Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national level entrance exam conducted by AICTE for facilitating the AICTE approved management institutions to admit the eligible ones for its various management programmes. The details regarding the CMAT exam are mentioned below.

Structure of Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

CMAT will have 4 sections with multiple choice questions. Each section will consist of 25 questions. In total, there will be 100 questions which the candidates are required to finish with in 180 minutes. The correct answers will carry 4 marks each and for the wrong ones, 1 mark will be deducted.

Syllabus of Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

• Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation (100 marks)
• Logical Reasoning (100 marks)
• Language Comprehension (100 marks)
• General Awareness (100 marks)

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who have completed their graduation in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate from a recognized University are eligible to apply for CMAT. The final year students in the graduate programme are also eligible to apply.

How to Apply?

The aspirants can apply online from the website URL http://www.aicte-cmat.in/ for the CMAT exam. For the first time, one has to enter as new user and register in the site. After successful registration, an 8 digit password will be provided to the candidate using which they can login for form filling. The application fee for the entrance exam is Rs.1200/- (Rs. 600/- for SC / ST / PD candidates), which can be paid via 2 modes - Online Payment / Cash Payment in bank. In online payment mode, payment can be made using Credit card / Debit card / Net Banking. In Cash Payment in bank mode, the applicant needs to download the challan form from the http://www.aicte-cmat.in/ site. They should then make payment at any of the designated SBI bank branch. After completely filling the application form and if the applicants are sure that the data entered is accurate, then they can proceed by clicking the submit button.

How to fill the Form?

The applicants have to fill the form very carefully. One has to fill all the columns in the form furnishing the accurate details. Before clicking the submit button, the applicants are advised to go through the filled form once again. Any corrections, if any can be made by clicking on the view / modify button. All the details are mentioned in the prospectus of CMAT. The candidates can have a look on the same before filling.

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Registration Start date: First week of December, 2011

Registration End date: First week of January, 2012

Admit Card download date: Last week of January, 2012

Date of CMAT: Mid week of February, 2012

List of Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) Centres

• Agartala
• Agra
• Ahmadabad
• Allahabad
• Ambala
• Amritsar
• Aurangabad
• Bangalore
• Bareilly
• Bhopal
• Bhubaneswar
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Coimbatore
• Cuttack
• Dehradun
• Delhi
• Dhanbad
• Dharwad
• Durgapur
• Ghaziabad
• Gulbarga
• Gurgaon
• Guwahati
• Gwalior
• Hardwar
• Hisar
• Hosur
• Hyderabad
• Indore
• Jabalpur
• Jaipur
• Jammu
• Jamshedpur
• Jodhpur
• Kanpur
• Kochi
• Kolhapur
• Kolkata
• Kota
• Kozhikode
• Lucknow
• Ludhiana
• Madurai
• Mumbai
• Mysore
• Nagpur
• Noida
• Panaji
• Patna
• Pondicherry
• Pune
• Raipur
• Rajkot
• Ranchi
• Shimla
• Siliguri
• Surat
• Trichurapalli
• Trivandrum
• Vizag

Contact Address for Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

• Address: All India Council for Technical Education (A Statutory Body of the Government of India), 7th Floor, Chanderlok Building, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001
• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone No: 022 - 40369695
• Fax No: 022 - 28576329
• Website: http://www.aicte-cmat.in/

Colleges Accepting the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) Score

About 4000+ B schools recognized by AICTE accept the CMAT score.

Reference Books for Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

• A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non Verbal Reasoning by R S Agarwal
• A New Approach to Numerical Ability by Manpreet Cheema
• An Advanced Approach to Data Interpretation by R S Aggarwal
• Course in Mental Ability and Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Thorpe, Edgar
• Encyclopaedia of General Knowledge and General Awareness by Ravi Chopra
• Encyclopaedia of General Knowledge and General Awareness by Verma
• English, Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability for Competitive Exams by Subburaj
• General Awareness and Current Affairs Digest P.B by Reddy K Krishna
• General Awareness Digest by Laxmikanth
• General Knowledge Manual by Nill
• Handbook of Test of Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude Mental Ability & Numerical Aptitude by Agarwal Pk
• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma, Meenakshi Upadhyay
• Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis by S S Sastry
• Macmillan’s General Knowledge Manual by Muktikanta Mohanty
• MAT Entrance Exam Guide by Rph Editorial Board
• MBA Entrance Exam Guide by Anjani Gupta Abul Hashem
• Numerical Ability & Mathematical Aptitude by Dr A B Rao
• Objective Mathematics for MBA Entrance Exams by Murtuza Gadiwala
• Quantitative Ability by Career Launcher
• Quantitative Aptitude by R S Aggarwal
• Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension for CAT by Sharma
• Verbal Ability Guide for Cat and Other MBA Entrance Exams by PT Education Ltd

Coaching Centres for Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

• T.I.M.E
• Success Guru
• Career Forum
• Career Avenue
• AIMS
• Achiever’s Academy
• Academy One
• Capital Institute of Competition Training
• Bulls Eye
• Brilliance Tutorials
• Hierank School of Competition
• Global Educational Trust
• Prime Centre
• Pearson Tandom
• Cat’s Eye
• Career Maker
• Career Launcher India Ltd
• CET Tutorials Pvt. Ltd
• Best Education Centre
• Magnus
• I.M.S Learning Centre
• Elite Academy
• Classic Academy
• Ascent Education
• Aakash Institute

Study Plan

The candidates have to work out many times on each topic in the syllabus. One can practice with the help of sample question papers and reference books available in the market. AICTE also conducts CMAT sample test which enables the aspirants to get an idea of the exam. It also helps them to get familiarized with the screens, layout, and navigation. Various coaching centres providing aptitude training for CMAT exam are there in various parts of the country. The individuals can also join these centres for enhanced coaching.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The result of CMAT can be obtained from the official website of the University.

Score Validity

The CMAT score will be valid up to 1 year.