CMAT Exam 2024: Dates & Schedule

Updated on 30 January, 2024

Anupriya Mukherjee

Anupriya Mukherjee

Sr. Content Writer

CMAT, or Common Management Admission Test, is a national-level entrance examination allowing eligible graduates to gain admission into management courses in affiliated AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) institutions. If you are also a CMAT exam aspirant and wondering about the exam dates, this article will take you through the CMAT exam dates and schedule.

CMAT Exam Dates 2024

Are you searching for the CMAT exam dates? Here, we outline the tentative dates for the CMAT exam 2024. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is likely to start the registrations for the CMAT exam in February 2024. The tentative date of the CMAT exam is May 2024. 

CMAT Exam Dates and Schedule 

A detailed knowledge of the CMAT exam schedule will assist you in strategizing your study plan accordingly. Here’s the timeline and events related to this exam.

Event Date
Registration for CMAT 2024 February 2024
Last Date of Registration for CMAT 2024 March 2024
Admit Card Release Date April 2024
Exam Date of CMAT May 2024
Result Date of CMAT 2024 May-June 2024

Make sure to check the official CMAT website regularly, so that you don’t miss out on the application deadline. It is important that you first register with the platform and then complete the application procedure by paying the fee. Following this, the NTA issues the admit cards. 

Once the NTA announces the CMAT 2024 result on its official website, you can start applying to the top MBA institutes. The institutes individually release their cutoffs for admissions. Usually, the participating top colleges like Great Lakes Chennai, SIMSREE, and JBIMS require a CMAT score above 98 percentile for admission to an MBA program. But there are various other institutes that accept a lower percentile. To know about this in detail, read our comprehensive article on CMAT results.

FAQs

What is the CMAT 2024 exam pattern?

The exam usually has five sections, each containing 20 objective questions of 80 marks. The total time duration of the exam is three hours. The five sections of the CMAT exam are:

  1. Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation
  2. Language Comprehension
  3. General Awareness
  4. Logical Reasoning
  5. Innovation & Entrepreneurship

What are the eligibility criteria for the CMAT 2024 exam?

You must meet the eligibility criteria to apply for the CMAT exam 2024, which includes:

  • Being an Indian citizen
  • Acquiring a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in any subject
  • Scoring 50% in your graduation if you are a general candidate; scoring 45% if you are an SC/ST/PwD candidate

The best part about the CMAT exam 2024 is that there is no age limit. 

Are there any negative markings in the CMAT exam 2024?

Yes, one mark gets deducted from your score for every incorrect answer. So, try to be very specific and only answer questions that you are sure of. 

Is there any reservation policy in the CMAT 2024 exam?

Yes, the collaborating colleges for the CMAT 2024 exam follow a certain reservation system. While this may vary in private institutions, government institutions follow the below reservation policy.

  • 10% of seats are reserved for GEN-EWS aspirants;
  • 15% of seats are reserved for SC aspirants;
  • 7.5% of seats are reserved for ST aspirants;
  • 27% of seats are reserved for OBC-NCL aspirants;
  • 5% of seats are reserved for each category of PwD aspirants.
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Anupriya Mukherjee

Sr. Content Writer

Anupriya Mukherjee is a passion-driven professional working as a Content Marketer and earlier worked as a Digital Marketeer. With around 6 years of work experience, she has experience creating high-quality, engaging content for websites, blogs, news articles, video scripts, brochures, and ebooks.

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