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Latest Updates: CMAT 2022 exam will be delayed this year also as happened last year due to Covid pandemic situation. The likely CMAT 2022 exam date is February 22, 2022. NTA is not likely to release the CMAT notification 2022 before October 2021, with complete CMAT 2022 exam date schedule and all other CMAT exam details. CMAT 2022 is one of the important national level MBA entrance exams for MBA/PGDM 2022-24 batch in the AICTE approved management institutes and will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) as computer based test of three hours duration. The high score in CMAT 2022 will offer MBA admission opportunity in 1000 AICTE approved MBA/PGDM colleges.
The three hour computer based online CMAT exam 2022 evaluates a candidate’s ability in Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness areas. A new optional section on Innovation and Entrepreneurship with 25 questions of 30 minutes duration is also added.
Why to Apply and Appear in CMAT Exam 2022? Check Key Benefits
MBA aspirants find so many MBA entrance exams announced of national, state and institute level and get confused which MBA entrance exam they should apply and appear. While the comparison among top MBA entrance exams with CMAT is shared at the end of this article, the key USPs of CMAT exam below will guide you why you should appear in CMAT 2022
- Moderate difficulty MBA entrance exam
- No test taker is disqualified in CMAT exam even if he/she scores zero marks
- CMAT offers MBA/PGDM admission opportunity in AICTE approved management Institutes
- By the time CMAT is conducted, you will have already appeared in other top MBA entrance exams like CAT; IIFT, XAT; NMAT; SNAP among others. So, no extra efforts to prepare for CMAT are required as CMAT exam has same sectional composition and has lower difficulty level
- Most of the top MBA/PGDM colleges in India accept CMAT score for admission. They include JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, Welingkar, PUMBA, Great Lakes, GIM Goa, IMT Nagpur, BIMTECH Greater Noida, 330 MBA/MMS colleges in Maharashtra, among others.
CMAT 2022 score will be accepted by all AICTE-Approved Institutions/University Departments/ Constituent Colleges/Affiliated Colleges for admission 2022.
CMAT 2022 Important Dates
CMAT registration process is expected to open on November 1, but due to Covid-19 pandemic all the CMAT 2022 exam related activities may be delayed. Detailed schedule of likely CMAT Notification 2022 date, CMAT 2022 important dates, exam Schedule, start and last date to apply, and other CMAT exam details are as under:
| Exam Activity | CMAT 2022 (Likely Dates) | Remarks |
| CMAT Notification 2022 Release | October 20, 2021 | Release on official NTA-CMAT website |
| Exam Registration starts | November 1, 2021 | Online Process |
| Last date to apply | January 10, 2022 | Application form submission closes at midnight |
| Admit Card Download start date | January 15, 2022 | No Hard copy will be sent |
| Last date to download CMAT Admit card | February 22, 2022 | Download Admit Card latest by the exam date |
| CMAT Exam Date | February 22, 2022 | May change |
| Exam Duration | 3 Hours & 3½ Hours | In two shift –morning & evening |
| Result Date | March 10, 2022 | Score card download starts in afternoon |
Delay in CMAT Exam Date 2022: Good Opportunity to Score High
There are 1000+ AICTE approved MBA/PGDM institutes that will accept CMAT 2022 score for admission to their flagship MBA/PGDM 2022-24 batch. One month delay in CMAT exam date 2022 offers good opportunity to prepare well for the exam and score high to get shortlisted by some of the top MBA colleges accepting CMAT score as detailed below.
Read this comprehensive article, prepared by MBA Exam experts, to know more about Key Facts like CMAT eligibility, registration process, exam pattern & syllabus, Admit Card Download process, how to prepare for CMAT 2022, CMAT score accepting colleges, cut offs in various MBA colleges among other key details.
What is CMAT?
CMAT full form is Common Management Admission Test (CMAT). It is a government organized computer based national level MBA entrance examination for entry into 1000 AICTE approved management programmes (MBA/PGDM) all over India. Till 2018, CMAT was conducted by AICTE, now the Test is conducted by the National Testing Authority (NTA) constituted by Government of India. More than 70,000 candidates apply for CMAT every year. CMAT offers unique opportunity to all the test takers as none of them is disqualified in its result.
