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Preparing for the CMAT 2027 exam for admission to MBA/PGDM courses? Check out this page for high weightage topics in each section of CMAT exam. With CMAT scores, candidates can get admission to AICTE approved colleges and institutions in India. Read this page for CMAT syllabus, pattern, weightage and other required information to prepare well.

Students preparing for the CMAT exam 2027 can check out this page for high-weightage chapters in CMAT. Also, get the detailed syllabus for each section, exam pattern and difficulty level of CMAT exam to prepare accordingly.

CMAT High Weightage Chapters

CMAT High Weightage Chapters

CMAT High Weightage Chapters 2027: CMAT is a business aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to MBA/PGDM courses. With their CMAT scores, candidates can get admission to over 1300 AICTE-approved MBA colleges in India. To score well in CMAT exam, a thorough preparation plan is essential. According to previous years' exam analysis, the overall CMAT difficulty level ranges from easy to moderate. Thus, candidates can easily crack the exam with around 6-8 months of preparation. However, during this duration, aspirants must prepare thoroughly and religiously. Before preparing the study plan for the exam, candidates must know the weightage of each topic from which questions will be asked. This will help them focus more on important topics and prepare accordingly. Check out this page for detailed chapter-wise breakup of each section.

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  • CMAT High Weightage Chapters 2027
  • CMAT Syllabus 2027
  • CMAT Exam Pattern 2027
  • CMAT Difficulty Level

CMAT High Weightage Chapters 2027

Although candidates must study and prepare all topics included in the CMAT syllabus 2027, focusing on high-weightage topics increases the chances of scoring high in the entrance examination. Refer to the table below to know the high-weightage chapters in CMAT exam.

Section

CMAT Weightage

Logical Reasoning

Verbal Reasoning

40-50%

Non-Verbal Reasoning

30-40%

Critical Reasoning

10-15%

Quantitative Techniques

Arithmetic

30-40%

Geometry

15-20%

Modern Math

10-15%

Number System

10-15%

Data Interpretation

15-20%

Language Comprehension

Reading Comprehension and Parajumbles

50-55%

Vocabulary

15-20%

Grammar

25-30%

General Knowledge

Static GK

25-30%

Current Affairs

40-50%

Business and Economy

15-20%

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Fundamental Concepts of Entrepreneurship

23-30%

Start-up and Business Models

20-25%

Govt Policies and Initiatives

15-20%

Finance, Venture Capital & Finance

10-15%

Innovation, Creativity and Case-based Questions

10-15%

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Which are the cities where CMAT exam is held?
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CMAT exam is held in over 100 cities across India. They are Port Blair, Hamirpur, Mumbai, Guntur, Jammu, Nashik, Nellore, Bokaro, Satara, Vijayawada, Dhanbad, Palghar, Kakinada, Hazaribagh, Ulhasnagar, Rajahmundry, Jamshedpur, Shillong, Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Aizawl, Kurnool, Belagavi (Belgaum), Kohima, Tirupati, Bengaluru, Balasore, Vizianagaram, Hubballi (Hubli), Cuttack, Itanagar, Mysuru (Mysore), Sambalpur, Dibrugarh, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Berhampur, Silchar, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Dhenkanal, Guwahati, Dharwad, Bhubaneswar, Tezpur, Mangaluru (Bangalore), Rourkela, Jorhat, Udupi, Puducherry, Aurangabad-Bihar, Kannur, Pathankot, Darbhanga, Ernakulam, Ludhiana, Arrah, Kollam, Amritsar, Muzaffarpur, Kottayam, Bhatinda, Bhagalpur, Kozhikode, Patiala, Patna, Thrissur, Jalandhar, Mohali, Trivandrum, Sangrur, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Ajmer, Bhilai Nagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Bilaspur, Ujjain, Sikar, Raipur, Gwalior, Alwar, Delhi, Sagar, Jodhpur, Faridabad, Indore, Udaipur, Gurugram, Satna, Bikaner, Ghaziabad, Bhopal, Kotak, New Delhi, Jabalpur, Madurai, Greater Noida, Ujjain, Chennai, Noida, Gwalior, Salem, Meerut, Sagar, Trichy, Panaji, Indore, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Satna, Vellore, Mehsana, Amravati, Tirunelveli, Vadodara, Jalgaon, Hyderabad, Anand, Nagpur, Karimnagar, Rajkot, Pune, Warangal, Gandhinagar, Solapur, Allahabad, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Bareilly, Ambala, Ahmednagar, Kanpur, Hisar, Kolhapur, Muzaffarnagar, Karnal, Nanded, Agra, Kurushetra, Raigad, Gorakhpur, Panipat, Thane, Lucknow, Rohtak, Vasai, Varanasi, Shimla, Aurangabad, Aligarh, Jhansi, Moradabad, Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee, Asansol, Durgapur, Bankura, Burdwan, Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri, Srinagar and Imphal. 

