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The overall difficulty level for CMAT 2026 is expected to be easy to moderate. Quantitative Techniques, Logical Reasoning, and Language Comprehension are projected to be on the easier side, while General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship sections are anticipated to maintain a medium difficulty level.

Aspirants should aim for 75 total attempts with at least 80% accuracy to reach 99 percentile. Specifically, targeting 16-17 attempts in Quantitative Techniques and 15-16 in Logical Reasoning is recommended.

In CMAT 2025 exam paper, in Innovation and Entrepreneurship section, questions on concepts like Bootstrapping, Startup valuation, Fabian entrepreneur, Angel investment, Lean startup, Trademark and Feasibility analysis were asked. Similar questions are expected in CMAT 2026 exam.

In CMAT 2025 exam paper, out of 20 questions in General Awareness section, all 20 were based on Indian Static GK. A similar pattern is expected in CMAT 2026 exam.

In CMAT 2025, out of 20 questions in Language Comprehension Section, there were 18 non-RC questions and just 2 Reading Comprehension questions. A similar pattern is expected in CMAT 2026 exam.

In CMAT 2025, out of 20 questions in Logical Reasoning section, 16 questions were on Non-Verbal Reasoning, and just 4 questions were on Verbal Reasoning. A similar pattern is expected in CMAT 2026 exam.

In CMAT 2025, out of 20 questions in the QTDI section, 17 questions were on Quantitative Technique and only 3 were on Data Interpretation. The questions on Quants were dominated by Arithmetic questions. Key topics include Time-Speed-Distance, Profit & Loss, and Ratio-Proportion. A similar pattern is expected in CMAT 2026 exam.

CMAT cutoffs are determined by number of candidates taking exam, paper difficulty, and the total number of available seats. If the 2026 exam difficulty increases, percentile requirements may shift. Currently, top-tier Mumbai colleges like JBIMS and SIMSREE maintain the highest thresholds, requiring aspirants to score above the 99th percentile.

SIMSREE Mumbai CMAT Cutoff is 99.7 percentile for 2026 admissions.