Last Updated on July 27, 2024
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CMAT 2025 exam, one of the largest national MBA entrance examinations, was held on January 25, 2025. CMAT Answer Key 2025 is expected to be released on January 31, 2025. Check how to download Answer Key and other details.
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1. CMAT Answer Key 2025 - Released Date
Below are given the important timelines for CMAT Answer key 2025 release date:
CMAT 2025 Important Dates | Important Dates |
CMAT 2025 Notification Date | November 14, 2024 |
CMAT Registration Start Date 2025 | November 14, 2024 |
CMAT 2025 Registration Last Date | December 25, 2024 |
CMAT 2025 Registration Fees Payment Last Date | December 25, 2024 |
CMAT Admit Card Release | January 20, 2025 |
CMAT 2025 Exam Date | January 25, 2025 |
CMAT Answer Key Release Date (Expected) | January 31, 2025 |
CMAT Answer Key Objection Form Challenge Last Date (Expected) | February 2, 2025 |
CMAT Result Date (Expected) | February 20, 2025 |
2. CMAT 2025 Answer Key: Key Facts
3. CMAT Answer Key Release Date: Key Trends
CMAT Exam Year | Date of CMAT Exam | CMAT Exam Slots | CMAT Answer key Release date |
CMAT 2025 | January 25, 2025 | Two Slot Exam | To be released soon |
CMAT 2024 | May 15, 2024 | Two Slot Exam | May 23, 2024 |
CMAT 2023 | May 4, 2023 | Two Slot Exam | May 12, 2023 |
CMAT 2022 | April 9, 2022 | Single Slot Exam | April 18, 2023 (In 10 Days) |
CMAT 2021 | March 31, 2021 | Two Slot Exam | April 3, 2021 (In 4 Days) |
CMAT 2020 | January 28, 2020 | Single Slot Exam | January 30, 2020 (In 3 Days) |
4. How to Check & Download CMAT Answer Key 2025 Pdf, Question Paper, and Response Sheet
Responding to CMAT test takers’ query, How can I check my CMAT Answer Key 2025 and response sheet, the process is shared below for checking, verifying, downloading and submitting the objections after checking the CMAT 2025 answer key and response sheet in following steps:
Step 1: How to Check CMAT Answer key 2025 & Question Paper
Step 2: How to Check CMAT Response Sheet 2025
Step 3: How to Download CMAT Answer Key 2025?
NTA will activate CMAT Answer key 2025 PDF Download Links on the CMAT Answer key release date. CMAT 2025 answer keys download can be completed in two steps from official CMAT website when it is released:
Step 1: Open CMAT 2025 website and click on the icon – CMAT 2025 Answer key responses
Step 2: Use CMAT Login ID to download the CMAT 2025 answer keys PDF file
Step 3: How to Challenge the CMAT Answer Key 2025?
In case you are not satisfied with the correct answer key as given on the CMAT website, you can challenge the answer keys through CMAT Answer Key Challenge Window.
5. Procedure How to Challenge Answer Key of CMAT 2025
6. CMAT Answer Key 2025 Challenge Fee
The Fee to challenge CMAT official answer key is Rs. 200/- per question. The processing charges can be paid by credit/debit card/Net banking. The processing charge once paid is non-refundable.
7. NTA Verdict Final on CMAT Answer key Challenge
On the issue of examining, entertaining and taking final decision on the challenges submitted by the candidates on the CMAT Answer Keys, the National Testing Agency has clarified, “The NTA’s decision on the challenges shall be final and no further communication will be entertained.” NTA has further clarified that No Grievance with regard to CMAT answer key(s) after declaration of result of CMAT will be entertained nor shall there be a provision for re-valuation/re-checking of the CMAT Score and no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained by NTA
8. CMAT Score Based on Final CMAT Answer Keys
NTA has confirmed that the CMAT result will be released after finalizing the CMAT answer keys. According to NTA, “The result will be compiled on the basis of final answer keys.” Clarifying further NTA has shared, “The raw (actual) marks obtained by a candidate will be considered further for computation of the Result of CMAT 2025. No Score Card will be dispatched to the candidates and the candidates are advised to download their Score Cards from the website: cmat.nta.nic.in only.”
9. CMAT 2025 Answer Keys: Know the CMAT Scoring Pattern
Each correct answer in CMAT exam carries +4 marks and each wrong answer will impose a negative penalty of -1 mark. Following table will guide you about your expected score as per the CMAT 2025 sectional composition:
Section | No. of Questions | Marks for each correct answer | Negative Marking for each wrong answer |
Language Comprehension | 20 | +4 | -1 |
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | +4 | -1 |
Logical Reasoning | 20 | +4 | -1 |
General Awareness | 20 | +4 | -1 |
Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 20 | +4 | -1 |
Total | 100 | 400 | -- |
10. CMAT Answer Key 2024
Here are highlights of last year’s CMAT 2024 answer key release. NTA released CMAT 2024 final answer keys on June 3, 2024 for shift-1 and shift-2 question papers as below:
Shift-1: Two objections on Provisional Answer key have been accepted. Out of 100 questions, 2 questions have been dropped from the question paper. It implies that all the test takers will get benefit of 8 marks. NTA will now calculate the CMAT score without taking into account the marks of dropped 2 questions
Shift-2: No Objection against shift 2 answer key found valid by NTA. As such provisional answer key for all the 100 questions are found correct.