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National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the CMAT 2023 Result on May 31, 2023 for 58035 test takers who appeared in CMAT exam on May 4, 2023. This year CMAT exam was conducted in two shifts and the result has been released after normalization of score for both the slots. Like last year, CMAT 2023 score card displays overall and sectional score and all India rank. While your overall and sectional CMAT score with all India rank is available in the score card, the cut offs are to be released by the respective B-schools. The Candidates will shortly know the B school PGDM cut off. NTA has not released final answer key before release of CMAT Result 2023.
MBA/PGDM College
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Average Salary in Placements 2023
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Admission Status
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GIM Goa
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Rs.14.30 LPA
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Closed. Scores considered for only pre-registered
candidates
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K J Somaiya Mumbai
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Rs.12.23 LPA
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Closed. Scores considered for only pre-registered
candidates
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Great Lakes Chennai & Gurgaon
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Rs.14.50 LPA | Open | |
IFMR GSB Chennai
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Rs.13.50 LPA
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Open | |
Welingkar Mumbai
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Rs.12.25 LPA
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Closed. Reopening Soon
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IMT Hyderabad
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Rs.12.00 LPA
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Open | |
BIMTECH Greater Noida
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Rs.11.00 LPA
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Open | |
Jaipuria Noida, Lucknow
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Rs. 8.95 LPA
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Open | |
SIES Mumbai
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Rs. 8.70 LPA
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Open |
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Woxsen Hyderabad
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Rs. 8.60 LPA
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Open | |
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.
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Admissions Closing
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Delhi School of Business Admission | Shiv Nadar University MBA Admission 2023 |
JIMS Rohini PGDM Admission Open 2023 | Woxsen University MBA Admissions 2023 |
IPE Hyderabad PGDM Admission - Apply Now | LM Thapar School of Management MBA Chandigarh |
Alliance University MBA Admission 2023 | IBA Bangalore PGDM Admission 2023 |
IIMS Pune PGDM/MBA Admission 2023 | IESMCRC Mumbai PGDM Admissions 2023 |
NDIM Delhi PGDM Admission 2023 | MET Mumbai (e-PGDM) Admission 2023 |
Siva Sivani Hyderabad Admission 2023 | EDII Ahmedabad Admission 2023 - Apply Now |
Sparsh Global Business School Admission 2023 | IPE Hyderabad Admission 2023 |
Jaipuria School of Business Ghaziabad Admission | SCMS Cochin PGDM Admission 2023 |
RSB Chennai PGDM Admission 2023 | DSGS Mumbai PGDM Admission 2023 |
GITAM University MBA Admission 2023 | Prestige Indore PGDM Admission 2023 |
Category
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CMAT 2022 Applicants Number
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CMAT 2022 Actual Test Takers |
Male Candidates
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32475
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28513 |
Female Candidates
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26480
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22630 |
Third Gender
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1
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1 |
Total
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58956
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51144 |
CMAT Exam Conducting Body
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National testing Agency (NTA)
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CMAT Full Form
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Common Management Admission Test
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Number of MBA colleges under the
Exam
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1000+
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Exam Date
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May 4, 2023
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Exam Slots
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2 Shift Exam with 3 hrs Duration in each slot
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Mode of CMAT Entrance exam 2023
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Online Computer Based Test
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CMAT Entrance exam full form
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Common Management Admission Test
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CMAT 2023 Score Validity for MBA
Admission
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2023-2024 academic session
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Total Questions in CMAT Entrance
Exam
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100
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Sectional Division of Questions
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5 Sections with 20 Questions in Each Section
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Exam details section wise
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Quantitative Technique; Logical Reasoning; Language
Comprehension; General Awareness; Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (Optional)
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CMAT 2023 Medium of Question Paper
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English
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Exam Difficulty Level
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Easy to Moderate
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Maximum Score
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400 Marks for 100 questions
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Negative Marking
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- 1 mark for each wrong answer
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CMAT Percentile Calculation
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Since 2022, NTA has stopped awarding percentile.
Instead test takers are awarded Rank and Score
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Required Rank/Score for MBA admission in
Top Colleges
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Score of 240+
Rank within 5000
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Importance of Taking the exam
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Top MBA colleges like JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya,
GIM Goa, PUMBA, Great Lakes, BIMTECH, Rajiv Gandhi
National University of Law, Punjab, among others
accept CMAT score
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Application process
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Online
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Exam Application Fee for Boys
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Rs.2000/-
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Application Fee for Girls
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Rs.1000/-
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Application Fee for EWS/OBC-NCL
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Rs.1000/-
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Application Fee for SC/ST/PwD
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Rs.1000/-
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CMAT 2023 score will be accepted by all AICTE-Approved Institutions/University Departments/ Constituent Colleges/Affiliated Colleges for admission 2023.
