CMAT 2025 Answer Key Live Updates: Release Date, Official Link, Score Calculation Process

NTA has no role in admission process through CMAT. The exam conducting agency’s role ends with the announcement of exam result.

Here are expected CMAT cut offs 2025 for top MBA colleges accepting the score:

In CMAT, the highest score is usually 99.99 percentile. But only 2-3 candidates score that much. 

Every year, abiut 50,000 to 70, 000 MBA aspirants appear for CMAT. The NTA has not shared the details of CMAT 2025 test takers yet. It will share the total number of candidates with exam result. 

Candidates can check the CMAT 2025 answer key in online mode only. They will need to log on to the CMAT 2025 exam website to check the answer key.

• Language Comprehension: Easy
• Quantitative Aptitude: Easy
• Logical Reasoning: Easy
• General Awareness: Moderate
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Moderate

There is no official notification regarding the release of CMAT 2025 answer key. However, candidates can expect it to be released anytime soon.

CMAT 2025 result announcement date may be announced by the NTA after the closure of provisional answer key objection window.

CMAT exam 2025 was held in two shifts (9 am to 12 pm and 3 pm to 6 pm). Answer keys of both shifts will be released together on the same day.

• Language Comprehension: 80 marks
• Quantitative Aptitude: 80 marks
• Logical Reasoning: 80 marks
• General Awareness: 80 marks
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship: 80 marks

There is no provision of marks verification in CMAT exam. Candidates can only raise objection against the official CMAT answer key. Marks/percentiles mentioned in CMAT scorecard will be final.

The CMAT 2025 answer key objection fee is INR 200 per questions. The objection fee will be refunded to only those candidates, whose objection will be accepted as valid.

To raise objection against the CMAT 2025 answer key, candidates will have to fill an online form available on CMAT website and upload documents supporting their claim.

CMAT 2025 cut offs will be released by score accepting colleges individually as and when they start admission process for the upcoming batch. The CMAT cut offs are not released centrally.

Percentile P =

100 x Number of test takers with raw marks equal to or less than the candidate

Total number of candidates appeared

Since CMAT 2025 exam was conducted in 2 shifts, the raw scores of candidates from both shifts will be normalized on the same scale to ensure that none of them are in advantageous or disadvantageous position due to difference in the difficulty level for the two test forms. CMAT 2025 percentile will be calculated from normalized scores.

To calculate raw CMAT 2025 score with the help of provisional answer key, candidates will have to add 4 marks for each correct attempt and subtract 2 mark for each incorrect attempt. For unanswered questions, they will have to add 0.

NTA has not announced CMAT 2025 answer key release date. It will directly release the provisional answer key at the NTA-CMAT website.

To check the provisional CMAT 2025 answer key, candidates need to log on to CMAT website and look for answer key tab. Then, click on it to log into student dashboard.

Yes, most of the colleges accept CMAT percentile for admission and not the CMAT score. There are very few MBA colleges that also take into consideration the scores of the candidate.

CMAT score is the total marks obtained by the candidate out of 400 and CMAT percentile is candidate’s relative rank among all test takers.

Total marks of CMAT is 400. Every section carries 80 marks. The CMAT score will be calculated on 400 marks. 

CMAT marking scheme is as follows:

+ 4 for every correct attempt

-1 for every incorrect attempt

0 for unanswered questions

CMAT answer key and response sheet 2025 can be used for assessing performance in the exam. Candidates can calculate their correct and incorrect attempts as per the CMAT marking scheme to get their CMAT score.

To download the CMAT 2025 response sheet and admit card, candidates will have to use their CMAT application number and date of birth.

CMAT response sheet is a document containing candidate’s details and options selected by them for each question in each section of the CMAT question paper. It also contains the correct answers by NTA.

The link to download CMAT answer key 2025 will be available at the official website of NTA-CMAT, which is https://exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/

CMAT exam 2025 was held on January 25, 2025. The exam was held in two shifts in computer based test mode and there was no change in pattern from last year.

CMAT 2025 answer key release date has not been announced officially yet, but it is expected that the reponse sheets will be uploaded in candidate login soon.