CMAT 2024: एआईसीटीई द्वारा अनुमोदित प्रबंधन संस्थानों में एमबीए/पीजीडीएम 2024-26 बैच में प्रवेश प्रदान करने के लिए, एआईसीटीई की ओर से राष्ट्रीय परीक्षण एजेंसी (एनटीए) अप्रैल 2024 में सीएमएटी 2024 आयोजित करने जा रही है। प्रवेश परीक्षा स्कोर 1000 से अधिक एमबीए/ पीजीडीएम कॉलेज द्वारा स्वीकार किया जाता है। ऑनलाइन CAMT पंजीकरण प्रक्रिया 29 March 2024 से शुरू हो गई है। Start CMAT Registration now –
CMAT 2024 : Overview
CMAT Exam Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
CMAT Full Form | Common Management Admission Test |
Number of MBA colleges under the Exam | 1000+ |
Exam Slots | Two Slot Exam of 3 Hours Duration for each slot |
Mode of CMAT Entrance Exam 2024 | Online Computer Based Test |
CMAT 2024 Score Validity for MBA Admission | 2024-2026 academic session |
CMAT 2024 Medium of Question Paper | English |
Exam Difficulty Level | Easy to Moderate |
CMAT Exam Date 2024 | May 2024 |
Importance of Taking the Exam |
Candidates can enter the AICTE-Recognized MBA/PGDM PROGRAM through CMAT score |
Application process | Online |
CMAT 2024 Admission to MBA/PGDM
CMAT is a moderately difficulty MBA entrance exam conducted in the country. In the CMAT examination, no test taker is disqualified even if a person scores zero marks. Through a CMAT score, candidates can be admitted to AICTE-approved management institutions. Also, one of the important benefits of applying for CMAT is, that by the time you appear for the Common Management Aptitude Test, candidates have already appeared in the top Management entrance examination including CAT, MAT, XAT, NMAT, and SNAP. So, you don’t have to put extra effort into your preparation; a revision will do.
CMAT Exam Date
NTA has announced the CMAT 2024 dates on 29 March 2024. Candidates can check the CMAT exam date 2024 below-provided table to get an idea about the schedule-
Exam Activity | CMAT Dates |
CMAT Notification 2024 Release | 29 March 2024 |
Exam Registration starts | 29 March 2024 |
Last date to apply | 23 April 2024 (09:50 PM) Fees: 23 April 2024 (11:50 PM) |
Correction in Particulars of Application Form | 24 April to 26 April 2024 |
CMAT 2024 Admit Card Download start date | To be Announced |
CMAT Exam Date | May 2024 |
CMAT Result Date | Three weeks after the exam |
CMAT Eligibility Criteria
- For Executive PGDM – Graduation degree in any discipline along with five years of minimum experience.
- For PGCM – Graduate in any discipline
- For MBA and PGDM – Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
- Final-year students can also apply
- Must be an Indian Citizen
- For students applying for CMAT 2024, there is no age limit.
CMAT Application Fees
Pay the following sum as application fees through Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net-Banking/ UPI
Category | Male | Female |
General (UR) | Rs. 2000 | Rs. 1000 |
Gen-EWS/ SC/ ST/ PwD/ OBC-(NCL) | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 1000 |
Third Gender: Rs. 1000 |
CMAT Admission Process 2024
The selection process based on CMAT 2024 will be done by each college separately. The basic steps of the CMAT Selection process are as follows –
Step 1: Registration and online application for CMAT 2024
Step 2: Download the CMAT Admit Card
Step 3: CMAT Exam 2024
Step 4: Apply separately to preferred MBA Colleges according to the score
Step 5: GD/PI rounds according to the Institutes and admission fee payment
Seat Reservation
- 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates
- 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates
- 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) NonCreamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List
- 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General – EWS) candidates
- Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability
CMAT Selection Process
After the entrance examination, NTA will release the final result for qualified candidates. Based on the CMAT 2024 Result, a merit list will be prepared. Further, the eligible candidates have to visit the respective institutes for which they have applied, to complete the selection procedure. The institutes will conduct the Group Discussion round followed by a Personal Interview/Written Ability Test. Based on these GD, PI, and WAT, the respected institutes will prepare a final list of selected candidates.
