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CMAT 2026 Question Paper with Solutions

Written by Nilesh Jangid, Founder · Quant & DILR mentor · CAT 99.84 %ile · Last checked: 31 Oct 2026

Download the CMAT 2026 question paper with an answer key and solutions. Below you will find the section-wise structure of the paper and how it compares with other years.

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Year 2026

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These papers are memory-based reconstructions prepared by Thinkoraa mentors and students. They are not official NTA papers, and the wording or order of some questions may differ from the actual exam.

Please read before you download: these are memory-based reconstructions prepared by Thinkoraa mentors and students. They are not official NTA papers, and the wording or order of some questions may differ from the actual exam. Use them for practice.

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CMAT 2026 Question Paper PDF

One PDF Each has the questions, an answer key and solutions.

Paper Structure

CMAT 2026 Paper Structure

Question counts, counted from the answer keys and section headings of the booklets.

Paper	Questions	Quantitative Techniques & DI	Logical Reasoning	Language Comprehension	General Awareness	Innovation & Entrepreneurship	PDF pages
CMAT 2026	100	20	20	20	20	20	34

The section sizes are the same in every booklet. Compare with: CMAT 2025, CMAT 2024.

Paper Analysis

CMAT 2026 Paper Analysis

Counted from the reconstructed paper by Thinkoraa. "Set-based" means questions that share a passage or a data set; "figure-based" means questions whose problem is a picture. These are counts of the reconstruction, not official statistics.

Section	Questions	Set-based	Standalone	Figure-based	Passages / sets	Avg passage (words)
Quantitative Techniques & DI	20	2	13	5	2	101
Logical Reasoning	20	0	20	0	0	-
Language Comprehension	20	2	18	0	2	165
General Awareness	20	0	20	0	0	-
Innovation & Entrepreneurship	20	0	20	0	0	-

Compared with CMAT 2025: Quantitative Techniques & DI: passages average 101 words, against 37 in 2025. Quantitative Techniques & DI: 1 more set-based questions than in 2025 (2 against 1). Language Comprehension: passages average 165 words, against 90 in 2025.

How To Use

How To Use the CMAT 2026 Paper

Attempt it timed

Set a timer and attempt the paper section by section, as in the exam.

Check the answer key

Score yourself section by section, and note how many questions you attempted and got right.

Read the solutions

Go through the solution for every wrong or skipped question, and for the right ones where you were unsure.

Keep an error log

Write down the topic and why you lost the marks: concept gap, calculation slip, misread question or time.

Next steps: the CMAT guide (syllabus, pattern, dates), free CMAT mock tests and the CAT previous year papers.

FAQs

CMAT 2026 Question Paper: FAQs

Is this the official CMAT 2026 question paper?+

These papers are memory-based reconstructions prepared by Thinkoraa mentors and students. They are not official NTA papers, and the wording or order of some questions may differ from the actual exam.

How many questions are there in the CMAT 2026 paper here?+

CMAT 2026: 100 questions (20 in Quantitative Techniques & DI, 20 in Logical Reasoning, 20 in Language Comprehension, 20 in General Awareness, 20 in Innovation & Entrepreneurship).

Does the CMAT 2026 PDF have answers and solutions?+

Yes. The booklet ends with an answer key and solutions.

Can I attempt the CMAT 2026 paper as a timed test?+

Yes. Open the PDF, set a timer and attempt it section by section. The free CMAT mock tests on Thinkoraa give you an online test with analysis.

Where can I see the other years?+

See the CMAT previous year papers page or the CMAT 2025 question paper.