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CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

SYLLABUS

The syllabus for CMAT is given below :- 

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

SYLLABUS

The syllabus for CMAT is given below :- 

Note :-  The syllabus for the exam is as per prescribed by AICTE.

QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES & DATA INTERPRETATION DETAILED SYLLABUS

The detailed Syllabus for Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation with topic description, topic example and difficulty is given below :-

Note :- The above examples to various topics are for illustrative purpose only.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES & DATA INTERPRETATION

1. How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma (Mc Graw Hill Education)
2. Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Common Admission Tests for Admission Into IIMs by Sarvesh K Verma (Arihant)]
3. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha (Mc Graw Hill Education)
4. NCERT Mathematics Books for Class 8, 9 and 10
5. Quantitative Aptitude by Dr RS Aggarwal

LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION DETAILED SYLLABUS

The detailed Syllabus for Language Comprehension with topic description, topic example and difficulty is given below :-

Note :- The above examples to various topics are for illustrative purpose only.

CMAT RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION

1. How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma (Mc Graw Hill Education
2. The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability by Sujit Kumar
3. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay
4. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Nishit K. Sinha

LOGICAL REASONING DETAILED SYLLABUS

The detailed Syllabus for Logical Reasoning with topic description, topic example and difficulty is given below :-

Note :- The above examples to various topics are for illustrative purpose only.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR LOGICAL REASONING

1. A Modern Approach To Logical Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
2. How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma
3. The Hand On Guide To Analytical Reasoning And Logical Reasoning by Peeyush Bhardwaj
4. Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey

 GENERAL AWARENESS DETAILED SYLLABUS

The detailed Syllabus for General Awareness with topic description, topic example, and difficulty is given below:-

Note :- The above examples to various topics are for illustrative purposes only.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Social Issues and Institution by Wizard publication
2. The Pearson Concise General Knowledge Manual
3. General Knowledge 2020

SYLLABUS OUTCOME HIGHLIGHTS

1. Core topics from Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation Section:- Date Interpretation, Ratio, and Proportion, Profit and Loss, Time, Speed and Distance, Geometry, Mensuration, Percentages, Simple and Compound Interest, Quadratic and Linear Equations.

2. Core topics from Language Comprehension Section:- Reading Comprehension, Idioms, and Phrases, Jumbled Paragraph, Parts of Speech.

3. Core topics from Logical Reasoning Section:- Blood Relationship, Statements-Conclusions, Statement - Arguments, Coding and Decoding, Analogy Test, Ranking Tests, Matrix Arrangements, Non-Verbal Reasoning.

4. Core topics from General Awareness Section:- History, Polity, Geography, Literature, Sports, Economics, Static GK.

IMPORTANT LINK:

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CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

EXAM PATTERN

CMAT will be conducted by NTA as three hour entrance Examination in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode to evaluate the candidates’ ability across various segments for admission to the Management Courses.

The section wise distribution of Questions and Marks is given below :-

MODE OF EXAMINATION

CMAT Examination will be conducted as a Computer Based Test (CBT). Questions will be Objective Type Multiple Choice in nature.

MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION

The medium of Question Paper shall be in English only.

MARKING SCHEME

Sections of the Test

1. Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation
2. Logical Reasoning
3. Language Comprehension
4. General Awareness
5. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
6. Questions from the above-mentioned sections are asked in the CMAT examination where, each section comprises 20 Questions and each questions is of 4 marks summing up to 400 marks.

Marking Scheme Highlights:-

1. Each question carries 04 (four) marks.
2. For each correct response, candidate will get 04 (four) marks.
3. For each incorrect response, 1 (one) mark will be deducted from the total score.
4. Un-answered/ un-attempted questions will be given no marks.
5. To answer a question, the candidate needs to choose one option as correct option.
6. However, after the process of Challenges of the Answer Key, in case there are multiple correct options or change in key, only those candidates who have attempted it correctly as per the revised Answer key will be awarded marks.
7. In case a Question is dropped due to some technical error, full marks shall be given to all the candidates who have attempted it.

IMPORTANT LINK:

For Official Website: Click here

For Official Notification: Click here

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Candidates willing to apply for CMAT Examination are required to fulfil certain conditions to be eligible for it. The candidate who does not satisfy the Eligibility criteria like Age, Minimum educational qualification etc., their candidature shall be rejected by the authorities.
The criteria for eligibility CMAT are decided by the conduction body itself.

