30 Days Preparation Strategy for CMAT 2022
30 Days Preparation Strategy for CMAT 2023- A goal without a proper preparation strategy is a mere dream. Some students might have paced up their preparation while others who haven’t begun their preparation must do it now. With 30 days left for CMAT 2023 exam, students now need to pull up their socks and prepare a strategy for CMAT to become more productive with proper inputs.
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- 02 Apr 2022:
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- 01 Apr 2022:
NTA is likely to release CMAT 2022 admit card in online mode tomorrow i.e. April 2.
- 29 Mar 2022:
NTA to release CMAT 2022 admit card anytime soon at its official website, cmat.nta.nic.in.
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CMAT 2023 will tentatively be held in the last week of March in computer-based mode. As most of you must have already appeared for other B-school entrance exams like CAT, XAT, IIFT, IBSAT, MAT, NMAT, and so forth, your half of the preparation is already done. In the 30 days, preparation strategy for CMAT all you need is to brush up your concepts and practice to crack the exam and come out in flying colors. Read this article by Careers360 to know 30 days preparation strategy for CMAT 2023.
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CMAT Exam Pattern 2023
Candidates appearing for CMAT 2023 must have a quick glance at the exam pattern of CMAT 2023 before moving forward with the 30 days preparation strategy. Check the complete details regarding the number of questions and marking for each section:
Exam Pattern of CMAT 2023
Sections | Number of questions | Marks |
Quantitative techniques and data interpretation | 25 | 100 |
General awareness | 25 | 100 |
Logical reasoning | 25 | 100 |
Language comprehension | 25 | 100 |
Innovation and Entrepreuership | 25 | 100 |
Total | 125 | 500 |
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30 Days Preparation Strategy for CMAT 2023
Shift focus on important concepts
Now that you have 30 days, rigorous studies will not help you save time by studying smartly. Studying smartly refers to getting to the nerve of the exam and adjusting the schedule accordingly. You need to focus on the concepts which are important to ace in the examination.
Solve regularly past years question papers
It is important for the aspirants to go through the previous year's CMAT question papers to determine the type of questions and based on the performance in the exam, tweak the strategy. Also, going through the CMAT question papers helps one to understand the syllabus of CMAT more clearly and enables them to understand the topics from which questions are asked frequently for consecutive years. Furthermore, these question papers come in handy to you and help to enhance your time management skills.
Keep yourself updated
Students must keep themselves updated with the latest happenings and events which is not only important for GK section preparation but to otherwise also. As part of a preparation strategy for CMAT 2023, candidates must go through the newspaper and check information related to important appointments, policy-related decisions, awards, etc. Reading the newspaper on a regular basis will not only help in increasing one’s knowledge but also improve your comprehension abilities in a short span of time.
Time management
As per the exam pattern of CMAT 2023, the question paper consists of a total of 100 questions with 25 questions in each section. The total duration of the exam will be 180/ 210 minutes, which is further divided, leaving 1.8 minutes for each question. Hence, practice solving questions in a limited time. Don’t get stuck if you are unable to drive yourself to answer. Move to the next question and come back to the difficult questions later.
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CMAT Mock Tests 2023
Practicing the mock test of CMAT 2023 is one of the most crucial steps for preparation. Mock tests helps you in the following ways:
Strengthens your grip on important topics
Gives you an opportunity to get familiar with exam kind of environment
Helps you learn the techniques to manage your time
Enables you to analyze your strengths and weaknesses
Boost your confidence level
With a month left for the examination, make sure you give mock tests every alternate day.
Avoid starting new topics
Aspirants are advised not to begin with any new topic at the eleventh hour because it will lead to confusion and will increase their anxiety level. One must prepare and strengthen with the topics they already know. This will help in boosting morale and confidence.
Improve accuracy
As the D-day is approaching, candidates must focus on improving their accuracy along with the speed. One can enhance its speed and accuracy by practicing on a daily basis and marking themselves as per the marking scheme. Take note of your score through every mock test and rectify your weak areas.
Section-wise Preparation Tips for CMAT 2023
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation
This section assesses your mathematical skills in areas like algebra, arithmetic, and geometry. Know the topic in which your concepts are not clear and practice a number of questions on basics to increase your speed and accuracy. Try to learn the shortcuts to solve each question in 1.8 minutes. In case you get stuck on a particular question don’t get stuck, move to the next question. In data interpretation, you must know how to assess the given data. It will include questions on decision-making. Solve a number of questions each day to increase your speed.
General Awareness
The general awareness section includes the questions from topics like - international, national, science and technology, sports, economy, books and authors, abbreviations, and so forth. To crack this section with ease you must follow the tips mentioned below:
Keep yourself updated with the latest whereabouts around yourself.
