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Monday, December 25, 2017

CMAT EXAM


CMAT 2018 is the MBA/PGDM entrance test conducted by AICTE every year for admission to AICTE approved MBA/PGDM 2018-20 programmes across the country. CMAT 2018 will be held on Saturday January 20, 2018 now. Earlier All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had informed on its website that CMAT 2018 would be held on January 21, 2018. However, now CMAT 2018 exam date is January 20, 2018 as per the latest information from AICTE published on its website.


Important Dates
Registration Start Date
Date : 20th October 2017

Registration End Date
Date :18th December 2017 (10:00 AM)

Exam Date
Date : 20th January, 2018

Result Declaration and Print Out Of Score Cards

To be announced



Earlier AICTE had also preponed the CMAT 2018 registration start date from October 21 to October 20, 2017 while the CMAT 2018 exam date was not changed. On October 11, 2017, AICTE has announced CMAT 2018 exam date, Registration open and end date and CMAT 2018 exam pattern. CMAT 2018 will be held on January 20, 2018 in a single session as online computer based test. CMAT 2018 registration process was started on October 20 and will end on December 18, 2017. 
AICTE-CMAT 2018 Exam date announced: Online test on January 21, registration begins October 20
Common Management Aptitude Test (CMAT) 2018 is online computer based exam, conducted by AICTE. CMAT 2018 is the official gateway for admissions to the University and AICTE approved MBA/PGDM programmes for 2018-20 batch across the country. As already informed by AICTE chairman, the CMAT 2018 official website has become live from October 11, 2017 with the release of CMAT 2018 notification.

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All the CMAT top colleges accepting CMAT 2018 exam score are the ones offering AICTE approved MBA/PGDM programmes. According to AICTE, ‘All AICTE approved Institutes / Departments / Constituent Colleges / Affiliated Colleges of Universities are expected to accept CMAT scores. The specific notifications issued by Universities and State Governments are available at CMAT website

The CMAT exam date exam is scheduled on January 21, 2018. The registration and application process for CMAT 2018 remains open from October 20, 2017 to December 15. Although AICTE has not pre-defined the CMAT 2018 syllabus, the CMAT past papers and CMAT sample papers reflect the key topics and trends in the CMAT exam.

CMAT is the only MBA/PGDM exam conducted by AICTE and no other MBA/PGDM entrance is conducted under aegis of AICTE. CMAT is one of the largest National Level MBA/PGDM entrance examination and is conducted once a year by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in the month of January, as per the directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

Universities in 13 states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka among others accept CMAT exam scores alongwith CAT for admission to their MBA programmes. The governments have officially notified CMAT as their official test. In addition, many B-schools offering AICTE approved PGDM programs will be using the CMAT 2018 scores. CMAT scores are accepted by around 400+ B schools running AICTE approved management programmes in India. It is the 2nd largest MBA/PGDM entrance test after CAT in the country. More than 60000 candidates register and apply for CMAT every year.

If you don’t get good scores in CAT/XAT/SNAP, the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is the answer to your MBA/PGDM needs leading to 400+ AICTE approved B-schools across the country.

CMAT 2018 is a 3 hour computer based online test which will be conducted in a single session across the country in 62 test cities to evaluate the candidate’s ability across various segments like Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness. The questions are in MCQ format.

With effect from 2016 AICTE-CMAT has become a yearly exam.  The CMAT 2018 exam full schedule is made available by AICTE now. CMAT is the computer based online exam. Earlier till 2015, there used to be 2 CMAT exams in one year. The first CMAT used to be held in the month of September while the second followed in the month of coming February.

Registration for CMAT 2018 is on-line process. Last date to register for CMAT 2018 is December 15, 2017.​

CMAT 2018 Eligibility
AICTE has prescribed following major points that determine the eligibility criteria for CMAT
Applicant must be a citizen of India.
Graduates with 50% marks in any discipline can apply for CMAT exam.

Final year students of Graduate Courses (10+2+3) whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for academic year 2018-19 can also apply for CMAT online exam.


Source : http://www.aicte-cmat.in

Saturday, December 23, 2017