CMAT Exam An Alternate To Other Competitive Exams For MBA Applicants

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Updated on - Dec 20, 2021

CMAT(Common Management Aptitude Test) is a national level entrance exam for admission to management (MBA/ PGDM) programs offered by the top 1000+ AICTE approved business schools across the country like JBIMS, PUMBA, SIMSREE, and others. CMAT 2022 exam will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The official notification for CMAT 2022 is expected in the month of October 2021 on the official website, i.e., cmat.nta.nic.in, and will include all the important CMAT exam dates, any modifications in CMAT exam pattern & syllabus, and other relevant details.

Before knowing info like cmat exam pattern and more, it is indispensable to know what this exam is all about. It is elaborated as Common Management Admission Test conducted by the governmental committee, National Testing Authority, every year. Among the prevalent exams like CAT, MAT, GMAT, and more, CMAT is also one of such similar exams for MBA applicants.

  • It is a national-level exam that paves way for plenty of AICTE recognized courses in business and management like MBA, PGDM, etc. The usual way for conducting the exam is computer-based that is online.
  • Many reputed colleges across the country accept CMAT scores. To name a few of them are BIMS, BIMTECH, PUMBA, Great Lakes, GIM, IMT, SIES, and many more. Resultantly, it is a fabulous opportunity to take admission to worthy MBA institutes via this exam. 
  • The percentile or the score cut off is varied in colleges or B schools across the nation. Somewhere it is as high as the 98 and at other institutes, it oscillates around 70s as well. So, students must checkout for all the worthy options. 
  • Be it for management courses or job perspective, CMAT is indeed a fruitful way to enter the field.
  • Citizen of India. 
  • Having a graduate degree or being in the final year of the Bachelor's degree of a recognized University, provided the result will be out before the upcoming admission procedure.

The cmat exam date 2021was 31st March 2021 and the result for the same has also been declared. However, candidates may apply for the upcoming CMAT exam for the year 2022. The final dates are yet under scrutiny. But, the tentative dates are as follows:

Announcement

Tentative Date
Notification Release    20th October 2021
Registration Starting   01st November 2021
Registration Ending   10th January 2022
Admit Cards

 15th January 22nd February 2022

CMAT Exam Date

  22nd February 2022

The cmat subjectsinclude the following 4 sections with 25 questions and 100 marks each.

  • General Awareness
  • Logical Reasoning  
  • Language Comprehension
  • Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Optional)

Ques. What is the difference between CMAT and CAT?

Ques. Is CMAT necessary for MBA?