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Mohit Dhulia
The National Testing Agency (NTA), the exam’s governing body, has established the CMAT exam pattern 2024. Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, and General Awareness are the four sections of the CMAT question paper. In 180 minutes, the applicants must answer 100 multiple-choice questions. Each question is worth four points.
The CMAT 2024 Exam Pattern has been changed by NTA. The exam body has added a new section called Innovation & Entrepreneurship. There will be 25 questions in this section, with a time limit of 30 minutes. The CMAT syllabus has remained unchanged for several years, even during the previous exam cycle when the Pandemic forced many different management exams to make changes.
The exam pattern for CMAT 2024 has yet to be announced. However, read the article below for preliminary information on the revised exam pattern.
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Students are advised to go through the CMAT exam pattern in order to ace the exam. Following is the crux of the format or the exam pattern of CMAT 2024:
| Features | Details |
|---|---|
| Supervising Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Mode of Exam | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Maximum Time Allotted | 180 minutes + 30 minutes (for additional section) |
| Question per Parts | 25 questions |
| Maximum Questions Asked | 125 questions |
| Marking for each correct response | 4 marks |
| Will be there any minus marking | Yes |
| Will, there be any time constraint for each section | No |
| Section | Number of questions |
|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | 25 |
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 25 |
| Language Comprehension | 25 |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 25 |
| General Awareness | 25 |
| Total | 100 |
| Answer Type | Marks Allotted |
|---|---|
| Every Correct Answer | +4 |
| Every Wrong Answer | -1 |
| For any Unattempted question | 0 |
| Section | Question Type | Important Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Language Comprehension | Fill in the blanks, Reading Comprehension, etc. | para-jumbles, fill in the blanks, identification of word meaning by selecting correct synonyms and antonyms, idioms, sentence correction, identification of correct sentences, etc. |
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | Standalone Questions | bar graphs, pie charts, tables, Arithmetic operations, Modern Math |
| Logical Reasoning | Set Based Questions/ Standalone Questions | Puzzles, Statements and Conclusions, Cause and effect, Assumptions and Conclusions and missing term |
| General Awareness | Standalone Questions | Conventional, Current and Business & Economics General Knowledge |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Standalone Questions | To be updated |
The CMAT 2020 exam was held in a single session. The CMAT 2020 exam had a moderately difficult question paper. The section on logical reasoning was simple, but the sections on quantitative techniques and data interpretation, and language comprehension were moderately difficult. The section on general awareness, on the other hand, was difficult.
| Section | Number Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 25 | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | Easy |
| Language Comprehension | 25 | Moderate |
| General Awareness | 25 | Moderate |
CMAT 2019 was less difficult than previous years, with questions of moderate difficulty in the majority of sections. The difficulty level of CMAT previous year papers is listed below, section by section (slot 1 and slot 2 both).
| Section | Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 25 | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | Moderate to difficult |
| Language Comprehension | 25 | Moderate to difficult |
| General Awareness | 25 | Moderate to difficult |
| Section | Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Language Comprehension | 25 | Moderate to difficult |
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 25 | Moderate to difficult |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | Moderate |
| General Awareness | 25 | Moderate to difficult |
A few important points that will help you to excel in the preparation are:
The most important takeaway from this exam pattern is that in order to ace CMAT, you must brush up on the fundamentals of all important topics and manage your time effectively during the exam.
Yes NTA releases the official syllabus of CMAT 2023, which is proposed by AICTE.
From 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., CMAT Customer Care Support is available by phone and email. 8429996897, 9453827201, and 9453827203 are the helpline numbers. [email protected] is the email address for customer service.
Within two business days or 48 hours, you will receive a response to your query.
Yes, the Mock tests will be released by the NTA before the Exam, only registered applicants can attempt the Mock test at the test centers of CMAT 2023
No, for any un-attempted question there will not be any markings.
No, even if you have filled in any wrong information in the registration form there will not be any method to change that information.
No, CMAT does not have a sectional time limit. Applicants can devote as much or as little time to each section as they see fit.
Top CMAT scorers Kshitij Madan and Saras Suhane advise applicants to study for the GK section on a daily basis for at least 3-4 months before the exam. This can be done in addition to studying for other exams or in combination with studying for other subjects.
Applicants should try to concentrate on current events, history, the economy, news, and personalities.
No there will not be any electronic item permitted at the test center. The On-screen calculator or pen and paper which would be facilitated at the exam center at the examination center may be used by the applicant.
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