CMAT (Common Management Admission Test) is an aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses in India. More than a thousand b-schools accept CMAT scores as a qualifying criterion for MBA/PGDM programs across 13 states in the country.
CMAT is an understated management examination which can boost your chances of selection along with CAT/XAT/NMAT and other major management examinations. CMAT is taken by more than 75000+ students annually.
CMAT Highlights
Exam Name |
Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) |
Level/Most popular for |
MBA/PGDM |
Accepted for |
National |
Conducting Body |
National Testing Agency |
Mode of Exam |
Online Computer Based Test (CBT) |
Application Mode |
Online |
Application Fees |
Boys & Girls General - INR 2000 OBC (NCL)/EWS- INR 1,000 |
Medium |
English |
Website |
Eligibility Criteria for CMAT
The following basic eligibility criteria must be fulfilled by the candidates who wish to appear in the CMAT
1. The applying candidates must be a citizen of India.
2. Applicants who have earned a graduate degree in any discipline can apply for the exam.
3. Final-year students in their graduate courses (10+2+3) whose results will be declared before the commencement of admission can also apply.
4. There is no age restriction for appearing in CMAT.
CMAT Exam Pattern
Sections |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
20 |
100 |
Logical Reasoning |
20 |
100 |
Language Comprehension |
20 |
100 |
General Awareness |
20 |
100 |
Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
100 |
Total |
100 |
400 |
CMAT Syllabus
The syllabus of the CMAT will cover topics from Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness.
1. Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation: Tables, Bar Graphs, Line Charts, Venn Diagrams, Pie Chart, Speed, Time and Distance, Percentages, Averages, Ratio and Proportion, Profit, Loss and Discount, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Work, etc.
2. Logical Reasoning: Direction Sense, Clocks & Calendars, Puzzles, Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Logical Sequence, Data Structure, Number and Letter Series, Binary Logic, etc.
3. Language Comprehension: Reading Comprehension, Passages, Sentence Correction, Jumbled Paragraphs, etc.
4. General Awareness: Current Affairs of India and International countries, etc.