CMAT 2021: Exam Date (Out), Registration, Admit Card, Pattern, Syllabus, & Placements

by Mr. DJ

CMAT 2021, or Common Management Admission Test is a national level management entrance held by the National Testing Agency (NTA) every year. CMAT Exam Score and Percentile can be used to seek admission in some of India’s best management colleges approved by the AICTE.

National Testing Agency has released exam schedule for CMAT 2021. The paper will be conducted on February 22 & 27, 2021 in two slots: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM 3.00 PM to 6.00 PM. Check CMAT Exam 2021 Schedule

CMAT 2021 Latest Updates:

  • Dec 23, 2020: CMAT registration 2021 portal is open till January 22, 2021Check CMAT 2021 Registration Process
  • The total number of AICTE approved colleges as of October 2020 is 1,608.
  • The total number of seats under the AICTE approved MBA colleges are 1,28,922.

Common Management Admission Test will be held online in 245 Exam Centres. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic there is some scope for relaxation.

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CMAT 2021 Highlights

Name of Exam CMAT 2021
CMAT exam full form Common Management Admission Test 2021
Name of Organization National Testing Agency (NTA)
Mode of Application Online
Application Fee /Debit Card (except Master/Visa Card) / Net-Banking/UPI)
General (UR) Male- ₹ 2000/- Female- ₹ 1000/-
Gen-EWS/ SC/ST/PwD /OBC-(NCL) Male- ₹ 1000/- Female- ₹ 1000/-
Transgender – ₹ 1000/-
*Applicable service/processing charges & GST over and above the Examination fee, are to be paid by
the candidate to the concerned Bank/ Payment Gateway Integrator (For details, Annexure -I may be
refer to).
Number of Cities with CMAT 2021 Exam Centers 104
Medium of Instruction English
Mode of CMAT Entrance exam 2021 Online Computer Based Test(CBT)
QuestionType Objective (MCQ)
Counselling No Counseling for CMAT 2021
Courses Offered MBA/PGDM/PGCM
Acceptance Rate in Top MBA Colleges 2-3% of Test Takers
Total Vacancies in AICTE Approved Colleges 1,28,922
Official Website cmat.nta.nic.in
Emergency Help Desk Number 0120-6895200

CMAT 2021 Exam Dates

Event CMAT 2021 Important Dates
CMAT 2021 Registration Opens December 23, 2020
CMAT 2021 Registration Last Date January 22, 2021
Last date for submission of Examination fee (through SBI/ HDFC Credit Card/ Debit Card/Net Banking & Paytm Payment Modes upto 11:50 pm) January 23, 2021
CMAT 2021 Form Correction January 25-30, 2021
CMAT 2021 Admit Cards Release To be announced
CMAT 2021 Exam Date February 22 & 27, 2021
CMAT 2021 Question Paper Release To be announced
CMAT2021  Answer Key Release To be announced
CMAT 2021 Results To be announced
CMAT Cut Off 2021 To be announced

CMAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Category Eligibility
CMAT 2021 Educational Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in any Discipline.
Nationality Indian
Age Limit No Age Restriction

Candidates must fulfil CMAT Eligibility Criteria in order to register for this MBA exam.

  • Candidates appearing for the Final Year exams of their Bachelors Course(10+2+3) can also apply for the exam.
  • Candidates with a non-indian nationality are not eligible to apply for CMAT 2021.

CMAT 2021 Application Process

  1. Visit the official website of CMAT 2021
  2. The application can only be done online through the official website.
  3. You will see an option for registration once they have started.
  4. Register using a working email address and phone number, as all details regarding CMAT 2021 will be sent on this number.
  5. Fill in the Application Form carefully.
  6. Crosscheck and submit.
  7. Note down the system generated application number.
  8. Upload the scanned passport size photograph and signature in the specified format.
  9. Complete the Fee payment through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking/UPI or PAYTM online.
  10. Once the CMAT Fee Receipt has been generated, save it to your device and on a cloud platform(Google Drive, Dropbox etc.) as well.
  11. Take out at least 4 print outs of the confirmation page after successful fee payment.
  12. Select your preference for the exam center.

Note: NTA may use your data for research and analysis. 

