CMAT 2017 exam analysis by MBA expert Tarun Malik

The Common Management Admission Test or CMAT 2017 was conducted by the AICTE today are a various centers across the country.

The test-takers revealed that though the exam was conducted glitch-free, the question paper threw some surprises at them. General Knowledge section was easy, while the Logical Reasoning section had questions of moderate difficulty level. VA reverted to the older pattern and Quant section’s some of the questions was of moderate difficulty level.

Here’s a complete analysis of the CMAT 2017 exam by MBA expert Tarun Malik of Edmyt.

CMAT 2017 had just one surprise: only one error in the entire test!!! 

Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation:

Quant this time was easy as usual. Except for 2 or 3 questions, there were no challenges in the entire section. A score of 75-80 was easily achievable in this section in 55-65. The break-up of the questions according to the topics was as follows:

Logical Reasoning:

Reasoning section was slightly tougher than the Quantitative Aptitude section. The section contained some questions on mathematical topics like clocks and calendars too. A score of 65-75 was easily achievable in this section by giving it 60-70 minutes. The break-up of the questions according to the topics was as follows:

Language Comprehension:

There were a total of 4 passages on topics like Film Review clubs, Management Information System (MIS), symbiotic relationship between politicians and bureaucrats, etc. All these passages were easy to read and even the questions, barring one or two, were also very direct. There were some words like zealot, partisan, etc. used in the Usage section. A score of 65-70 was easily possible here by devoting some 45-50 minutes to this section.

General Awareness:

This section was a mixture of questions from Current Affairs (9 questions) and static general knowledge.

There were a few “quiz” type questions as well: Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers of Mumbai is popularly known as (Bombay Stock Exchange).

A score of 50-60 was possible in 15-20 minutes in this section. There were questions which could have been done with help of the options:

Which of the following is not a feature of Smart Cities?

One of the options was “people should be smartly dressed”!

As the difficulty level of almost all the sections (may be except that of Logical Reasoning) was low and one had 180 minutes to do the test, a score of 260-180 was easily possible in this test.

All the best to all the CMAT 2017 takers!

About the Author: Tarun Malik has been active in the TestPrep industry for more than a decade and a half. He has worked with some of the known TestPrep companies in past helping 100s of students for MBA and Law entrance examinations. He has also helped a number of students in their SAT/ACT preparations (He scored a perfect 800/800-on SAT as well!) He was a 100 percentiler in QA of CAT 2014. Tarun, now, heads the MBA TestPrep at Edmyt.