The candidate’s eligibility for CMAT Examination is based on the fulfilment of the following conditions :-

1. Nationality
2. Age Limit
3. Educational Qualifications
4. Reservations

CMAT NATIONALITY

The candidate must be a citizen of India in order to be eligible for CMAT examination.

CMAT AGE LIMIT

There is no age restriction for candidates appearing in CMAT examination.

CMAT EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

1. The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
2. Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor's Degree, whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for academic year can also apply for CMAT.

CMAT RESERVATIONS

The reservations for CMAT would be applicable as mentioned below :-

1. 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates
2. 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates
3. 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List
4. 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS) candidates
5. Each category will have 5% reservations for the candidates with 40% or more disability

CMAT ELIGIBILITY HIGHLIGHTS

1. Only Indian candidates are eligible for CMAT exam.
2. Candidates of any age are eligible for exam.
3. Candidate should possess a Bachelors degree in any Discipline,
4. Reservations will be provided as per the category of the candidate.

IMPORTANT LINK:

For Official Website: Click here

For Official Notification: Click here

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

IMPORTANT DATES

IMPORTANT LINK:

For Official Website: Click here

For Official Notification: Click here

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

COMMON MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (CMAT) 2024 (SHIFT 1) ANALYSIS

The paper analysis of CMAT 2024 Shift 1 is described here. According to the student feedback, overall difficulty is difficult from medium. Students stated that logical reasoning was the simplest. A detailed section wise analysis has been provided with an excellent attempt.

COMMON MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (CMAT) 2023 ANALYSIS

CMAT 2023 is being conducted on May 04, 2023 in two shift between 9 AM to 12 Noon (Shift 1) and 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM (Shift 2). This is the CMAT 2023 analysis of the Shift 1.

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

COMMON MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (CMAT) 2024 (SHIFT 1) ANALYSIS

The paper analysis of CMAT 2024 Shift 1 is described here. According to the student feedback, overall difficulty is difficult from medium. Students stated that logical reasoning was the simplest. A detailed section wise analysis has been provided with an excellent attempt.

COMMON MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (CMAT) 2023 ANALYSIS

CMAT 2023 is being conducted on May 04, 2023 in two shift between 9 AM to 12 Noon (Shift 1) and 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM (Shift 2). This is the CMAT 2023 analysis of the Shift 1.

COMMON MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (CMAT) 2022 ANALYSIS

NTA conducted CMAT 2022 on April 9 in a single shift from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm in CBT mode. CMAT 2022 was rated moderately difficult by the students who appeared for the exam
This analysis will help all the candidates who have appeared in the exam or all those aspirants who are going to appear for the CMAT Exam in the future.

CMAT 2022 Exam Analysis Section-wise

Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation

The section consisted of 20 questions. The overall difficulty level was easy to moderate. A good percentage of questions were from Arithmetic and the questions of DI were slightly tedious and time-consuming. Some of the questions from probability were also slightly tricky. Overall, an attempt of 15 questions in this section will be considered a good attempt.

Logical Reasoning

There were 16 math-based reasoning questions. There was a set on blood relations consisting of 4 questions. Questions appeared from areas like Code decoding, Venn diagram, Rank, Analogy, number series, and direction.

The breakup of questions is as follows:

Language Comprehension

General Awareness

Much like the last year, this year also, the General Awareness Section was dominated by questions from Static GK. Some of the questions were tricky. There were hardly any questions from Current Affairs except one from politics. The broad topics covered in Static GK were Indian History, Polity and Science.

The breakup is as follows:

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Innovation & Entrepreneurship was the easiest section of this paper. It was dominated by the Business GK questions involving brands, logos and basic definitions of business terms. Anyone with an entrepreneurial/business mindset could attempt 15+ questions in this section.

Some of the areas from which the questions were asked included:

1. Brand Taglines (Raymond, Amul)
2. Government intervention in entrepreneurship (Role of govt, startup India program)
3. Founders of Startups (OYO, Lenskart, Sugar Cosmetics)
4. Adequacy of Market
5. Most Viable Product (MVP)

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) Analysis 2021

Analysis has been done on the paper which has been recently successfully conducted for CMAT on March 31st, 2021, followed by Previous Year Papers.

