CMAT Exam Update: The National Testing Agency has finally released the Examination Schedule of Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2026.
On 04th December 2025, a notice was released by NTA announcing the CMAT 2026 exam date, time, and language of the paper.
NTA CMAT 2026 examination schedule notice is available at cmat.nta.nic.in as well as below in the article, so continue reading.
What is the date of the CMAT exam in 2026?
The Common Management Admission Test is a national-level entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. NTA conducts the CMAT examination in computer-based online mode.
For CMAT 2025, the registration started on 14th November 2024, and the exam dates were 25th January 2025. Exam dates were released along with the notification, but for this session, the authority has released the exam dates after the CMAT application correction is closed.

The CMAT 2026 dates have been released via online mode. All the details regarding the exam are being released only on the official site.
| Exam Year | Exam Date Announcement | Exam Date |
| CMAT 2025 | 14th November 2024 | 28th January 2025 |
| CMAT 2026 | 04th December 2025 | 25th January 2026 |
Candidates will be given 03rd hours to complete the CMAT 2026 exam, and the language of the paper is online only. Mode of exam will be online, computer based test.
All the candidates whose CMAT 2026 application is accepted by the NTA will be eligible for the futher process. CMAT 2026 registration started on 17 October 2025, and the last date to apply was 24 November 2025 (up to 11:50 PM). From 26th to 28th November 2025, the candidates can avail the facility of CMAT application correction.
Soon the NTA will release the CMAT 2026 city intimation slip for the eligible candidates. It will be released through online mode.
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