CMAT Answer Key 2023 Released: Download from nta.cmat.ac.in; Check Your Score & Best Fit MBA College; Last Date to Challenge CMAT Answer Key

CMAT 2023 answer key has been released on May 12, 2023 late night on official NTA CMAT website nta.cmat.ac.in. Only the candidates who actually appeared in CMAT 2023 exam can login to download the CMAT answer key. Last date to challenge the official CMAT answer key is May 16, 2023. According to National Testing Agency (NTA), “Challenges made by the candidates will be verified by the panel of subject experts. If found correct, the answer key will be revised accordingly. Based on the revised Final Answer Key, the result will be prepared and declared. No individual candidate will be informed about the acceptance/non-acceptance of his/her challenge. The key finalized by the Experts after the challenge will be final. No challenge will be accepted after 16 May 2023 (upto 11:50 p.m.).”

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) usually releases official CMAT answer key with candidate response sheet after three days of CMAT exam date which was May 4, 2023. However, this year CMAT answer key release has been delayed. CMAT exam was conducted in two slots while last year CMAT was conducted in a single slot. As such NTA will release the CMAT 2023 exam result after completing the normalization process as per exam difficulty level and as such CMAT result can be declared a little late than expected.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released official CMAT answer key with candidate response sheet. The CMAT answer key has been released for all the 100 questions divided in 5 sections of 20 questions each. Score of all the sections will account for in CMAT percentile calculation. The candidates who have actually appeared in the exam can download CMAT answer key with their respective responses till the last date from official CMAT website nta.cmat.ac.in by login with:

1.CMAT 2023 Application Number and Date of Birth, Or

2.CMAT 2023 Application Number and Password

Login Window with CMAT 2023 Application Number and Password

In case you are not satisfied with the official CMAT answer key, you can challenge them by paying the requisite fee of Rs.200 per objection. The last date to challenge the official CMAT Answer keys 2023 closes at 11.50 PM on May 16, 2023. After release of final answer key, NTA will shortly release the CMAT 2023 Result. No grievances against answer keys will be accepted after May 16. Once you download your CMAT answer key along with your responses as marked in the test paper, you can check your CMAT Score & Percentile. After completing this process, you should find out from the list below the best fit MBA college accepting CMAT with cut offs

CMAT Answer Key Dates & Objection Filing Schedule
National Testing Agency displays the CMAT answer keys and CMAT response sheet with CMAT objection form to challenge the CMAT 2023 answer key on the NTA CMAT official website – cmat.nta.nic.in. This facility to challenge CMAT answer key remains available for three-four days only. Candidates should save their question papers and responses for future reference. The important dates for CMAT answer key are as below:

Activity	Important date	Remarks
CMAT 2023 official Answer Key Release date	May 12, 2023	Answer key is live with CMAT question paper
Last date to challenge CMAT Answer Key	May 16, 2023 (Till 11.50 PM)	File objection online with a processing charge of Rs.200 for each question
Final CMAT 2023 answer key release date	After May 16, 2023	NTA to release official final answer key before result
Submission of Grievance on final CMAT answer key	NA	CMAT Result will be declared after final answer key is released
CMAT 2023 Result date	May 25, 2023	No grievance after declaration of CMAT 2023 result will be entertained.

Dates as Notified by NTA

CMAT 2023 Answer Key Release: Key Trends
CMAT answer key earlier used to be released within 4 days after conduct of CMAT exam, but this year it has been delayed. Key trends in CMAT answer key release during last 4 years are shared below:

CMAT Exam Year	Date of CMAT Exam	CMAT Exam Slots	Date of CMAT Answer key Release
CMAT 2023	May 4, 2023	Two Slot Exam	May 12, 2023 (In 8 days)
CMAT 2022	April 9, 2022	Single Slot Exam	April 18, 2023 (In 10 Days)
CMAT 2021	March 31, 2021	Two Slot Exam	April 3, 2021 (In 4 Days)
CMAT 2020	January 28, 2020	Single Slot Exam	January 30, 2020 (In 3 Days)

How to Check & Download CMAT Question Paper, Answer Keys and Response Sheet
Checking, verifying and submitting the objections after checking the CMAT 2023 question paper, answer keys and your response sheet is two steps process. However, before that you need to download CMAT answer key from the NTA.CMAT official website. NTA has clarified, “Please Login and click link for display of your question papers and your responses.”

