CMAT 2022: What to Expect from Innovation and Entrepreneurship section

Rini Maria

Updated On: April 09, 2022 08:44 am IST

CMAT 2022 will have a new section Innovation and Entrepreneurship as a mandatory section of 20 questions and a total of 80 marks, to be completed in a total exam duration of 3 hours. 

CMAT 2022: What to Expect from Innovation and Entrepreneurship section

CMAT 2022 has a new section Innovation and Entrepreneurship that is mandatory to be attempted by all candidates. Last year, this section was optional. However, in CMAT 2022, Innovation and Entrepreneurship will have equal weightage as the other subjects. Candidates must prepare themselves to face all kinds of questions circulating this topic. You can also check CMAT 2022 Live Updates.

Highlights on CMAT 2022 Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Candidates appearing for CMAT 2022 but be aware of the details of Innovation and Entrepreneurship:

Particulars

Details

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Mandatory

Total Number of Questions

20

Total Marks

80

Marking Scheme

  • +4 for Correct Answer

  • -1 for Wrong Answer

  • No marks for Unattempted Answer

Also, this section will be included in the calculation of the CMAT percentile. While checking the CMAT cutoff, candidates must know that the marks obtained in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship section will also be added. 

Also Read: CMAT 2022 Exam: List of documents required on Exam Day

CMAT 2022 Exam: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Section Details

  • The Innovation and Entrepreneurship section was introduced first in 2021 as an optional section. However, in CMAT 2022, NTA has declared it a mandatory section.
  • This section will consist of questions about Innovative business practices, Business & Economy, Government Plans & policies, who is who among global entrepreneurs & personalities, and others.
  • This section is estimated to have easy to moderately difficult questions.
  • CMAT 2022 will have a total of 3 hours to complete the entire question paper of all the five sections, Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Hence, candidates must divide their time cautiously. 
  • Also, remember that there is no sectional limit, so, candidates must attempt the section that they are confident in first. 

CMAT 2022: Important Topics for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

The CMAT 2022 important topics for Innovation and Entrepreneurship comprises various topics. Candidates may expect to face questions from these backgrounds:

  • Launch of new ideas and new business ventures in the country. Question-related who launched UPI, RuPay, PayTm, or other such important topics. Candidates must know well who-is-who in the business and economic world.
  • Topics related to Government Policies, Publications, or Practices that directly affect Innovation and Entrepreneurship in India. Questions on the economic survey, economic status, planning, publication of gazettes, etc. 
  • Question of India’s economic status and name in the world arena, position of India in various rankings in terms of economy, innovation, or entrepreneurship. For example- Rank of India as the business in the past 5 years, Title of Biography of JRD TATA, etc.
  • Candidates must also be well-versed with some of the common terminology used such as Auction, Mixed Economy, Boot-Strapping, Start-ups, Tenacity, Environmental Scanning, Liquidator, Partnership, Proprietor, Innovation Management, Trade Mark, Patent, Private Ltd firms & companies, Overtrading, and Break-Even Point. 

Also Read: CMAT 2022 Exam Tomorrow: Important points to note

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