CMAT Exam 2022 Highlights
CMAT 2022 exam offers MBA admission opportunity in more than 1000 MBA colleges in India and among them are some of the prominent management institutes. It is an important but an easier MBA entrance exam. Following are the key Exam highlights and other important details:
| CMAT Exam Conducting Body | National testing Agency (NTA) |
| CMAT Full Form | Common Management Admission Test |
| Number of MBA colleges under the Exam | 1000+ |
| Exam Date | February 22, 2022 (Likely) |
| Exam Slots (Available in 3 hrs & 3½ hrs duration) | 3 Hrs: Slot-1: 9AM to 12.00 Noon; Slot-2: 3PM to 6.00 PM3½ Hrs: Slot-1: 9AM to 12.30 PM; Slot-2: 3PM to 6.30 PM |
| Mode of CMAT Entrance exam 2022 | Online Computer Based Test |
| CMAT Entrance exam full form | Common Management Admission Test |
| Score Validity for MBA Admission | 2022-2023 academic session |
| Total Questions in CMAT Entrance Exam | 125 with option to attempt 100/125 questions |
| Sectional Division of Questions | 5 Sections with 25 Questions in Each Section. Option to attmpt 4 or 5 sections |
| Exam details section wise | Quantitative Technique; Logical Reasoning; Language Comprehension; General Awareness; Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Optional) |
| CMAT 2021 Medium of Question Paper | English |
| Exam Difficulty Level | Easy to Moderate |
| Maximum Score | 500 Marks for 125 questions |
| Negative Marking | – 1 mark for each wrong answer |
| Required Percentile for MBA admission in Top Colleges | 90+ |
| Importance of Taking the exam | Top MBA colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, GIM Goa, PUMBA, Great Lakes, BIMTECH among others accept CMAT score |
| Application process | Online |
| Exam Application Fee for Boys | Rs.2000/- |
| Application Fee for Girls | Rs.1000/- |
| Application Fee for EWS/OBC-NCL | Rs.1000/- |
| Application Fee for SC/ST/PwD | Rs.1000/- |
CMAT 2022 Exam Cities
CMAT 2022 exam is likely to be held from 9.00 AM to 12.00 Noon in 109 cities and 245 test centres all over India as online computer based test. CMAT 2022 Exam will have 125 questions equally divided into 5 sections of 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in each section with option to attempt 4 or 5 sections. Check details below
CMAT Test Pattern: Duration, Sectional composition & Scoring pattern
CMAT 2022 test paper has two separate time duration for the candidates who have opted for 5 section exam and for those who have opted for 4 section exam
- The first option is of 3 hours Exam which is divided in 4 sections with 25 questions in each section. The sections are Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness
- The second option is of 3½ hours exam which is divided in 5 sections with 25 questions in each section. The sections are Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- There will be 100 questions for 3 hours exam and 125 questions for 3½ hours exam.
- All are of objective type questions in MCQs form.
- Question difficulty level is easy to moderate
- Each correct answer is awarded +4 Mark
- Each wrong answer is penalized with negative marking of -1 mark
- No Individual Time limit to attempt question paper. Candidates can attempt any question from any section within the overall CMAT exam time limit
- Merit Score and percentile is calculated on the basis of 4 sections.
- CMAT score card displays Actual score obtained out of 400/500 Marks, Sectional score obtained and the sectional and overall percentile obtained in the Exam
| CMAT 2022 Exam Sections | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks Section-wise |
| Language Comprehension | 25 | 100 |
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 25 | 100 |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | 100 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 100 |
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 25 | 100 |
| Total: Sections-5 | 125 | 500 |
How to Prepare for CMAT Exam?
Over the years CMAT exam pattern and syllabus has not changed. So the exam preparation is also not very difficult. Reading good preparation books, practicing with sample papers and CMAT previous year papers with solutions are a good tool for exam preparation.
CMAT 2022 exam Preparation can get you admission to MBA 2022 in good MBA colleges. It is high time that CMAT exam preparation must be started without any further delay as per the exam pattern.
Differentiating Point in CMAT 2022 Preparation
Apart from the recently introduced optional 5th section on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, one of the important points which differentiate CMAT exam preparation from other exams is the separate section with 25 questions on ‘Logical Reasoning’ which has questions based on reasoning only. The LR Preparation for the exam and the strategy to prepare for this important section is to be properly planned and followed to score high.
The exam preparation strategy needs more focus on all the four sections. It requires your focus on following:
- When to Start exam Preparation?
