CMAT Answer Key 2024: Dates, Steps to Download

Hafsha Qureshi

Updated on - Apr 25, 2024

CMAT answer key 2024 will be released on the official website i.e, cmat.nta.nic.in by the NTA authorities. The answer key of CMAT 2024 is expected to be released in May 2024. Students will be able to download the CMAT 2024 answer key and determine their probable scores.

Candidates will require their application number, and password and will also be required to submit the security PIN as login credentials to download the CMAT answer key. Further, students will be able to raise objections by paying an amount of INR 200 for each answer.

Table of Contents

• CMAT 2024 Answer Key Highlights
• How to View CMAT 2024 Answer Key?
• How to View CMAT 2024 Question Paper and Response Sheet?
• How to Challenge CMAT 2024 Answer Key?
• Advantages of CMAT Answer Key 2024
• CMAT Answer Key 2024 Important Points
• CMAT Answer Keys for Previous Years
• CMAT Merit List 2024

CMAT 2024 Answer Key Highlights

Candidates should make sure to check the answer key and must raise objections within deadlines. Candidates cannot object after the window has been closed. The important facts related to the CMAT answer key are below.

How to View CMAT 2024 Answer Key?

CMAT answer key 2024 will be released in two phases. Candidates can tally their scores and report grievances against this answer key (if any). The candidates will have to provide their login credentials to view the provisional answer key.

• Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website for CMAT 2024 Exam - cmat.nta.nic.in
• Step 2: Enter the login credentials in the designated space.
• Step 3: Log in to the portal.
• Step 4: Click on the "Challenge CMAT Answer Key" tab on the redirected page
• Step 5: CMAT Answer Key 2024 will be displayed on the redirected page.
• Step 6: Candidates can now view and download CMAT 2024 Answer Key.

How to View CMAT 2024 Question Paper and Response Sheet?

The exam is held as a computer-based test. Hence, the candidates do not have a hard copy of the question paper. To be able to tally their answers, candidates need to download the question paper, which NTA releases on the official website along with the provisional answer key. The steps to do so are detailed below:

• Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website for CMAT 2024 Exam.
• Step 2: Click on the "View Question Paper" tab on the homepage.
• Step 3: Enter your login credentials and hit the submit button.
• Step 4: Find and click on the tab to view the question paper and the response sheet, provided at the bottom of the page.
• Step 5: Download and keep a copy of the same for further reference.

How to Challenge CMAT 2024 Answer Key?

NTA will soon provide candidates with the option to report grievances against CMAT 2024 answer key. The steps to challenge CMAT answer key 2024 are given below.

• Step 1: Candidates must go to the official website for CMAT 2024 Exam.
• Step 2: Enter the login credentials in the designated space.
• Step 3: Click on the "Challenge CMAT Answer Key" tab on the redirected page.
• Step 4: The instructions to report grievances will be given on the page. Follow them to record your challenge successfully.
• Step 5: Click on the tab, mentioning "Save your Claims", for the marking to be saved.
• Step 6: The page will be redirected to a new window where the candidates should provide supporting documents to validate their claims.
• Step 7: Click on the "save claim and pay" tab to pay a fee of INR 200 per question online.

Advantages of CMAT Answer Key 2024

CMAT 2024 Answer Key will contain the answers that the candidates have provided, along with the correct answers. Candidates will check and compare their answers with the correct ones. The following are certain very vital advantages of CMAT Answer Key 2024 that the candidates can make a note of.

• Candidates can compare and analyze their answers with the correct answers provided in CMAT 2024 Answer Key.
• Candidates will analyze their performance in the exam with the help of CMAT 2024 Answer Key.
• Candidates can also estimate their scores even before the release of CMAT 2024 Results.

CMAT 2024 Marking Scheme

Candidates will be awarded +4 marks for each correct answer, and one mark will be deducted for each wrong/ incorrect answer. The unattempted questions will not be validated. Candidates should attempt only the questions they are sure of. These rules apply during the validation of CMAT Official Answer Key.

CMAT Answer Key 2024 Important Points

• The availability of CMAT Answer Key 2024 will be online.
• The right answer along with the answers of the candidates will be provided section-wise.
• The preliminary answer key will be released first, and the final one will be released later.
• Any request for objecting will not be entertained after the release of the final CMAT Answer Key 2024.
• A fee payment of INR 1000 has to be made for each question challenged.
• The fee will be refunded if the challenge has been found correct in CMAT Answer Key 2024.

CMAT Answer Keys for Previous Years

For reference, CMAT answer keys of previous years are given below. The candidates are advised to go through them for a better understanding of the key elements of the answer key.

CMAT Merit List 2024

The merit list will be released along with CMAT 2024 results or after the release of the answer key for CMAT 2024. The merit list will contain the ranks of the overall country, and region-wise as well. The candidates' percentile and scores will also be provided in CMAT Merit List.