CMAT Exam Pattern
- Duration of exam: 3 Hours; No Individual Time limit to attempt the question paper. Candidates can attempt any question from any section within the overall time limit
- Total Question: 100 questions; Objective Type
- Medium: English Only
- Difficulty level: Easy to moderate
- Marking Scheme: Each correct answer is awarded a +4 Mark.
- For a wrong answer, there is a negative marking of -1 mark
CMAT 2024 Exam Pattern
CMAT 2024 Exam Sections |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Language Comprehension | 20 | 80 |
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | 80 |
Logical Reasoning | 20 | 80 |
General Awareness | 20 | 80 |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | 80 |
Total: Sections-5 |
100 |
400 |
CMAT Syllabus
Subjects |
Topics for CMAT 2024 Syllabus |
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
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Logical Reasoning |
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Language Comprehension |
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General Awareness |
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
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Procedure to Fill Online CMAT Application Form 2024
- To fill out the online CMAT application, candidates have to first go to the official website cmat.nta.nic.in
- Then on the homepage, candidates have to click the link for CMAT 2024 Registration.
- Enter the details and first register yourself for CMAT 2024.
- Then you have to fill out the online application form and upload the documents
- After this, candidates have to Pay the application fee using a Debit Card /Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI and keep the proof of fee payment safe.
- At last, a confirmation page will be generated by the system, confirm it and your application form will be submitted online for CMAT 2024
- You can also download this page and keep it safe for future reference.
Important Links
CMAT Deadline Extended Notice | Click Here |
CMAT Apply Online Link | Click Here |
CMAT Notice | Click Here |
Information Bulletin | Click Here |
NTA CMAT Official Website | Click Here |
CMAT Admit Card 2024
Candidates whose application forms will be filled out completely in the given time will be provided a CMAT Admit Card through an online process. Individuals have to visit the official website to download their CMAT Admit Card one or two weeks earlier the exam date. Complete exam information like test center, test date, timing, important instructions, etc will be provided in the CMAT Call Lettre. You have to check all the details in the CMAT Hall Ticket carefully. If you have any error in the mentioned information, do contact the concerned authority before the exam date.
Documents Required in CMAT 2024 Exam Center
- Admit Card along with Self Declaration (Undertaking) downloaded from the NTA Website (a clear printout on A4 size paper) duly filled in.
- A simple transparent ballpoint pen.
- Additional photograph, to be pasted on Attendance Sheet
- Personal hand sanitizer (50 ml).
- Personal transparent water bottle.
- ID Proof
- Sugar tablets/fruits (like banana/apple/orange) in case the candidate is diabetic.
CMAT Answer Key 2024
First, the provisional CMAT Answer Key will be released on the official web portal. For this, candidates can challenge the declared CMAT 2024 Answer Key on the same day. The window for the challenge will be activated for 2-3 days before the deadline. Candidates have to pay Rs. 200 per question to raise the answer key. Once paid, the fee cannot be refunded in any case. After the deadline, the CMAT Final Answer Key will be released.
CMAT Result
The result of CMAT 2024 will be announced by the NTA on the official website. Candidates can check their scorecard and All India Rank (AIR), sectional score as well as the total score. CMAT Results will be based on the final answer key. No challenges will be accepted for the answer key after the declaration of the final CMAT result. Candidates cannot apply for rechecking/re-evaluation/re-totaling/ rechecking/re-evaluation/re-totaling of the CMAT result 2024.
CMAT 2024: Tie-Breaking Criteria
If a person obtained the same CMAT Score, then the individuals will be listed in chronological (ascending) or as per their DOB. Also, in the merit list, candidates with the same score will be issued the same merit but the next person’s merit will be increased by the same number. For example, both individuals will be provided Merit 2 and the next individual will be given Merit 4, not 3.
Process to calculate CMAT percentile
CMAT Percentile will be calculated based on the total number of candidates appearing for the exam, individual rank, and the percentile obtained by the candidates.