- How to prepare?
- Which are the best Preparation Books?
- What is the best preparation material available apart from the books?
- Preparation Tips by CMAT Toppers
- Whether to Prepare with Coaching or Self prepare – which is better?
- If time is short, How to prepare for CMAT Online?
- Exam Taking Strategy – how to crack the Exam with High score?
CMAT 2022 Syllabus: At par with other MBA entrance exams
The exam Syllabus contains all the topics on which questions are asked in other national level MBA entrance exams. Past question papers and the exam pattern reveal that CMAT syllabus does not throw tough questions in the exam, although the syllabus topics are same.
The syllabus is based on past exam pattern and types of questions that appear in the exam. The best way to get hands-on feel and practice on question topics covered in CMAT syllabus, is to go through the previous exam papers and attempt CMAT Mock tests..
MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT Exam
The list of CMAT exam accepting colleges is released by AICTE as well as National Testing Agency. There are around 1000 MBA/PGDM colleges who accept the CMAT exam score for admission. Below are some of the best MBA colleges accepting CMAT exam score in India and in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad
Top 10 MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT
| Institute Name & Location | CMAT Cut off Percentile Score |
| JBIMS Mumbai | 99-100 |
| SIMSREE Mumbai | 85-90 |
| K J Somaiya Mumbai | 85-90 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai/Gurgaon | 85-90 |
| PUMBA Pune | 85-90 |
| GIM Goa | 85-90 |
| IFMR Chennai | 80-85 |
| BIMTECH Greater Noida | 75-80 |
| IMT Nagpur | 75-80 |
MBA Colleges in Delhi Accepting CMAT
| Institute Name & Location | CMAT Cut off percentile Score |
| School of Inspired Leadership – SOIL Gurgaon | 80-85 |
| Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) Rohini Delhi | 80-85 |
| New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) New Delhi | 80-85 |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management (Jaipuria) Noida | 80-85 |
| IMS Ghaziabad | 80-85 |
| O P Jindal University, Sonepat (Delhi NCR) | 75-80 |
| VIPS-TC-Delhi School of Business Delhi | 75-80 |
| Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) New Delhi | 70-75 |
| Delhi School of Business (DSB) New Delhi | 70-75 |
| J K Business School Gurgaon | 65-70 |
MBA Colleges in Mumbai Accepting CMAT
| Institute Name & Location | CMAT Cut Off Percentile score |
| Prin. L. N. Welingkar WE School Mumbai | 80-85 |
| SIESCOMS Navi Mumbai | 80-85 |
| Chetna CIMR | 75-80 |
| ITM Group of Institutions | 70-75 |
| SDA Bocconi Mumbai | 70-75 |
| IES Management IES MCRC Mumbai | 70-75 |
| DSIMS Mumbai | 70-75 |
| Vivekanand Education VESIM Mumbai | 65-70 |
| Guru Nanak GNMIMS Mumbai | 65-70 |
| Bharati Vidyapeeth`s BVIMSR Mumbai | 60-65 |
MBA Colleges in Bangalore Accepting CMAT
| Institute Name & Location | CMAT Cut off percentile score |
| Christ University Bengaluru | 80-85 |
| XIME Bangalore | 75-80 |
| SDMIMD Mysore | 75-80 |
| Indus Business Academy (IBA) Bangalore | 75-80 |
| AIMS School of Business (AIMS) Bangalore | 70-75 |
| Kristu Jayanti College (KJC) Bangalore | 70-75 |
| PES University, Bangalore | 70-75 |
| M S Ramaiah MSRIM Bangalore | 70-75 |
| Acharya Bangalore B-School (ABBS) Bangalore | 65-70 |
| St. Joseph Institute of Management, Bangalore | 65-70 |
MBA Colleges in Pune Accepting CMAT
| Institute Name & Location | CMAT Cut off percentile Score |
| Balaji Institute Of Modern Management (BIMM) Pune | 80-85 |
| International School of Business & Media (ISB&M) Pune | 80-85 |
| FLAME University School of Business (FLAME) Pune | 75-80 |
| National Insurance Academy (NIA) Pune | 75-80 |
| National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) Pune | 75-80 |
| Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB) Pune | 75-80 |
| MIT School of Telecom Management (MITSOT) Pune | 70-75 |
| International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS) Pune | 70-75 |
| Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence (MILE) Pune | 65-70 |
| Suryadatta Institutes of Management Pune | 65-70 |
MBA Colleges in Hyderabad Accepting CMAT
| Institute Name & Location | CMAT Cut off percentile score |
| IBS Hyderabad: ICFAI Business School | 75-80 |
| IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise | 75-80 |
| Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management – VJIM Hyderabad | 75-80 |
| GITAM Hyderabad Business School (GHBS) | 70-75 |
| Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM) Secunderabad | 70-75 |
| Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management Hyderabad | 70-75 |
| Gitam School of International Business (GSIB) Visakhapatnam | 65-70 |
| ICBM-School of Business Excellence (ICBM SBE) Hyderabad | 60-65 |
MBA Admission Process with CMAT 2022
CMAT Registration
The Registration & Application process for CMAT is online and will remain open for more than a month from the start date of CMAT registration at NTA website. CMAT registration will close at 11.50 PM on the last date to apply.
