CMAT 2025: City Intimation , Exam Date (Jan 25), Registration, Eligibility Criteria Syllabus, Pattern

CMAT 2025 exam is a national level MBA exam accepted by over 1000 B-schools. CMAT 2025 will be held on January 25, 2025. Registration is open, and candidates can apply until December 13, 2024.

CMAT 2025: City Intimation , Exam Date (Jan 25), Registration, Eligibility Criteria Syllabus, Pattern

The CMAT 2025 exam will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on January 25, 2025, for admission to some of the top MBA colleges in India. The registration process for the CMAT exam 2025 started on November 14, and the last date to apply was December 13, 2024. However, the NTA extended the CMAT 2024 registration deadline till December 25, 2024. CMAT 2025 admit card will be released on January 20, 2025. Candidates will be able to download it by logging in. CMAT city intimation slip 2025 will be released on January 17, 2025.

The CMAT 2025 exam will be conducted in computer-based testing mode at over 300 test centres in various cities across India. Graduates and working professionals can appear for the CMAT exam. The CMAT score is accepted by over 1300 MBA Colleges in India. Top colleges that accept CMAT score include JBIMS, KJ Somaiaya, Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Great Lakes Institute of Management, KIIT School of Management, Amity University, BIMTECH, Goa Institute of Management, Xavier Institute of Management and Research, Gitam School of Management. In this article, you will read all about the CMAT 2025 exam, including dates, syllabus, pattern, registration process, application fees, cut-offs and a list of MBA colleges accepting CMAT exam scores for admission.

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CMAT Admit Card 2025

CMAT admit card 2025 will be released online a week before the exam day. It will be available for download from the CMAT 2025 website through login. To download the CMAT 2025 admit card, the candidate must follow the process below.

  1. Visit the CMAT-NTA website
  2. Click on the 'CMAT 2025 admit card' tab
  3. Enter CMAT application number and date of birth
  4. Enter the security pin and click on login
  5. Click on the CMAT admit card and download the PDF

CMAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria

To appear for CMAT 2025, candidates have to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria as given below:

  1. Candidate should be a graduate or have an equivalent degree from a recognised university.
  2. Students in their final year of bachelor’s degree awaiting their results can also appear for the CMAT exam.
  3. There is no minimum score requirement for CMAT 2025 in graduation and no age limit.

CMAT Registration and Application Process 2025

  1. Open CMAT 2025 website: https://exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/
  2. Click on ‘registration link for CMAT 2025
  3. Click on 'new registration'
  4. Enter personal details and choose a password to create a login ID
  5. Log in with the ID shared in mail
  6. Fill the CMAT 2025 form will relevant details
  7. Pay the fee via debit/credit card or net banking

CMAT Application Fee

Category Application Fee
General / EWS/OBC-NCL (Male) INR 2,000
General / EWS/OBC-NCL (Female) INR 1,000
SC, ST, PWD (Male) INR 1,000
SC, ST, PWD (Female) INR 1,000
Transgender INR 1,000

CMAT Fees 2025

The fee is to be paid before the last date of CMAT form submission. If the fee remains unpaid, the CMAT 2025 application form will not be accepted. 

  • INR 2,500 for General / EWS/OBC-NCL (Male)
  • INR 1,250 for Females, Third Gender and Reserved category students

CMAT 2025 Admission Process

The minimum cut-off score set by the participating institutes determines admission to the MBA through the CMAT. NTA does not conduct the admission process as the B-Schools conduct Group Discussions and Personal Interviews for CMAT-qualified candidates. You need to fill out the admission form for your preferred institution at the specified time. Based on your performance in GD and PI you will be selected for MBA/PGDM courses.

CMAT Exam Pattern 2025

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

CMAT Syllabus 2025

CMAT Syllabus

Important Topics

Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation

Algebra, Time-Speed-Distance, Alligation & Mixtures, Geometry, Graph, Quadratic and Linear Equations, etc.

Logical Reasoning

Analytical Reasoning, Linear Arrangements, Number Series, Matrix Arrangements, Blood Relationship Tests, etc.

Language Comprehension

Reading Comprehension, Grammar, English Usage Errors, Parajumbles, etc.

General Awareness

Economy, Business, World, Politics, Sports, Culture, Society

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Questions related to innovation, entrepreneurship and start up business