Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a national level entrance exam conducted by National testing agency (NTA) for admission in to management courses. It is a computer-based examination of 03-hour duration to test the students on various skills like Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness. This article shall discuss the CMAT Exam Pattern 2020 and syllabus in detail.
CMAT Notification
CMAT 2020 official notification has been published with registrations beginning from 01 November 2019.
For Registration and filling up application form go on link :
https://testservices.nic.in/examsys/root/Home.aspx?enc=WPJ5WSCVWOMNiXoyyomJgDhL0EwiA5tsQl5uamk0sAg=
Important Dates CMAT-2020
| CMAT 2020 exam Registration starts | November 1, 2019 |
| Last date to apply for CMAT 2020 exam Registration | November 30, 2019 (11:50 pm) |
| CMAT 2020 Admit Card Download start date | December 24, 2020 |
| Last date to download CMAT 2020 Admit card | January 24, 2020 |
| CMAT 2020 Exam Date | January 28, 2020 ( Tuesday) 9:30 to 12:30 pm |
| CMAT 2020 Result Date | By February 7, 2020 |
CMAT shall be conducted by National testing agency (NTA), a separate govt testing body formed for the purpose of organising entrance exams.
The whole procedure pertaining to CMAT shall be completely On-line.
CMAT Exam Pattern 2020
CMAT 2020 will be a computer based exam consisting of 100 objective questions. The total time to attempt the 100 MCQs will be 180 minutes or 03 hours.
The questions shall be divided into 04 sections and each section will have 25 questions.
There is negative marking in CMAT 2020. Every right answer will score +4 marks and every wrong answer will deduct -1 marks.
| Sections | Questions | Marks allotted |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | 25 | 25×4 |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | 25×4 |
| Language Comprehension | 25 | 25×4 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 25×4 |
| Total | 25 | 25X4 |
- Note : ( i) 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, Camera, Tape Recorder, any metallic item or electronic gadgets etc. in the examination Room/ Hall.
- (ii) In exam hall, he/she will be provided with rough papers for calculations and a Pen. After the test, candidate must leave the rough papers at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the examination room/hall.
Exam Syllabus
CMAT 2020 Exam Syllabus shall be divided into 4 sections such as:
Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation
| Tabulation | Partnership | Geometry |
| Pipes and Cisterns | Simple Interest and Compound Interest | Time-Speed-Distance |
| Probability | Allegation & Mixtures | Profit and Loss |
| Permutations & Combinations | Percentages | Work and Time |
| In-equations | Quadratic and linear equations | Mensuration |
| Algebra | Graph | Number System |
| Ratio and Proportion | Line | Pie Chart, Bar Chart |
Logical Reasoning
| Analytical Reasoning | Analogy Test | Direction and Distance Test |
| Linear Arrangements | Blood Relationship Tests | Ranking Tests |
| Statements and Arguments | Coding and Decoding | Statements Assumptions |
| Sequencing | Inferences | Statements and Conclusion |
| Matrix Arrangements | Non-Verbal Reasoning | Symbol Based Problems |
| Number Series | Cause and Effects |
Language Comprehension
| Reading Comprehension | English Usage Errors | Synonyms |
| English Grammar | Paragraph Completion | Antonyms |
| Jumbled Para | One-word Substitution | Sentence Improvement |
| Sentence Correction | Idioms | Phrases |
General Awareness
| Literature | Trade Awareness | Geography |
| Indian Constitution | Politics | History |
| Current Affairs of National and International Economy | Economics | Culture |
| Personalities in News | Sports News | Science in Every day Life |
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