Common Management Admission Test or CMAT is an admission exam for 1,000 AICTE-approved management programs (MBA/PGDM) in India that is computer-based and organized by the government. The National Testing Authority (NTA), established by the Government of India, administers the CMAT exam today instead of AICTE, which administered it up until 2018. Every year, more than 70,000 applicants submit CMAT applications. All test takers have a unique opportunity with the CMAT because there is no disqualification in the results.
CMAT 2023 Exam Dates
The CMAT 2023 Exam Date has not yet been made public by NTA. According to the most recent media reports, the approximate dates for admit cards and exam dates are listed below.
| Events | Dates |
| CMAT Registration Begins | February 13, 2023 |
| CMAT Registration Last Date | March 13, 2023 |
| CMAT Correction Window | March 14 to 16, 2023 |
| CMAT 2023 Admit Card Download | Second week of April 2023 |
| CMAT 2023 Exam Date | April 23, 2023 (Tentative) |
| CMAT 2023 Answer Key | Third week of April 2023 |
| CMAT 2023 Result | Last week of April 2023 |
CMAT 2023 Syllabus
The five sections of the CMAT 2023 syllabus’s most significant topics are listed below. On the CMAT question paper, these topics are given greater weight than the other topics.
| CMAT Syllabus 2023 | Important CMAT Topics |
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation |
Algebra, Time-Speed-Distance, Alligation & Mixtures, Geometry, Graph, Quadratic and Linear Equations, etc.
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| Logical Reasoning |
Analytical Reasoning, Linear Arrangements, Number Series, Matrix Arrangements, Blood Relationship Tests, etc.
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| Language Comprehension |
Reading Comprehension, Grammar, English Usage Errors, Para jumbles, etc.
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| General Awareness |
Economy, Business, World, Politics, Sports, Culture, Society
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| Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
Questions related to innovation, entrepreneurship and start-up business
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Section- Wise Topics for CMAT 2023 Syllabus
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | Logical Reasoning | Language Comprehension | General Awareness |
| Tabulation | Analytical Reasoning | Reading Comprehension | Literature |
| Pipes and Cisterns | Analogy Test | English Grammar | Indian Constitution |
| Probability | Direction and Distance Test | Jumbled Para |
Current Affairs of National and International Economy
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| Permutations & Combinations | Linear Arrangements | Sentence Correction | Personalities in News |
| In-equations | Blood Relationship Tests | English Usage Errors | Trade Awareness |
| Algebra | Ranking Tests | Paragraph Completion | Politics |
| Ratio and Proportion | Statements and Arguments | One-Word Substitution | Economics |
| Mean, Mode, Median | Coding and Decoding | Idioms | Sports News |
| Simple Interest and Compound Interest | Statements Assumptions | Synonyms | Geography |
| Alligation & Mixtures | Sequencing | Antonyms | History |
| Percentages | Inferences | Verbal Ability | Culture |
| Quadratic and linear equations | Statements and Conclusion | Phrases | Science in Everyday Life |
| Line Graph | Matrix Arrangements | ||
| Binomial Theorem | Non-Verbal Reasoning | ||
| Geometry | Symbol Based Problems | ||
| Time-Speed-Distance | Number Series | ||
| Profit and Loss | Cause and Effects | ||
| Work and Time | Venn Diagram | ||
| Mensuration | |||
| Number System | |||
| Pie Chart, Bar Chart |
CMAT Exam Pattern 2023
In terms of the overall structure, the CMAT exam design is comparable to other MBA admission exams. The MCQ-style questions come from the CMAT syllabus. Check out the CMAT exam pattern’s main highlights below:
- The CMAT 2023 exam will contain an equal number of questions in each area (20 each).
- For each successful effort, four marks will be given, while each unsuccessful attempt will result in a mark being subtracted.
- The total marks for CMAT 2023 will be 400.
- The CMAT exam will be a computer-based test.
- The exam will last three hours or 180 minutes.
- In the CMAT, there won’t be a sectional time limit.
- The CMAT exam is often straightforward to moderately difficult. The GK segment is more difficult than the other sections.