CMAT Paper Pattern and Syllabus

Anjani Chaand

Updated On: January 27, 2020 06:29 PM

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an online test that is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) which will be conducted on January 28, 2020. 

CMAT Paper Pattern and Syllabus

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an online test which is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The test duration is 3 hours.

There shall be negative marking for wrong answers, for each wrong answer one mark shall be deducted

CMAT exam has four sections of 25 questions each carrying 100 marks for individual sections that comprise of:

Quantitative Analysis/ Data Interpretation for CMAT 2020:

Logical Reasoning Language Comprehension General Awareness Mensuration
Number System and Decimal Fractions and Geometry Ratio/Proportion

Averages

Percentage Quadratic and Linear Equations/ Inequations Profit-Loss Time/Speed/Distance and Work/Time
Simple Interest/ Compound Interest Probability and Permutation/ Combination Pie Chart/Graph

Logical Reasoning for CMAT 2020:

Analytical Reasoning Statements Assumptions Analogy Test Inferences
Linear and Matrix Arrangements Symbol Based Problems Number Series Problems
Direction and Distance Test

Language Comprehension for CMAT 2020:

Reading Comprehension Sentence Correction Paragraph Completion
Idioms and Phrases Synonyms and Antonyms English Grammar and English usage errors
One word substitution

General Awareness for CMAT 2020:

Current Affairs of National, International Importance Personalities in News Sports News Corporate News
Science Indian Constitution Politics History
Culture Geography Economics Literature

After appearing for the CMAT 2020 exam, you can check the CMAT 2020 Paper Analysis here . You will also get CMAT Result & cut-off details and get a list of colleges accepting:

If one prepares well for the individual topics, it becomes easy to crack the CMAT test. Put in all your efforts and ace the CMAT 2020 exam!

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