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Overview: The CMAT Exam 2025 was conducted on 25th January 2025. Knowing the CMAT question papers pattern, marking scheme, total marks and syllabus makes a big difference in your overall performance. Read on to get the complete details here!

• The Common Management Aptitude Test was conducted in two shifts (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM) and Shift 2 (3:00 PM - 6:00 PM).
• The CMAT exam was conducted online in CBT mode across 110+ cities and centres.

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• The exam consists of 100 questions overall, all from the five major CMAT subjects: Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Read on to know the complete details about the CMAT question papers pattern, CMAT marking scheme, CMAT total marks and more here!

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Current Updates on CMAT Question Paper 2025

• The CMAT exam question paper 2025 was conducted on 25th January 2026.
• The CMAT exam city intimation slip was released on 17th January 2025 on the official website.
• The CMAT exam was held in the Computer Based Mode across 110+ cities in two shifts.

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CMAT Question Paper Structure 2025

The CMAT Question Paper 2025 consists of five main sections - Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, Logical Reasoning, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Each section comprises 20 questions of 4 marks each. Understanding the structure will help you navigate through the exam with confidence. 

• The CMAT exam is a computer-based format exam.
• Each section carries an equal weightage of 20 marks, totalling 400 marks.
• The exam duration is 3 hours, with no sectional time limits.
• A candidate is awarded four marks for each correct answer.
• There is a negative marking of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
• Unanswered/un-attempted will be given no marks. 

CMAT Exam Sections 2025	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	20	80
Logical Reasoning	20	80
Language Comprehension	20	80
General Awareness	20	80
Innovation & Entrepreneurship	20	80
Total	100	400

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CMAT Question Paper 2025 Important Topics

CMAT 2024 Sections	Important Topics
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	Alligations & Mixtures, Algebra, Geometry, Quadratic and Linear Equations, Time-Speed-Distance, Graph, etc.
Logical Reasoning	Analytical Reasoning, Linear Arrangements, Number Series, Matrix Arrangements, Blood Relationship Tests, etc.
Language Comprehension	Reading Comprehension, Grammar, English Usage Errors, Parajumbles, etc.
General Awareness	Economy, Business, World, Politics, Sports, Culture, Society
Innovation & Entrepreneurship	Questions related to innovation, entrepreneurship, and start-up business

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Previous Year CMAT Question Paper Trends

Here are the details of the CMAT last year question paper:

CMAT Exam 2023

The CMAT question papers for year 2023 details include the following:

• Experts considered the difficulty level of the CMAT Exam 2023 to be between Easy to Moderate. 
• It was because the questions were evenly spread across topics from the syllabus.
• Comparatively, Shift 1 was found to be easier than Shift 2. None of the questions in this section were lengthy or time-consuming. 
• The General Awareness section in Shift 2 was moderately tricky, whereas the Language comprehension questions were easy to comprehend. 
• Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques questions were straightforward in both shifts. 

CMAT Percentile Range	CMAT 2023 Score Range
100	365
99-99.99	292-360
95-99	271-292
90-95	258-271
81-89	206-258
71-80	179-206
61-70	154-179
51-60	133-154
Below 51	Below 133

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Section-wise Analysis CMAT 2023

Here are the details of the Previous year CMAT Question Paper {2023}:

CMAT Exam Sections	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	20	15-16 (Moderate)
Logical Reasoning	20	16-17 (Easy)
Language Comprehension	20	16-17 (Easy)
General Awareness	20	10-12 (Moderate)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship	20	11-12 (Easy)
Total	100	70-75 (Easy to Moderate)

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CMAT Exam 2022

Here are the details of CMAT question paper for year 2022:

The CMAT previous question paper for 2022 includes the following:

• CMAT 2022 was considered more challenging than CMAT 2021. The exam paper format also changed a great deal.
• The Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation section was considered manageable. The questions on Data Interpretation were based on Tables and Pie charts, and this section involved easy and straightforward calculations. 
• The Logical Reasoning section had no set-based questions, and all the questions were standalone. The questions were not lengthy and were very easy to solve.
• In the language section, RC questions had moderate difficulty levels, whereas the non-RC questions were easy to solve.
• The General Awareness, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship sections were of high difficulty, and an attempt of 8-10 questions with 85% accuracy was considered good.

CMAT Percentile Range	CMAT 2022 Score Range
100	385
99-99.99	293-380
95-99	260-293
90-95	240-260
81-89	211-240
71-80	188-211
61-70	168-188
51-60	150-168
Below 51	Below 150

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Section-wise Analysis CMAT 2022

CMAT Exam Sections	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation	20	16-17 (Easy to Moderate)
Logical Reasoning	20	16-17 (Easy to Moderate)
Language Comprehension	20	16-17 (Easy to Moderate)
General Awareness	20	8-10 (Difficult)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship	20	7-9 (Difficult)
Total	100	65-70

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CMAT Question Paper 2021

• The CMAT exam 2021 was of moderate to difficult level of difficulty. 
•  Innovation and Entrepreneurship was introduced in the CMAT exam. It was an optional section, which was later made compulsory in 2022.
• Candidates were given an extra 30 minutes in the exam to solve this section of the CMAT question paper for year 2021
• Candidates found the Quantitative Techniques section less calculation intensive. Four questions on Data Interpretation were straightforward to solve.
• The Logical reasoning and Language sections were considered easy for a well-prepared student.
• The General Awareness questions were primarily static and more complex than previous trends.
• The new section on innovation and entrepreneurship asked questions based on recent innovations.
• Overall, experts predicted the overall cutoffs would fall.

CMAT Percentile Range	CMAT 2021 Score Range
100	345
99-99.99	290-340
95-99	282-290
90-95	275-282
81-89	200-275
71-80	170-200
61-70	140-170
51-60	116-140
Below 51	Below 116

Section-wise Analysis CMAT 2021

CMAT Exam Sections	No. Of Questions	Difficulty Level
Language Comprehension	25	17-19 (Easy)
Logical Reasoning	25	21-23 (Easy to Moderate)
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	25	18-20 (Moderate)
General Awareness	25	9-11 (Difficult)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship	25	15-16 (Moderate)

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Conclusion

• A candidate must thoroughly understand the CMAT question paper to excel in the CMAT exam.

• ​​​​​Candidates should analyse the topic-wise weightage of each section, familiarise themselves with the CMAT 2025 question paper structure, and focus on essential topics to improve their exam results.

• Candidates can gain valuable knowledge and enhance their performance by reviewing the previous years' question papers and understanding the trends. 

• Practising with these previous question papers can help candidates build confidence and improve their time management skills. 

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