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CMAT: eligibility, pattern and colleges

Common Management Admission Test, conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA).

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Overview

Full name
Common Management Admission Test
Conducted by
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Level
national

Pattern

Computer-based. Quantitative Techniques, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and an optional Innovation & Entrepreneurship section.

Summary of the recent pattern. The conducting body can change it each year; the information bulletin on the official website is final.

Used for

MBAMBA Agri-BusinessMBA AviationPGDM

Important dates

Dates for the next session are not yet on the official website, so we do not show any. Check exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/ or ask a counsellor for updates.

Eligibility

A bachelor's degree (or final year).

Syllabus

Quantitative techniques and data interpretation

Quantitative techniques and data interpretation

Logical reasoning

Logical reasoning

Language comprehension

Language comprehension

General awareness

General awareness

The information bulletin on the official website is final.

Colleges for courses that use CMAT

Information is compiled from public sources as of 2026-09-21. Please verify with the institution. Edu360 is a counselling service and does not guarantee admission.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who conducts CMAT?

National Testing Agency (NTA)

When is CMAT?

Dates are announced by National Testing Agency (NTA) each year on exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/. We do not publish a date until it is on the official website.

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