Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national MBA Entrance Exam for admission to 1000+ AICTE Approved PGDM Institutions, University MBA Departments and their Constituent/Affiliated Colleges across the country. However, IIMs and many top MBA colleges like MDI Gurgaon and XLRI Jamshedpur do not accept CMAT exam scores. Check list of MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT exam 2025 scores. Till 2018, CMAT Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). National Test Agency (NTA) is conducting this Test since 2019. CMAT exam official website is exams.nta.ac.in/cmat. CMAT 2026 will be conducted on January 24, 2026 (expected date). Last year, CMAT 2025 was held on Saturday, January 25, 2025. CMAT exam difficulty level is moderate. CMAT exam duration is 180 minutes. CMAT Exam Pattern is divided into five sections: Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Check full details.