CMAT Exam 2023: Dates, Registrations, Eligibility, Syllabus, Preparation, Fees

Read all about CMAT 2023 including dates, syllabus, pattern, registration process, application fees, cut offs and list of MBA colleges accepting CMAT score for admission.

Common Management Admission Test or CMAT is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to over 1,300 MBA colleges across India. CMAT exam is a speed-based entrance test in which candidates are tested on their quantitative aptitude, data interpretation skills, logical reasoning, verbal ability, English language comprehension, innovation and entrepreneurship and general knowledge. CMAT is conducted in online mode for three hours are multiple exam centres across India in March.

CMAT is a moderate difficulty level MBA entrance exam. It is one of the most popular MBA entrance exams in India after CAT. The registration window of CMAT exam opens in January for candidates to apply. Some of the top MBA colleges in India accept CMAT scores for admission. These include Great Lakes Institute of Management, KIIT School of Management, Amity University, BIMTech, Goa Institute of Management, Xavier Institute of Management and Research, Gitam School of Management. 

In this article, you will read all about CMAT 2023 exam including dates, syllabus, pattern, registration process, application fees, cut offs and list of MBA colleges accepting CMAT score for admission.

CMAT 2023 Important Dates

 CMAT exam date is announced by the NTA on its website. Check the table below for tentative event and dates of CMAT 2023:

CMAT 2023 Eligibility Criteria

• The CMAT aspirant must have completed graduation in any discipline or equivalent from a recognised university.

• Final year graduation students are also eligible to apply for CMAT 2023 but they will have to present passing certificate at the time of admission.

• There is no minimum score requirement for CMAT 2023 in graduation.

Also Read: CMAT Eligibility Criteria

CMAT Application Process 2023

CMAT registration and application process is online. The CMAT application form is hosted on the NTA-CMAT website. Application fees is INR 2,000 for General / EWS/OBC-NCL (Male) and INR 1,000 for rest of the students. Given below is the CMAT 2023 application process:

CMAT 2022 registration window

• Open CMAT 2023 website
• Click on ‘register for CMAT 2023’
• Click on 'new registration'
• Enter personal details and choose a password
• Log in with the application number generated and password
• Fill the CMAT 2023 form will relevant details
• Pay the application fee via debit/credit card or net banking

CMAT Test Cities

The CMAT 2023 exam will be conducted at multiple centres in over 120 cities across India. Candidates can select up to four cities as their preferred CMAT test cities in the application form. Check the list of CMAT test cities below:

CMAT Exam Pattern 2023

CMAT exam pattern was revised in 2022 with inclusion of Innovation & Entrepreneurship section as mandatory. Check the table below for the latest CMAT exam pattern:

CMAT Syllabus 2023

CMAT syllabus includes all the important topics of Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

CMAT Question Paper break up

Candidates can download free PDF of CMAT syllabus for all sections by clicking on the link below:

CMAT Preparation 2023

CMAT preparation requires good planning since it is of moderate to high difficulty level. So, it is a good idea to start CMAT preparation a few months before the exam. Check below, some useful CMAT 2023 preparation articles:

• Best Books for CMAT Preparation
• CMAT Preparation: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• CMAT Preparation: Cracking Logical Reasoning
• CMAT Preparation: Cracking QA-DI
• CMAT Preparation: Cracking Language Comprehension
• How to prepare for CMAT in six months
• How to prepare for CMAT in three months
• CMAT question paper PDFs
• Practice free CMAT mock test 
• How to prepare for CMAT in one month
• Last month CMAT preparation tips
• Last week CMAT preparation tips
• CMAT 2021 topper interview: Onkar Machindra Kawale, 99.68 percentile
• CMAT 2021 topper interview: Sumit Kumar, 99.86 percentile
• CMAT 2021 topper interview: Injimamul Islam, 99.18 percentile

CMAT Admit Card 2023

CMAT admit card 2023 can be downloaded from the official website of CMAT-NTA from the scheduled date. Candidates who have successfully registered for the exam can download their CMAT admit cards by using their login credentials. Check below the steps to download CMAT 2023 admit card.

• Visit the CMAT-NTA website
• Click on CMAT 2023 admit card tab
• Enter CMAT application number and date of birth
• Click on CMAT admit card and download the PDF

CMAT Answer Key 2023

The NTA releases official answer keys of CMAT exam for candidates to assess their performance. The CMAT answer key is released within two to three days of the exam. Candidates can download the official CMAT answer key along with their individual response sheet from the NTA website. CMAT 2023 answer key will release most likely in the second week of April 2023. Check below steps to download:

• Go to NTA-CMAT website
• Click on 'CMAT 2022 answer key and response sheet' option
• Enter application number and password
• Click on 'answer key' to download it

NTA also provides candidates the opportunity to challenge the official answer key of CMAT. Candidates will be able to challenge CMAT 2023 answer key by filling an online form and pay INR 200 per questions as fees at the exam website. 

Also Read: CMAT 2023 answer key 

CMAT Result 2023

CMAT result is announced by the NTA about a week after the release of official answer keys. The CMAT 2023 result is announced in the form of scorecard. Test takers can download their CMAT 2023 result cum scorecard and final CMAT answer key from the official website by using their login credentials. Check the below steps to download the CMAT result:

• Log on to CMAT-NTA website
• Click on CMAT scorecard tab
• Enter CMAT application number and date of birth
• Click on CMAT scorecard and download the PDF

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• CMAT score vs CMAT percentile - How to calculate?
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• What after CMAT result?

CMAT Cut Offs for MBA Admission 

Check the table below for list of institutes having CMAT cut off percentiles between the range of 85 to 99:

Also Read: Institute-wise CMAT cut offs

MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Score

Here’s the list of some of the popular MBA colleges across India which accept CMAT score for admission:

List of MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Scores

FAQs on CMAT Exam

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