CMAT- 2015

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Today, a bachelor degree is not sufficient. Possessing a specialized degree in post graduation is must in order to survive in this cutthroat world; this is where MBA degree rules the roost. In the past decade, a new trend has emerged in the field of education. It has been observed that only MBAs are in the rise. Till 2011, plenty of management aptitude tests were conducted to get admission to the course. As a result, candidates had to go through unexpressed traumatic period. To change the scenario, AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), being the responsible body for organizing and proper coordination of technical and management education launched CMAT exam. 

CMAT stands for Common Management Aptitude test. The entrance exam is conducted to judge the students’ capabilities in various skills such as logical reasoning, data interpretation and current affairs. It’s a mandatory test to secure admission to the first year of post graduate management programmes in the colleges that are approved by AICTE. There are more than 3500 business schools that utilized CMAT score for admission. The test is conducted twice a year. 

Candidates can appear for both the exams and the better of two scores will be utilized for the admission process. 

CMAT Registration / Application Form

Interested candidates must fill pre-registration form that will be accessible from the website. Once the candidates pay the test fees, they will be provided with a project followed by the appointment verifier with details of the time and date from the Test Center. 

Post submission of personal details and payment option details, student will be provided with his or her CMAT ID and password through mail. After this, student should log in to his/her e-mail address provided for registration and validate the mail received by him/her from CMAT by logging in again.

Students must retain the CMAT ID and password as both will be required in future for downloading the Admit Card. Then, they will be asked to download and print the CMAT pay slip of Rs. 1200 and bank charges on A4 size paper. The printed pay slip of CMAT is needed to proceed further by candidate at any branch of State Bank of India. 

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CMAT Exam Dates

CMAT 2015-16 Date (First Test):-  Exam Window:- 25-09-2014 to 29-09-2014

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CMAT Syllabus

There is no set syllabus for the exam but questions will be asked various common subjects such as Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making, Logical Reasoning and Data interpretation. The test will also include Basic English i.e. reading comprehension, verbal ability and verbal reasoning. 

Type of Questions - Number of questions - Maximum Marks

Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation - 25 qs - 100 marks

Logical Reasoning - 25 qs - 100 marks

Language Comprehension - 25 qs - 100 marks

General Awareness - 25 qs - 100 marks

There shall be negative marking for wrong answers, for each wrong answer 1 mark shall be deducted.

Duration of exam will be 180 minutes

Paper Pattern

CMAT is a computer based test, where multiple choice questions will be asked. There will be two exam sessions, each of three hours. Candidates have to read a question on the computer terminal and then answer it by clicking on the correct option. The exam consists of four sections that include a) Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation b) Logical Reasoning c) Language Comprehension and d) General Awareness. Each section will have 25 questions. There will be negative markings. 1 mark will get deducted for each incorrect response. 

CMAT Preparation

There is no other option than ‘Practice’ because Practice makes man perfect. Although, CMAT is bit easier than other management aptitude tests, but practicing several hours of previous years papers will be a great help for you. In order to score more marks, get your basics clear. This defiantly goes with English section. Make sure you don’t get encountered with grammatical errors. Get comfortable with computer in order to avoid nervy moments, since many of us are more comfortable with paper based examination. 

CMAT Notification

CMAT 2015-16 First Test Notification:-

Apply online on website:- http://www.aicte-cmat.in from 03-07-2014 to 01.09.2014

Admit Card download date:- 12-09-2014

CMAT 2015-16 Exam Window:- 25-09-2014 to 29-09-2014

CMAT 2015-16 Result on  30-10-2014