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CMAT Strategy to crack Quants, DI & GK!
CMAT (Common Management Admission Test) is a national level test, conducted by AICTE which holds immense importance to apply in all AICTE approved MBA institutes at all India level. With CATKing you can crack Quants, DI & GK!
The CMAT Exam is a computer-based online entrance test with a duration of 180 minutes and 100 multiple choice questions with max marks of 400 spread across the following four sections. Incorrect answers will carry a penalty of 1 mark. The exam is conducted in a period of nine days in two shifts and the better of two scores will be used for the admission process.
CMAT Exam Pattern
- Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation with 25 questions with max. marks of 100.
- Logical Reasoning with 25 questions with max. marks of 100.
- Language Comprehension with 25 questions with max. marks of 100.
- General awareness with 25 questions with max. marks of 100.
The online exam is conducted in two sessions i.e. from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Slot 1) and from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Slot 2). The CMAT question paper contains 100 MCQs with four options each to choose the right answer from. Here is the CMAT exam pattern. Each section in CMAT consists of 25 questions of 4 marks each. There is negative marking so the candidate may answer the questions carefully. For each right answer, the candidate gets 4 marks and for each wrong, it gets 1 negative marks. There are no deductions for unanswered questions.
CMAT Eligibility Criteria:
- The candidate should be an Indian citizen
- He/she should have a Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized University or Institute.
- Final Year Graduation students whos results will be announced before the admission process are also allowed
- Graduates with 50% in any discipline
- No age limit
A quick strategy analysis to crack Quantitative and Data Interpretation:
1) Quantitative Ability
Most of the questions from Quantitative analysis are reported from the topics like percentages, speed, distance and time, averages, allegations & mixtures, inequalities, sets & functions, number system, profit & loss, time & work, simple & compound interest, complex numbers, ratio & proportion, permutation & combination, geometry, coordinate geometry, mensuration, and trigonometry.
Quants Paper Pattern:
- Number Systems (about 2-3 questions)
- Arithmetic (about 10 questions)
- Algebra (about 5 questions)
- Geometry (about 3-5 questions)
Candidates are to be familiar with the broader concept of the above-mentioned topics. CMAT strategy to solve DI involves routine practice on these areas with required formulas and speed calculation tricks would improve your strengths. Try to solve as many mock tests, online tests, sample papers, previous year question papers. Spend at least 2-3 hours in solving problems related to the above-mentioned topics.
2) Data Interpretation
Data Interpretation is a process of understanding a collection of data that is in the forms of a line graph, bar graph, pie chart, tabular format, and various other formats. DI is a basic segment of relatively every competitive paper. DI isn't as tough as Mathematics, as the assortment of questions asked is considerably lesser in DI thus making it easier to score.
You should remember that all data given in the chart/table is critical. You should read the diagram/table painstakingly; guaranteeing minor points of interest, similar to units of amounts, are not disregarded. It is prompted that you spend no less than 10 - 15 seconds in the translation and comprehension of table/diagram. In various issue sets, there are at least two tables/diagrams/graphs given. Before you begin solving questions, you should co-relate the diagrams/tables given and understand their relationship/s and among the given conditions.
CMAT Strategies to crack Quant and DI:
- Candidates required to be aware of their strengths and weaknesses in different topics.
- Stay away from tricky questions that would slow down.
- To excel play for accuracy than speed as it plays a pivotal role to determine the final score, the speed with follow naturally.
- To memorize all the formulas regularly, sticky notes should be used as quite a number of direct formulas-substitution kinda questions are expected.
- Keep faith in your mental strength while attempting the paper is what makes all the difference
- Strongly believe that the exam hall is not a ground to do R&D; so, stay safe to attempt those question types that you are familiar with and maximize your chances.
- A quick skim of the question paper would be helpful to identify Angels and Demons. Angels are typically easy questions that should not be missed while Demons are pretty touched questions that should not be touched.
- Sometimes options help us to decide the answers by substitution, elimination of choices, and the level of calculation techniques. So before attempting the questions always have a look at them.
- Shortcuts always ethical practices to save time and an easy way to solve some tricky questions.
Tips and Tricks for Data Interpretation-
- Most of the questions from Data interpretation would be from Pie Chart/Graph/Bar Chart/Tables.
- Questions on percentage change are very frequent. These questions can be solved on the basis of appropriation techniques rather to find an exact solution that may eat up the time.
- Read the questions carefully and use the facts and figures that are given. Never assume any such information, which is not provided.
3) General Awareness
General Awareness includes static General Knowledge and Current Affairs which are based on National and International issues. The Static GK includes a wide range of topics like History, Geography, Economy, Companies and Brands, Indian Political System and Constitution, Organization, Science and Technology, Sports, Awards & Recognitions, Books & Authors, Corporates, Business Affairs, Share Markets, Miscellaneous, etc.
Recommended national daily to study GK:
- The Hindu
- Economic Times
- Business World
- Business Today
- Financial Express
- The Financial Times
- Hindu Business Line
- Wall Street Journal
Strategy to Prepare for CMAT GK
The best way is to use sticky notes for questions that you feel to be concentrated much. To cover Static GK one can simply go through Manorama Year Books and a candidate must be aware of the last 90 days' current affairs. None will be a master for GK in a single day, it must be a continuous effort and must be aware of things happening around the world.
Happy Cracking.!!
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