Common Management Admission Test or CMAT is conducted in the month of January every year for admission to various MBA/PGDM courses offered by B-schools across India.
CMAT is conducted by AICTE, but the 2019 edition of the exam will be conducted by the newly formed National Testing Agency (NTA). CMAT 2019 exam date was announced on July 7, 2018. The CMAT 2019 application process will begin from October 22, 2018 and will end on December 15, 2019. The CMAT 2019 exam will be held on January 27, 2019. Dates of CMAT 2019 admit card download and CMAT 2019 result has not been announced. The complete schedule of CMAT 2019 is expected to be announced later this month.
Here’s the schedule of CMAT 2019:
| Event |
Date |
|---|---|
| CMAT 2019 application process begins |
October 22, 2018 |
| CMAT 2019 application process ends |
December 15, 2018 |
| CMAT 2019 admit card download |
Second week of January, 2019 |
| CMAT 2019 exam |
January 27, 2019 |
| CMAT 2019 results |
First week of February, 2019 |
CMAT 2019 application forms will be available from October 22, 2018 on CMAT website as well as NTA website. Interested applicants can apply for CMAT 2019 online by registering on the official CMAT website as new user. On successful registration, a login ID will be shared in email which can be used for all login purposes.
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While filling the application form, aspirants will be given the option to choose test city as per their preference. The candidates will have to select three cities (test venues) for online examination in the order of preference. However, the candidates will be allotted test centres only on “first come first served” basis as the allotment of exam centres is done on the basis of availability.
CMAT 2019 application fee is Rs 1400 + Bank charges for General and OBC candidates and Rs 1400 + Bank charges for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
Candidates can pay the application fee via Net Banking / Credit / Debit Card. The fee can also be paid in cash through challan generated online and cash deposited in any branch of State Bank of India (SBI).
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