CMAT 2017: Admit card update; Top 10 MBA Colleges Participating; Preparation Tips to score 250+

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January 13, 2017
CMAT 2017 admit card has not been released by AICTE on Jan 13 and candidates will have to wait a little longer
CMAT 2017 on January 28, 2017 offers you dual opportunity of pursuing your dream of doing MBA from a good B-school and less stressed preparation plan as compared to CAT 2016

AICTE has not been able to release the CMAT 2017 exam admit card today on January 13 despite the earlier announcement. Now the CMAT 2017 Admit Card will be released a few days later by AICTE. Earlier AICTE announced “You can PRINT your ADMIT CARD by going to website www.aicte-cmat.in from 13th January, 2017.” Now the candidates will be able to view and download their CMAT 2017 admit card 3-4 days later.

CMAT 2017 on January 28, 2017 offers you dual opportunity of pursuing your dream of doing MBA from a good B-school and less stressed preparation plan as compared to CAT 2016. In fact the CMAT 2017 syllabus is not as tough as that of CAT 2016 and for those who are appearing in CMAT 2017 after appearing in CAT 2016 and XAT 2017 it could prove to be a much easier exam. However for those who did not appear in XAT 2017, they need to additionally prepare the General Awareness (GK) which may prove to be the game changer in CMAT 2017. http://www.mbauniverse.com/cmat/exam-pattern.php

400 B-schools to accept CMAT 2017 scores
There are around 400 B-schools who will accept CMAT 2017 scores for admission to MBA/PGDM 2017-19 batch. Number of institutes accepting CAT 2016 scores will also accept CMAT 2017 scores. They will also wait to announce their shortlist for PI round till the CMAT 2017 result is out. These B-schools will award due weightage to CMAT 2017 scores nearly comparable to CAT 2016 scores.

CMAT is now a yearly event like CAT. CMAT 2017 to be held on January 28, will be the first and last CMAT of the calendar year 2017. The scores of CMAT 2017 January exam will remain valid for the academic session 2017-18.

The CMAT 2017 aspirants from now on will see a changed CMAT on the pattern of CAT 2016 and will not have the opportunity to improve their scores in next exam as was available when 2 half yearly CMAT exams were conducted by AICTE in one academic year.

Top B-schools in CMAT 2017
CMAT 2017 will be accepted by majority of the top B-schools. Number of highly ranked B-schools like SIMSR, GIM, Great Lakes will accept CMAT 2017 scores. All the colleges under CMAT 2017 are those who run AICTE approved MBA/PGDM programmes.

All the candidates who appear for CMAT 2017 will get admission only in AICTE approved management programmes as per the eligibility criteria and score requirement of the individual B-school.

CMAT 2017 scores are accepted across the country by many highly ranked management institutes. Even the institutes who accept their specific state test scores also accept CMAT scores. A few of the top rated colleges who accept CMAT are -

  • BIMTECH Greater Noida (specialized programmes);
  • FORE School of Management, New Delhi
  • GIM Goa;
  • Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai;
  • IFIM, Bangalore
  • IFMR, Chennai
  •  K J Somaiya, Mumbai;
  • MICA, Ahmedabad
  • SDMIMD, Mysore
  • XIME, Bangalore
  • College of Management & Economics Studies UPES Dehradun

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CMAT 2017 Preparation: Easier approach
CMAT 2017 syllabus will need greater focus and concerted study schedule as the next opportunity to appear in CMAT will click in January 2018. With no scope to improve your score after CMAT 2017 in January for same academic session, you need to cover the entire syllabus, understand the exam pattern and have to score high to get admission in a good MBA/PGDM programme.

Although CMAT 2017 and CAT 2016 syllabus is on the same lines except the GK section that appears in CMAT only, the difference lies in the difficulty level of the questions that appear in the exam. While CAT prefers to place questions in twisted form on the same topics, the questions in CMAT are simpler and direct.

Language Comprehension in CMAT
CMAT defines the Verbal section as Language Comprehension. It covers comprehensive English test which includes the questions on RC Passages, jumbled paragraphs, para summary among others.

CMAT 2017 will place questions on English Language. Key topics from which you may expect questions in CMAT 2017  are - usage of Articles, Non-finites, dangling modifiers, Nouns, Pronouns (Especially relative Pronouns), adjectives, adverbs, prepositions –regular and followed, verbs, Syntax, Subject-verb Agreement, Simple, continuous, Perfect tenses and Conditional-unreal past.

