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Eligibility for CMAT 2027 requires a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognised university. Final-year Bachelor's degree candidates whose result will be declared before the start of admission for the 2027-28 academic year can also apply. The candidate must be a citizen of India, and there is no upper age limit for CMAT 2027.

CMAT 2027 exam pattern includes 100 objective-type questions across 5 sections — Language Comprehension, Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, General Awareness, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship — with 20 questions each. Total marks: 400. Each correct answer earns 4 marks; each wrong answer carries a deduction of 1 mark. Duration: 180 minutes.

CMAT 2027 application fee is expected to be ₹2,500 for General (UR) Male candidates and ₹1,250 for Female, SC, ST, EWS, OBC-NCL, PwD/PwBD, and Third Gender candidates. The fee is payable online via Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking, or UPI. Applicable service charges and GST are extra.

CMAT 2027 exam is expected to be conducted by NTA on January 24, 2027 (Sunday) in a single shift from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Computer Based Test mode. For reference, CMAT 2026 was held on 25 January 2026. The official CMAT 2027 date will be announced on cmat.nta.nic.in in October 2026.

The XAT 2027 provisional answer key is released 3–4 days after the exam and is open to challenges by candidates. The XAT 2027 final answer key is released after the objection window closes and incorporates corrections from accepted objections. The final answer key is used by XLRI Jamshedpur for official XAT 2027 result calculation and is the authoritative version.

To calculate your XAT 2027 score, add +1 for each correct Part 1 answer, subtract 0.25 for each wrong Part 1 answer, and subtract 0.10 for each unattempted question beyond the first 8 unattempted. Add +1 for each correct GK answer with no penalty for wrong GK answers. The total is your expected XAT 2027 raw score.

Yes, candidates can challenge the XAT 2027 answer key during the official objection window opened by XLRI Jamshedpur after the provisional answer key release. Submit objections with strong supporting evidence — academic references or official source documents — through your xatonline.in login. An objection fee may apply, refundable if the objection is accepted.

To download the XAT 2027 answer key, visit xatonline.in, click on the "Answer Key" or "Response Sheet" link, log in using your registered XAT ID and password, and download the answer key PDF along with your personal response sheet. Both documents are required to calculate your expected XAT 2027 score using the official marking scheme.

The XAT 2027 answer key is expected to be released between January 6 and January 8, 2027 — approximately 3–4 days after the XAT 2027 exam on January 3, 2027 (expected). XLRI Jamshedpur releases the provisional answer key first, followed by the final answer key after the objection window closes. The exact release dates will be confirmed in the XAT 2027 notification.

No, test centre change requests are not entertained after the XAT 2027 admit card is issued. As per the official XAT Important Instructions PDF, "Request for change of test center will not be considered." Candidates must report only to the test centre allocated on the admit card. Choose your preferred cities carefully during registration.