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CMAT is a national-level computer-based entrance test. The exam is conducted by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). CMAT is conducted two times in a year. According to AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) notification, “The candidates will be given two opportunities to appear in CMAT; first in September, 2014 and second in February, 2015. The better of two scores will be used for admission for 201516.”
accepting cmat CMAT scores are accepted by various B-schools and management colleges for admission into MBA, PGDM and PGP courses. CMAT September 2014 schedule is out. This year, the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) will be held in a five-day test window – from September 25 to 29. The last date to register for the exam is August 25, 2014.
Eligibility criteria The following candidates can apply for CMAT: • Graduates in any discipline, • Final year students of graduate courses (10+2+3), whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for 2015
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Admission Process
Application procedure
AICTE will provide the detailed merit list to the respective State Governments for allotting seats to the students through central counseling or otherwise as per their notified admission procedure. In case there is no central counselling, scores awarded will be used for admission in the AICTE approved Institutes/University departments.
The registration for CMAT first test in September starts on July 3, 2014. The last date to register is August 25, 2014. To apply, candidates need to log in here. Candidates need to select dates and three cities (test venues) for online examination in the order of preference. Candidates will then be allotted dates and test centres on “first come first served” basis. Actual allotment, however, will be subject to availability of the slots in a particular city. Each day will have two exam slots: 9.30 am 12.30 pm & 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm.
cmat fee Test fees for General and OBC candidates is Rs 1400 + Bank charges, while for SC/ST/PD candidates it is Rs 700 + Bank charges. TEST fee for general/obc fee for sc/st/pd
CMAT 2015-16 Rs 1400+Bank Charges (First Test) for any as applicable test centre in India
Rs 700 + Bank charges as applicable
“Test Fee once remitted shall not be refunded under any circumstances,” informed the official notification.
Mode of Payment Candidates can apply online via Net Banking / Credit / Debit Card through www.aicte-cmat.in. One can also opt for Cash Payment through challan generated online and cash deposited in any branch of State Bank of India (SBI).
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Test centres The CMAT exam is conducted at the following test centres in India: Agartala Ahmedabad Ahmednagar Allahabad Amravati Amritsar Aurangabad Bangalore Bareilly Bhavnagar Bhopal Bhubaneswar Bhuj Chandigarh Chennai Coimbatore
Davangere Dehradun Delhi Dhanbad Dharwad Durgapur Gulbarga Gurgaon Guwahati Gwalior Hyderabad Indore Jabalpur Jaipur Jammu Jamshedpur
Jodhpur Kanpur Kochi Kolhapur Kolkata Kozhikode Lucknow Ludhiana Mangalore Meerut Mumbai Mysore Nagpur Nasik Navi Mumbai Noida
Panaji Patna Pune Rajkot Raipur Ranchi Shimla Srinagar Surat Trivandrum Udaipur Vadodara Varanasi Visakhapatnam
Note: AICTE reserves the right to change or cancel any test venue / centre and / or change the test time and dates at their own discretion. To know more, please see the official notification here.
Admit card Candidates can start downloading their Admit Cards from September 12, 2014. Candidates need to carry a physical copy of their admit cards / hall ticket to the test centre.
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CMAT Test pattern The exam duration is 180 minutes. Hundred questions are divided in four sections: Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness. There’s negative marking (of 1 mark) for each wrong answer. Type of Questions Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning Language Comprehension General Awareness
Number of questions
Maximum Marks
25 25 25 25
100 100 100 100
Candidates can avail sample tests from the CMAT website, which will be available from August 10. According to the official notification, “A trial test will be available from 10th Aug onwards for the candidates to have a feel of the online test and navigation functionality. Candidates are advised to go though them carefully to familiarize themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation.” The notification further informed, “At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room. No breaks will be given during the test.”
cmat Results Results of CMAT September test will be declared on October 30, 2014. Candidates can print their score cards from October 30, 2014 to November 30, 2014.
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Cmat syllabus CMAT exam has five main sections: quant, data interpretation, logical reasoning, verbal ability and general knowledge. The syllabus revolves around Basic Mathematics (mostly arithmetic from standard 1 to 10), Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.
Mathematics
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
First prepare topics related to basic school arithmetic. Then move on to advanced topics like Permutation, Combination, Probability, Trigonometry, Geometry, Progressions and Logarithms.
Students are advised to follow the leading newspapers to stay updated on current affairs. A daily habit of spending 30 to 40 minutes on newspapers is a good long-term investment. For static General Knowledge, students can use any good reading material and memorise as much as possible.
English Pay attention to reading comprehensions, vocabulary building, grammatical concepts, fill in the blanks and jumbled sentences.
How to Prepare While serious aspirants would be midway in their preparation cycle, read this exclusive Shiksha article of CMAT topper Mikin Shah speaking about how to divide preparation time and enhance test performance. Click here
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Top Colleges accepting CMAT With more than 4,700 institutes accepting CMAT scores, it can be difficult to choose the right college. To help you out during admission time, here’s a list of top 26 colleges accepting CMAT scores: Name of Institute
Course
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
MMS
Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)
PGDM (C)
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
PGDM
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
PGPM
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
PGDM
Xavier Institute Of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
PGDM
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
PGDM
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi
PGDM (RM)
Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai
PGDM
Sydenham Institution of Management Studies and Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
PGDBM
International School of Business & Media (ISB&M), Pune
PGDM
Alliance University, Bangalore
MBA
National Institute of Bank Management, Pune
PGDM (B&F)
N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
PGDBM
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
PGDM
SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai
PGDM
Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad
PGDM
AIMS, Bangalore
MBA
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, KIIT UNIVERSITY, Bhubaneswar
MBA
Institute of Management Studies, Delhi/NCR
PGDM
SCMS COCHIN School of Business, Kochi
PGDM
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Pune
PGDM
MET Schools of Management, Mumbai
PGDM
MIT-SOB:MIT School of Business, Pune
PGDM
MBA
MBA
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Go through the list below to know the number of colleges in each state accepting CMAT scores: State Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadar & Nagar Haveli Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Meghalaya Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Total
No of Colleges 1006 13 24 2 37 1 101 3 161 209 17 18 25 275 88 273 708 1 123 8 146 159 454 759 81 80 4772
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(Disclaimer: This list has been taken from AICTE website. Students are advised to check the website for latest updates, if any. Shiksha.com is not responsible for any discrepancies.)
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