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CMAT 2019 is scheduled to be held on the last Sunday of January 2019. The application process for the national level management entrance exam will begin from October 22, 2018.
Candidates who wish to pursue MBA/PGDM must appear in CMAT 2019 as the exam scores are acceptable by about 1500 management colleges including –
Any person who has completed graduation in 10+2+3 mode of education or equivalent from a recognized university can apply for CMAT 2019. Final year graduation students are also eligible to apply. Last date to submit CMAT 2019 application form is December 15, 2018. CMAT 2019 admit cards will be issued in the first week of January, 2019 and the CMAT 2019 exam will be held on January 27, 2019. CMAT 2019 results are expected in the first week of February, 2019.
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CMAT is an aptitude test, which analyses the candidate’s mathematical, analytical, logical and language skills along with general knowledge. The CMAT 2019 exam pattern will be similar to other top MBA entrance exams. The CMAT 2018 question paper consists of 100 MCQs; 25 each from Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness.
Total marks of the exam is 400 with each right answer carrying 4 marks. For each wrong answer, 1 mark shall be deducted. Total duration of the exam in 3 hours.
To perform well in CMAT 2019, the test-takers must ensure they have prepared all the exam topics to the best of their abilities and have practiced enough number of mock tests.
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Here’s an overview of CMAT 2019 exam syllabus:
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation
| Tabulation |
Pie Chart |
Bar Chart |
| Partnership |
Geometry |
Pipes and Cisterns |
| Simple Interest and Compound Interest |
Time-Speed-Distance |
Probability |
| Allegation & Mixtures |
Profit and Loss |
Permutations & Combinations |
| Percentages |
Work and time |
In-equations |
| Quadratic and linear equations |
Mensuration |
Algebra |
| Averages |
Fraction and Decimals |
Graph |
| Number Systems |
Ratios and Proportion |
Line |
Logical Reasoning
| Analytical Reasoning |
Linear Arrangements |
Statements Arguments |
| Sequencing |
Matrix Arrangements |
Number Series |
| Cause and Effects |
Analogy Test |
Blood Relationship Tests |
| Coding and Decoding |
Inferences |
Statements and Conclusion |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning |
Symbol Based Problems |
Direction and Distance Test |
| Ranking Tests |
Statements Assumptions |
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General Awareness
| Literature |
Personalities in News |
Trade Awareness |
| Indian Constitution |
Economics |
Geography |
| Current Affairs |
Politics |
Language Comprehension |
| National and International Economy |
Culture |
Science in the Everyday Life |
| Sports News |
History |
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Language:
| English Grammar |
Jumbled Para |
Sentence Correction |
| English Usage Errors |
Paragraph Completion |
One-word Substitution |
| Idioms and Phrases |
Synonyms and Antonyms |
Sentence Improvement |
| Reading Comprehension |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 months ago
The admissions into MBA courses at Marwadi University have been concluded in the year 2025. Hence, candidates can no longer apply for admissions into the MBA course at Marwadi University in the year 2025. The CMAT exam for the year 2025 has also been concluded for this year. Candidates must now wait
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Answered 2 months ago
No, candidates do not have to mandatorily appear for the CMAT entrance exam for MBA in Business Analytics at Marwadi University. Candidates can apply for MBA admissions through any of the national level entrance exam such as CAT, XAT, ATMA and more. However, during admissions into the MBA in Busines
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Yes, it is possible to get an MBA seat at CET Trivandrum with a valid CMAT score. The institute accepts CAT, CMAT, and KMAT scores for MBA admissions. Thus, students who did not appear for CMAT or did not score well can apply via KMAT or CAT scores. Students are selected for the programme after eval
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Answered 2 months ago
No, CMAT scores are not compulsory for admissions to the MBA course at Sabarmati University. Because the university accepts CMAT/ CAT or any other entrance exam accepted by the counselling body. Thus, applicants with CMAT scores can get admission to the MBA course. However, it is not compulsory. App
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No, getting admission into SGSITS MBA courses is not possible without taking CUET. For admission to its MBA courses, the institute only accepts valid CMAT scores. Other than this, it is also essential that students aspiring to enrol into the programme meet the eligibility criteria prescribed by the
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Answered 2 months ago
GK is memory based, so all that you need to do is memorise important events and occurrences. So, candidates may not need a lot of time to prepare for CMAT GK. They can devote one or two months for it. On daily basis, they can read Year Books for one hour to memorise events. Apart from that they can
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
CMAT RC passages are easy. Candidates need not worry about RCs in CMAT because they are short and pretty much straight forward. Questions are fact based and generally require candidates to identify the main argument/theme/idea of the passage. Sometimes, there are a few vocabulary and idiom based que
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Answered 2 months ago
Yes, it is necessary to attempt GK section in CMAT as unlike other MBA entrance exams, scores of GK are included in percentile calculation in CMAT. Total number of GK questions in 20 and attempting 8-10 questions correctly, can get the candidate desired sectional cut off in CMAT. So, while preparing
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The minimum academic criteria for MBA admission through CMAT is minimum 50% in graduation for General category students and minimum 45% for SC/ST/PwD category students. Even though this eligibility criteria is not mandatory for CMAT, it is the basic requirement for full time MBA as per the AICTE reg
Contributor-Level 10
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For admission to MBA/MMS courses offered by State affiliated universities, Maharashtra State CET cell accepts CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/GMAT/ATMA scores too for All India category candidates. If you wish to participate in the MAH MBA CAP round through your CMAT score, you can fill the CAP registration form a
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