About CMAT Exam 2022-23

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to Management Programme(s) in the country. This Test facilitates AICTE affiliated participating Institutions to select suitable graduate candidates for admission to the Management Courses in such Institutions.

NTA CMAT is a national-level exam conducted to shortlist candidates for MBA admission in different courses. It will be held in 100+ cities in India at allotted examination centres. Candidates thinking of appearing for CMAT , must begin the exam preparation at least 6 months before. Here, you will get all the important information regarding the CMAT Exam

CMAT Exam Pattern

As per the exam pattern of CMAT, the paper will be conducted in an online medium, and the medium of the question paper has English only. Check the table below to know the 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

 

Marking scheme

As per the marking scheme of CMAT 

For every correct answer, a candidate will be rewarded +4 marks

For every incorrect answer, a -1 mark will be deducted.

No marks will be given for unanswered/unattempted questions.

In case a question is ignored or dropped all students will be given +4 for that question, irrespective of whether the candidate has attempted the question or not.

Best Books for CMAT Preparation

Since the CMAT entrance exam syllabus is equivalent to the CAT Exam, the latter recommended books are also good study material for the former. The Best book for CMAT are listed below.

Name of the CMAT Preparation Books	Author Name/ Publisher
Quantitative Aptitude	Dr RS Aggarwal
NCERT Mathematics Books for Standard 8, 9 and 10	NCERT
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations	Abhijit Guha (Mc Graw Hill Education)
Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Common Admission Tests for Admission Into IIMs	Sarvesh K Verma (Arihant)
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT	Arun Sharma (Mc Graw Hill Education)

 

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