CMAT

Provisional answer key of CMAT refers to the document released by the NTA indicating answers marked by candidate and correct options. This document tell candidates about how many of their attempts are right. 

Validity of CMAT score is one year in most of the colleges. There are a very few and Tier 3 colleges that may accept CMAT score from previous years. So, if they wish to drop a year, they should appear for the exam again in the next session.

The first criteria is CMAT cut off. Candidates should shortlist all the colleges whose cut off is same or lower than their score. Thereafter, check fees, location, accreditation, curriculum, pedagogy and placement reports to choose one foe themselves.

CMAT score is not valid for admission to IIMs. Candidates who have appeared for CMAT exam can select from over 1300 other MBA colleges in India to pursue the course.

Yes, 6 months is enough to prepare for CMAT exam. Make a plan in the following manner:

Read More: CMAT preparation in 6 months

All the five sections of CMAT have equal weightage of 20 questions and 80 marks. Candidates must prepare keeping in mind, scoring a minimum of 50 in every section is important for a decent score.

Candidates can prepare for CMAT Logical Reasoning with:

·       Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT by Nishit K. Sinha

·       How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma

·       A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal

·       Concepts of LR - Logical Reasoning for CAT and Other MBA Exams by Gajendra Kumar 

The CMAT exam application usually starts from third week of October. Last date for application is around November last week. The exam is conducted in fourth week of January. Results are declared by February second week. The seats are allotted by ACPC. The registrations start from June and continue till July last week.

For PGDM and MBA admissions at GIBS Business School, the college is very flexible with entrance exams. They accept:

• CAT
• XAT
• MAT
• CMAT
• ATMA
• GMAT

Even if you don't have any of these scores, you can still get admission through their direct admission or interview process.

Yes, ICMAI has announced release date for CMA Final exam to be conducted between June 11 and June 18 on its official website. As per the notice, the result will be announced the latest by August 05, 2026.