Q:   What are important don'ts for CMAT exam day?
A: 
  1. Do not carry prohibited items such as bags, purses, pencil box, beepers, wrist watch, calculators, mobile phones, electronic devices, scanners, cameras, wireless/Bluetooth transmission or any such communication devices.
  2. Don't wear jewellery made of metal, jackets, clothes with pockets, mehendi on palms and closed shoes. Socks are allowed inside it. 
  3. Don't wear goggles, caps & head gears, hoodies or jackets/shirts with pockets 
  4. Don't be late for the exam. The entry gates will be closed 15 minutes before the commencement of exam. So, reach the exam centre as per the reporting time mentioned on the CMAT admit card.
  5. Don't cheat or indulge in mal practices. You will be disqualified if caught indulging in any such ACT.
  6. Don't create a ruckus inside the test lab or disturb other candidates
  7. Don't leave your seat until the exam duration gets over and the invigilator announces exit.
Q:   What are the important dos of CMAT exam day?
A: 

CMAT exam day dos:

  1. Reach exam centre on time.
  2. Carry two copies of the CMAT admit card, one photo ID card and a photo
  3. Carry a blue/black ball point pen for signing attendance sheet
  4. Cooperate with test centre staff 
Q:   What are the items prohibited at the CMAT exam centre?
A: 
No, any electronic item including the watch, mobile phone, ipad, calculator, watch, smartwatch, etc. Is not allowed inside the CMAT examination centre. Any candidate found carrying such an item inside the exam hall will be disqualified. Candidates can check time on the onscreen timer on their computer systems during the CMAT exam. Apart from electronic items, stationary other than a blue/black ball point pen, metal accessories or metal jewellery and eatables are not allowed. Caps & headgear, goggles, hoodies, shirt with pockets, pants with pockets and closed shoes are also not allowed inside the test centre. Any candidate found carrying any such item or pieces of paper will be disqualified from the exam. Candidates must not carry bags and other valuables, as CMAT exam centres do not have any provision of bag deposit.

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CMAT Syllabus 2027

The CMAT question paper includes topics from Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Get CMAT syllabus 2027 for each section in the table below:

Section

Topics

Logical Reasoning

Verbal Reasoning

Statements & Assumptions, Inferences

Non Verbal Reasoning

Analogy, Direction, Linear Arrangements, Sequencing, Matrix Arrangements

Critical Reasoning

Blood Relationship, Ranking, Symbol-Based Problems, Number Series, Cause and Effect, Venn Diagram

Quantitative Techniques

Arithmetic

Percentages, Profit & Loss, Ratio-Proportion, Average, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Time and Work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time, Speed, Distance

Geometry

Lines and Angles, Triangles, Circles, Polygons, Coordinate Geometry, Mensuration (2D& 3D)

Modern Math

Permutation and Combination, Probability, Set Theory, Functions and Relations

Number System

Divisibility Rules, Remainder Theorem, HCF-LCM, Unit Digits, Factors and Multiples, Basic Number Properties, Surds & Indices

Data Interpretation

Tables and Charts

Language Comprehension

Reading Comprehension and Parajumbles

Passage-based questions

Vocabulary

English Usage Errors, Synonyms, Antonyms, One-Word Substitution

Grammar

Idioms and phrases, cloze test, sentence correction

General Knowledge

Static GK

Science, Technology, Business, Economy, Trade, Inventions, Policy Changes, Sports, Awards, Books, Art, Literature and Education

Current Affairs

Business and Economy

Questions on Business & Economy
Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Fundamental concepts of Entrepreneurship

Passage-based and General Knowledge of Economics and Business-based questions

Start up and business models

Govt policies and initiatives

Finance, Venture Capital & Finance

Innovation, Creativity and Case based questions

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CMAT Exam Pattern 2027

Before starting the preparation for CMAT, candidates must know the CMAT exam pattern to get an idea of the number of questions asked in the entrance exam and total marks for each section. The table below entails details about the same.

