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Updated on Jan 28, 2020 15:20 IST
The CMAT question paper was of moderate difficulty and there were no surprise questions. Shiksha team visited an exam centre for students' review of the CMAT 2020 exam.

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.”

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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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Listed below are expected CMAT cut off percentiles of some of the popular MBA colleges accepting CMAT score. 

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JBIMS, Mumbai

99.9+

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95-99

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95-99

SIMSREE, Mumbai

99+

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95-99

IPE Hyderabad

90-95

University of Pune, Dept of Management Sciences

95-99

Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai

85

Welingkar Institute of Management, Bangalore

80

Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management

85

IFIM, Bangalore

85

IFMR, Chennai

85

NIBM, Pune

85

NL Dalmiya Institute of Management

85

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IMT Nagpur

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Answered a week ago

CMAT is a domestic exam conducted for admission to MBA/PGDM courses in MBA colleges located in India. It is not conducted outside India.

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Sreetama Tyagi

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a week ago

CMAT exam is conducted in 124+ cities across India.The centre is alloted to the candidate on the basis of their choice as mentioned in the CMAT application form. 

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Nishtha Shukla

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 3 weeks ago

MCA colleges in Ahmedabad without CMAT are in this table. Check courses and fees. 

MCA Colleges in Ahmedabad without CMAT

Total Tuition Fee

Silver Oak College of Computer Application (SOCCA) MCA

INR 1.64 lakh

Indus University MCA Courses

INR 1.72 Lakh 

L D College of Engineering MCA

INR 10, 600

Silver5 University MCA Courses

INR 1.2 Lacs - INR 1.3 Lakh

Sabarmati University MCA INR 90,000
Sardar Vallabhbhai Global University MCA CoursesINR 2.18 Lakh

Note: All info. is from official sites and can change. 

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Syed Aquib Ur Rahman

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month 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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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered a month ago

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.

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months 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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Anya B

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months 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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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months 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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Anyam Kalra

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months 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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Manisha Singh

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 months 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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Anya B

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