The Common Management Aptitude Test (CMAT) exam is conducted by NTA for admissions to MBA/PGDM courses across the country.
National Testing Agency (NTA)
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an independent, autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organisation under the Ministry of Human Resource Department (MHRD), Government of India (GOI). The NTA is the government organisation established by the Societies Registration Act (1860) and has been entrusted by the Ministry of Education with the task of conducting the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT).
Common Management Aptitude Test (CMAT)
The CMAT exam is a National Level Entrance Exam for admission to different MBA/PGDM programmes in the country. The test facilitates the UGC and AICTE affiliated institutions to select suitable candidates for admission to the different MBA/PGDM courses in top institutions of the country.
The CMAT will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) once in a year through computer based online mode and is of 3- hours duration.
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Level |
National |
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Frequency |
Once a year |
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Mode |
Computer Based (Online) |
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Language |
English |
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Course |
MBA/PGDM |
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Significance |
Mandatory for entry into MBA/PGDM programs |
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Examination Fee |
Girls - Rs.1000/- and Boys - Rs 1600/- (General category) |
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Examination Dates |
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Marking Scheme |
Negative marking |
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Age Limit |
No |
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Cut-off |
Percentile ≥ 90 to get admission into a top reputed college whereas other colleges accept percentile within 50-85 range. |
Eligibility
The students who have completed their degree in any stream with 50% aggregate and are interested to join MBA/PGDM courses in top colleges of the country can apply for the CMAT exam.
Exam Format and Syllabus
The CMAT exam is conducted through computer-based test (Online) mode at specified exam centres. The CMAT exam is Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) based and consists of 100 questions that are divided across 4 different sections. The duration of the CMAT exam is 3-Hours. There will be Negative Marking for the wrong answers.
The CMAT exam is divided into 4-sections that tests the ability of the candidate
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Sections |
Marks |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
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Data Interpretation |
25 |
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Logical Reasoning |
25 |
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Language Comprehension |
25 |
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General Awareness |
25 |
Centres for CMAT Exam
The CMAT Exam is conducted in specific examination centres across the country.
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Port Blair |
Guntur |
Kurnool |
Nellore |
Rajahmundry |
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Tirupati |
Vijayawada |
Visakhapatnam |
Itanagar/Naharlagun |
Dibrugarh |
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Guwahati |
Dibrugarh |
Darbhanga |
Gaya |
Muzaffarpur |
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Patna |
Chandigarh |
Mohali |
Bhilai Nagar/Durg |
Raipur |
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Delhi |
Panaji |
Ahmedabad |
Gandhinagar |
Anand |
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Bhavnagar |
Bhuj |
Himatnagar |
Jamnagar |
Mehsana |
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Rajkot |
Surat |
Vadodara |
Valsad |
Vapi |
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Ambala |
Faridabad |
Gurugram |
Hissar |
Bilaspur |
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Hamirpur |
Shimla |
Solan |
Srinagar |
Dhanbad |
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Jamshedpur |
Ranchi |
Belagavi (Belgaum) |
Bengaluru |
Dharwad/Hubli |
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Gulbarga |
Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
Udupi/Manipal |
Ernakulam |
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Kottayam |
Kozhikode |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Thrissur |
Leh |
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Kavaratti |
Bhopal |
Gwalior |
Indore |
Jabalpur |
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Sagar |
Ahmednagar |
Amravati |
Aurangabad |
Dhule |
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Kolhapur |
Mumbai/Navi Mumbai |
Nagpur |
Nanded |
Nashik |
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Pune |
Solapur |
Thane |
Imphal |
Shillong |
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Aizawl |
Dimapur |
Kohima |
Balasore |
Berhampur-Ganjam |
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Bhawanipatna /Kalahandi |
Bhubaneswar |
Jeypore / Koraput |
Sambalpur |
Puducherry |
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Amritsar |
Bhatinda |
Ludhiana |
Patiala/ Fatehgarh Sahib |
Jaipur |
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Jodhpur |
Kota |
Sikar |
Udaipur |
Chennai |
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Coimbatore |
Madurai |
Tiruchirappalli |
Tirunelveli |
Hyderabad |
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Karimnagar |
Warangal |
Agartala |
Agra |
Aligarh |
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Allahabad/ Prayagraj |
Ambedkar Nagar |
Azamgarh |
Ballia |
Banda |
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Barabanki |
Bareilly |
Basti |
Bijnor |
Bulandshahr |
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Chandauli |
Deoria |
Etawah |
Faizabad |
Firozabad |
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Ghaziabad |
Ghazipur |
Gorakhpur |
Jalaun |
Jaunpur |
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Jhansi |
Kanpur |
Kushinagar |
Lakhimpur Kheri |
Lucknow |
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Mathura |
Mau |
Meerut |
Mirzapur |
Moradabad |
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Muzaffarnagar |
Noida |
Pratapgarh |
Raebareli |
Saharanpur |
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Shahjahanpur |
Sitapur |
Sonbhadra |
Sultanpur |
Varanasi |
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Dehradun |
Haldwani |
Roorkee |
Kolkata |
Siliguri |
What’s New in the CMAT Exam?
The CMAT Exam has the new following updates:
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A new optional section has been added to the CMAT question paper. The new section, mainly focuses on Innovation and Entrepreneurship and will be an optional section carrying 25 questions
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Extra 30 minutes will be given to students who opt for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship section which means the total time available to students will be 3 hours and 30 minutes. Those not opting for the new optional section will get 3-hours to complete the paper.
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