The formula for the CMAT percentile calculator is:
Percentile (P) = ((N-Your Rank)/N) x 100
Where N = Total Number of Candidates who appeared for CMAT and P = Percentile
CMAT Cutoff
the cut-off marks in the minimum score that candidates must have to qualify for the CMAT 2024. Candidates who get the marks within the cutoff range will be qualified further for the next step which is Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds by the score accepting colleges.
CMAT score vs percentile: Year-wise
Candidates have to score from 251 to 340 marks (95 to 99.99 percentile) out of 400 total maximum marks. The percentile of top colleges JIM< JBIMS, SIMSREE, etc are expected to be from 95 to 99+ overall percentile.
CMAT Top Colleges and Cutoff
Here you can check the CMAT percentile of the last three years along with the expected percentile for the year 2024 to get a better idea about the CMAT 2024 score and percentile.
CMAT Percentile |
CMAT 2024 (Expected) | CMAT 2023 | CMAT 2022 |
CMAT 2021 |
99.5 | 305 | 303 | 325 | 320 |
99 | 295 | 293 | 318 | 313 |
95 | 262 | 260 | 300 | 250 |
90 | 245 | 240 | 282 | 232 |
80 | 215 | 211 | 200 | 203 |
70 | 195 | 180 | 170 | 180 |
Top colleges accepting CMAT Cut off and accepting 80 to 90+ percentile
Name of the College |
Total Fees (in Rs) | Expected CMAT 2024 Cutoff |
Welingkar CMAT Cut Off | 11 Lakhs | 238 |
Great Lakes CMAT cut off 2024 | 15.86 Lakhs | 235 |
Xavier Business School – St. Xavier’s University (XBS) | 10.98 Lakhs | 240 |
N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research | 8.7 Lakhs | 261 |
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) | 12 Lakhs | 250 |
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) CMAT cut off marks | 12 Lakhs | 245 |
Jaipuria Institute of Management CMAT cut off 2024 | 9.25 lakh | 260 |
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) | 10 Lakhs | 235 |
KIIT School of Management (KSOM) | 11.95 Lakhs | 242 |
International School of Business and Media (ISBM) | 8.9 Lakhs | 255 |
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) | 8 Lakhs | 260 |
Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP) |
5.25 Lakhs | 245 |
AIMS Institutes | 9 Lakhs | 245 |
SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS) | 6.30 lakh | 250 |
Jagannath Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) | 5.5 Lakhs | 235 |
Indus Business Academy (IBA) |
6.98 Lakhs | 250 |
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM) | 6.50 Lakhs | 260 |
ITM Business School, ITM Group of Institutions | 9.20 Lakhs | 260 |
Chetana’s Institute of Management and Research (CIMR) | 6.6 Lakhs | 258 |
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS) | 7.9 Lakhs | 255 |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology | 6.5 Lakhs | 261 |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management | 9.7 Lakhs | 247 |
Prestige Institute of Management | 3 Lakhs | 241 |
List of CMAT accepting colleges 70 to 80 percentile
Name of the College | Total Fee |
BIMTECH or Birla Institute of Management Technology | Rs. 11.5 lakh |
Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM) | Rs. 9.25 lakh |
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) | Rs. 12.5 lakh |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)- School of Management | Rs. 12.5 lakh |
ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai | Rs 11.5 lakh |
IES Management College and Research Centre (IES MCRC) | Rs. 7.20 lakh |
KIIT School of Management | Rs. 9.5 lakh |
Institute of Management, Christ University (IMCU) | Rs. 7.54 lakh |
XIME | Rs. 10 lakh |
SCMS Cochin | Rs. 8.25 lakh |
Globsyn Business School (GBS) | Rs. 5 lakh |
Indus Business Academy (IBA) | Rs. 7.5 lakh |
ISBM | Rs. 8.90 lakh |
CIMP | Rs. 6.45 lakh |
SIESCOMS | Rs. 7.5 lakh |
AIMS Institutes | Rs. 9 lahks |
SDMIMD | Rs. 11 lahks |
