Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is test conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), India. It is a national-level admission test for facilitating institutions to select students for admission in management programmes approved by AICTE.

Evolution

AICTE launched CMAT to reduce the burden (physical, mental and financial stress) of students in attending multiple examinations.

The first edition of CMAT was conducted in 2012.

There were a number of entrance exams for management programmes in India. These included CAT, JMET, XAT, Gitam SAT, MAT, state-specific exams, exams conducted by management associations of MBA institutes and exams conducted by private colleges. This led to the foundation of CMAT.  Some of leading Business Schools have decided to keep out from CMAT reason being that the results come out very late thus delaying admission procedure. Still quite a number of colleges accept their score.

Syllabus

The question paper comprises four sections:

·         Quantitative technique

·         Logical reasoning

·         Language comprehension

·         General Awareness

There are 25 questions in each section. While each correct answer carries four marks, each wrong answer will carry one negative mark.

CMAT Eligibility

Graduates with 50% in any discipline.

Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply.

Tips to get through CMAT

Time Management

Familiarize yourself with news/journals/magazines

Take regular mock exams

Precision along with speed

Guess work while attempting the paper

Practice Topics/concepts which elude you

Make Short notes

Revision is the key to success