The CMAT exam schedule has been released on the official website https://cmat.nta.nic.in/. The test will be held on January 25, 2026, in computer-based mode, and the exam pattern and syllabus will remain the same as last year.
The CAT 2025 answer key and response sheet are now accessible on iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can submit objections from December 8 to 10 by paying a fee of ₹1200 for each challenge.
The CAT 2025 response sheet PDF is expected to be available by December 3, 2025, on iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can log in to the website to download their response sheet. The provisional answer key will also be released at the same time.
A pass in the higher secondary examination of the (10+2) curriculum (academic stream) prescribed by the Government of Tamil Nadu or any other examination equivalent there to with a minimum of 45% marks (40% marks for reserved category) in aggregate of subjects - Mathematics, Physics and any one of the following optional subjects: Chemistry / Biotechnology/ Computer Science / Biology (Botany & Zoology) or an examination of any University or Authority recognized by the Executive Council of the Pondicherry University as equivalent thereto.
Number of attempts : Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination with a maximum of two attempts for General and three attempt for the candidates belonging to the SC / ST communities and two attempts for candidates belonging to the OBC / BCM / MBC / and BTC communities.
Age Limit : The upper age limit is 21 years on 1st July of the academic year ( Relaxation up to three years for candidates belonging to OBC / BCM / MBC / EBC and BT communities and five years for candidates belonging to SC / ST communities
B.E. / B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering / Communication Engineering / Telecommunication Engineering / Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering with 55% marks.
Candidates who have secured 55% of marks or above in any one of the following or equivalent, are eligible to apply: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Applications / Computer Science / Information Technology or Bachelor’s degree in Commerce / Corporate Secretaryship / Economics / Business Administration with Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Applications as one of the subject (or) Bachelors degree in Science with minimum of 55% marks (45% marks for reserved categories).
Three years Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (45% marks for reserved categories).