Registration Process: 5 Steps
CMAT Exam Registration process is online. It can be completed in five simple steps:
- Step-1: Create login
- Step 2: Fill the CMAT Registration 2022 Form
- Step 3: Upload Images on Registration Form 2022
- Step 4: Make Payment of Registration Fee
- Step 5: View Registration summary, Save the filled in Form
CMAT Admit Card 2022 Download: Available after last to Apply is Over
The CMAT admit card is available for download after two weeks from the last date to apply for CMAT is over. All provisionally registered candidates for CMAT exam 2022 can download their Admit Card from NTA website. No admit card is now sent as hard copy to the candidate’s registered address..
CMAT: An Easy Question paper
The CMAT colleges cut offs in MBA admission are not very high although the question paper and scoring pattern award liberal marks to exam takers. The cut offs especially among top 20 colleges are slightly higher as compared to other MBA colleges, since the merit position in top 20 colleges is based on little higher cut offs.
CMAT Result Declaration: Download Score Card from NTA Website
CMAT result is declared within 7 to 10 days from the date of exam. Usually the result is declared in the afternoon. The Result will be available for download on NTA CMAT official Website and no score card will be sent by post or E-mail..
CMAT Score Needed for Top MBA colleges
‘How much CMAT score 2022 is required to get admission in one of the top MBA colleges?’ Cut offs in these MBA colleges vary from institute to institute. Apart from the overall score, many colleges also consider CMAT sectional score.
Most of these MBA colleges are autonomous, University B-schools offering MBA degree, private PGDM colleges. The cut off in good MBA colleges go in the range of 80 to 90+ percentile.
To help MBA aspirants searching for top MBA colleges accepting CMAT scores, we have prepared a list of MBA colleges with their expected cut off.
MBA Colleges in Maharashtra to Accept CMAT Exam Score
The Higher and Technical Education Department, Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra has clarified while determining the entrance exam eligibility of All India category candidates for MBA/MMS admission process in Government, University affiliated, private aided and unaided Maharashtra MBA colleges, that All India Candidature Candidate, Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Candidature Candidate will be considered for MBA/MMS admission on the basis of obtaining non zero positive score in CET conducted by the Competent Authority; CAT -conducted by Indian Institute of Management; CMAT; GMAT among others.
National Testing Agency is Created by GoI to Conduct CMAT
NTA, a newly created test conducting body, is conducting the entire CMAT 2022 exam alongwith other exams which were conducted by other agencies earlier. NTA will use highly secured IT software and encryption to ensure delivery of tests just in time. This will ensure no leakages and other malpractices. National Testing Agency (NTA) has been established by Government of India as a testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions. NTA has replaced AICTE as exam conducting authority. AICTE conducted CMAT exam till 2018. CMAT is now known as NTA CMAT instead of AICTE-CMAT. From 2019 onwards, National Testing Agency has been assigned to conduct the CMAT exam.
The revised CMAT exam is similar to past exam pattern. It is a three hour computer based online test, conducted in a single session to evaluate the candidate’s ability across four sections like Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness.
Score Accepted by AICTE Approved MBA/PGDM Colleges
All the top colleges accepting CMAT 2022 exam score are the ones offering AICTE approved MBA/PGDM programmes. They include top MBA colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, GIM, Great Lakes among others. According to AICTE, ‘All AICTE approved Institutes / Departments / Constituent Colleges / Affiliated Colleges of Universities are expected to accept CMAT scores. The specific notifications issued by Universities and State Governments are available at CMAT website.’
