The NTA may announce CMAT 2021 exam dates soon. The CMAT 2021 admit card will be released at least ten days before the exam date. Read details.
The NTA is expected to announce the exam dates of CMAT 2021 soon. Earlier, the exam was postponed from February to end of March or early April due to addition of a new section in the exam pattern.
CMAT 2021 exam was scheduled to be held on February 22 and 27 but was postponed following the AICTE’s suggestion to add an optional subject – Innovation and Entrepreneurship to the exam. This new subject is an additional section and those who opt for this subject will be given 30 minutes extra in the exam to solve 25 questions related Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Following the announcement, the CMAT 2021 application window was reopened for about 20 days from February 10 to March 1. The NTA also gave the option of form correction to the candidates from March 4 to March 7, 2021. Now that all the activities related to CMAT registration process is completed, it is expected that CMAT 2021 exam dates will be announced soon.
As per the earlier notification, the CMAT exam was to be held on two days in two shifts with COVID-19 safety measures at every exam centre. The new schedule of the exam may have two days so that the examination authorities can follow social distancing and sanitization process. The CMAT 2021 admit card will be released at least ten days before the exam date.
Download: CMAT 2020 question paper
CMAT 2021 Exam Pattern: Revised
Take a look at the revised CMAT exam pattern that includes optional paper Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
| CMAT Exam Structure |
Details |
|---|---|
| Number of sections |
4 (Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness) + 1 (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) |
| Mode of examination |
Online |
| Duration of exam |
180 minutes + 30 minutes for optional paper |
| Number of Shifts |
Two |
| Number of questions |
100 + 25 |
| Total Marks |
400 + 100 |
| Number of answer choices |
4 |
| CMAT Marking scheme |
+4 marks for correct answer -1 mark for incorrect answer |
| Language of paper |
English |
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