Exam Activity
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CMAT 2023
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Remarks
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CMAT Notification 2023 Release
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February 13, 2023
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Release on official NTA-CMAT website
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Exam Registration starts
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February 13, 2023
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Online Process
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Last date to apply
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March 13, 2023
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Application form submission closes at 5 PM
(Extended from March 6)
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Last date & Time of successful transaction of
fee through Credit/Debit Card/NetBanking/UPI / Paytm
Wallet
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March 13, 2023
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Upto 11.50 PM
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Correction in Particulars of Application Form on
the website only
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From March 14 to 16, 2023
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Upto 5 PM
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Admit Card Download start date
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May 01, 2023 | No Hard copy of the Admit Card will be sent |
Last date to download CMAT Admit card
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May 4, 2023
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Download Admit Card latest by the exam date
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CMAT Exam Date
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May 4, 2023
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In 2 Slots of 3 hrs duration:
Slot-1: 9 AM to 12 Noon
Slot-2: 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM
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CMAT 2023 Answer Key Release Date | May 12, 2023 | Slot wise and Set wise official answer key released |
Last date to Challenge CMAT official Answer Key | May 16, 2023 | Till 11.50 PM |
CMAT 2023 answer key challenge fees | Rs.200/- | Per Objection Per Question |
Exam Duration
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3 Hours
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In two sessions
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Result Date | May 31, 2023 | Score card download starts in afternoon |
CMAT 2023 Exam Sections
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Number of Questions
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Maximum Marks Section-wise
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Language Comprehension
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20
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80
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Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation
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20
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80
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Logical Reasoning
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20
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80
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General Awareness
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20
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80
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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20
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80
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Total: Sections-5
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100
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400
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In order to get last minute CMAT preparation tips to score high, download the CMAT preparation Pdf free and get complete
Download CMAT Previous Papers Pdf Free
The best way to get hands-on feel and practice on question papers of CMAT exam, is to go through the previous exam papers and attempt CMAT Mock tests. Since the CMAT preparation time is short, nothing can help you more than the actual has prepared such Pdf which you can download free
The exam preparation strategy needs more focus on all the five sections. It requires your focus on following:
Institute Name & Location
Read complete List of AICTE/UGC approved
Institute Name & Location
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Institute Name & Location
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Institute Name & Location
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Institute Name & Location
Read complete List of AICTE/UGC approved
The CMAT admit card is available for download after the last date to apply for CMAT is over. All provisionally registered candidates for CMAT exam 2023 can download their Admit Card from CMAT.NTA website. No admit card is now sent as hard copy to the candidate’s registered address..
CMAT Rank 2023
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CMAT 2023 Score Range
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Rank 1-100
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350-316
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Rank 100 to 1000
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315-275
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Rank 1001 to 3000
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274-241
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Rank 3001 to 5000 and below
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240-220 and below
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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 230 to 250 score.
To help MBA aspirants searching for top MBA colleges accepting CMAT scores, has prepared a list of MBA colleges with their expected cut off..
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 five sections namely Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and Innovation and Entrepreneurship
CMAT is one of the largest National Level MBA/PGDM entrance examinations and is conducted once a year, 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 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.
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CMAT 2022 & 2023 Exam
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CMAT 2021 Exam
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1.
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5 Section Exam
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Both 4 & 5 Section Exam
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2.
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Compulsory 5th Section on Innovation
& Entrepreneurship
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Optional 5th Section on Innovation
&
Entrepreneurship
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3.
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CMAT Time Duration Reduced & Fixed to 3
Hours
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Option to attempt CMAT in Time duration of 3
hours
or 3½ Hours
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4.
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Total Questions Reduced to 100
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Total Questions were 125 (Option to attempt 100
or
125 questions)
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5.
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No additional time for 5th Section
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30 Minutes additional time for 5th
section
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6.
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5th section Score counted for
Percentile
calculation to prepare merit list
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5th section Score Not counted for
Percentile calculation to prepare merit list
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7.
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20 Questions in Each of the five Sections
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25 Questions in Each of the five Sections
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8.
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No sectional time limit and candidates can
attempt
any question in any section within time limit of
3
hours
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No sectional time limit and candidates can
attempt
any question in any section within time limit of
3½
hours
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9.
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Candidates need not apply for the new course of
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Candidates had to apply for the new course of
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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10.
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Number of CMAT Test cities are 110
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Number of CMAT exam cities were 153
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There may not be any provision for safe keeping of valuables at the Centre.