CMAT 2021 Documents Required

Document Size Format
Passport Size Photograph of candidate Between 10 kb and 100 kb JPG/JPEG
Candidates Signature Between kb and 30 kb JPG/JPEG

The documents required at the time of registration are as follows –

  • Recent Passport size photo.
  • Signature of Aspirant
  • Educational Documents like Degree Certificates, HSC and SSC Certificates
  • BPL Certificate (If Applicable)
  • PWD Certificate (If Applicable)
  • SC/ST/OBC Category Certificate(If Applicable)

Note:The original documents have to be submitted in the respective university at the time of admission. 

Application Fees for CMAT 2021

Category/Item Fees
Boys Girls
General INR 2000 INR 1,000
Gen-EWS/OBC (NCL) INR 1,000 INR 1,000
SC/ ST/ PwD INR 1000 INR 1000
Transgender INR 1000
  • Application Fees can only be paid online through their payment portal.
  • Fees will not be refunded once paid.
  • GST charges may be extra and have to be paid by the candidate.

CMAT 2021 Admit Card

The admit card for CMAT 2021 will be made available to download on December 24, 2020. The exact date will be displayed on the official website. Here is the procedure to download CMAT 2021 Admit Card –

  • Visit the official website of CMAT 2021
  • You will see the option to download admit cards once it is available.
  • Login using the registered Mobile Number and Password.
  • Save the Admit Card/Hall Ticket to your device and on the drive as well.
  • Take a print out of the Admit Card for use at the center.

CMAT 2021 Exam Centers

Agartala Ahmedabad Ahmednagar Allahabad/ Prayagraj
Amravati Amritsar Anand Gandhinagar Aurangabad
Bangalore Bareilly Bhatinda Bhavnagar
Bhilai/ Durg/ Bhilai Nagar Bhopal Bhubaneshwar Bhuj
Chandigarh/ Mohali/ Panchkula Chennai Coimbatore Davangere
Dehradun Delhi/ New Delhi Dhanbad Dharwad
Dhule Durgapur Faridabad Ghaziabad
Greater Noida/ Noida Gulbarga Guntur Gurgaon
Guwahati Gwalior Hamirpur Hisar
Hyderabad Indore Jabalpur Jaipur
Jamshedpur Jodhpur Jammu Kadi/ Mehsana
Kanpur Kochi Kolhapur Kolkata
Kozhikode Kurnool Lucknow Ludhiana
Madurai Mangalore Meerut Mumbai
Mysore Nagpur Nanded Nasik
Navi Mumbai Nellore Panaji/Madgaon Patna`
Pune Raipur Rajahmundry Rajkot
Ranchi Sambalpur Shimla Solapur
Srinagar Surat Thane Thiruvananthapuram
Tirunelveli Tirupati Trivandrum Udaipur
Vadodara Varanasi Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Warangal

At the time of registration, you have to select 4 test centres.

CMAT 2021 Exam Pattern

Section No. of Questions Marks Allotted
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation 25 100
Logical Reasoning 25 100
Language Comprehension 25 100
General Awareness 25 100
Total 100 400

Key highlights of CMAT 2021 Exam Pattern are:

  • For every correct answer you will be awarded 4 marks.
  • For every wrong answer a penalty of 1 mark will be deducted.
  • The time limit for the exam is 180 minutes or 3 hours.
  • CMAT 2021 questions will be objective in nature.
  • Unattempted questions will be awarded no marks.

CMAT 2021 Syllabus

Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning Language Comprehension General Awareness
  • Geometry and Trigonometry
  • Lines, Angles, Triangles etc.
  • Rations and Proportion
  • Percentages
  • In equations
  • Algebra
  • Profit and Loss
  • Averages
  • Partnership (Accounts)
  • Time-Speed-Distance
  • Work and Time
  • Number System
  • HCF and LCM Geometric Progression
  • Arithmetic Progression
  • Arithmetic Mean
  • Geometric Mean
  • Median, Mode and BODMAS
  • Mensuration
  • Allegation and Mixtures
  • Pipes and Cisterns
  • Simple Interest and Compound Interest
  • Set Theory
  • Venn Diagram
  • Instalment Payments
  • Clocks
  • Permutations and Combinations
  • Binomial Expansion
  • Vectors
  • Logarithm
  • Calendar
  • Maxima and Minima Progression
  • Critical Reasoning
  • Visual Reasoning
  • Seating Arrangement
  • Number Series
  • Direction
  • Blood Relations
  • Sequencing
  • Symbol Based Problems
  • Clocks and Calendars
  • Analogy Test
  • Cause and Effect
  • Ranking Tests
  • Statements and Assumptions
  • Identifying Valid Inferences and Arguments
  • Statements and Conclusions
  • True and False
  • Matrix Arrangements
  • Non-Verbal Reasoning
  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Syllogisms
  • Contextual Usage
  • Analogies
  • Antonyms and Synonyms
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Jumbled Paragraphs
  • Sentence Correction
  • Foreign Language Words used in English
  • English Usage Errors
  • Sentence Improvement
  • Odd one out
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • One word substitution
  • Different usage of the same word
  • Fact, Inference and Judgement
  • Paragraph Completion
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Current Affairs of National Economy
  • Business
  • Current Affairs of International
  • Economy
  • Personalities in News
  • Major Corporate Events
  • Famous Awards and Prizes
  • World Records
  • Books and Authors
  • Economics
  • History
  • Geography
  • International Organizations
  • Important Quotations
  • Trade Awareness
  • Sports News
  • Finance
  • Indian Constitution
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Science in Everyday Life

