CMAT Exam Analysis 2027, Good Attempts & Cutoff

CMAT Exam Analysis 2027: Highlights

CMAT 2027 is likely to be held in the last week of January 2027. The exam is usually held in a single shift; however, NTA may conduct it in two or more slots depending on the number of registered students. 

Particulars	Details
Exam Mode	Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Expected Exam Date	Last week of January 2027
Number of Shifts	Single shift (expected)
Total Sections	5
Total Questions	100 (20 per section)
Overall CMAT 2027 Difficulty Level (Expected)	Easy to Moderate
Overall CMAT Good Attempt (Expected)	70–75 questions
Good Score for 95+ Percentile	300+ marks

CMAT Analysis 2027 (Expected)

You can expect the CMAT 2027 to be moderate. Over the past three years, the exam difficulty level has been moderate. Therefore, the cutoff for the top colleges goes up to 99+ percentile. Check the expected difficulty level and key chapters you should focus on. 

Section	Expected Difficulty	Key Chapters to Expect
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation	Easy	Arithmetic (Percentages, Ratio-Proportion, Profit & Loss, Time & Work), Algebra, Probability, Geometry, Data Interpretation (Tables/Pie Charts)
Logical Reasoning	Easy	Verbal Reasoning, Family Tree, Coding, Counting Figures/Squares, Linear & Circular Arrangement, Directions, Series, Clocks
Language Comprehension	Easy to Moderate	Grammar (Active-Passive Voice, Speech, Prepositions, Degrees of Comparison), Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary (Synonyms/Antonyms/Idioms), Cloze Passage, Jumbled Sentences
General Awareness	Moderate	Static GK (Sports, History, Awards, Personalities), Current Affairs, Science, Books & Authors
Innovation & Entrepreneurship	Moderate	Business & Entrepreneurship Concepts (Bootstrapping, Venture Capital, Startup Valuation, Lean Startup), Business GK
Total	Easy to Moderate	-

Key Information About CMAT

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Previous Years’ CMAT Exam Analysis

The past three years' analysis of the CMAT exam has been provided based on students' responses and analysis by subject-matter experts. 

CMAT Exam Analysis 2026

CMAT 2026 was held on January 24 in a single shift. Language Comprehension and Quantitative Techniques were the easiest sections. Check the detailed analysis below.

CMAT section	Difficulty Level	Key Chapters Covered
Language Comprehension	Easy	Reading Comprehension
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation	Easy	10+ questions from Arithmetic, tricky questions on Probability, Algebra
Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning	Easy	Blood Relation, Direction, Series, Alphabet-based questions, missing letters, etc
Innovation & Entrepreneurship	Moderate	Business GK, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, etc
General Awareness	Moderate	Personalities, Science, Sports, Awards, Institution-related, etc.
Total	Easy to Moderate	-

Section-wise Good Attempt in CMAT 2026

• The quantitative aptitude section was the easiest; therefore, a good attempt was 16-17 questions answered accurately.
• Students find the Logical Reasoning section doable. Students attempted 15 to 16 questions correctly.
• The Language Comprehension section was easy to moderate, with a good attempt being 14-16 questions.
• The difficulty level of Innovation and Entrepreneurship was moderate. Ideally, 10 to 12 questions were a good attempt.
• Many students find the General Awareness section difficult to attempt. Attempting 10 to 11 questions was a good attempt.

CMAT 2026 Analysis: Section-wise Breakup of Chapters

For better clarity, check the section-wise questions asked in the exam. Based on the given data, the major focus areas are grammar in Language Comprehension, verbal reasoning in Logical Reasoning, and Static GK in General Awareness. 

Logical Reasoning

In 2026, 4 questions were asked from the verbal reasoning section, 3 from family tree and 2 questions each from coding, counting figures, and linear arrangement.

Chapters	Number of Questions Asked
Verbal Reasoning	4
Family tree	3
Numerical Puzzle	2
Coding	2
Counting figures	2
Linear Arrangement	2
Directions	1
Cubes	1
Clocks	1
Logical Venn diagram	1
Alpha numeric	1

Language Comprehension

The dominant section in Language Comprehension was grammar-based questions. 12 questions were from grammar chapters such as verb forms, prepositions, speech, etc. Check the detailed chapter-wise questions asked below.

Chapter	No. of Questions Asked
Grammar (compound sentence, verb forms, active-passive voice, reported speech, prepositions, degrees of comparison, miscellaneous)	12
Cloze Passage (3 blanks)	3
Reading Comprehension – 1 Passage – 150 words Topic: Scientific theories	2
Vocabulary (1 meaning of underlined idiom, 1 meaning of a phrase)	2
Jumbled Sentence	1

General Awareness

The static GK has always been the dominant part of the General Awareness section. 19 questions were asked from this part alone. Check the data provided below.

Area	Number of Questions Asked
Static GK	19
Science	2
Sports	2
Management	3
Indian History, Awards, Art, Personalities	7
International award institutions, etc.	4
Books and authors, miscellaneous questions	2-3

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Out of 20 questions, 17 were based on business and entrepreneurship concepts, such as bootstrapping, venture capital, factors that impact markets, qualities of entrepreneurs, ambidexterity theory, and design thinking. 

