CMAT Study Guide 2026

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CMAT exam key facts

CMAT is a three-hour (180-minute) exam; CMAT-2026 ran in a single shift from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Source
CMAT has no pass mark: NTA publishes scores and an All India Rank, and each participating institute releases its own cut-off CMAT score. Source

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📋 CMAT Exam Format at a Glance

100

Questions

180 min

Time Limit

70.00%

Passing Score

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📚 CMAT Topics to Study (23)

Critical Thinking and Decision Making · 21 cards Logical Reasoning · 21 cards Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension · 21 cards Logical Reasoning · 11 cards Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension · 11 cards Business Mathematics · 6 cards Business Mathematics · 6 cards Business Mathematics · 6 cards Data Interpretation · 6 cards Data Interpretation · 6 cards Data Interpretation · 6 cards General Awareness · 6 cards General Awareness · 6 cards General Awareness · 6 cards Innovation and Entrepreneurship · 6 cards Innovation and Entrepreneurship · 6 cards Innovation and Entrepreneurship · 6 cards Management and Organizational Behavior · 6 cards Management and Organizational Behavior · 6 cards Management and Organizational Behavior · 6 cards Quantitative Techniques · 6 cards Quantitative Techniques · 6 cards Quantitative Techniques · 6 cards

✍️ Sample CMAT Questions & Answers

1. In a reading comprehension passage arguing that renewable energy adoption is accelerating globally, which inference is MOST supported?

✓ Investment in renewable infrastructure is increasing.

Accelerating adoption logically implies increasing investment in renewable infrastructure.

2. Which of the following best illustrates 'groupthink' in an organizational setting?

✓ Team members suppress dissenting views to maintain group harmony

Groupthink occurs when the desire for group harmony overrides realistic appraisal of alternatives, causing members to suppress doubts and conform to the apparent consensus.

3. The S&P 500 is an index tracking the performance of how many large U.S. companies?

✓ 500

The S&P 500 tracks 500 large-cap U.S. publicly traded companies across various sectors.

4. Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure.

✓ The project requires planning, budgeting, and executing.

Option C uses three gerunds (planning, budgeting, executing) maintaining consistent parallel structure.

5. A company has fixed costs of $50,000, variable cost per unit of $10, and sells at $20. What is the break-even quantity?

✓ 5,000

Break-even quantity = Fixed Costs / (Selling Price − Variable Cost) = 50,000 / (20 − 10) = 5,000 units.

6. Identify the type of sentence: 'Although he studied hard, he failed the examination.'

✓ Complex

The sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause introduced by 'although,' making it complex.

🎯 Free CMAT Practice Tests

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension · 21 questions Logical Reasoning · 21 questions Critical Thinking and Decision Making · 21 questions Logical Reasoning · 11 questions Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension · 11 questions General Awareness · 6 questions Data Interpretation · 6 questions Management and Organizational Behavior · 6 questions Data Interpretation · 6 questions Innovation and Entrepreneurship · 6 questions

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cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in — Test delivery, eligibility, fees, passing score, time limit · verified Oct 2026
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