Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national level test conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for admission to all management programs in AICTE approved institutions. The test was introduced in 2012. In 2020 CMAT was held on 24th January, 2020. The test will have in all 100 questions which have to be solved in 180 minutes. There is negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. For CMAT 2020, the overall pattern, no. of questions and the marking scheme will be same as CMAT 2019. Based on the past year, students should prepare for CMAT 2021 and keep in mind important points.The following table will give you an overview of the exam pattern:
| Mode | Computer based online test |
| Number of Sections | 4 |
| Sections | Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension & General Awareness |
| Number of Questions | 100(Every section has 25 questions) |
| Duration of the Test | 180 minutes (3 hrs.) |
| Marking Scheme | Every question carries 4 marks. For every wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted |
The sectional division of the test is given in the following table:
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks |
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | 25 | 100 |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | 100 |
| Language Comprehension | 25 | 100 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 100 |
| Total | 100 | 400 |
A few important points that will help you to excel in the preparation are:
The key take away from this exam pattern is that to ace CMAT you need to brush up your basics of all the important topics and manage your time well during the exam.
