CMAT 2023 Analysis (Shift 1 OUT): Check Difficulty Level of Question Paper
Common Management Admission Test 2026 ( CMAT )
CMAT 2023 exam was held in two shifts. Check here CMAT 2023 analysis for shift 1 by experts to know the difficulty level of the exam and number of good attempts per section.
CMAT 2023 exam analysis
CMAT 2023 analysis – The NTA conducted the CMAT 2023 exam today. There are two shifts of the exam. The first shift got over at 12 pm and the second shift got over at 5: 30 pm. According to the analysis of CMATT 2023 question paper, the first shift was easy. The detailed analysis of CMAT 2023 has been shared here. The CMAT exam analysis 2023 has in-depth discussion of questions, topics, sectional difficulty level, number of good attempts and expected cut offs.
The CMAT is usually of moderate difficulty level. Only the Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation section is somewhat tough but other four sections are either easy or moderate. Watch this space for CMAT 2023 exam analysis.
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- CMAT 2023 Analysis: Exam Highlights
- CMAT Exam Analysis 2023: Question Paper Breakup
- Section wise CMAT 2023 Analysis for Shift 1
- Expected CMAT 2023 Cut Offs for Admission
CMAT 2023 Analysis: Exam Highlights
- CMAT 2023 question paper had 100 questions
- Compared to other MBA entrance exams, CMAT was easy
- Each section of CMAT question paper has 20 questions carrying four marks each
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Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation section was moderate.
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Logical Reasoning and Language Comprehension sections were easy.
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship section was moderate.
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General Awareness section was moderately tough.
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CMAT Exam Analysis 2023: Question Paper Breakup
The CMAT 2023 question paper had five sections, each carrying 20 questions and 80 marks. Check the section-wise CMAT difficulty level of different sections of the exam.
| CMAT 2023 Sections |
Number of Questions |
Number of Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
20 |
16-17 |
Easy |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
16-17 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Language Comprehension |
20 |
16-17 |
Easy to Moderate |
| General Awareness |
20 |
11-12 |
Moderate |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
11-12 |
Moderate |
| Total |
100 |
70-75 |
Easy |
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Section wise CMAT 2023 Analysis for Shift 1
The CMAT 2023 question paper of shift 1 was overall easy. Some of the questions in five sections were sitters. None of the questions were lengthy or time taking. Check below section wise CMAT exam analysis and difficulty level.
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CMAT 2023 Analysis: Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation
In this section, about 16-17 correct attempts will be considered good. Check the table below for topic wise break-up of the Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation section of CMAT 2023 question paper.
| Area |
Topics |
Total |
|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic |
Time-speed-distance, Ratio-Proportion, Profit & Loss, SICI, Average, Partnership |
6 |
| Geometry |
Triangles |
1 |
| Modern Math |
Probability |
1 |
| Numbers |
Surds, HCF LCM |
5 |
| Algebra |
Quad equations, Quad inequality |
2 |
| Data Interpretation |
Table (Set of 5 questions) |
5 |
| Total |
-- |
20 |
CMAT 2023 Analysis: Logical Reasoning
In this section of CMAT 2023 shift 1, about 16-17 correct attempts will be considered good. Check the table below for topic wise break-up of the Logical Reasoning section of CMAT 2023 question paper.
| Non-Verbal Reasoning |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Family Tree |
3 |
| Counting the number of triangles and squares |
2 |
| Series Completion |
1 |
| Miscellaneous |
2 |
| Linear Arrangement |
2 |
| Directions |
1 |
| Coding |
1 |
| Verbal Reasoning |
|
| Syllogisms, strong/weak arguments, assertion-reason, analogy, odd one etc. |
8 |
CMAT 2023 Analysis: Language Comprehension
There were three Reading Comprehension passages in the CMAT question paper 2023 of 70-100 words. The passages were easy to comprehend. The topics were - Gandhi’s principles; Opinion on the subject of Poetry; Extract from a story. Verbal Ability questions were also easy. Check below, the table for topic wise distribution of questions in Language Comprehension section of CMAT 2023.
| Topics |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
5 |
| Vocabulary (Synonym, antonym, FIBs, idioms, match the following) |
7 |
| Grammar (Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, direct/indirect speech, classify the sentence, question tag) |
7 |
| Verbal Reasoning – Parajumble ( 4 statements) |
1 |
CMAT 2023 Analysis: General Awareness
The 20 questions of General Awareness section of CMAT 2023 was moderately tough. 16 questions were based on Static GK and 4 questions were based on Current Affairs. Topics from which questions were asked include, history, sports, politics, physics, geography and authors. About 11-12 correct attempts in this section will be considered good.
CMAT 2023 Analysis: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
In this section of the first session of CMAT 2023, there were 20 questions. Out of the 20 questions, 16 were based on nascent entrepreneur; phases of funding; reasons for failure and other such concepts. 4 questions were on business knowledge. About 11-12 correct attempts in this section will be considered good.
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Expected CMAT 2023 Cut Offs for Admission
Check the below table for expected CMAT cut off percentiles of some of the top MBA colleges across India. These are estimated scores and the final cut offs could be higher.
| Colleges Accepting CMAT score |
CMAT Expected Cut Off Percentiles |
|---|---|
| 99.9 |
|
| 95-99 |
|
| 95-99 |
|
| 99 |
|
| 95-99 |
|
| 90-95 |
|
| 95-99 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 85 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 80 |
|
| 85 |
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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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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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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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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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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 a month ago
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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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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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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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