CMAT 2017
Common Management Admission Test or CMAT is a national level online aptitude test conducted every year by All India Council for Technical Education. CMAT 2016 was held in January this year and the next exam is scheduled to be held on January 28, 2017.
January 29 will be 'reserve day', which means exam will be held on that day only in case of any emergency.
Graduates in any discipline or final year students can apply for CMAT exam but they have to be Indian citizen.
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The candidates can appear for the online exam at the test centre of their preference and choose a time slot according to their convenience.
The test aims to analyse the aspirants on their knowledge in Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, General Awareness, Language Comprehension, and Logical Reasoning. The candidates are expected to be thoroughly prepared in these four subjects.
The pattern of the exam is as follows:
| Section |
No. of questions |
Marks |
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
25 |
100 |
| General Awareness |
25 |
100 |
| Language Comprehension |
25 |
100 |
| Logical Reasoning |
25 |
100 |
| Total |
100 |
400 |
The duration to complete the paper is 3 hours. There is negative marking for wrong answers, for each wrong answer 1 mark shall be deducted.
Mock tests will be available for the aspirants a month prior to the exam. The aspirants are advised to attempt the mock tests to familiarize themselves with the exam pattern, computer screen layout and navigation and time management.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
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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Contributor-Level 10
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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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
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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