CMAT is one of the largest National Level MBA/PGDM entrance examination and is conducted once a year in the month of January, as per the directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
Universities in 13 states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka among others accept CMAT exam scores alongwith CAT for admission to their MBA programmes. The governments have officially notified CMAT as their official test. In addition, many B-schools offering AICTE approved PGDM programs will be using the CMAT 2021 scores. More than 1000 B schools running AICTE approved management programmes in India accept the CMAT score. It is the 2nd largest MBA/PGDM entrance test after CAT in the country.
If you don’t get good scores in CAT/XAT/SNAP, the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is the answer to your MBA/PGDM needs leading to 1000+ AICTE approved B-schools across the country. The exam will be conducted in 109 test cities. With effect from 2016, CMAT has become a yearly exam as against twice a year exam. Earlier till 2015, there used to be 2 CMAT exams in one year. The first CMAT was held in the month of September while the second followed in the month of coming February.
Test Training
NTA opens centres across India after releasing CMAT exam notification, to make candidates understand about the revised CMAT exam pattern, navigation, test taking strategy among other details. The test training will help the candidates to understand all about the revised CMAT exam pattern.
Important Changes in CMAT exam
The key changes and features of the exam are:
| Exam Details | For CMAT 2022 | Earlier Exams |
| CMAT conducting Agency | National Testing Agency (NTA) | All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) |
| Testing Mode | Computer Based | Computer Based |
| Training for CMAT Test Taking Methodology/Navigation | NTA training at centres across India from August onwards to train candidates to understand Test Taking Strategy | AICTE published sample test taking and navigation guidelines on its website |
| Changes in the cost of Registration | Increased to Rs.1600 | Was Rs.1000 |
| Sectional Composition | Apart from 4 sections, an optional 5th section is introduced with 25 questions. Total questions in the exam are now 125 | Remained same with 4 sections 100 questions |
| Scoring Pattern | Remains same with +4 mark for each right answer | +4 for each correct answer |
| Difficulty Level | Moderate to Difficult | Remained moderate to Difficult |
CMAT-2022 Exam day Guidelines
- Download your Admit Card from the NTA’s website cmat.nta.nic.in
- Check details as indicated on the Admit Card:
- Check Reporting Time at Centre
- Check Gate Closing time of test Centre
- Date of Examination
- Test Timings
- Venue of Test
- You should visit the Examination Centre, a day before the examination and familiarize yourself with the location and means of reaching the venue of the Test on time
- Reach the venue of the Test at the Reporting Time mentioned in the Admit Card. If you report beyond the Gate Closing time of Centre, you will not be allowed to enter in the Test venue.
Items You Should Carry at Exam Centre
Carry with you only following items:
- Admit Card on a clear colour printout on A4 size paper
- One Passport size photograph (same as uploaded with the Online Application Form) to be pasted on the Attendance Sheet at the Centre
- A valid Photo ID Proof in ORIGINAL (PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/E- Aadhaar/Ration Card/ Bank Passbook with Photograph).
- Please note that ID Cards issued by Schools/ Colleges/ Universities/ Coaching Centres, AADHAR enrollment receipt without AADHAR NUMBER and PHOTOCOPIES OR Images Stored in mobile phones etc will NOT be accepted
- No Candidate would be allowed to enter the Examination Centre, without identity verification
- PwD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming the relaxation under PwD category.
Don’t Carry the following
Candidates are NOT allowed to carry Instrument/ Geometry/ Pencil box, Handbag, Purse, any kind of Paper/ Stationery/ Textual material (printed or written material), Eatables and Water (loose or packed), Mobile Phone/ Ear Phone/ Microphone/ Pager, Calculator, DocuPen, Slide Rules, Log Tables, Camera, Tape Recorder, to wear/carry any type of watch including Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator, any metallic item or electronic gadgets/ devices in the Examination Hall/Room
There may not be any provision for safe keeping of valuables at the Centre.
Inside the Examination Hall
- Pen/ Pencil and blank paper sheets for rough work will be provided in the examination Hall/Room.
- Write Your name and Roll Number at the top of the sheet and must return the sheets and Admit Card to the Invigilator, before leaving the examination Hall/Room.