 This year NTA conducted CMAT in two shifts from 9.00 AM to 12.30 PM and from 3 PM to 6.30 PM as a computer-based test.

CMAT 2021 Exam Analysis  Section-wise

Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation

1. Unlike Slot 1 which had all single questions including 2 DI questions which were single/standalone questions, Slot 2 had one DI set with 4 questions. The remaining questions in Slot 2 were single questions.

2. The Quant Section was slightly tougher compared to the Quant section of CMAT 2020

3. In both slots, students reported that the section had a lot of easy questions or sitters that required the implementation of simple basic concepts.

4. As normally is the case, this section in both slots was dominated by Arithmetic based questions.

Break-up of the questions in both slots was as follows

Logical Reasoning

1. The Logical Reasoning section in both slots was quite doable and easier compared to the LR section of CMAT 2020.

2. There were 25 logical reasoning questions .3-6 questions were from Verbal Reasoning and the remaining questions were on Non-Verbal Reasoning.

3. All the questions were stand-alone in slot 1. However, in slot 2, there was one set of 3 questions on Sequential Output. In general, the questions were not lengthy and many questions were straightforward and very easy to solve.

4. According to students, the section had questions on Coding-decoding, Series, Analogies, Blood Relations, Circular Arrangement, Matrix Arrangement, Counting number of figures, Syllogisms, Visual Reasoning, Odd One Out, Sequential output etc.

Break-up of the questions was as follows:

Language Comprehension

1. There were significant differences between Slot 1 and Slot 2.

2. Slot 2 had only 5 questions of RC in 2 passages, whereas Slot 1 had 14 RC questions in 4 passages. In Slot 2 both the passages were easy to comprehend. The short passages in Slot 1were difficult.

3. In slot 2 there were 12 FIB questions in place of the 3 questions in slot 1. Slot 1 had predominantly grammar questions instead of Vocabulary.

4. The FIB questions were a mix of Vocab and Grammar, but most of them easy to answer.

The Break-up of the questions was as follows

General Awareness

1. In Slot 2, out of the 25 General Awareness questions, 12 were based on Static GK. 13 questions were on Current Affairs. In Slot 1 , 17 were based on Static GK and 8 were based on Current Affairs.

2. Questions in both the slots were based on Indian and international events. The section was challenging in both slots.

Break-up of the questions was as follows

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Overall, the I & E Section was moderate in difficulty level. 15- 16 questions could be attempted with high accuracy.

Break-up of the questions was as follows

Note : The new section, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship was optional and carried 25 questions. The candidates who opted for the additional section received 30 minutes extra.

CMAT 2021 Analysis ( Shift 1 ) Section-Wise  Overall good attempts & level of difficulty

For Optional Section

CMAT 2021 Analysis ( Shift 2 ) Section-Wise  Overall good attempts & level of difficulty

Major Highlights

1. Overall, the test in both slots was slightly more difficult than CMAT 2020.

2. General Awareness Section was challenging in both the slots and will become the decisive

3. The test had no sectional timing.

4. The CMAT exam overall difficulty level was moderate.

5. General Awareness (GK) section was found tough with more questions on Static GK.

6. Logical Reasoning was easier but had very close answer options.

7. 14 RC based questions were placed in the Language Comprehension section

8. New section was optional and was not mandatory for all the candidates to attempt it. Only the candidates interested in this course needed to attempt this section.

9. Percentile cut off Merit will be prepared out of 400 marks, 5^th optional section is to remain qualifying.

CMAT Cut Offs 2021: 90 percentile and above

Check the table below for B-schools accepting CMAT score in the range of 90 to 99 percentile.

IMPORTANT LINK:

For Official Website: Click here

For Official Notification: Click here

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

EXAM SELECTION PROCESS

All the AICTE approved CMAT score accepting institutes have an individual MBA/ PGDM admission policy. NTA does not organize any centralized CMAT selection process.CMAT Cutoff will be declared by each college separately and based on this, candidates can apply to the colleges of their preference as per their rank and score mentioned on the CMAT Merit list.
After satisfying the cut off described by the participating institutes, students will need to go through the selection process to get into their desired college. Under the CMAT selection process, candidates will need to undergo group discussion, a written ability test, and a personal interview.