Step-1: Check CMAT Question Paper &Answer Keys

• Go to CMAT 2023 official website
• Click on Display Question paper and Responses
• Login either with your CMAT application number and password Or with application number and date of birth
• Complete CMAT question paper with question ID and answer options will open
• Now you can view the CMAT question paper, question ID and answer option IDs
• To check & download your CMAT response sheet you have to follow Step-2

Step-2: Check CMAT Response Sheet

• Go to CMAT 2023 official website
• Click on Challenge Answer Keys
• Login either with your CMAT application number and password Or with application number and date of birth
• The CMAT response sheet with the question ID and answer ID that you attempted gets opened
• To check correct answer you have to go with each question one by one and cross check which is the correct answer option ID for the question
• In case you are not satisfied with the correct answer key as given on the CMAT website, you can challenge the answer keys by filing the claim after paying a fee of Rs.200/- per question 

CMAT Answer Key 2023: Key Features, Dates and Fee to Challenge the Answer

• Along with the CMAT Answer key, the NTA displays the CMAT Question Paper Attempted by the candidate
• CMAT 2023 Question paper and Answer Keys are made live on the NTA’s website cmat.nta.nic.in.
• The candidates, who are not satisfied with the CMAT answer keys, may challenge them by filling online application form
• NTA’s decision on the CMAT answer key challenges shall be final and no further communication will be entertained
• The result of CMAT 2023 exam will be compiled on the basis of final CMAT 2023 answer keys

How to Challenge and Raise Objection to Official CMAT 2023 Answer Key
Please note that No grievance with regard to CMAT answer key(s) after May 16, 2023 will be entertained. NTA’s decision on the CMAT answer key challenges shall be final and no further communication will be entertained. NTA has released following guidelines and procedure to challenge the official CMAT answer key

CMAT Answer Key 2023: Challenge Fee

• The Fee to challenge CMAT official answer key is Rs.200/- per question
• The processing charges can be paid by credit/debit card/Net banking
• The processing charge once paid is non-refundable

Check CMAT Score With Percentile for MBA Admission
Once you check your response sheet, question paper and the CMAT official answer key, you can assess your score and expected corresponding CMAT percentile to explore MBA admission 2023 in the best MBA college accepting CMAT score. Following CMAT score cut offs are expected for various percentile range:

CMAT Score out of 400	Expected Percentile
300+	99.5
250+	97+
200+	90+
170+	80+

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Top MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT 2023 with Cut Offs

Out of 1000 MBA colleges accepting CMAT 2023 score, many of them are open with their admission 2023 process. JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA among other top MBA colleges who will shortlist candidates for admission on the basis of CMAT score, are open with their admission process 2023. All the 330 Maharashtra MBA colleges will accept CMAT score through DTE CAP 2023. Following are some of the top MBA colleges who will accept CMAT 2023 score in different cut off range:

Management Institute	Expected CMAT Cut off Percentile
JBIMS Mumbai (Admission through DTE CAP Round)	99+
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai	92+
SIMSREE Mumbai (Admission through DTE CAP)	95+
PUMBA Pune (Admission through DTE CAP)	94+
Great Lakes Chennai: Great Lakes Institute of Management - GLIM	90+
GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management	90+
IMT Nagpur	85+
BIMTECH Greater Noida	80+
Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research	80+
Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow	75+
XIME Bangalore: Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship	75+
SDMIMD Mysore: SDM Institute For Management Development	75+
IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University	75+
VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore	70+

Check Complete List of Top MBA colleges with CMAT cut offs

With effect from last two years, the CMAT answer keys with objection form to challenge the responses in the answer options are released by National Testing Agency (NTA) which now conducts CMAT exam instead of AICTE. CMAT result will comprise around 60000 candidates who appeared in CMAT exam out of total more than 75000 registered candidates. The CMAT result will be out in the afternoon along with the score card. You can download the score card from official exam website on the CMAT 2023 result date. 

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