# Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) (CMAT) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: MBA · national
- Questions: 100 · Total marks: 400 · Marks per question: 4
- Duration: 180 minutes
- Negative marking: −1 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN

## Eligibility
- Education: A bachelor's degree in any discipline; final-year students whose result comes before admission may apply.
- Note: CMAT 2026 bulletin (NTA), para 1.5: Indian citizens; no age limit. Read 26 Oct 2026.
- Official portal: https://cmat.nta.nic.in/ (National Testing Agency (CMAT))

## Syllabus outline
### Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation (weight 0.2)
Algebra, numbers and geometry · Arithmetic · Data interpretation

### Logical Reasoning (weight 0.2)
Arrangements · Statements, syllogisms and critical reasoning · Verbal reasoning

### Language Comprehension (weight 0.2)
Grammar and sentence correction · Para jumbles and completion · Reading comprehension · Vocabulary

### General Awareness (weight 0.2)
Static general knowledge

### Innovation and Entrepreneurship (weight 0.2)
Entrepreneurship concepts · Innovation and intellectual property

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