CMAT 2019 Exam – Important Dates, Eligibility, Application process and Admit Card

CMAT 2019: The CMAT conducting agency i.e. National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the official notification of Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2019 exam. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on 28 Jan 2019. The application process for appearing in the exam will commence from 1^st November 2018. CMAT is a national level entrance examination which is conducted to screen candidates for admission to MBA programmes. CMAT is considered a prestigious entrance test because it is the gateway to enter in AICTE – Approved Institutions / University Departments / Constituent Colleges / Affiliated Colleges.

Eligibility Criteria for CMAT – 2019

Eligibility criteria is a very crucial aspect before participating in any entrance exam because if we are not aware about eligibility then it may be very harmful to a candidate at any stage if he / she found ineligible. Eligibility is set by the newly conducting body NTA to screen those candidates who can be admitted in the selection process. The basic requirement to be eligible to apply for CMAT exam is that a candidate should be graduated in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution.

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Important Dates for CMAT 2019

CMAT exam dates are one of the most important aspects for the aspirants. It is a timeline which will help them prepare a sound study plan for appearing in the CMAT exam. So here are all the important dates of CMAT 2019 exam:

CMAT 2019 Registration process:

NTA has announced the CMAT registration process that will commence from November 01, 2018, onwards up to November 30, 2018. The CMAT Application and registration process is online and will take a few minute to complete. The application form will be available online at the official website i.e. ntaexams.co.in.

Read more about the CMAT Registration process, application procedure and payment of fees

CMAT 2019 Syllabus: Section-wise

Syllabus holds great relevance when we plan to give an entrance exam. Syllabus is the basis on which aptitude is tested and hence, a complete and comprehensive knowledge of syllabus is essential for the aspirants. A minute change in the syllabus can lead to great differences in your overall percentile. CMAT Exam will carry questions from 4 sections.

For more information, click here and go through the detailed syllabus format of CMAT exam 2018

Structure and Pattern of CMAT – 2019

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an objective type exam and will be conducted in online format for the duration of 3 hours or 180 minutes. There will be no descriptive type questions in the exam. Exam paper will comprise of MCQ questions that will be asked from 4 sections.

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Admit Card for Management Aptitude Test (CMAT)

All provisionally registered candidates for Computer Based Test can download their Admit Card from the official website of National Testing Agency (NTA) CMAT website from January 07, 2019 onwards. Specific Admit Card is generated for the Computer Based Test. Admit Card contains Candidate’s Name, Form No, Roll No, Test Date, Test Time and Test Venue Address. Candidate has to strictly follow the date and time allotted to him / her in the case of Computer Based Test.

Know about the updated date for the download of CMAT 2019 Admit Card

Trial Test before CMAT

NTA suggests CMAT aspirants to take the online trial test that will help aspirants get familiar with the exam pattern and navigate accordingly throughout the CMAT 2019.

As of now the duration of the online trial test and number of questions has not yet been announced. In the table given below, aspirants can go through the previous year trial test structure for reference.

Special Relaxation to Physically Disabled (PD) Candidates

As per the “Persons with Disability Act, 1995”, candidate appearing for CMAT in India qualifies to be a Physically Disabled (PD) candidate if he/she suffers from any of the listed disabilities, to the extent of not less than 40% as certified by a medical authority. Following are the categories defined by AICTE for PWD candidates:

1. Visually impaired
2. Physically handicapped
3. Hearing Impairment
4. Dumb

Test Centers

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) would be conducted across India in the following cities:

Agartala, Ahmadabad, Ahmednagar, Allahabad, Amravati, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bhuj, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore,  Davangere, Dehradun, Delhi, Dhanbad, Dharwad, Durgapur, Gulbarga, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Meerut, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Nasik, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Panaji, Patna, Pune, Rajkot, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, Surat, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam.

Documents required to be carried to the Test Centre

Candidates appearing for test in India will need to bring the following identification documents on the test day:

1. Attested copy of Admit Card with recent passport size photo pasted on it.

2. At least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification. The name on your photo identification must match your name as entered in the CMAT application. Acceptable forms of photo identification types are limited to Driver's license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, UID card or a notarized Affidavit (in English) with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address. Photocopies of the original are not acceptable. Candidates will not be permitted to take the test if photo identification is not presented. SC / ST candidates are required to bring the valid caste certificate in Original and an attested photocopy.

Physically Disabled candidates are required to bring the valid Disability certificate in Original and an Attested photocopy. Attestation can be done by institute head also.

CMAT 2019 Exam analysis

Previously All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) successfully conducted the CMAT examination on 20th January 2018. Lakhs of MBA aspirants appeared for the MBA entrance exam that was held across India. The 3 hour long exam got over at 12.30pm and was conducted in a single session.

Read more about the CMAT EXAM 2018 to get a thorough idea about the exam pattern and cut offs

Main Points of Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

Let us know some interesting facts about CMAT 2019 exam. It would help candidates in understanding some root knowledge about the MBA Entrance Test:

1. From 2019 onwards, National Testing Agency will be conducting the CMAT exam. Previously AICTE was responsible for conducting the CMAT.
2. Through CMAT score candidates can get the admission in 3500 + AICTE approved B-schools in India.
3. First CMAT is conducted in 2012 and around 70000 candidates registered for this exam.
4. From academic year 2017-18 onwards, the CMAT exam will be conducted only once a year.
5. CMAT is conducted as online examination on some specific exam centers.
6. The question paper is consisted of 100 MCQ based questions from 4 sections.
7. Time duration for this exam will be 3 hours / 180 Minutes.
8. This entrance exam is conducted in one session in the second week of January 2017.
9. Electronic devices will not be permitted at exam centers, during the examination.

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