CMAT 2020: Student Reactions and Reviews
Common Management Admission Test 2027 ( CMAT )
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CMAT 2020 was conducted today from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Check out CMAT analysis and review by students here.
CMAT 2020 exam was conducted today at 245 exam centres in 104 cities across India. The CMAT question paper was of moderate difficulty and there were no surprise questions. However the students found General Knowledge (GK) section tricky. Shiksha team visited an exam centre for students' review of the CMAT 2020 exam. Here's what they said.
Aishwarya Mathur said, “It was a moderate paper. GK was little tough, English was easy, Maths and Reasoning were also easy to moderate. In terms of section-wise difficulty level, Maths was difficult and even GK was not easy, Compared to the GK section of IIFT exam, this was more difficult.”
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Amritanshu said, “I didn’t find any section difficult but Quant was a bit tricky. I attempted all the questions in Logical Reasoning and for me the main scoring section was GK. I attempted all the questions in Quant and Reasoning, but GK was a bit tricky.”
Shimona Chowdhary said, “CMAT exam was quite easy, the Logical Reasoning section was easy and English section was also good, so overall the paper was good so I just hope I get good percentile."
Nikita who prepared for the exam without coaching said, “CMAT 2020 was quite easy but GK section was tough.”
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Expected CMAT Cut Offs for 2020 Admission
Listed below are expected CMAT cut off percentiles of some of the popular MBA colleges accepting CMAT score.
| Colleges Accepting CMAT score |
CMAT Expected Cut Off Percentiles |
|---|---|
| 99.9+ |
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| 95-99 |
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| 95-99 |
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| 99+ |
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| 95-99 |
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| 90-95 |
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| 95-99 |
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| 85 |
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| 80 |
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| 85 |
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| 85 |
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| 85 |
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| 85 |
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| 85 |
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| 80 |
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| 80 |
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| 80 |
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| 80 |
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| 85 |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
Yes, candidates will need to have a valid Aadhaar number to register for CMAT exam. Until last year, candidates could use other photo IDs too to register for the exam.
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Answered 4 days ago
Candidates can choose up to four cities for allotment of CMAT exam centre in the application form. Candidates must take utmost care in selecting the cities as once the form is submitted, they can't change city preference.
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Answered 4 days ago
There is no minimum marks criterion for appearing in CMAT exam. Any candidate who has passed a Bachelor's degree programme from a recognised university can apply. However, there is a minimum score requirement at CMAT accepting colleges for admission. All the UGC and AICTE approved institutions have
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No, the CMAT registration fees is non-refundable. If they do not appear for the exam they cannot claim refund for the application form. Since, it is mentioned in the exam information brochure that the fee is non-refundable, no requests for refund are entertained by the NTA.
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