Chetna’s Institute of Management and Research (CIMR) | Rs. 3.3 lakh |
Alliance School of Business (ASOB) | Rs. 7.5 lakh |
PSG Institute of Management (PSGIM) | Rs. 8 lakh |
Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM) | Rs. 7.66 lakh |
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) | Rs. 8.15 lakh |
GITAM Hyderabad Business School, GITAM Deemed University | Rs. 7.2 lakh |
Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS) | Rs. 7.8 lakh |
Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) | Rs. 7.20 lakh |
Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS) | Rs. 7.87 lakh |
VESIM | Rs. 6.5 lakh |
List of CMAT 2024 colleges accepting 60 to 70 percentiles
Name of the College |
Approx. Course Fee |
Institute of Management – Christ University (IMCU) | Rs 7 Lakh |
D Y Patil University School of Management (DYPUSM) | Rs 8.40 Lakh |
Institute of Management Studies (IMS) | Rs 7.95 Lakh |
Jagannath International Management School (JIMS) | Rs 5. 34 Lakh |
National School of Business (NSB) | Rs 5.90 Lakh |
Universal Business School | Rs 8.48 Lakh |
ISME, Bangalore | Rs 7,90,000 |
Indus Business Academy, Bangalore (IBA, Bangalore) | Rs 3.88 Lakh |
Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies (RCBS) | Rs 7 Lakh |
AIMS Institute of Management Studies (AIMS) | Rs 5.49 Lakh |
Indira Institute of Management (IIMP) | Rs 7.20 Lakh |
KJ Somaiya | Rs 14.90 Lakh |
Department of Management Sciences – University of Pune or PUMBA |
Rs 1. 29 Lakh |
IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University | Rs 13.20 Lakh |
Calcutta Business School | Rs 6.85 Lakh |
Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management Studies And Research (VESIM) |
Rs 6.79 Lakh |
Xavier Institute of Social Service | Rs 8 Lakh |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan`s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management |
Rs 6 Lakh |
VIT Business School | Rs 3.51 Lakh |
Siva Sivani Institute of Management | Rs 6.50 Lakh |
Thiagarajar School of Management | Rs 8.67 Lakh |
M.S Ramaiah Institute of Management | Rs 6 Lakh |
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies | Rs 12.50 Lakh |
Rajalakshmi School of Business (RSB) | Rs 6.10 Lakh |
GITAM Hyderabad Business School | Rs 8.50 Lakh |
GITAM School of International Business | Rs 8.50 Lakh |
List of B-schools accepting 50 to 60-percentile
Name of the College |
Fees (approx.) |
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing | Rs 9 Lakh |
ITS Institute of Management | Rs 6.6 Lakh |
Dehradun Institute of Technology | Rs 4.82 Lakh |
Asia Pacific Institute of Management | Rs 8.95 Lakh- Rs 11 Lakh |
Acharya Institute of Technology | Rs 2 Lakh – Rs 3 Lakh |
Prestige Institute of Management | Rs 2.42 Lakh |
DC School of Management and Technology | Rs 3.98 Lakh + Security Deposit |
ITM School of Management | Rs 75,000 – Rs 1.45 Lakh |
Thiagarajar School of Management | Rs 8.17 Lakh – Rs 8.57 Lakh |
Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management | Rs 6.91 Lakh |
Jaipuria Institute of Management | Rs 8.35 Lakh – Rs 9.65 Lakh |
ITM Business School | Rs 8.95 Lakh – Rs 11.85 Lakh |
Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | Rs 5.5 Lakh p.a. |
Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences | Rs 9.19 Lakh |
MAEER’s MIT School of Business | Rs 3.50 Lakh |
Doon Business School | Rs 3.88 Lakh |
Galgotias Business School | Rs 1.49 Lakh per annum |
FAQs Related to CMAT 2024
Question: Is Aadhaar mandatory for CMAT 2024?
Answer: The Aadhaar number is only one of the types of identification. It is not mandatory. Candidates may also enter their Ration Card number, Passport number, Bank Account number, or any other valid Government identity number.
Question: Can I cancel the application submitted for CMAT 2024?
Answer: Once submitted, the online CMAT Application form cannot be withdrawn or canceled.