Must Read: CMAT Sectional Syllabus and Topic Wise Weightage

CMAT 2020 Paper Analysis

Section No. of Questions Marks Allotted Difficulty
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation 25 100 Easy
Logical Reasoning 25 100 Difficult
Language Comprehension 25 100 Moderate
General Awareness 25 100 Difficult
Total 100 400 Overall Moderately DIfficult

Key Highlights of CMAT Paper Analysis

  • CMAT 2020 was moderately difficult.
  • Each section had 25 questions.
  • The Quantitative Analysis section was easy with some questions based on Ratio, Percentage, Interest, Time and work.
  • The Data Interpretation section was a bit lengthy.
  • The Logical Reasoning Section was difficult.
  • Questions were asked on distribution, arrangement, comparison, coding/ decoding, blood relations, directions etc.
  • The Reading Comprehension section was a bit lengthy but it was still moderate.
  • Out of all the four sections, the General Awareness section was the most difficult to attempt.
  • Questions from Indian Constitution, Recent Acts of Parliament, Appointments, Famous personalities were asked.

Check CMAT Sectional Paper Analysis and Difficulty Level of Previous Years

CMAT 2021 Recommended Books

Subject Name of Book Publisher/Author
Language Comprehension Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Arun Sharma
Word Power Made Easy Norman Lewis
Objective General English 10,000+ questions R.S. Aggarwal
Business English and Communication Clark
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension? Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Updadhyay
The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability Sujit Kumar
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation Quantitative Aptitude Arun Sharma
Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Abhijit Guha
Quantitative Ability Nishit Sinha
Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency Anant Ashisha
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations RS Agarwal
Data Analysis & Interpretation Data Sufficiency Think Tank of Kiran Prakashan
Logical Reasoning A modern approach to logical reasoning RS Agarwal
Logical and Analytical Reasoning Ashok Gupta
Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning Pearson Publication
How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT Arun Sharma
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT Nishit Sinha
General Awareness General Knowledge Disha Experts
Face to Face MAT with 19 Years (1197-2016) BS SIjwali
General Knowledge 2020 Arihant Experts
General Knowledge 2021 Manohar Pandey

CMAT 2021 Sample Papers & Mock Tests

One of the best ways to score well in CMAT 2021 is to solve mock tests and sample question papers. This will help you in developing an idea of what to expect while writing the actual paper. This will also help in building confidence and improve your timing and accuracy.

 

 

CMAT Test Practice Centers by NTA

CMAT Test Practice Centers have been established all over India by NTA. By registering for these Test Centers, you can get NTA authorised test papers and guides. Since NTA is responsible for creating the test papers, this is the best source of preparation as it is much more likely that the sample papers provided here will be very good. Here are the steps to register for NTA Test Practice Centers:

  • Visit the official website of NTA by clicking here
  • On the top banner, you will find “Registration for Mock Test @ TPC” under “Student”
  • Select Gmail or Facebook to login.
  • If you used gmail, Enter Gmail username and password.
  • Enter the following in order: personal information, contact information, academic information.
  • Mention exam information (CMAT)
  • Select 5 preferred center locations as per your choice.
  • Schedule and timing selection has to be picked and confirm the details.
  • Once done with the registration, a message will be delivered to the contact number. Approval of the center is subject to availability.
  • A final confirmation message will be sent to the registered number.

