CMAT 2024 Exam Analysis (Shift 1 & 2): The National Testing Agency (NTA) will administer the CMAT 2024 exam on May 15, 2024, in two sessions. The analysis for both shifts of the CMAT exam 2024 will be posted here on the exam day. The first session will run from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, and the second session will be from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. CMAT 2024 analysis will be compiled based on student feedback and expert evaluations, and it will be available here after the exam concludes.
Note: It is expected that approximately 50,000 to 60,000 candidates will take the CMAT exam today. CMAT 2024 is held today on 15th, May 2024, as a computer-based test in two sessions. The CMAT 2024 exam has concluded for shift 1, and early feedback suggests that it was moderately challenging. There were no unexpected questions. Initial reviews indicate that this year's exam difficulty ranged from moderate to high. The language comprehension section in the first shift was straightforward, with typical reading comprehension passages. There were 20 questions in this section, and attempting 16-17 questions is considered good.CMAT 2024 Exam Analysis (Shift 1 & 2) Overview | |
CMAT Exam 2024 Structure | CMAT Exam Details |
CMAT full form | Common Management Admission Test |
Number of sections in CMAT |
5 sections
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CMAT exam duration | 180 minutes (3 hours) |
CMAT total number of questions | 100 questions |
CMAT total marks | 400 marks |
CMAT Marking scheme |
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CMAT 2024 difficulty level | Easy to Moderate (Expected) |
Language of CMAT paper | English |
MBA colleges accepting 90+ percentile in CMAT 2024 | PUMBA, Great Lakes, K J Somaiya, BIMTECH and many more |
MBA colleges accepting 80+ percentile in CMAT 2024 | SIES College of Management Studies, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida and so on. |
MBA colleges accepting 70+ percentile in CMAT 2024 | Institute of Management Technology (IMT), KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Indira Institute of Management, Pune etc. |
CMAT Analysis 2024: Section wise (Shift-1) | ||
Section | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Quantitative Techniques & DI | 20 | Tough (3-4 lengthy and tricky questions) |
Logical Reasoning | 20 | Easy |
Language Comprehension | 20 | Easy |
General Awareness | 20 | Moderate |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | Moderate |
CMAT 2024 section | Number of questions | Difficulty Level (expected) |
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | 20 | Moderate |
Logical Reasoning | 20 | Easy |
Language Comprehension | 20 | Easy |
General Awareness | 20 | Moderate |
Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 20 | Easy |
Expected CMAT 2024 Cut Offs for Admission | |
College | CMAT Expected Cut Off Percentiles |
JBIMS, Mumbai | 99.9+ |
Goa Institute of Management | 95-99 |
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management | 95-99 |
SIMSREE, Mumbai | 99+ |
Great Lakes Institute of Management | 95-99 |
IPE Hyderabad | 90-95 |
University of Pune, Dept of Management Sciences | 95-99 |
Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai | 85 |
Welingkar Institute of Management, Bangalore | 80 |
Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management | 85 |
IFIM, Bangalore | 85 |
IFMR, Chennai | 85 |
NIBM, Pune | 85 |
NL Dalmiya Institute of Management | 85 |
IMT Hyderabad | 80 |
IMT Nagpur | 80 |
XISS Ranchi | 80 |
ITM Navi Mumbai | 80 |
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 85 |
CMAT Exam Analysis 2023: Section-wise Topics | |
CMAT 2023 section | Topics |
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | Percentages, Time-speed-distance, Time-work, Ratio-Proportion, Profit & Loss, Compound Interest, Averages, Mensuration, Triangles, Probability, Properties of Numbers, Table and Pie Chart |
Logical Reasoning | Directions, Series Completion, Number Relations, Linear Arrangement, Family Tree¸ Coding, Misc Arrangement, Set Theory and Verbal Reasoning, Simple Equations |
Language Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Idioms, Spelling, Antonym/Synonym, Fill in the Blanks, Direct Speech, Identify the Correct Statement and Parajumble |
General Awareness | Sports, Constitution, History, Books and Authors, Awards, Physics, Geography |
Innovation & Entrepreneurship | RC, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Business Personalities |
CMAT Analysis 2023- Section wise (Shift-1) | ||||
Section | Number of Questions | Marks per Question | Maximum Marks | Overall LOD |
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy to moderate(QA- 15 and DI-5) |
Logical Reasoning | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy (14 questions and VL 6 question) |
Language Comprehension | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy |
General Awareness | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy |
Total | 100 | 4 | 400 | Easy |
CMAT Analysis 2023- Section wise (Shift-2) | ||||
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Section | Number of CMAT questions | Marks per question | Maximum marks | Overall difficulty level |
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy |
Logical Reasoning | 20 | 4 | 80 | Moderate to Difficult |
Language Comprehension | 20 | 4 | 80 | Moderate |
General Awareness | 20 | 4 | 80 | Tough |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 20 | 4 | 80 | Easy |
Total | 100 | 4 | 400 | Moderate |
CMAT Colleges and Expected Cutoff 2023 | |||||
CMAT Percentile | CMAT score 2023 | CMAT score 2022 | CMAT score 2021 | CMAT score 2020 | CMAT score 2019 |
9 9.5 | 305 | 303 | 325 | 320 | 315 |
99 | 295 | 293 | 318 | 313 | 310 |
95 | 262 | 260 | 300 | 250 | 282 |
90 | 245 | 240 | 282 | 232 | 264 |
80 | 215 | 211 | 200 | 203 | 234 |
70 | 195 | 180 | 170 | 180 | 210 |
College accepting CMAT score | Cutoff |
JBIMS 2023 CMAT cutoff | 99.98+ |
SIMSREE CMAT cutoff | 99.9+ |
University of Pune- Department of Management Science CMAT cutoff | 99+ |
KJ Somaiya CMAT 2023 cutoff | 98+ |
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai CMAT cutoff | 95-99 |
Goa Institute of Management CMAT cutoff | 95-99 |
Xavier Institute of Social Science, Ranchi CMAT exam cutoff | 95 |