Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) Syllabus

Common Management Admission Test, CMAT is to be conducted by AICTE form 27 September to 1 October 2012.

What is CMAT?
CMAT is an MBA Entrance exam conducted twice in a year. Second CMAT of 2012 is to be conducted between September 27 and October 1. CMAT is a 3 hour exam with
four sections. Each section is expected to have 25 questions in it. CMAT tests candidates on Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation, Reasoning ,Verbal Ability and General Awareness.There is a penalty of one mark for every wrong answer.

Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: Syllabus
Quantitative Techniques has questions on Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration and Probability.
Data Interpretation and Sufficiency essentially has questions involving tables, charts and graphs. Candidates are required to solve such questions using
simple mathematical calculations.

Logical Reasoning: Syllabus
This section mainly constitutes of the following:
Critical Reasoning problems based on - Assumption Premise Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and assumptions, Strong arguments and Weak arguments,
Inference based questions, Cause and Effect. Visual Reasoning problems based on - Linear arrangements, Family tree problem, Symbol Based problems, Coding and
decoding, Sequencing, Alphabetical Series, Blood Relations and Direction Sense.

Language Comprehension: Syllabus
Language Comprehension for CMAT can be broadly divided in two categories –

1. Vocabulary based questions
2. English Grammar based questions

Aspirants need to prepare themselves on Antonyms, Synonyms, Sentence correction, Sentence completion, Odd One out problems, One word Substitution, Idioms, Fill in the Blanks, Parajumble questions.

General Awareness: Syllabus
General Awareness is a section for which students need to keep themselves updated.
Areas on which they should keep a close eye are Indian and International Personalities, Historical events, Science News, Sports, Abbreviations, Business news, National and International Current Affairs, Political happenings.

Candidates should also read the following:

CMAT Ferbruary 2012 Analysis

CMAT Sample Practice papers

CMAT Updates