- Enter required details in the Attendance Sheet in legible handwriting, put your signature, Left Hand Thumb Impression and paste the Photograph at the appropriate place. Ensure that Your Left Hand Thumb Impression is clear and not smudged.
- No Candidate should adopt any unfair means or indulge in any unfair examination practices. The candidature of candidates in case of impersonation will be automatically cancelled without any notice
CMAT 2022 – Common Management Admission Test
CMAT 2022 Eligibility
CMAT 2022 Exam Eligibility Criteria as released by AICTE on NTA.CMAT 2022 exam official website comprise two major requirements:Read more
CMAT Registration 2022
CMAT 2022 Registration & Application: Key Changes, Dates, Fee, Step by Step Process
Latest Update: CMAT Registration 2022 is likely to start on November 1, 2021 in the afternoon and the Last date to fill CMAT form 2022 is expected to close on January 10, 2022. The likely CMAT 2022 exam date is February 22, 2022.
CMAT Syllabus 2022
CMAT 2021 Syllabus relates to the four CMAT exam sections. However, the CMAT exam syllabus has not been strictly pre-defined by AICTE or the National Testing Agency (NTA) which will conduct CMAT exam 2022 exam. Going by the past trends and CMAT test structure 2022, the CMAT syllabus covers all the important topics on which questions are formed in each section.
CMAT Syllabus 2022 for CMAT exam to be conducted by NTA, contains the expected topics on which questions would be asked in CMAT 2022 exam. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has not changed the CMAT 2022 syllabus or its sectional composition after taking over the CMAT exam from AICTE
CMAT Pattern 2022
Latest Update: AICTE has changed the CMAT 2022 exam question paper pattern. Now CMAT test paper will consist of 125 questions divided in 5 sections instead of earlier 100 questions divided in 4 sections. CMAT test duration is also increased to 3½ hours from earlier 3 hours. Read below revised CMAT 2022 exam pattern, sectional composition, choice of Optional Section and other important changes in CMAT question paper
CMAT Mock 2022
CMAT 2022 Exam likely date is February 22, 2022. CMAT is a computer based test of three hours duration. The exam will be conducted by NTA on behalf of AICTE for MBA/PGDM admission 2022. CMAT Mock Tests are the best preparation tool that can help CMAT exam test takers to score well. To help CMAT Aspirants, Experts have prepared many CMAT Mock Tests with different difficulty level based on the latest CMAT Exam Pattern. Answer Keys and Solutions for each CMAT Mock Test are also available. So check your readiness now for CMAT Exam!
CMAT Cut off 2021
Latest Update: Consequent upon the release of CMAT 2021 exam result is out on April 9, 2021, top MBA colleges have announced the CMAT cut offs for admission 2021 to their flagship MBA/PGDM programmes. CMAT exam was held on March 31, 2021 in two shifts. With the help of CMAT Cut Offs, Scores and percentile you can check your admission chances in top MBA colleges by matching your percentile with B-school cut offs as detailed below.
A total number of 71490 candidates had registered for CMAT exam 2021 and out of them 52327 candidates appeared in the exam. NTA conducted CMAT 2021 in 153 Cities at 278 test venues on March 31. All the test takers are included in the CMAT 2021 result merit list.
CMAT Exam Centres 2022
CMAT 2022 exam cities are increased to 153 as against 104 in previous years. CMAT exam 2022 is likely to be held on February 22, 2022, across the country at more than 275+ exam centres. Last year CMAT exam centres were 278. CMAT 2022 will be held in two shifts of 3 and 3½ hours duration depending upon upon your choice of courses.
CMAT Admit Card 2022
Latest Update: CMAT 2022 Admit card download is likely to begin on January 15, 2021 after the last date to apply for CMAT 2022 is over. NTA is likely to conduct the CMAT exam on February 22, 2022. NTA has announced many changes in CMAT 2022 exam pattern, duration among others. NTA will release CMAT Admit card on CMAT official website cmat.nta.nic.in with the set of Covid-19 instructions.
National Testing Agency which is conducting CMAT 2021 exam as computer based test, has announced following changes in CMAT exam 2022.
CMAT Preparation
CMAT Preparation for CMAT 2022 exam, likely scheduled on February 22, 2022 must be started well in advance as per the revised CMAT exam pattern. CMAT 2022 will be conducted by NTA and not by AICTE.