Questions based on Vocabulary could be any of the following types. Inserting the correct pair of words to fill in the blanks -Two Blanks are given in a sentence followed by four options of pairs of words, correct option has to be picked out. Marking the correct choice of similar sounding and confusing words;  picking out the correct words left out in a paragraph;  Synonyms-Antonyms -Explaining the Words;  analogy words; one word substitution.

Jumbled Paragraphs CMAT like CAT puts the candidate to test for the coherent and systematic understanding of ideas. The candidate is expected to arrange all the sentences in logical & sequential order. In another words it is the test of the student’s versatile reading, understanding of language, writing ability based on deep stock of vocabulary, grammar and correct use of tenses.

While solving them you should search for connectors to sentences e.g. conjunctions, personal ( He/she/it/they/their etc), relative (Who,whose, that,which etc.), Demonstrative (These, those, this, that etc.) pronouns as they indicate that they must have been used in place of some noun-proper/common etc. So find the link between the sentences.

A few paragraphs have time factors in it-indicating that the events mentioned for the earlier time should come first and could help you to put them in chronological order-

English comprehension passages – The RC passages in CMAT 2017 will be shorter and less difficult as compared to CAT 2016. But there is no fix rule on framing the questions based on Reading comprehension passage, which is followed by at least four-five questions each. Questions could be any of following types- ; Questions based on inference drawn; Questions based on the Central idea of the passage; Questions based on phrases, idioms; Questions based on expression in the passage.

Quantitative aptitude & Data interpretation
CMAT 2017 has continued keeping the Quant & DI parts together in single section with 25 questions. The biggest advantage of DI remaining with Quant is that you can very well switch between the 2 parts and maximize your score as per your better skills in Quant and DI.

Questions in this section are usually single and a few DI questions in CMAT may be based on sets as they appear in CAT. While topics like table and pie chart in data interpretation section will require basic calculation skills, the topics from which most of the questions appear in quant are arithmetic (ratios, mixtures, work, averages, profit & loss, basic statistics etc), number properties, probability and counting principles with one or two odd questions in geometry and derivatives (i.e. maxima –minima).

Logical  Reasoning
CMAT 2017 will have Logical Reasoning as separate section with 25 questions. The LR section in CMAT is easier than it is in CAT. The section in CMAT is a mix of the topics from arrangements like linear, seating, sequencing & arranging with conditions to coding. The other questions are based on statement-conclusion, logical puzzle, numerical puzzle, Venn Diagram, true/false statements, visual reasoning. The basic preparatory tip for LR is to attempt as many practice exercises as possible. They can be solved with basic human logical instincts.

GK: Unique to CMAT
CMAT 2017 will have full section with 25 questions on General Awareness. Not only this, the GK section in CMAT 2017 will account for equal weightage of 25% in the overall test to determine your merit position. K is treated as the game changer section in CMAT exam.

This is unique to CMAT exam as other exams like XAT, MAT do not take into consideration the General Awareness section in arriving at the percentile scores and merit position of the candidates at the 1st stage shortlisting.

GK section in CMAT 2017 can prove to be a percentile booster as its preparation needs only regular reading without any specific skill set on as required for Quant, DI, LR or VARC.

GK section may have questions from any topic under the Sun. But for the quick revision  purpose it can be divided in three parts and each part has to be given due weightage.  Conventional GK-available in books; Current GK- based on current reading of newspapers and periodicals;  Business & Economics GK -for example changes in Fiscal and monetary policy, CRR, Repo Rate, Devaluation and up valuation of Rupee.  
Please remember current GK-whether Business, national and international has an on-going preparation method and thorough reading of the newspaper only can keep you updated.

CMAT 2017: Opportunity after CAT/XAT  
CMAT offers good opportunity for all those who remain dissatisfied with their CAT 2016 or XAT 2017 performance as CMAT 2017 on January 28 will give a chance to improve their scores and get admission call from leading B schools.

CMAT 2017 scores will be accepted by more than 400 management institutes. You could get admission to any of the top rated B school, if you are able to score high in CMAT 2017.

CMAT awards raw scores out of maximum 400 marks along with the percentile. If you can score anywhere from 175 to 275, you may get admission to one of the good management institutes.

Admission opportunity can be explored with CMAT 2017 scores in almost all the 440 Maharashtra B-schools participating in Centralized Admission Process round 2017 to be conducted by DTE Maharashtra in the month of May-June 2017

The list of Maharashtra state colleges accepting CMAT 2017 scores includes SIMSREE, DSIMS, N L Dalmiya, PUMBA, Dr D.Y. Patil, FLAME University, ASM among other 440 management institutes. Read the list of colleges under CMAT 2017   http://www.mbauniverse.com/cmat.php

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