STUDY PLAN

The only deciding factor for the selection or rejection of a candidate is the Strategy & Planning which is used by them for their preparation for the CMAT Examination. A good and result-oriented Strategy & Planning for the examination will definitely allow the candidates to make their way through CMAT Examination.

DAILY PREPARATION TIMETABLE & STUDY PLAN

Check out the month-wise preparation timetable and schedule for cracking CMAT. By following the month-wise schedule, you can cement your preparation and improve your test-taking strategies. You may prepare from the topics that have been given below:

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

EXAM SELECTION PROCESS

All the AICTE approved CMAT score accepting institutes have an individual MBA/ PGDM admission policy. NTA does not organize any centralized CMAT selection process.CMAT Cutoff will be declared by each college separately and based on this, candidates can apply to the colleges of their preference as per their rank and score mentioned on the CMAT Merit list.
After satisfying the cut off described by the participating institutes, students will need to go through the selection process to get into their desired college. Under the CMAT selection process, candidates will need to undergo group discussion, a written ability test, and a personal interview.

STUDY PLAN

The only deciding factor for the selection or rejection of a candidate is the Strategy & Planning which is used by them for their preparation for the CMAT Examination. A good and result-oriented Strategy & Planning for the examination will definitely allow the candidates to make their way through CMAT Examination.

DAILY PREPARATION TIMETABLE & STUDY PLAN

Check out the month-wise preparation timetable and schedule for cracking CMAT. By following the month-wise schedule, you can cement your preparation and improve your test-taking strategies. You may prepare from the topics that have been given below:

TIPS & TRICKS

1. Familiarity with CMAT Exam Pattern :- Preparing for CMAT means you should first become familiar with the exam pattern of CMAT. This way, you will be able to come up with a sound preparation plan. 

2. Go Through the Entire Syllabus of CMAT:- Apart from understanding the exam pattern, you should know the CMAT syllabus completely. This will also help you focus on all the topics from which the questions are asked in the exam. Most of the questions asked in the paper are based on basic concepts, and there are also some tricky questions that may require logical thinking. So, focusing on all the topics is vital during CMAT preparation.

3. Regular Study is the Key :- It's important to set a fixed study routine for the CMAT exam as it will help you stay connected with the exam all the time. This way, you will also become more disciplined as far as exam preparation is concerned. You can also plan what topics you should study daily as part of your preparation plan.

4. Preparing Short Notes :- No matter how much study material you gather, there is just no replacement for making your own notes. Get into the habit of making short notes. It also helps at the time of revision.

5. Time Management :- Time management skills are vital when it comes to preparing for entrance exams. You must set a certain time limit when you set a goal to solve a certain amount of questions. Gradually, you will get better at solving questions and your speed will also increase.

CMAT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

FAQ RELATED TO CMAT BACKGROUND

FAQ RELATED TO CMAT EXAM DURATION AND PATTERN

FAQ RELATED TO CMAT EXAM RESULT

IMPORTANT LINK:

For Official Website: Click here

For Official Notification: Click here

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

IMPORTANT DATES

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Nationality

The candidate must be a citizen of India.

Age Limit

There is no age restriction for appearing in CMAT- 2025.

Education Qualification

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline. Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s Degree, whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for academic year 2025 - 26, can also apply for CMAT 2025.

Reservations

In the case of Institutes run by the Central Government, the reservation would be applicable as mentioned below:

1 - 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.

2 - 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates

3 - 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List*

4 - 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS) candidates

5 - Persons with Disability/ Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwD) –  5% seats in each of the GENERAL, GEN-EWS, OBC- NCL, SC and ST category seats

EXAM PATTERN

CMAT will be conducted by NTA as three hour entrance Examination in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode to evaluate the candidates’ ability across various segments for admission to the Management Courses.

The section wise distribution of Questions and Marks is given below :-

CMAT EXAMINATION 2025: LATEST UPDATE

NTA has released the official notification for CMAT exam 2025. Candidates can fill their applications from 14th November 2024 to 13th December 2024. Registered candidates can download the CMAT admit card on 20 January 2025 and as per the official notification, CMAT exam will be conducted on 25th January 2025.

OVERVIEW

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to management programmes in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated/ Participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses at many B-Schools across India.
Till 2018, the Test was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).NTA is conducting this Test since 2019. The CMAT is a three hours Computer-based Online Test which is conducted to evaluate the candidates ability across various segments like Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

IMPORTANT DATES

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Nationality

The candidate must be a citizen of India.

