January. Appearing students must register before the deadline and download their Admit Card. The Common Management Admission Test or CMAT is a National Level entrance test. 

This article comprises information about NTA CMAT 2025 exam, its eligibility criteria, the details about registration / application, the exam syllabus, paper pattern, exam centres, and other important aspects.

The CMAT 2025 exam is an online Computer-based Test for the students aspiring to take admissions in Management courses like MBA & PGDM in the top Institutes / Universities. The conducting body of the exam is NTA i.e., National Testing Agency.

The CMAT exam 2025 will be conducted in two sessions. The exam scores are recognised by many top Business Schools, Institutions, and Universities in India. Different subjects and sections included in the CMAT syllabus & exam pattern evaluate the candidates on the basis of general knowledge & awareness, language & communication, logical reasoning & quantitative techniques, entrepreneurship, etc.

Below-given table consists of the CMAT Exam 2025 highlights:

The final dates related to the exam are yet to be released by the authorities. Refer to the below-given table to know the important tentative dates regarding the CMAT 2025 exam:

The eligibility criteria of the CMAT states which candidates can appear for the exam including their required academic qualification, age, nationality, etc.

Students can check the CMAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria listed below:

• Educational Qualification: Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Nationality: To register for CMAT 2025, the candidate must be an Indian National.
• Age: There is no minimum or maximum age limit to apply for the exam.

*Candidates appearing for their final year of UG degrees and whose results will be announced before the academic year 2025-26 are also eligible to apply for CMAT exam 2025.

* No criteria for minimum achieved marks in the educational qualification required.

Check: CMAT Eligibility Criteria 2025

The candidates must complete the exam registration / application before proceeding to start the preparation of CMAT 2025. First, the students must be aware of the important dates of the CMAT 2025 Registration along with the exam related events. The CMAT registration / application forms are expected to be out in the 2^nd Week of March 2025.

The steps to register / apply for CMAT exam 2025 are listed below:

• Visit the official website of CMAT.
• Look for the option ‘Registration link for CMAT 2025’ and click on the same.
• To create a login ID by entering personal details & password, select the ‘New Registration’ option.
• The credentials will be shared on your mail. Login on the official ID with the received ID & password.
• Fill the Registration Form with required details and upload necessary documents.
• Make the applicable payment through Debit card / Net Banking / Credit card.

* During the registration process, the candidates need to choose four exam centres while filling the form. Later on, they will be allotted with one appropriate centre from the preferred options.

Check: CMAT Registration 2025

CMAT Syllabus 2025 comprises topics from different areas. There are five sections / subjects in the syllabus which include various sub-topics to judge the abilities of the candidate.

Students are required to go through the detailed syllabus to enhance their chances of passing CMAT exam 2025. Refer to the below-given table to understand what topics are included in the CMAT 2025 Syllabus:

Check: CMAT Syllabus 2025

The CMAT Exam Pattern 2025 comprises all MCQs for 5 sections included in the exam. There will be a total of 100 questions for which the candidates will get 180 minutes i.e., 3 hours to complete. Candidates must note that 4 marks will be awarded for each correct answer and there will be negative marking of -1 for each incorrect answer. Moreover, there will be no negative marking for unattempted questions.

The following table contains information about the exam pattern of CMAT 2025 including the sections, number of questions, weightage, etc.

Check: CMAT Exam Pattern 2025

The candidates are required to choose 4 exam centres during the registration process. Considering the availability of exam centres and other relevant factors, the authorities will allot one centre from the listed preferences.

The state-wise list of CMAT Exam Centre 2025 is given in the table below:

There are various Institutes / Universities which accept CMAT scores and take admissions on its basis for their management programmes. Candidates must note that every Institute has its own criteria of admission and the cut-off list released by the different Institutes can vary. As per the separate cut-off lists of colleges, their CMAT accepting score / percentile can be different.

To explore some of the top CMAT Accepting Colleges 2025, refer to the list given-below:

• Xavier Business School, Kolkata
• Goa Institute of Management
• NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies, Thane
• SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore
• Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon
• Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
• Acharya Bangalore Business School
• KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies - JBIMS, Mumbai
• Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai

Check: Colleges Accepting CMAT