The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is the exam which is given by the students to get admission in management programs, offered by top management colleges in India. This CMAT exam guide will help the students to find all information about CMAT 2014 exam such as important dates, admission process, eligibility criteria, fees, syllabus, test preparation, admit card, test pattern, results and more.

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CMAT is a national-level computer-based entrance test. The
exam is conducted by All India Council of Technical Education
(AICTE). CMAT is conducted two times in a year. According to
AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) notification,
“The candidates will be given two opportunities to appear in
CMAT; first in September, 2014 and second in February, 2015.
The better of two scores will be used for admission for 2015-
16.”
accepting cmat
CMAT scores are accepted by various B-schools and management
colleges for admission into MBA, PGDM and PGP courses.
CMAT September 2014 schedule is out. This year, the Common
Management Admission Test (CMAT) will be held in a five-day
test window – from September 25 to 29. The last date to register
for the exam is August 25, 2014.
Eligibility criteria
The following candidates can apply
for CMAT:
• Graduates in any discipline,
• Final year students of graduate
courses (10+2+3), whose result will be
declared before commencement of
admission for 2015

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Admission Process
AICTE will provide the detailed merit list
to the respective State Governments for
allotting seats to the students through
central counseling or otherwise as per
their notified admission procedure.
In case there is no central counselling,
scores awarded will be used for
admission in the AICTE approved
Institutes/University departments.
Application procedure
The registration for CMAT first test in
September starts on July 3, 2014. The last date
to register is August 25, 2014.
To apply, candidates need to log in here.
Candidates need to select dates and three
cities (test venues) for online examination in
the order of preference.
Candidates will then be allotted dates and
test centres on “first come first served” basis.
Actual allotment, however, will be subject to
availability of the slots in a particular city.
Each day will have two exam slots: 9.30 am -
12.30 pm & 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm.
cmat fee
Test fees for General and OBC candidates is Rs 1400 + Bank
charges, while for SC/ST/PD candidates it is Rs 700 + Bank
charges.
TEST fee for general/obc fee for sc/st/pd
CMAT 2015-16
(First Test) for any
test centre in India
Rs 1400+Bank Charges
as applicable
Rs 700 + Bank
charges as applicable
“Test Fee once remitted shall not be refunded under any circumstances,” informed the official
notification.
Mode of Payment
Candidates can apply online via Net Banking / Credit / Debit
Card through www.aicte-cmat.in. One can also opt for Cash
Payment through challan generated online and cash deposited
in any branch of State Bank of India (SBI).

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Agartala
Ahmedabad
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
Visakhapatnam
Admit card
Candidates can start
downloading their Admit Cards
from September 12, 2014.
Candidates need to carry a
physical copy of their admit cards
/ hall ticket to the test centre.
Test centres
The CMAT exam is conducted at the following test
centres in India:
Note: AICTE reserves the right to change or cancel any test venue / centre and / or change the test
time and dates at their own discretion.To know more, please see the official notification here.

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CMAT Test pattern
The exam duration is 180 minutes. Hundred questions are divided in four sections:
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension
and General Awareness. There’s negative marking (of 1 mark) for each wrong answer.
Type of Questions Number of questions Maximum Marks
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation 25 100
Logical Reasoning 25 100
Language Comprehension 25 100
General Awareness 25 100
cmat Results
Results of CMAT September test will be
declared on October 30, 2014. Candidates
can print their score cards from October 30,
2014 to November 30, 2014.
Candidates can avail sample tests from the CMAT website,
which will be available from August 10. According to the
official notification, “A trial test will be available from
10th Aug onwards for the candidates to have a feel of
the online test and navigation functionality. Candidates
are advised to go though them carefully to familiarize
themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation.”
The notification further informed, “At the test venue,
each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer
terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper
for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the
scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on
any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside
the testing room. No breaks will be given during the test.”

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Mathematics
First prepare topics related to basic school
arithmetic. Then move on to advanced topics
like Permutation, Combination, Probability,
Trigonometry, Geometry, Progressions and
Logarithms.
English
Pay attention to reading comprehensions,
vocabulary building, grammatical concepts,
fill in the blanks and jumbled sentences.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Students are advised to follow the leading
newspapers to stay updated on current
affairs. A daily habit of spending 30 to 40
minutes on newspapers is a good long-term
investment. For static General Knowledge,
students can use any good reading material
and memorise as much as possible.
Cmat syllabus
How to Prepare
While serious aspirants would be midway in
their preparation cycle, read this exclusive
Shiksha article of CMAT topper Mikin Shah
speaking about how to divide preparation time
and enhance test performance. Click here
CMAT exam has five main sections: quant, data interpretation, logical reasoning, verbal ability
and general knowledge. The syllabus revolves around Basic Mathematics (mostly arithmetic
from standard 1 to 10), Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.

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Name of Institute Course
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai MMS
Mudra Institute of Communications,Ahmedabad (MICA) PGDM (C)
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai PGDM
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai PGPM
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa PGDM
Xavier Institute Of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore PGDM
Prin. L.N.Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai PGDM
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi PGDM (RM)
Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai PGDM
Sydenham Institution of Management Studies and Research and
Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai
PGDBM
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur MBA
International School of Business & Media (ISB&M), Pune PGDM
Alliance University, Bangalore MBA
National Institute of Bank Management, Pune PGDM (B&F)
N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai PGDBM
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management
Development, Mysore
PGDM
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun MBA
SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai PGDM
Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad PGDM
AIMS, Bangalore MBA
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, KIIT UNIVERSITY, Bhubaneswar MBA
Institute of Management Studies, Delhi/NCR PGDM
SCMS COCHIN School of Business, Kochi PGDM
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Pune PGDM
MET Schools of Management, Mumbai PGDM
MIT-SOB:MIT School of Business, Pune PGDM
With more than 4,700 institutes accepting CMAT scores, it can be difficult to
choose the right college. To help you out during admission time, here’s a list of top 26
colleges accepting CMAT scores:
Top Colleges accepting CMAT

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State No of Colleges List of Colleges
Andhra Pradesh 1006 Click here
Assam 13 Click here
Bihar 24 Click here
Chandigarh 2 Click here
Chhattisgarh 37 Click here
Dadar & Nagar Haveli 1 Click here
Delhi 101 Click here
Goa 3 Click here
Gujarat 161 Click here
Haryana 209 Click here
Himachal Pradesh 17 Click here
Jammu and Kashmir 18 Click here
Jharkhand 25 Click here
Karnataka 275 Click here
Kerala 88 Click here
Madhya Pradesh 273 Click here
Maharashtra 708 Click here
Meghalaya 1 Click here
Odisha 123 Click here
Puducherry 8 Click here
Punjab 146 Click here
Rajasthan 159 Click here
Tamil Nadu 454 Click here
Uttar Pradesh 759 Click here
Uttarakhand 81 Click here
West Bengal 80 Click here
Total 4772
(Disclaimer: This list has been taken from AICTE website. Students are advised to check the website for latest
updates, if any. Shiksha.com is not responsible for any discrepancies.)
Go through the list below to know the number of colleges in each state
accepting CMAT scores:
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