Age Limit

There is no age restriction for appearing in CMAT- 2025.

Education Qualification

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline. Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s Degree, whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for academic year 2025 - 26, can also apply for CMAT 2025.

Reservations

In the case of Institutes run by the Central Government, the reservation would be applicable as mentioned below:

1 - 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.

2 - 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates

3 - 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List*

4 - 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS) candidates

5 - Persons with Disability/ Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwD) –  5% seats in each of the GENERAL, GEN-EWS, OBC- NCL, SC and ST category seats

EXAM PATTERN

CMAT will be conducted by NTA as three hour entrance Examination in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode to evaluate the candidates’ ability across various segments for admission to the Management Courses.

The section wise distribution of Questions and Marks is given below :-

SYLLABUS

1. Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation

Date Interpretation, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Profit and Loss, Permutation and Combination/ Probability, Geometry, Time, Speed and Distance, Number System, Allegations & Mixtures, Fractions and Decimals, Quadratic and Linear Equations, Simple and Compound Interest, etc.

2. Language Comprehension

Reading Comprehension, Sentence Correction, Parts of Speech, Idioms and Phrases, Cloze Test, Jumbled Paragraph, One-Word Substitution, Sentence Improvement, etc.

3. Logical Reasoning

Blood Relationship, Statements-Conclusions, Statement - Inferences, Ranking Tests, Number Series, Analogy Test, Direction and Distance, Coding and Decoding, Statements - assumptions, Cause and Effects, Matrix Arrangements, Sequencing, etc.

4. General Awareness

Current Affairs, History, Trade Awareness, Polity, Sports, Politics, Geography, Economics, Science, Literature, Static GK, etc.

5. Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Concepts of Innovation, Entrepreneur -definitions, Types, Theories of Entrepreneurship, Innovation Framework, Types of Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship Challenges, The legal structure of startups, Role of the Government in promoting Entrepreneurship, Funding of startups, arketing and growth strategy, etc.

HOW CAN APPLY

The application process is online, Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can fill out the application form. The application process involves several steps, such as registering, completing the application form, uploading the required documents, paying the fee, and final submission. Candidates only need to fill out the application form with correct details, otherwise, you are responsible for rejection.

APPLICATION FORM FILLING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

1. Class 10 marksheet
2. Class 12 marksheet
3. Graduation marksheet
4. Caste certificate (if applicable)
5. PWD/DA certificate (if applicable)
6. Signature of the candidate on a white paper
7. Recent passport size photo preferable against white background

STEPS TO FILL EXAM ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Below are the steps that the students need to follow when completing the application form for CMAT:  

1. Registration: The first step was to register for the CMAT by visiting the official website of the exam, which is cmat.nta.nic.in. After this, they needed to click on the 'New Registration' tab and read the instructions carefully before proceeding. After successful registration, candidates were provided the registration number and password. 

2. Filling up the CMAT application form: The next step is to fill CMAT application form. Candidates need to fill their personal, academic, and contact details in the application form and note down system-generated application numbers. They also have to create a password that will be used for future logins. 

Basic details: Here, candidates need to fill in the category, nationality, personal details, select exam centres, date of birth, gender, father's name or mother's name, address, etc. 

Educational qualification, work experience & languages: Here, candidates need to enter details of their graduation such as year of passing, college, percentage of marks, grade (if any). They are also required to enter their work experience. Candidates are also required to enter the languages they can read, write and speak.

3. Upload of Prescribed Documents & Images (Photographs and Scanned Signatures): upload photographs, signatures. After filling CMATapplication form, candidates will be asked to upload the scanned copies of their recent passport size photograph and specimen signature as per the given specifications.

4. Choose your Test City Pay the Examination Fee: While applying, candidates have to select any three cities of their choice. The efforts will be made to allow the city of examination to the candidates in order of choice opted by them in their online Application Form. However, due to administrative/logistic reasons, a different city can be allotted. The candidates can pay the application fees in online mode only. For online payment, candidates can pay through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking /Paytm /UPI.

5. Print the Confirmation page: The last step is to take printouts of the confirmation page, after successful payment of application fees.

EXAM CENTRES

The List  of the major Examination Cities for CMAT is given below: