CMAT 2020 Exam – Dates, Application Form, Syllabus, Admit Card, Pattern
CMAT 2020 will be conducted in online format for admission to AICTE approved MBA/ PGDM courses 2020-22 batches. Find out exam pattern, structure of CMAT exam, and Admit card details.
The CMAT or Common Management Admission Test is an online entrance test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA/PGDM courses in over 1000 B-schools across India. CMAT is conducted every year in the month of January and the result is declared in February. CMAT 2020 was held on January 19, 2020 in two shifts and the result was announced on February 6, 2020.
CMAT Conducting Authority |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Exam Level |
National |
CMAT Periodicity |
Once in a year |
CMAT Number of Shifts |
2 (9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm) |
CMAT Official Website |
ntacmat.nic.in |
CMAT Mode of Application |
Online |
CMAT Exam Mode |
Online |
Type and Number of Questions |
100 Objective Questions |
CMAT Duration |
3 Hours |
CMAT Marking Scheme |
+4 for a correct response, -1 for an incorrect response |
CMAT Score Validity |
1 year |
CMAT Score Accepting Colleges |
1000+ colleges |
CMAT Helpdesk |
9644440101 |
CMAT 2020 Overview
Name of the Exam |
Common Management Aptitude Test (CMAT) |
Category of the Exam |
National Level PG Exam |
Name of the Exam Conducting Body |
National Testing Agency |
Mode of Exam |
Computer-Based Exam |
Duration of Exam |
3 Hours |
Frequency of Test |
Annually |
Objective of CMAT |
1000+ B-school offering MBA/PGDM programme |
Validity of the Score |
One Year |
While the official notification of CMAT 2020 is expected to release in October, given below are the CMAT Exam Dates for your reference:
CMAT 2020 Events |
Date (Tentative) |
CMAT 2020 Official Notification |
October 9, 2019 |
CMAT 2020 Registration Date |
November 12- December 17, 2019 |
CMAT 2020 Admit Card Date |
January 15, 2020 |
CMAT 2020 Exam Date |
January 19, 2020 |
CMAT 2020 Result Date |
February 6, 2020 |
The eligibility criterion of CMAT 2020 comprises the academic qualifications which the candidates must meet, age criteria and nationality.
Academic Qualifications - Those Candidates who are in their final year of their graduation or have completed their graduation, they can apply for CMAT 2020.
Age Criteria - As per CMAT 2020 eligibility qualification criteria, there is no age limit for those applicants who can appear in the entrance exam.
Nationality - Only those candidates who are native of India, they can appear for CMAT 2020.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the application form for CAT 2020 in online mode tentatively in the first week of November and the last date for filling the form will be the first week of December. In order to fill CMAT 2020 application form, applicants will have to follow the steps that are given below:
Step 1 - Click at the official link to fill the application form https://ntacmat.nic.in
Step 2 - Register and therefore login to fill the application form
Step 3 - Enter all the mandatory details in the application form of CMAT 2020
Step 4 - Upload the necessary scanned documents
Step 5 - Pay the registration fee for the CMAT 2020
Step 6- Download the application and take a print out of the form
Category |
Male (INR) |
Female (INR) |
General/ Non-creamy layer OBC |
1400 |
700 |
SC/ ST/ PWD |
700 |
700 |
Transgender |
700 |
Candidates can pay the fee through different modes such as:
The fee for the application form of CMAT 2020 cannot be paid in cash. If the candidate is willing to pay in cash, they will have to generate Challan by visiting the official website or visit the nearest SBI bank on the following day for the generation of challan.
The exam centers of CMAT 2020 are those cities where the entrance exam will be conducted.Candidates have the choice to choose at least four cities wherever they want to appear for CMAT 2020 examination.
Agartala |
Gulbarga |
Nagpur |
Ahmedabad |
Gurgaon |
Nasik |
Bhubaneswar |
Kanpur |
Srinagar |
Bhuj |
Kochi |
Surat |
Ahmednagar |
Guwahati |
Navi Mumbai |
Chandigarh |
Kolhapur |
Trivandrum |
Allahabad |
Gwalior |
Noida/Greater Noida |
Tirunelveli |
Warangal |
Madurai |
Chennai |
Udaipur |
Kolkata |
Tirunelveli |
Warangal |
Madurai |
Mohali |
Ghaziabad |
Nanded |
Coimbatore |
Faridabad |
Vadodara |
Amravati |
Hyderabad |
Panaji |
Dhule |
Kozhikode |
Varanasi |
Amritsar |
Indore |
Patna |
Davangere |
Lucknow |
Visakhapatnam |
Aurangabad |
Jabalpur |
Pune |
Dehradun |
Ludhiana |
Bhilai-Durg |
Thane |
Solan |
Ponda |
Solapur |
Kadi |
Vijayawada |
Bangalore |
Jaipur |
Rajkot |
Delhi |
Mangalore |
Anand |
Bareilly |
Jammu |
Raipur |
Dhanbad |
Meerut |
Belgaum |
Bhavnagar |
Jamshedpur |
Ranchi |
Dharwad |
Mumbai |
Mangaluru |
Bhopal |
Jodhpur |
Shimla |
Durgapur |
Mysore |
Sambalpur |
Guntur |
Nellore |
Tirupati |
Kurnool |
Rajahmundry |
Amritsar |
Panchkula |
Durg |
Madgaon |
Bhilai |
Bhilai Nagar |
Bhatinda |
Bhavnagar |
Mehsana |
Hamirpur |
Gandhinagar |
Hisar |
Ludhiana |
The Test pattern of CMAT 2020 includes the sort of questions that will be asked in the entrance exam, the duration of the exam, marking scheme, total number of questions that will be asked in each section.
Exam Pattern of CMAT 2020
Sections |
Total Number of Questions |
Total Marks |
General Awareness |
25 |
100 |
Logical Reasoning |
25 |
100 |
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
25 |
100 |
Language Comprehension |
25 |
100 |
Total |
100 |
400 |
Marking Scheme for CMAT 2020
Candidates would be given four marks for each correct question and for each incorrect answer one mark was deducted.
Syllabus of CMAT 2020 will include the topics from which the questions will be asked. Some of the sections that are part of CMAT syllabus 2020 include (i)Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation (ii)Logical Reasoning (iii)General Language (iv)Comprehension
General Awareness |
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
Logical Reasoning |
Comprehension and Language |
Current Affairs of National and International Economy Science in Everyday Life Culture Sports News History Trade Awareness Literature Geography Politics |
Tabulation Pie Chart Bar Chart Line Graph Permutations & Combinations Simple Interest and Compound Interest In-equations Number Systems Time-Speed-Distance Work and Time Profit and Loss etc.
|
Analytical Reasoning Cause and Effects Coding and Decoding Analogy Test Symbol Based Problems, Statements Arguments, Blood Relationship Tests, Direction and Distance Test Inferences Matrix Arrangements Linear Arrangements etc. |
Sentence Correction English Grammar One-word Substitution Paragraph Completion Synonyms and Antonyms Sentence Improvement Reading Comprehension Jumbled Para, etc. |
In order to score well in the entrance examination of CMAT 2020, candidates can refer to the books that are given below in order to make their fundamentals strong.
Name of the book |
Name of the author / Publication |
MAT solved papers |
Disha experts |
The Pearson MAT super course with CD |
Pearson |
Barron’s guide for MAT |
Eugene D. Jaffe |
Study package for MAT |
Arun Sharma |
MAT Entrance Guide |
Deepak Agarwal |
National Testing Agency will release the admit card online on 15th January. Candidates will be able to download the CMAT 2020 admit card by entering the required login details. Candidates would be able to download the admit card of CMAT 2020 till the test day. Along with CMAT admit card 2020, candidates must carry with them a valid identity proof to the test centre. The following details are mentioned in the CMAT 2020 admit card.
The mock test of CMAT 2020 is going to be released by NTA ahead of the computer based examination. Candidates can practice from the CMAT mock test 2020 and get an idea about the total number of questions that will be asked, how they can navigate between different sections. With an aim to make sure that the candidates can practice well for the examination, NTA will set up the test centers for CMAT mock exam. The officials at the test practice centers will assist the candidates to take up the mock tests.
The National Testing Agency will release the answer key of CMAT 2020 in online mode by 28th January. Candidates will be able to download CMAT 2020 answer key by entering the necessary login details. If the candidates find any discrepancy in CMAT answer key 2020, they can challenge it within the given time. NTA will release their final answer key of CMAT after taking into consideration the challenges created. With the assistance of CMAT answer key 2020; candidates will be able to assess the possible marks that they will be able to score.
The result of CMAT 2020 will be declared by NTA 6th February. Candidates will be able to download the result by entering the required login details. CMAT result 2020 will be in the form of scorecard. The merit list of CMAT will be prepared on the basis of the result that has been declared. Candidates who qualify the entrance examination, they’ll be able to enter in the next round of selection.
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