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CMAT 2021 student reactions and reviews are in. Check out CMAT 2021 analysis by candidates.

CMAT 2021 student reactions and reviews have come in for Shift 1 and 2. Check out CMAT 2021 analysis by candidates.

CMAT 2021 exam analysis & review

The CMAT 2021 exam was conducted on March 31 in two shifts. The first shift was conducted from 9 AM to 12 PM and the second shift is being conducted from 3 PM to 6 PM. Candidates who have opted for the new additional section of CMAT exam – Innovation and Entrepreneurship, got 30 minutes extra to complete the paper.  

Shiksha visited a CMAT exam centre in Delhi to speak with CMAT test takers about their experience and analysis of CMAT 2021 question paper. Most of the students felt the CMAT 2021 exam was of moderate difficulty level and could be completed in time. Read below CMAT 2021 student reactions and analysis.

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CMAT 2021 Sectional Difficulty Level

The CMAT 2021 question paper was on the same lines as previous years with only Innovation and Entrepreneurship section being the new addition. Check the diffiulty level of each of the four main sections of CMAT.

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Section

No. Of Questions

Good Attempts

Level of Difficulty

Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation

25

18-20

Moderate

Logical Reasoning

25

21-23

Easy to Moderate

Language Comprehension

25

17-19

Easy

General Awareness

25

9-11

Difficult

Total

100

65-70

Moderate

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CMAT 2021 Student Reactions and Reviews

Samveg: CMAT 2021 was easy to moderate.  If I tell you about Quant section, the Profit & Loss and Arithmetic questions were easy and straightforward. Algebra and Geometry questions were moderately difficult. Logical Reasoning section was lengthy but easy. In VARC, one RC passage was easy and one was moderately difficult. GK section was a bit difficult but GK question is always uncertain. I gave a total of 70 attempts and expecting marks around 230-240.

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Ribhu: The paper was easy. I have attempted up to 80 per cent of the total questions and confident that all of them would be right. For me, GK questions were tough and DI questions were moderate. So, I think it was overall moderate paper.

Nikita: The Logical Reasoning section was quite easy, Quant was a little difficult and English was also tough. The RC passages were tough.

Damini: The Verbal Ability, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning sections of CMAT 2021 paper were easy compared to GK. In VA there were two passages which were easy, there were questions on grammar but vocabulary was less. In LR, there were number series, blood relation, arrangement, coding and decoding. In Quantitative Techniques, there was one DI pie chart having four questions. Overall, it was a moderate paper.

Sachin: The exam pattern was fine but comparatively tougher than previous year’s exam. The Quantitative Techniques and General Awareness sections were on the difficult side. English section was fine. In Quantitative Techniques, there were questions on P&C, Probability and all the expected topics.

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Answered 2 months 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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