Chapters	Number of Questions Asked
Business and Entrepreneurship concepts	17
Business GK	3

CMAT Exam Analysis 2025

CMAT 2025 was held in two slots. The analysis for both slots is given below. Both the slots were easy to handle. A good overall attempt was 70+ questions. 

Section	Good Attempts	Slot 1	Slot 2
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	16-17	Easy	Easy
Logical Reasoning	15-16	Easy	Easy
Language Comprehension	15-16	Easy	Easy
General Awareness	10-11	Moderate	Moderate
Innovation and Entrepreneurship	11-12	Moderate	Moderate

Good Attempt in CMAT 2025

Check the slot-wise good attempts in CMAT 2025 below. In the Quantitative section, the good attempt was 16 to 17 questions in both slots, but attempting 15 to 16 questions accurately in Slot 1 of the Logical Reasoning section was ideal.  

Section	Good Attempts in Slot 1	Good Attempt in Slot 2	Common Chapters Covered
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	16-17	16 to 17	Arithmetic, Probability, DI, Algebra, etc
Logical Reasoning	15-16	16 to 17	Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Puzzle, Direction, Series, Clocks, Set Theory.
Language Comprehension	15-16	16 to 17	Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, sentence types, error identification, active/passive voice
General Awareness	10-11	11 to 12	Sports, Awards, India and its culture, constitution, history, books and authors, science, politics, geography,
Innovation and Entrepreneurship	11-12	11 to 12	Startup & Business Concepts (Bootstrapping, Angel Investment, Lean Startup, Startup Valuation)

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CMAT Exam Analysis 2024

CMAT 2024 was easy. The easiest section was Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation. Out of 20 questions, I was able to attempt 16-17 with good accuracy. A good attempt was attempting 70 to 75 questions. 

CMAT 2024 Sections	Number of Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation	16-17	Easy
Logical Reasoning	16-17	Easy to Moderate
Language Comprehension	16-17	Easy to Moderate
General Awareness	11-12	Moderate
Innovation & Entrepreneurship	11-12	Moderate
Total	70-75	Easy

CMAT Analysis 2024: Chapter-wise Breakup

As per the analysis, Arithmetic had the most questions in quant (14), 14 from non-verbal reasoning, and 15 from Business and Entrepreneurship. The detailed section-wise chapters and number of questions asked are provided below.

Section	Important Chapters/Topics
Quantitative Technique & Data Interpretation	Arithmetic (7): Percentages, Ratio-Proportion, Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Mixtures   Geometry (4): Triangles, Mensuration, Circles   Modern Math (3): Probability, Permutation-Combination   Numbers (2): Surds   Algebra (1): Linear Equations   Data Interpretation (3): Tables + Pie Chart
Logical Reasoning	Non-Verbal (14): Directions, Series Completion, Counting Squares, Clocks, Calendars, Family Tree, Coding, Counting of Numbers, Arrangements (Linear & Circular), Visual Reasoning    Verbal (6): Syllogisms, Strong/Weak Arguments, Assertion-Reason, Analogy, Odd One Out
Language Comprehension	Reading Comprehension (2)    18 questions from vocabulary (Synonym, Antonym, Grammar, Idioms, Match the Following)
General Awareness	Static GK (18): Sports, Constitution, History, Books & Authors, Physics, Geography (mostly Indian events)   Current Affairs (2)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship	Business & Entrepreneurship Concepts (15): Nascent Entrepreneur, Phases of Funding, Reasons for Failure    Business GK (5)

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CMAT Cutoff (Expected)

99+ percentile in CMAT is an exceptional score to get into any college you desire. JBIMS Mumbai, SIMSREE, and KJ Somaiya Institute of Management are a few well-known institutes that accept a 99+ percentile in CMAT. 

Colleges accepting CMAT score	CMAT Cut Off (Expected)
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies	99.99 percentile
SIMSREE	99.97 percentile
Goa Institute of Management	99.85 percentile
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research	99.20 percentile
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	99.06 percentile
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi	95 percentile
IFIM Business School, Bangalore	85 percentile
Asia-Pacific Institute of Management	85 percentile
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	82 percentile
BIMTECH, Greater Noida	75 percentile
BIT, Mesra	75 percentile
DY Patil School of Management, Pune	75 percentile
XIME, Bangalore	75 percentile
Christ University Institute of Management	70 percentile
WeSchool Mumbai-Welingkar Institute of Management	70 percentile
WeSchool Bangalore-Welingkar Institute of Management	70 percentile
Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad (IMS Ghaziabad)	70 percentile
D Y Patil University School of Management (DYPUSM)	70 percentile
Jagannath International Management School (JIMS)	70 percentile
Universal Business School	70 percentile
NSB Academy	70 percentile
KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar (KSOM)	80 percentile
Alliance School of Business - Alliance University	75 percentile
Indus Business Academy, Bangalore	60 percentile
Indira Institute of Management (IIMP)	70 percentile
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	80 percentile
Amrita School of Business - DMS, Bangalore	80 percentile
Aims Institute of Management Studies	70 percentile
Accurate Group of Institutions	70 percentile
Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies (RCBS)	70 percentile
ISME, Bangalore	60 percentile
VIT Business School, Vellore	60 percentile

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