Overview
- Applications must be submitted through the official NTA CMAT portal at cmat.nta.nic.in via the online form and payment system.
- CMAT 2026 will be a three-hour computer-based test featuring 100 questions carrying a total of 400 marks.
- The paper comprises five sections: quantitative techniques and data interpretation, logical reasoning, language comprehension, general awareness, and innovation and entrepreneurship.
- The application fee is ₹2,500 for general male candidates and ₹1,250 for general female, Gen-EWS, SC, ST, PwD, OBC-NCL, and third gender candidates, payable online.
- Scores from CMAT 2026 will be used for admissions to management programmes for the 2026–27 academic session.