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Eligibility:
- Graduates in any discipline or Final year students of Graduate Courses can apply for CMAT.
- The eligibility criteria for admission to Management programs (Diploma and Post Graduation) is as mentioned below
| Management (PGDM, MBA and similar) | Recognized Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 Yrs duration Obtained at least 50% (45% in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) at the qualifying Examination |
| Management (PGCM) | Recognized Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 Yrs duration |
| Management (Executive PGDM) | Any recognized Bachelors degree of minimum 3 years duration and a minimum of 5 years relevant managerial / supervisory experience. |
| Obtained at least 50% (45% in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) at the qualifying Examination |
Registration:
- Registering for CMAT is a 3 Step process as mentioned below:
- Self Registration
- Payment Process
- Application form Filling
Admission Process:
- “The detailed merit list will be provided to the respective State Governments for allotting students through central counseling, or through an alternative process as per their notified admission procedure for MBA programs and in accordance with Court directives for PGDM programs.
- “If central counseling is not conducted, the scores awarded will instead be used for admission to AICTE-approved institutes and university departments, as an alternative method for allocating seats.”
CMAT Exam Fee
| Test | General/OBC | SC/ST/PD |
| CMAT 2015-16 (Second Test) for any test centre in India | Rs.1400 + Bank charges as applicable | Rs.700 + Bank charges as applicable |
CMAT Exam Syllabus
General Awareness
- Current Affairs of national, International & Economic etc.
- Personalities in News
- History
- Culture
- Economy
- Indian Constitution
- Sports News
- Geography
- Corporate News
- Politics
- Literature
- Science in everyday life
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation
- Partnership
- Time-Speed-Distance
- Geometry
- Ratios and Proportion
- Percentages
- Number Systems
- Fraction and Decimals
- In-equations
- Averages
- Work and Time
- Quadratic & Linear equations
- Permutations & Combinations
- Tabulations, Pie Chart, Bar-Chart etc.
- Algebra
- Profit & Loss
- Mensuration
- Alligation & Mixtures
- Pipes and Cisterns
- Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Probability
Logical Reasoning
- Cause and Effects
- Sequencing, coding and decoding problems
- Analogy Test
- Inferences
- Analytical Reasoning
- Statements Assumptions
- Non Verbal Tests
- Statements and Assumptions
- Statements Arguments
- Statements and Conclusions
- Ranking Tests
- Linear Arrangements
- Matrix Arrangements
- Blood Relationship test
- Symbol based problems
- Number Series
- Direction and Distance Tests
Language Comprehension
- Paragraph Completions
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- English Usage Errors
- Reading Comprehension
- Para Jumbled
- Sentence Corrections
- English Grammar
- One word substitution
- Sentence Improvement
CMAT Exam Pattern
| Type of Questions | No. of Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | 25 | 100 |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | 100 |
| Language Comprehension | 25 | 100 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 100 |
- There shall be negative marking for wrong answers, for each wrong answer 1 mark shall be deducted.
- Duration of exam will be 180 minutes.
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