Regularly read the newspapers and editorials.
Refer to the monthly current affairs to know the important events that occurred.
Continuously practice with the help of CMAT sample papers
Download mobile applications like Indian Express, The Hindu to let notifications be timely.
Logical Reasoning
One needs to think smartly to score well in this section. This section mainly covers questions from blood relations, statements and arguments, number series, analogies, and so forth. You must daily practice a number of examples and questions to increase your speed and thinking skills while solving the questions.
Language comprehension
With a month left for CMAT preparation, you must shift your focus on your vocabulary and reading skills. One can enhance his/her comprehension in 30 days by:
Reading newspapers every morning or evening
Solve two-three comprehensions on daily basis
Make the best use of your leisure time by playing mobile games like vocabulary builder, word to word, etc to make learning on the go.
Mark difficult words and learn their meanings from a dictionary. Students are advised to always keep the dictionary handy while watching movies/reading books.
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Questions related to CMAT
Do CAT and CMAT syllabus same is there any difference in syllabus
Dear aspirant!!
Hope you are doing well !
Sections in CMAT have an identical syllabus to CAT with an easy to moderate difficulty level as compared to CAT. Thus, do not focus on the CMAT syllabus except for General Awareness. For the Quantitative Ability section, focus on knowing the concepts rather than learning the formulae...Those who are preparing for other MBA entrance exams such as CAT, XAT or SNAP, three months is enough to prepare for CMAT . But those who are aiming to appear only in CMAT exam, must begin their preparation at least three months before the exam.
Hope it helps you !!
Thanking you !
which book is better for preparing CMAT.. exam in 2023
Hello aspirants
Here are some of the best book to prepare for cmat
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations - RS Agarwal
- How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT - Arun Sharma
- General Knowledge - Disha Experts
- Quantitative Aptitude for the CMAT and Other MBA Entrance Examinations - Jaimin Shah
- Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Common Admission Tests for Admission into IIMs - Sarvesh K Verma
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations - Abhijit Guha
- The 3 Edge Advantage Series: CMAT Practice Set - Ayush Gupta, Ashwani, Diwakar Sharma, R.K. Behl
- CMAT Entrance Guide with 5 Mock Tests - Disha Experts
For more information click the link
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cmat-preparation-strategy-and-tips-toppers
Hope this Helps
Good Luck!
I have got 242 marks in cmat 2022 what are all the college that I can target on the basis of that this year as I lost the application date of many college last year
Hello Aspirant,
Hope you are doing good. Looking at last years trends your percentile could lie between 81-89. You can apply to the following colleges:
NIA PUNE
XIME BANGALORE
KIIT School of Management - KSOM Bhubaneswar
Amrita School of Business Coimbatore
Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi
ASM Institute of International Business and Research, Pune
SIES School of Business Studies, Navi Mumbai
ISBM Pune
All the best!
top MBA placement college accepting cmat entrance exam
Hello aspirant,
Hope you are doing absolutely great.
So with regard to your query, over 1000 colleges and more accept the CMAT score in India for the purpose of admission into various MBA programmes. The best colleges which accepts them and with good placement scale are as follows:
1. Great Lakes Institute of Management
2. UPES Dehradun
3. Amity University Noida
4. Birla Institute of Management and Technology
5. VIT Business School Vellore
Checkout the following link for any information regarding the colleges accepting CMAT score: https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-b-schools-accepting-cmat-scores
Hope this helps you!!
sir i score in CMAT 87 & NIMCET 204 With 8.27 CGPA which college is best for MCA in gujrat ?
since you have your cmat score 87 your percentile will be below of 51. You can check details in the link https://bschool-careers360-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/bschool.careers360.com/articles/cmat-score-vs-percentile/amp?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16572223909898&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fbschool.careers360.com%2Farticles%2Fcmat-score-vs-percentile
Here are list of NITs and their accepted nimcet score :
1.NIT Trichy (above 390 )
2.For Suratkal (above 350)
3.For MNNIT Allahabad and warangal(above 300)
4. For NIT Calicut and Bhopal(above 250)
5.For NIT Jamesdpur (above 200)
Here are some the top mca colleges in Gujarat
MSU Baroda, Vadodara.
Ganpat University, Mehsana.
Navrachana University, Vadodara.
Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. ...
Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad.
GLS University, Ahmedabad
Here are some of colleges that accept nimcet score in Gujarat
MSU Baroda - Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
BK School of Business Management, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.
Faculty of Management Studies, MS Patel Institute of Management Studies, Vadodara.
Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad.
NR Institute Of business management Ahmedabad.