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Source document: NTA CMAT 2026 information bulletin

CMAT 2026

5overview points

Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation
Logical Reasoning
Language Comprehension
General Awareness
Innovation and Entrepreneurship

NTA specifies five 20-question sections for CMAT 2026. The bulletin gives a paper structure, not a fixed chapter-by-chapter syllabus. This entry does not invent likely topics from past papers.

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Official paper pattern

NTA · CMAT 2026 information bulletin, section 1.4 · Source year 2026 · Document date 2025-10-17 · Last reviewed 2026-09-28

CMAT 2026 · five-section CBT

One 180-minute English-only test; the bulletin gives a shared duration and no fixed sectional timers.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	20	80	—	English only
Logical Reasoning	20	80	—	English only
Language Comprehension	20	80	—	English only
General Awareness	20	80	—	English only
Innovation and Entrepreneurship	20	80	—	English only
Total	100	400	180	—

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Each correct answer scores +4, an incorrect answer −1 and an unattempted question zero. NTA may hold the CBT in multiple shifts and describes percentile normalization in the bulletin.
NTA does not run CMAT admission counselling. Participating institutions publish their own programme cut-off scores and selection process; there is no single NTA admission cutoff.

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CMAT 2026 institutional admission cut-offs

NTA · CMAT 2026 bulletin, admission section · Exam cycle 2026 · Source published 2025-10-17

NTA says it has no role in CMAT admission counselling. Applicants apply to participating institutions separately; each institution releases its own admission cutoff and may use GD/PI. No universal CMAT admission score is published in the bulletin.

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