CMAT 2020 Analysis & Expected Cutoff by T.I.M.E

CMAT 2020 Analysis & Expected Cutoff by T.I.M.E - National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the CMAT entrance test on January 28, 2020 in online mode. One of the most reputed institutes, Triumphant Institute of Management Education (TIME) provided the CMAT 2020 analysis & expected cutoff marks. Experts of T.I.M.E analysed the CMAT exam and they have provided sectional and overall difficulty level of exam apart from analysis. They will also provide exped cutoffs for each section of CMAT 2020 as well. With the help of analysis candidates can estimate their CMAT score before the releasing of CMAT result 2020. By reading this article candidates will get to know more details about CMAT 2020 exam.
Latest: CMAT 2020 answer key released by NTA on January 30. Candidates can challenge CMAT 2020 answer key till February 2. CMAT result 2020 to be declared anytime soon.

CMAT 2020 Analysis by T.I.M.E

Before knowing the CMAT 2020 analysis by the T.I.M.E it is must to know the exam pattern of CMAT. As per past year trend exam pattern of CMAT is same, there is no changes made by the authorities for CMAT 2020. CMAT exam has a total of four sections - Language Comprehension, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness. Negative marking scheme is applicable for CMAT exam, for every incorrect answer 1 mark gets deducted.

CMAT Exam Pattern 2020 - Overview

CMAT Exam 2020 Analysis - Key Facts

• No change in CMAT 2020 exam pattern

• Total number of questions and time duration remains the same.

• Negative marking scheme remains the same.

• For every correct answer candidates will get four marks.

• One mark gets deducted for every incorrect answer.

CMAT 2020 Section Wise Analysis

The analysis of CMAT 2020 has been released by T.I.M.E. Through this aspirants can take an idea about the question type and difficulty level of CMAT 2020. Apart from this, candidates can also know about CMAT 2020 expected cut off.

Section I: Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation Analysis

• There are a total of 25 questions in QA & DI section.

• Dominating areas are kept rotating in this section. As per last year trend Arithmetic and Geometry were the dominating areas.

• Candidates who are efficient to tackle questions from Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry and Number System can score well in this section.

• In 2019, only two questions were from DI out of the given twenty five questions.

• Which means, those candidates who have good command over Quant can perform well in this section.

As compared to the paper pattern two years back, there were fewer number of calculation-intensive questions. The questions were spread across a wide range of topics viz., Numbers, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Geometry, Mensuration, P&C, Probability, Sets & Venn Diagrams, etc.

There were four questions based on Data Interpretation which was actually easy to solve. The set was a table comprising the strength of boys and girls of five schools in 6 years.

A well-prepared student could have attempted 21-22 questions in the section.

CMAT 2020 QA and DI Analysis

Expert says: Those candidates who attempt 23 to 25 questions with an accuracy rate of 90% can score well in QA & DI section.

Section II: Logical Reasoning Analysis

• This section consists of 25 questions from Verbal reasoning and Analytical reasoning.

• As per past year trend most of the questions in this section come from Analytical Reasoning.

• In 2019, there were 21 questions from Analytical Reasoning and 4 questions from Verbal reasoning respectively.

• All the Analytical questions are from various topics such as distribution, grouping, comparison, arrangement, blood relations, coding/ decoding, directions, blood relations, cube, sequence, clock and calendar etc.

• The Verbal reasoning portion covers - reasoning & assertion, statement conclusion, statement argument and word relationship.

• The overall level of difficulty of Logical reasoning is easy to moderate.

There was one set (family tree) comprising four questions. Similar to last year, most questions in this section were on the easy to moderate side. Questions included coding-decoding, direction sense, alpha-numeric-symbolic series, cubes, Venn diagrams, visual diagrams, comparisons, series based, analogies and odd man out.

There were four questions on Verbal Reasoning (Analogy, Strong-Weak Arguments, etc.). A good student could have answered 21-22 questions.

CMAT 2020 LR Analysis

Section III: Language Comprehension Analysis

• This section covers Verbal ability questions and Reading comprehension passages.

• There was 1 passage that was asked

• Verbal ability covered the areas including- idiom/ phrase, para jumble, antonym and synonym, FIJ (fact, inference and judgement), identify correct sentence, identify part with error, word analogy, fill in the blanks etc.

• Overall the difficulty level of Language comprehension was easy

There was only one Reading Comprehension passage in the third section with five questions. A good student could have attempted 4 out of the 5 questions easily.

The Verbal Ability segment had 20 questions. These included questions on Synonyms, Antonyms, Error spotting, Fill in the Blanks, One-word substitution, Para jumbles, Meanings of words and their usage in sentences, Grammatically correct sentence etc.

The section was easy to moderate, and a serious test taker should have been able to answer 20-21 questions.

CMAT 2020 Language Comprehension Analysis

Section IV: General Awareness Analysis

• Considered as the most difficult section of CMAT 2020.

• It comprises questions both from Static GK and Current affairs.

• As per past year trend, General awareness is dominated by Static GK from a variety of topics like, Politics, Indian Constitution, famous personalities etc.

• In the 2019 CMAT exam, 6-7 questions came from Current affairs and remaining are from Static GK.

This section was moderate in difficulty level. Most of the questions were based on Static GK. The section had questions on:

• Geography,

• Literature,

• Religion,

• Government Ministries,

• Booker prize, Awards and Honors,

• General Science,

• Politics,

• Banking,

• International organizations,

• Sports and Games,

• Current Affairs & General Knowledge.

A good student would be able to answer around 16 questions in this section.

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