CMAT 2017
CMAT 2017, scheduled to be held on January 28, 2017 is a pan-India online aptitude test. Marks obtained in CMAT are valid for admission to management courses offered by various B-Schools across India.
January 29 will be 'reserve day', which means exam will be held on that day only in case of any emergency.
Candidates who are Indian citizens and have completed graduation (any subject) are eligible to appear for the exam. Students who are in the final year of their graduation course (10+2+3) and whose result will be declared before the admission to CMAT 2017-18 begins, can also apply for CMAT online exam. There is no age restriction for CMAT.
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Registration Fees for CMAT 2017 Rs 1400 while for SC/ST/PD candidates it is Rs 700.
For those, who are planning to appear for the exam should prepare Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, General Awareness, Language Comprehension, and Logical Reasoning thoroughly as the question paper consists of questions from these four topics.
The exam paper consists of 100 questions, divided into four sections of 25 questions each. Each question carries 4 marks each and the duration of the exam is 180 minutes.
The online exam is conducted by All India Council for Technical Education in 62 centres across the country including Gulbarga, Jamshedpur, Surat, Ludhiana, Varanasi etc. The candidates can choose their test centres and time slots according to their convenience. Note: For full list exam centre, please refer to the official website.
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Registrations for CMAT 2017 is scheduled to begin on October 10, 2016 and will end on December 10, 2016.
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To get a seat at IFMR Chennai, students have to first appear for any one of the entrance exams accepted by the institute for the MBA/PGDM course admission. CAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT, Andhra Pradesh ICET, IPAMT and SAT India are the entrance exams accepted by this institute for admission to the management
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To get a seat in the FLAME University of the MBA/PGDM course, you have to appear for any one of the accepted exams, like CAT, XAT, CMAT, etc. After clearing the exam, you have to get shortlisted for further admission round, which involves PI or GD.
The FLAME University CAT cutoff 2025 was 75 for the
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Three months may not be enough for CMAT preparation, if you're doing it from scratch. However, if you are preparing for CAT, XAT, NMAT, you can prepare for CMAT in 3 months as you have clear understanding of the syllabus already and you will need exam specific practice only.
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No, candidates are not required to appear in CMAT to be eligible for BTech in CSE + MBA integated course at UIT, Karnavati University. For this course, candidates are required to appear in either JEE Mains or GUJCET to qualify for admissions.
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If you have appeared for CMAT before and have complete conceptual clarity of topics, you can prepare for CMAT with mock test practice only.
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For CMAT English preparation, candidates can refer to High School English Grammar by Wren and Martin and Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis. These two will help in building grammar and vocabulary.
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Manorama Year Book, Lucent's General Knowledge will be a good source to prepare static GK for CMAT. Apart from that, you should refer Pratiyogita Darpan and GK Today for current affairs.
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For CMAT English preparation, candidates can refer to High School English Grammar by Wren and Martin and Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis. These two will help in building grammar and vocabulary.
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Yes, you should carry a passport size photo along with the CMAT admit card on the exam day. The photo should preferably be the same as uploaded in the application form.
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CMAT 2027 admit card will not be release offline. Candidates will have to download it from the CMAT-NTA website only after logging into their account.
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