CMAT 2021 Student Reactions and Expert Reviews
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CMAT 2021 student reactions and reviews have come in for Shift 1 and 2. Check out CMAT 2021 analysis by candidates.
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.
| 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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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
CMAT is one of the top accepted exams for admission to MBA-offering universities, including AURO University. As per official sources, the CMAT exam has already been conducted for the 2025 session. The exam was conducted on Jan 25, 2025 by the National Testing Agency. The exam for the 2026 session i
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
CMAT is one of the top accepted exams for admission to MBA-offering colleges in Indore, including SGSITS. As per official sources, the CMAT exam has already been conducted for the 2025 session. The exam was conducted on Jan 25, 2025 by the National Testing Agency. The exam for the 2026 session is e
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month 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 a month 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month 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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