CMAT


Common Management Admissions Test (CMAT) 2012  will be conducted by the All India council for Technical Education (AICTE) as an entrance test for admission to 4,000 colleges that offer MBA and 500 colleges which run postgraduate diploma in management programs.
Institutes accepting CMAT:
4000+ B-Schools recognised by AICTE are expected to accept the CMAT.  
No. of seats available through CMAT:
Approximately 1.6 lac seats will  be available across the country through the CMAT. 
CMAT Test Eligibility:                     
Graduates with 50% in any discipline. Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply. 
Expected No. of Students taking CMAT:
The CMAT 2012 is expected to be administered to about 250,000 candidates all over India and abroad.

CMAT Form Availability, Registration and Important dates:
The test is scheduled to be conducted within a 9 day test window starting from: 20th February 2012 and ending on 28th February 2012 in 61 cities.  
The candidates will have option of selecting date and city for appearing in the test.
 
Registration
• online from 9th December 2011 to 9th January 2012 on website www.aicte-cmat.in   
• Selection up-to 3 cities giving order of preference. 
• The first come first served; actual allotment subject to availability of the slots in a particular city. 
 
Test Fee
General/OBC: Rs.1200 + Bank charges as applicable 
SC/ST/PD: Rs.600 + Bank charges as applicable 
Note: Fee once remitted shall not be refunded under any circumstance.
 
Mode of Payment  
Net Banking / Credit / Debit Card : Online through www.aicte-cmat.in  
Cash : Payment Through challan generated online and Cash deposited in any branch of State Bank of India. 
 
Important Dates
Registration window opens on : 9.12.2011 
Last Date for Online Registration : 9.01.2012 
Print out of Hall ticket From 30.01.2012 
Computer based test dates: 20.02.2012 to 28.02.2012  
Test Timings:  9.30 am - 12.30 pm; 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm 
Declaration of result: 11.03.2012 
Print out of Score Cards From 11.03.2012 to 11.04.2012

To view the complete test notification, visit http://aicte-cmat.in//Documents/28.pdf

Structure-Pattern of the CMAT :

No. of sections: The CMAT will have the following four sections with multiple choice questions. (MCQ)
Section No.
Section Name
No. of questions
Marks per section
1
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation
25
100
2
Logical reasoning
25
100
3
Language comprehension
25
100
4
General Awareness
25
100
Total

100
400

Expected Duration of the CMAT: 3 hours (180 minutes).
Expected Time per section in CMAT: 45 minutes.

CMAT Sample Questions

There are 4 sections in the CMAT. The following links will provide you with sample questions in each of the four sections and will help you understand the question types expected in CMAT 2012.
Marking Scheme for CMAT: 4 marks per correct answer. Incorrect answers will carry a penalty of 1 mark.

How to apply?

Pre-requisites before starting the CMAT Registration:
You should have the following ready before starting the CMAT registration process:
  • A Computer with good Internet connectivity so that there is no breakage of Internet during registration
  • All your qualification details as you need to enter them while registering for CMAT exam
  • A Valid e-mail id which you will be using at least for the next 6 months. All communication will be done on this e-mail id which you will enter while registering for CMAT exam
  • A Valid mobile number as all information via sms will be sent to this number
  • A valid Credit / Debit card in case you want to pay ONLINE
  • A Printer connected to your system as you will have to PRINT 3 copies of CHALLAN in case you are planning to pay by CASH at the bank
NOTE: The detailed instructions will also available under “NEW USER” tab on www.aicte-cmat.in, which you will click on to start the registration process from 9th Dec 2011 onwards


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