CMAT 2025 Answer Key Out, Raise Objections By Feb 2
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The NTA has uploaded the provisional answer key for CMAT 2025. Along with this, the response sheet and recorded question papers have been made available for the candidates to view. A much-awaited date for the aspiring candidates, cross-checking and estimating their marks is now within their reach. Candidates who attempted the CMAT exam can obtain the answer key from the website of NTA-CMAT with the help of their application number and password, or date of birth.
The CMAT 2025 exam was administered on January 25, 2025. It was an entirely computer-based test (CBT) test with two shifts: the morning shift from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and the evening shift from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is one of the most essential gates for management courses in any of the management institutes in India. The publication of the answer key has provided candidates with a clearer view of where they stand and where they are doing poorly.
NTA has given scope for raising objection to the answers given in provisional answer key of any question whose candidates feel mismatched. But they can question only if he/she is unsatisfied with some of the given answers. Any challenge will come up with the fee of non-refundable, which stands at Rs 200 per question. The same will be provided only through the online payment mechanism, and contestants need to remember that objections made after February 2, 2025 would not be valid.
Objection procedure The objection procedure is simple, but candidates must give a valid and clear reason for raising objections. After the deadline, the NTA will not accept any more objections. Subject experts will go through all the objections raised within the stipulated time. They will publish their final answer key by evaluating the objections. Results will be published as per the final key.
Candidates need to act immediately and go through the answer key, plus their responses, carefully. As the examination has a very big say in admission opportunities to management aspirants, every mark counts. A well-documented objection with good supporting evidence can make a big difference in the final tally.
Downloading the CMAT 2025 answer key is not quite a time-consuming process. Candidates can easily access the official NTA-CMAT website to click on the ‘CMAT 2025 Answer Key’ link. They can see the answer key along with the response sheet after successful login via the application number, password, and date of birth. The PDF of this page may also be downloaded for reference later.
It is one step closer to examination as the answer key for CMAT 2025 was released. Candidates now eagerly await the final answer key followed by the declaration of result announcement after the entire results processing activity. This process of allowing objections and subject experts to evaluate the work presents NTA as an organization engaged in maintaining fairness and accuracy in an examination system.
This is the period when the candidates carefully review their responses and decide whether they need to raise objections. In fact, this period is very important for them to gauge their prospects and plan their next steps. Whether they want to challenge the answer key or prepare for other upcoming examinations, their efforts and determination will be crucial in determining their future academic journey.
With the release of the provisional answer key for CMAT 2025, it has given a valuable opportunity to candidates to scrutinize their performance and seek rectifications if necessary. Candidates are left with little time to file objections, strictly adhering to the deadline set by the NTA. With this structured approach from the NTA, there will be fairness and accuracy in the final result, thus helping deserving candidates realize their management education dreams.