CMAT 2026 Exam Analysis: CMAT 2026 exam will be held on January 25, 2026. CMAT exam analysis will be published by MBAUniverse.com soon after the exam. You can check complete CMAT 2026 analysis including Exam Pattern, Section-wise Topics, Type of Questions and Difficulty Level, and CMAT Score Vs Percentile 2026. IMS CMAT Exam Analysis 2026 and analysis by other experts will also be published.
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There is no change expected in CMAT exam paper pattern 2026. Check expected pattern in the table below.
Table: CMAT Exam Pattern 2026
| Section | No Of Questions | Marks per Question | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | 4 | 80 |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | 4 | 80 |
| Language Comprehension | 20 | 4 | 80 |
| General Awareness | 20 | 4 | 80 |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | 4 | 80 |
| Total | 100 | 400 |
CMAT 2026 exam paper is expected to be on easier side. Check CMAT exam difficulty level (expected) in the table below.
Table: CMAT Exam Difficulty Level 2026 (Expected)
| Section | No Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | Easy |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | Easy |
| Language Comprehension | 20 | Easy |
| General Awareness | 20 | Medium |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | Medium |
| Total | 100 |
For CMAT exam, high accuracy level is important to score 99 Percentile. Check CMAT 2026 good attempts in table below.
Table: CMAT Exam Good Attempts (Expected)
| Section | No Of Questions | Good Attempts (At 80% Accuracy) |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | 16-17 |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | 15-16 |
| Language Comprehension | 20 | 15-16 |
| General Awareness | 20 | 10-11 |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | 11-12 |
| Total | 100 | 70-75 |
Based on difficulty level of CMAT previous year’s question paper, the expected CMAT Score Vs Percentile is as follows.
| CMAT Score | CMAT Percentile |
|---|---|
| 295 – 305 | 99.5+ |
| 275 – 285 | 99 |
| 255 – 265 | 95 |
| 235 – 245 | 90 |
To understand past patterns and type of questions, read complete CMAT 2025 exam analysis below.
CMAT 2025 was conducted on January 25, 2025, in two slots: The first slot was held between 9 AM to 12 Noon (Slot 1) and the second slot between 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM (Slot 2). There were no major changes in the CMAT 2025 exam pattern. It had a total of 100 questions spread across 5 sections for 400 marks. The test had no sectional timing. Incorrect responses invited negative marks (-)1 for each incorrect response
CMAT 2025 slot 1 analysis: Overview
Overall, the difficulty level of slot 1 of CMAT 2025 exam was similar to that of previous year CMAT 2024. Estimates of good attempts and difficulty level is follows:
| Section | No Of Questions | Marks per Question | Maximum Marks | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts (At 80% Accuracy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy | 16-17 |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy | 15-16 |
| Language Comprehension | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy | 15-16 |
| General Awareness | 20 | 4 | 80 | Medium | 10-11 |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | 4 | 80 | Medium | 11-12 |
| Total | 100 | 400 | 70-75 |
This section was relatively easy in terms of Level of Difficulty. Out of 20 questions in the section, 3 were on Data Interpretation and the remaining 17 were on Quantitative Technique. A set of 3 questions on Data Interpretation consisted of questions based on pie charts. These questions on Data Interpretation involved simple calculations.
The questions on Quantitative Techniques were dominated by questions on Arithmetic. Out of 17 questions on Quantitative Techniques, 10 questions were on Arithmetic, which included questions on Time-speed-distance, Ratio-Proportion, Profit & Loss, SICI, Allegations and Mixtures. There were 2 questions each of Modern Math, Numbers and Algebra, 1 question on Geometry. Most of the questions on Quantitative Technique were easy. Some questions involved True-False statements.
| Area | No of Questions | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | Medium | Difficult | Total | ||
| Arithmetic | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | Time-speed-distance (3), Ratio-Proportion(, (2) Profit & Loss (2), SICI(1), Alligation and Mixtures (2) |
| Geometry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Triangles (1) |
| Modern Math | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Probability (2) |
| Numbers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Surds (1) and indices (1) |
| Algebra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Quad equations (1), Linear equations (1) |
| Data Interpretation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 Pie charts (Set of 3 questions) |
Out of the 20 questions in this section, 16 were on Non-Verbal Reasoning and 4 questions were on Verbal Reasoning. All the questions were standalone questions and there were no set based questions.
The questions on Non-Verbal Reasoning were spread across different topics in Logical Reasoning such as Directions, Cubes, Counting the number of squares, Linear Arrangements, Family tree and clocks etc. The questions on Verbal Reasoning included questions such as Assertion Reason, Strong/Weak Argument, Assumption, and Conclusion. The questions were not lengthy and many questions were straightforward and very easy to solve.
| Area | No. of Qs. |
|---|---|
| Directions | 1 |
| Cubes | 2 |
| Counting the number of squares | 1 |
| Linear Arrangement | 1 |
| Family tree | 1 |
| Clocks | 1 |
| Numerical Puzzle | 1 |
| Misc | 1 |
| Logical venn diagram | 1 |
| Set theory | 1 |
| Number Series | 1 |
| Analogy based sequence | 1 |
| Word based Analogy | 1 |
| Odd one out | 1 |
| Alpha numeric | 1 |
| Verbal Reasoning | |
| Assertion Reason; Strong/Weak Argument; Assumption; Conclusion | 4 |
The Language Comprehension Section consisted of 2 Reading Comprehension questions and 18 Non-RC questions. The passage was easy to read. The non-RC questions were easy as well.
| Area | No. of Qs. |
|---|---|
Reading Comprehension – 1 Passage – 62 words Topic: Shivaji capturing a fort | 2 |
| FIB, Replace underlined phrase, Passive voice, Cloze passage [3 blanks], Parajumbles, Jumbled sentence, Grammar (Compound Sentence, Articles, Noun-types), Sentence Correction, Miscellaneous | 18 |
Out of the 20 General Awareness questions, all 20 were based on Static GK. The majority of questions were based on Indian events. Only a few questions were on international events. The questions were on science, sports, Indian constitution, history, India and its culture, among others. Overall, this section was of medium difficulty level.
Out of the 20 questions, 19 were based on Business and Entrepreneurship concepts (Bootstrapping, Startup valuation, Fabian entrepreneur, Angel investment, Lean startup, Trademark, Feasibility analysis). 1 question was on Business GK. Overall, this section was of medium difficulty level.
In summary, CMAT 2026 Exam Analysis will be published immediately after the CMAT exam on January 25, 2026. CMAT 2025 Analysis will include analysis of Exam Pattern, Section-wise Topics, Type of Questions and Difficulty Level, and CMAT Score Vs Percentile. Read previous year’s CMAT Analysis and other details above. CMAT Paper Analysis is helpful for achieving high score in CMAT exam.
