CMAT Exam Pattern

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CMAT Exam

CMAT is a computer-based management admission exam that is administered at the national level. The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) is responsible for helping the exam. The three-hour online test is given in a single sitting and is designed to gauge a candidate's proficiency in a variety of areas, including quantitative technique, logical reasoning, language comprehension, innovation & entrepreneurship, and general awareness.

CMAT Exam Pattern

The CMAT exam consists of MCQs, with no time restriction per section. Candidates have the flexibility to move between the sections. Additionally, the applicants can choose between two options:

1. 4-section exam – 3 hours

2. 5-section exam – 3.5 hours

The merit score and % is calculated using only the first four parts. The CMAT scorecard shows the actual score out of 400/500, the sectional score, and the sectional and overall percentiles in the exam.

Exam Sections	No. of Qs	Max Marks	Marks per Q	Penalty per Q
Language Comprehension	25	100	+4	-1
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	25	100	+4	-1
Logical Reasoning	25	100	+4	-1
General Awareness	25	100	+4	-1
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Included only in 5- section exam)	25	100	+4	-1
Total	125	500	-	-

Marking scheme

According to the CMAT 2023 marking scheme:

A candidate will be awarded +4 marks for each right answer.
A -1 mark will be deducted for each wrong response.
Unanswered/unattempted questions will receive no credit.
If a question is ignored or dropped, all students will receive a +4, regardless of whether the question was answered correctly or not.