Common Management Admission Test is organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) every year. CMAT score is accepted by all the colleges/institutes which are affiliated to AICTE. This is an online computer based exam which will be conducted for admission to MBA/PGDM 2020 – 2020 courses. CMAT is proposed to be held in January 2020 in third week. The total duration of CMAT exam will be 3 hours. And the exam will start from 9:30AM and will finish at 12:30PM. Earlier CMAT used to be held on multiple days but now it is going to be held only once. As per CMAT exam pattern 2020, the exam is divided into four sections. Each section contains 25 questions, all multiple choice questions. In this article, we will share CMAT exam pattern 2020 for you in detail.

CMAT Exam Pattern 2020

Candidates, who are planning to appear in CMAT 2020, should understand CMAT exam pattern 2020 completely so that they can start CMAT preparation 2020 accordingly. And candidates need to start preparation for CMAT as early as possible. There are four sections in this exam namely quantitative techniques, language comprehension, logical reasoning and general awareness. The table below represents CMAT exam structure 2020.

Overview of CMAT Exam 2020

Overview of CMAT 2020

CMAT Exam Pattern 2020 Highlights

CMAT exam is of 180 minutes. This exam will have objective type questions. Each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks. And for every wrong answer, one mark will be deducted.

Topics covered in CMAT 2020 Exam Pattern

As mentioned above there will be four sections in this exam as per CMAT exam pattern 2020 as prescribed by AICTE. Let us have a look at the topics which are to be covered in CMAT exam 2020.

       1. Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation:

• Number System
• Geometry
• Profit and loss
• Allegation and mixtures
• Simple interest and compound interest
• In – equations
• Quadratic and linear equations

        2. Logical Reasoning:

• Analogy test
• Statements assumptions
• Inferences
• Causes and effects
• Directions and distance tests
• Nonverbal tests (Visual tests)
• Analytical reasoning

        3.General Awareness:

• Geography
• History
• Personalities in News
• Literature
• Culture
• Current Affairs of Economic, International, National

       4. Language Comprehension:

• English Grammar
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Paragraph Completion
• One Word Substitution

A computer system will be assigned to every candidate in CMAT 2020. Along with this, every student will be given a plain sheet and pen so that if any rough work is to be done, that can be done on that sheet. When the exam gets over, the sheet and pen are to be left at the desk only. It’s not allowed to take them out.

CMAT Exam Syllabus Pattern 2020

There isn’t any set particular syllabus approved by AICTE. The major four topics which are to be covered in CMAT 2020 are listed and described below:

• Non – finites
• Articles
• Pronouns
• Nouns
• Dangling modifiers
• Articles
• Verbs
• Subject verb agreement
• Prepositions
• Adverbs
• English usage errors
• Sentence improvement
• One word substitution
• Paragraph completion

• Questions based on phrases
• Questions based on idioms
• Question based on the central idea of passages
• Question based on passage expression
• Question based on inference drawn                

• Ratio
• Mixture
• Averages
• Basic statistics
• Work
• Profit and loss
• Probability
• Number properties
• Geometry
• Derivatives
• Fraction and decimals
• Time speed distance
• Permutations and combinations
• Pipes and cisterns
• Mensuration

• Statement
• Conclusion
• Numerical puzzle
• Logical puzzle
• Venn Diagram
• True or false statements
• Visual reasoning
• Calendars
• Line charts
• Syllogisms
• Ranking tests
• Critical reasoning
• Matrix arrangements
• Problems based on symbols                     

General Awareness

•  Who’s who
• Current affair
• Capital of countries
• Currencies of countries
• Indian states
• Economics and business
• International organizations
• Sports News
• Indian constitution
• Science in everyday life

Before registering for CMAT, the candidates should ensure that they have understood CMAT exam pattern 2020 completely. There will be a trail test made available for CMAT aspirants around third week in December 2020 which will give a real feel to the students regarding the navigation functionality and online computer based test. And the candidates should carefully understand it so that they can become familiar with the layout, screens, navigation, layout etc. The syllabus and exam pattern of CMAT 2020 descried here is indicative, not exhaustive. The structure of CMAT exam pattern 2020 mentioned here is prepared after analysing exam pattern and syllabus of CMAT of previous years.

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