CMAT (Common Management Admission Test)

Exam Level : P.G.
Exam Category : National Level Exam/Admission
Frequency of Exam : One Time in a Year
Exam Score Validity : One Year
Conducting Body : All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Website : www.aicte-cmat.in
Contact : 022-66258304

What is CMAT?

CMAT or Common Management Admission Test is a national level MBA entrance exam conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It is a multiple choice objective type test conducted for the admission to around 1,000 AICTE approved B-schools across India. Around 55,000 candidates take the test. Since 2016, CMAT is conducted once a yea..Read More

CMAT Important Dates

Application Date

Online

18/Oct/2017 to 15/Dec/2017 10:00 AM to 11:59 PM

Exam Date

Online

21/Jan/2018 to 21/Jan/2018 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

CMAT Exam Insights

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CMAT Application Details

Create an account at the AICTE website by registering through email ID and uploading scanned photograph and signature in requisite dimension.
The size of photo should be 140 x 160 (≤ 60Kb). The size of signature file should be 60 x 90 (≤ 30Kb).
Enter few basic details like your name, parent’s name, your date of birth, category, gender, religion, and other as mentioned.
You will receive a 6 digit password.
Click on proceed button to pay the application fee.

CMAT Eligibility Criteria

Recognized Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 Yrs duration Obtained at least 50% (45% in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) at the qualifying Examination.
Final year Bachelor’s Degree students can also apply, provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria within the stipulated schedule.

CMAT Exam Fee

Modes of Payment

Credit Card

Debit Card

NEFT

Net Banking

Demand Draft

Others

CMAT Exam Pattern

Mode of Exam: Online
Exam Format: Objective
Number of Sections: Four

CMAT Exam Section	Number of Topics	Number of Questions	Section Score

Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation

Subject	Number of Questions	Score


Ratio and Proportion	1	6
Percentages	1	4
Profit/Loss/Discount	1	4
Simple & Compound Interest	1	4
Average/Mixture/Alligation/Replacement	2	8
Time-Speed-Distance	1	4
Time and Work	1	4
Number System - Factors of a Number, Cyclicity Rule	3	12
Co-ordinate Geometry, Mensuration	4	16
Permutations and Combinations, Probability	2	8
Polynomials, Algebraic equations, Inequalities, Functions	3	10
Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions	2	6
Venn Diagrams, Set Theory	2	6
Data Interpretation - Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Table	2	8

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Logical Reasoning

Subject	Number of Questions	Score


Arrangements - Circular/Linear/Matrix Arrangements	6	24
Grouping & Conditionalities, Comparisions, Selections	2	8
Coding/Decoding	1	4
Family Tree	2	6
Logical Puzzles	2	6
Number/Letter Series	2	6
Clocks	1	2
Cube/Dice based	1	2
Directions	2	6
Calendars	1	4
Data Sufficiency	2	8
Sequential Input-Output	1	4
Syllogism	1	2
Conditional Statements	1	2
Visual Reasoning	1	4
Deductive Logic	1	2
Cause and Effect, Course of Action	1	2
Statement Assumption and Conclusion, True/False	1	4
Strong/Weak Arguments	1	4

100

Language Comprehension

Subject	Number of Questions	Score


Grammar - Choosing meaningful and correct construct	2	6
Analogy, Synonym, Odd Man Out	3	12
Idioms and Phrases	1	4
Parajumbles, Fill in the blanks	2	8
Paracompletion and Summary	3	10
Critical Reasoning - Assumption, Strengthen, Weaken	7	26
Reading Comprehension - Tone, Inference, Meaning of Phrases	9	34

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General Awareness

Subject	Number of Questions	Score


History	3	10
Economics	3	10
Politics	3	12
Foreign Policy	1	4
General Science	3	12
Sports	3	10
Books and Authors	2	6
Arts,Culture and Entertainment	2	8
Economic Affairs	2	6
Business Awareness	5	18
Awards, Prizes and Recognition	1	4

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CMAT Exam Centers

CMAT exam will be held at 62 centers across the country

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CMAT Counselling Details

Candidates are shortlisted by participating institutes on the basis of their cutoffs and score/rank obtained at CMAT.
Candidates have to participate in Group Discussion/Essay Writing/Written Ability Test and Personal Interview rounds.
Participating B-schools conduct separate selection procedure.
Final selection list or merit list is announced on the basis of performance in CMAT and GD/WAT and PI rounds.