The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an online computer-based test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), India. CMAT is a national-level admission test that allows students to get into various institutions that offer proper management courses approved by the main body of AICTE.
The CMAT score is accepted by all AICTE Approved Colleges /institutions/universities like K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Goa Institute of Management, Great Lakes Institute of Management, and many more. CMAT Exam mostly occurs in January every year with all the registration processes beginning from November. The examination is conducted in online mode and the duration of the exam is three hours. The CMAT Exam paper consists of 100 questions ranging from Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension to General Awareness. The CMAT score is valid for a year.
For General and NC/OBC candidates, these pointers are to be kept in mind to sit for the CMAT 2021 Exam
The CMAT Exam paper has 4 sections in total. Each section has 25 questions each with maximum marks of 100. The total paper is 400 marks.
The CMAT 2021 examination paper is expected to be of this format
Sections | No of Qs (MCQs) | Maximum Marks |
Logical and Analytical reasoning | 25 | 100 |
Quantitative aptitude | 25 | 100 |
English | 25 | 100 |
General awareness | 25 | 100 |
The candidate gets + 4 for every correct answer and -1 for every incorrect answer. For the CMAT 2021 paper, the same marking scheme is been expected to follow.
The application fee for the CMAT Exam varies a bit from one category to another.
Gender | Category | Amount |
MALE | General | 1600/- |
| 1000/- | |
SC/ST/PWD | 800/- | |
FEMALE | General | 1000/- |
| 1000/- | |
SC/ST/PWD | 700/- |
The first week of January is the expected date for the CMAT Exam. The registrations are expected to open their gates from the first week of November and the entire process almost takes up a time duration of one month.
STAGES | TENTATIVE DATES |
Registration starts | The first week of November 2020 |
image connection window opens | The second week of November 2020 |
registration ends | The first week of December 2020 |
last date for payment of fees | The first week of December 2020 |
last date to select test cities | The first week of December 2020 |
admit card download begins | The fourth week of December 2020 |
CMAT 2021 EXAM | The first week of February 2021 |
These top 25 MBA colleges accept CMAT scores and are highly ranked and internationally accredited MBA/ PGDM colleges of India. Also mentioned is the expected cut-off CMAT score of all these colleges for the year 2021. Choosing the right college means choosing the right path to success. For someone appearing for CMAT 2021, this is the list of colleges to check.
Sr. No |
College Name |
Location |
Website |
Expected |
01. |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of |
Mumbai |
320
|
|
02. |
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies |
Mumbai |
310 |
|
03. |
K J Somaiya Institute of Management |
Mumbai |
200 |
|
04. |
Great Lakes Institute of Management |
Chennai |
200 |
|
05. |
Prin. L.N. Wellingkar Institute of |
Mumbai |
186 |
|
06. |
Department of Management Sciences |
Pune |
158 |
|
07. |
Goa Institute of Management |
Goa |
200 |
|
08. |
SIES College of Management Studies |
Navi Mumbai |
230 |
|
09. |
BIMTECH |
Greater Noida |
200 |
|
10. |
AIMS School of Business |
Bangalore |
204 |
|
11. |
Institute for Financial Management |
Chennai |
230 |
|
12. |
Jagan Institute of Management Studies |
Rohini, Delhi |
180 |
|
13. |
New Delhi Institute of Management |
New Delhi |
220 |
|
14. |
International School of Business |
Pune |
230 |
|
15. |
ITM Group Of Institutions |
Mumbai |
184 |
|
16. |
KIIT School of Management |
Odisha |
204 |
|
17. |
Xavier Institute of Management and |
Bangalore |
190 |
|
18. |
Vignana Jyothi institute of |
Hyderabad |
204 |
|
19. |
SCMS Cochin School of Business |
Cochin |
150 |
|
20. |
Adarsh Institute of Management and |
Bangalore |
150 |
|
21. |
M S Ramaiah Institute of Management |
Bangalore |
184 |
|
22. |
FIIB |
New Delhi |
170 |
|
23. |
EMPI Business School |
New Delhi |
200 |
|
24. |
International Institute of Management |
Pune |
184 |
|
25. |
Jaypee Business School |
Noida Delhi NCR |
200 |
Click Here to Check CMAT Previous Year Paper Analysis of 2019, 2018, 2017