CMAT section Number of Questions Marks
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation 20 80
Logical Reasoning 20 80
Language Comprehension 20 80
General Awareness 20 80
Innovation & Entrepreneurship 20 80
Total 100 400

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  • For every correct answer 4 marks are awarded
  • For every incorrect answer 1 mark is deducted
  • For unanswered question 0 marks are awarded
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the time duration of CMAT exam?
A: 
The CMAT exam is conducted for three hours or 180 minutes. There is no sectional time limit in CMAT unlike in CAT or XAT. No break is given to candidates in between the exam. Extra 30 minutes are granted to PwD candidates for completing the paper. Candidates must manage the three hours in such a way that they get enough time to spend on every section of CMAT exam. Candidates can divide time among all five sections of the CMAT question paper according to their convenience. They must make a time management strategy ahead of the exam so that they are able to solve a good number of questions in each section and reach the sectional cut off. GK is a memory based section and you need to get 8-10 questions correct to get meet the sectional cut off. So attempt it in the end and not spend more than 10 minutes on it.
Q:   How will I know the address of my CMAT exam centre?
A: 
The address of CMAT exam centre will be mentioned in the admit card only, which means candidates will know the address of the CMAT test centre allotted to them only after they download their CMAT admit card. The exam authorities will not share the details of any exam centre before the release of CMAT admit card. The NTA however, releases city intimation slip before the admit card which contains the name of the city in which the test centre has been allotted. The city intimation slip is issued a week before the exam to allow candidates to make arrangements for the exam day. If any student belongs to a rural area and their test centre falls in a city, they can make arrangements beforehand if they know which city they have to go to for appearing in the exam.
Q:   What is the ideal time duration for CMAT preparation 2027?
A: 

CMAT has five subjects – Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, English Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation & Entrepreneurship and to cover all of them, one will need good enough time. Overall, 3 months are needed to cover syllabus of CMAT and about 2 to 3 months for practice and revision. So, overall 6 months are good for CMAT preparation. 

Q:   In how many cities is ICAI CA exam held?
A: 

CA exams are held in over 150 cities across India and in 8 overseas locations – Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Kampala, Kathmandu, Kuwait and Muscat. 

Indian cities where the CA exams are held include Port Blair, Anantapur, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar and Tinsukia, Bilaspur, Durg, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Chandigarh, Delhi, Mapusa, Margao, Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara and Vapi, Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon (Gurugram), Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat and Yamuna Nagar, Shimla, Jammu, Srinagar, Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh and Ranchi, Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumakuru, Udupi, Vijayapura, Adoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam (Quilon), Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhindwara Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain, Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Badlapur, Beed, Bhiwandi, Khamgaon (Buldhana), Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Ichalkaranji, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nasik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Panvel, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha and Yavatmal, Shillong, Balangir, Berhampur (Brahmapur), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Rayagada, Rourkela and Sambalpur, Puducherry, Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur, Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Marwar, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar and Udaipur, Gangtok, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Karaikudi, Karur, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivakasi, Theni, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tuticorin, Vellore and Villupuram, Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal, Agartala, Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Saharanpur and Varanasi, Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar and Kashipur, Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raniganj and Siliguri.

CMAT Difficulty Level

Based on previous year's exam analysis, give below is the section-wise difficulty level that a candidate can expect for 2027 admissions:

  • Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation: Moderate to High
  • Logical Reasoning: Easy to Moderate
  • Language Comprehension: Easy to Moderate
  • General Awareness: Easy
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Moderate

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Candidates can choose up to four cities for allotment of CMAT exam centre in the application form. Candidates must take utmost care in selecting the cities as once the form is submitted, they can't change city preference.

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There is no minimum marks criterion for appearing in CMAT exam. Any candidate who has passed a Bachelor's degree programme from a recognised university can apply. However, there is a minimum score requirement at CMAT accepting colleges for admission. All the UGC and AICTE approved institutions have

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No, the CMAT registration fees is non-refundable. If they do not appear for the exam they cannot claim refund for the application form. Since, it is mentioned in the exam information brochure that the fee is non-refundable, no requests for refund are entertained by the NTA.

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