Since CMAT remains an online computer based test for MBA/PGDM admission in 1000+ AICTE approved MBA colleges in India. The CMAT past test paper is also released by NTA to help candidates to prepare for the exam. Apart from NTA, AICTE and MHRD Government of India are also authorized to release the CMAT previous test papers with answer keys. Past trends in CMAT exam reveal that CMAT 2021 exam preparation can be synchronized with other MBA entrance exams also as the test sections are more or less same.
CMAT Answer Key 2022
NTA will release CMAT 2022 answer key 3 days after the CMAT 2022 exam is over. The likely CMAT 2022 exam date is February 22, 2022. National Testing Agency will display the CMAT answer keys and CMAT response sheet with CMAT objection form to challenge the CMAT 2022 answer key on the NTA CMAT exam official website cmat.nta.nic.in, prior to declaration of CMAT result 2022.
The CMAT answer keys with objection form to challenge the responses in the answer options are released by National Testing Agency (NTA) which now conducts CMAT exam instead of AICTE.
CMAT Selection Procedure
Selection procedure of CMAT 2022 is more governed by the MBA/PGDM admission policy of the individual B-schools. However, the CMAT selection procedure 2022 for MBA admission 2022 will begin only after the CMAT result is declared in March 2022. NTA the CMAT 2022 exam conducting authority will frame the CMAT 2022 selection procedure that includes the CMAT exam process, CMAT Result and disseminating the CMAT individual scores with percentile. After it, the CMAT admission process is completed by the respective B-school or the university for MBA admission 2022.
CMAT Score Vs Percentile
NTA has released the CMAT 2021 result on April 9, 2021 within a few hours after release of CMAT final answer keys. CMAT result offers admission chances in 1000+ AICTE approved MBA/PGDM colleges. CMAT 2021 exam was conducted on March 31, 2021 in two shifts.
71490 candidates had registered for CMAT exam 2021 and out of them 52327 candidates appeared for the exam. NTA conducted CMAT 2021 in 153 Cities at 278 test venues. All the test takers are included in the CMAT 2021 result merit list. Many top MBA colleges are open with their admission process for few more days. As the CMAT 2021 result is out now, these MBA colleges will close their admission process shortly to commence their academic session in time
CMAT Analysis 2022
The CMAT 2022 Analysis will be published immediately after the CMAT 2022 exam is over on February 22, 2022. CMAT 2022 will be conducted in two shifts from 9.00 AM to 12.30 PM and from 3 PM to 6.30 PM as a computer based test.
The CMAT difficulty level is not very high. The CMAT 2022 exam analysis on this page will contain following:
CMAT Result 2021
Breaking News – CMAT 2021 Results Released; Download your Scorecard
CMAT 2021 result is out now! After releasing the CMAT 2021 final answer keys, NTA has released CMAT 2021 Result within few hours on April 9, 2021 in Evening. Alongwith the result, CMAT 2021 score card download process has also started. You can download the score card from official CMAT exam website. CMAT 2021 exam was conducted on March 31, 2021 in two shifts. More than 1000 AICTE approved Management Institutes will offer MBA admission 2021 on the basis of CMAT scores.
CMAT Percentile Predictor
CMAT percentile predictor below enables you to check your CMAT 2021 percentile in a few seconds with your performance in CMAT exam immediately after coming out of the testing hall on March 31, 2021. CMAT 2021 percentile predictor will be live on CMAT exam date by taking into consideration number of test takers, CMAT exam difficulty level-overall and sectional among other parameters.
Key Changes in CMAT 2021
This year NTA has made substantial changes in CMAT exam 2021. There are now 4 section exam and 5 section exam. Candidates were allowed to opt for either CMAT exam. Since the 5th section is not mandatory to attempt, percentile predictor is based on mandatory 4 sections with 100 questions.
MBA Colleges Accepting CMAT
- New Delhi Institute of Management – NDIM New Delhi
- JBIMS Mumbai: Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
- Great Lakes Chennai: Great Lakes Institute of Management – GLIM
- JAGSOM Bangalore: Jagdish Sheth School of Management Bangalore
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
- IMS Unison University Dehradun
- GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management
- Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research
- BIMTECH Greater Noida: Birla Institute of Management Technology
- SIMSREE Mumbai: Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education