CMAT 2021 Coaching Centers

City CMAT Coaching Center
Mumbai IMS
Delhi Endeavor Careers Pvt. Ltd
Brilliant Academy of Learning
Chennai Triumphant Institute of Management Education Pvt. Ltd. (T.I.M.E.)
Kolkata Erudite Educational Centre
Ahmedabad Expert Educare Pvt. Ltd

CMAT 2021 Result

CMAT 2021 will be tentatively released in the month of February 2021. You will be able to download the CMAT 2021 Score Cards from the official website. Here are the steps to check CMAT 2021 Results:

  •  Visit the official website of CMAT 2021
  • Click on “View CMAT 2021 Scorecard” once it is available.
  • Enter the CMAT Application Number and password you used during the time of registration.
  • Download and save the scorecard to your device.

CMAT 2021 Cut Off for Top Colleges

Name of College CMAT 2021 Cut Off(Tentative)
JBMIS Mumbai 99+
GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management 95+
KSOM, Bhubaneshwar 95+
SIMSREE Mumbai: Sydenham Institute of Management Studies And Research And Entrepreneurship Education 99+
Great Lakes Chennai: Great Lakes Institute of Management – GLIM 95+
IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise 90+
Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research 85+
IFMR, Chennai 85+
Jaipuria Institute of Management 85+
IMT, Hyderabad & Nagpur 80+
XISS Ranchi: Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi 80+

CMAT 2021 Sectional Cut Off (tentative)

CMAT 2021 sectional cut off is the minimum score you need to score in order to clear CMAT 2021 and secure a seat in an AICTE approved Management College. Here are the projected cut offs for CMAT 2021, section wise:

Section CMAT 2021 Sectional Cut Off(Tentative)
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation 50
Language Comprehension 45
Logical Reasoning 40
General Awareness 55

CMAT 2021 Top Colleges Placements

College/University Average Placement Package (INR in Lakhs) Highest Placement Package
Alliance School of Business, Bangalore 3-6 6
Christ University, Bangalore 6.85 13
Doon Business School, Dehradun 6 23.5
Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida 3.8 6
GIBS Business School, Bangalore 3.3 5.95
GITAM School of International Business 3.2 5
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 10.14 29
Goa Institute of Management, Goa 13.73 24.37
Institute of Financial Management and Research, Changambakkam 6-7 8.5
Department of Management Studies, NIT Durgapur 7 10
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai 18.91 30
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai 9.87 30
SIMSREE 10.97 19
Pune University, Department of Management Studies (PUMBA DMS) 6.2 12
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS), Bangalore 4 7.2
Calcutta Business School, Kolkata 4.2 6
EMPI Business School 5.45 9.15
Jaipuria Institute of Management 4.5 15.5
SIES College of Management Studies 7.14 18
WeSchool, Welingkar Institute 6 15

CMAT 2021 MBA Colleges (AICTE Approved)

Region State Number of Colleges
South Tamil Nadu 188
Pondicherry 2
Central Gujarat 78
Madhya Pradesh 79
Chattisgarh 8
East Orissa 38
Assam 8
West Bengal 34
Manipur 1
Sikkim 1
Tripura 1
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Jharkhand 4
North Uttar Pradesh 202
Uttarakhand 29
Bihar 13
West Maharashtra 203
Goa 1
South West Karnataka 117
Kerala 33
South Centre Andhra Pradesh 310
North West Delhi 10
Haryana 80
Rajasthan 77
Jammu and Kashmir 9
Himachal Pradesh 9
Chandigarh 1
Punjab 72
Total 1,608

CMAT Top Colleges Seats Available

Institute  CMAT 2021 Seat Intake
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai 18 (MMS)
SIMSREE 120 (MMS) 60 (PGDBM)
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai 120 (PGDM)
SIES College of Management Studies 120 (PGDM)
Goa Institute of Management, Goa 240 (PGDM)
Christ University, Bangalore 700 (MBA)
Doon Business school, Dehradun 240 (MBA)
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 120 (PGDM)

CMAT 2021 MBA Seat Intake

Region State Number of Seats
South Tamil Nadu 14400
Pondicherry 60
Central Gujarat 6100
Madhya Pradesh 7235
Chattisgarh 900
East Orissa 3759
Assam 360
West Bengal 2365
Manipur 30
Sikkim 60
Tripura 60
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Jharkhand 270
North Uttar Pradesh 14828
Uttarakhand 1710
Bihar 955
West Maharashtra 18905
Goa NA
South West Karnataka 9470
Kerala 2560
South Centre Andhra Pradesh 25840
North West Delhi 1090
Haryana 5525
Rajasthan 5780
Jammu and Kashmir 540
Himachal Pradesh 540
Chandigarh 60
Punjab 5520
Total 128922

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