Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national level entrance examination for entry into MBA programmes across colleges/universities in India. Till 2018, CMAT was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as per the directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The Test will be conducted by the specialist autonomous body NTA (National Testing Agency) from 2019 onwards. Candidates have to log on to the NTA website www.ntacmat.nic.in to apply for the test.
The CMAT is a three hour computer based online test (CBT) to evaluate the candidate's ability in various segments like Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness.
CMAT score is accepted by more than 1000 participating institutes, in colleges and universities across India. All Indian citizens with graduation (10+2+3) can apply for the test. Final year students whose result will be declared before the commencement of admission can also apply.
Name of Exam
CMAT ( Common Management Admission Test)
For admission to
MBA & PGDM/PGP programmes
Level of exam
National
Conducted by
NTA (National Testing Agency)
Mode of Exam
Online Computer Based Test (CBT)
Mode of application
Online
Medium of Exam
English
Validity of score
One academic year
Periodicity of exam
Once a year
Number of chances
Unlimited
Date of official notification / Starting of Registration
23.12.2020
Last Date of Application
23.12.2020
Date of Exam
22 Feb 2021
Date of Result
27 Mar 2021
Eligibility
Citizens of India
Bachelor's degree in any discipline
Final year Degree students can also apply
No age restriction
Fee
General category -
Male - INR 2000
Female - INR 1000
General EWS/ SC/ST/PwD /OBC-(NCL)
Male - INR 1000
Female - INR 1000
