CMAT Test Duration

I want to know the duration of Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) exam so will you please tell me?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

The duration of Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) exam is 3 hours.

CMAT Exam pattern-

The duration of the test is 3 hours (180 minutes)

It is a computer based test.

100 objective type questions will be asked from 4 sections,

Exam Pattern.

Types of Questions No. of Questions Maximum Marks
Quantitative Techniques
& Data Interpretation 25 100
Logical Reasoning 25 100
Language Comprehension 25 100
General Awareness 25 100

The test will be marked out of a total of 400 marks

Each section will have 25 questions carrying 100 marks each.

For every correct response marked, 4 marks will be awarded

For every incorrect response marked, 1 mark will be deducted.
Syllabus-

(A) Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation

This section of the question paper will comprise of the questions that will require good Mathematical Skills and sharp mind that can manage to do quick and oral calculations. Questions in this section will be based on direct applications of concepts and formulae and will have questions from Business Maths, Arithmetic, and Geometry. Candidates must practice as many questions as is possible from the aforementioned topics and must revise the basic formulae and concepts of Maths.

Questions based on Data Interpretation will be asked on the basis of Pie chart, Tables, Data Sufficiency & Bar / Line graphs. Knowledge of multiplication tables, fractions to percentage conversions, square and cube roots and other calculation short-cuts and approximation techniques would be of immense help to the students in reducing the time taken to solve the questions. Questions here would again be calculation intensive but easy enough to find the answers to.

(B) Logical Reasoning

Solving questions in this section is comparatively easy then the above-mentioned section. Herein, the questions are asked from topics like Data Arrangement, Coding and Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Input/Output analysis, Series and Sequences and Critical Reasoning. Questions carry a logic in them and the key to solving such questions is to quickly analyze and unveil the hidden logic. These topics require plenty of rigorous practice.

(C) Verbal Ability

It is the section included for examining the knowledge and skills of the appearing candidates regarding “English”. It is essentially a Vocabulary heavy section, and to do well, a student is advised to develop a good command over words. Questions here in this section comprise of questions on Sentence Correction, Reading Comprehension, Antonyms, Analogies, Fill in the blanks, Sentence Completion, Synonyms & Para Jumbles, etc. In fact, starting with these questions makes a lot of sense as a sizeable chunk of marks can be scored here in double-quick time.

(D) General Awareness

Usually majority of the candidates do find studying for this section a bit boring and tedious but studying for this section not only prepares the candidates for the exam purpose but generally also it acquaints the candidates with General Knowledge. This section of the question paper will contain questions from General and Current Awareness. Business, politics, sports, awards and distinctions, books – anything could be a part of this section. To prepare for this section, candidates are advised to read newspapers on daily basis and refer to good books on General Knowledge. Topics and events about a year old would be most expected to be faced in this area. Candidates who would have developed a decent reading habit in the past one year or so of their MBA entrance examination preparations, will not face too much of difficulty in attempting questions from this section.