All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced the schedule for conducting First National Level Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) to select suitable students for admission in management programmes for academic year 2015-16. According to AICTE the candidates will be given two opportunities to appear in CMAT for admission session commencing in 2015; first in September, 2014 and Second in February, 2015. The better of two scores will be used for admission for PGDM/MBA batch 2015-17.
CMAT is the second largest management entrance test after CAT. More than 1 lac candidates registered for CMAT February 2014. Apart from B schools that are going to accept CAT/XAT scores, there are other leading B schools who accept CMAT scores. Good marks in CMAT Sep 2014 exam will offer participants ample scope to get admitted into some of the highly ranked university and private B schools in the country.
Registration opens
AICTE has opened the online registration window for CMAT Sep 2014 today on July 3, 2014. The registration window will remain open till August 25, 2014. All the candidates who are graduates or are in the final year of graduation in any discipline are eligible to apply for CMAT Sep 2014. The only condition is that their results should be declared prior to commencement of admission 2015.
Flexibility in choosing test dates and Cities
AICTE has provided flexibility to choose the test dates for CMAT Sep 2014. A candidate can choose 3 dates and 3 cities of India for online CMAT examination in the order of preference while registering for CMAT. Allotment will however, be based on first come first served and subject to availability of the slots in a particular city.
The suggestion is to register at the earliest to get the most preferred date and city.
How to get the Admit cards
Admit cards (Hall tickets) can be generated on-line on or after September 12, 2014. In case of any difficulty candidates can contact AICTE office over phone or on their email id - [email protected]
Test window
As per the AICTE notification CMAT 2015-16 first test will be held in 62 cities all across India in a 5 day test window from September 25 to 29, 2014. There will be 2 test sessions of 3 hours each on every day; the first one will be from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM and the second one will be from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM.
CMAT aspirants will have the opportunity to be allotted the session slot on desired date subject to availability. The best course is to apply as early as possible.
Declaration of results
CMAT Sep 2014 results are expected to be declared on October 30, 2014. According to AICTE, CMAT results have been designed to rank all the candidates who appear in the test based on their aptitude towards the management education in the order of their merit.
The CMAT Sep 2014 exam score cards can be downloaded from October 30 to November 30, 2014. The scores will be valid for the admissions to academic year 2015-16. The score are in core awarded marks form and are not in a percentile form.
Importance of CMAT
Government and Private Universities, highly ranked B schools in thirteen states have been accepting CMAT scores as the only gateway to MBA admissions under the government quota, instead of the State-administered Post graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET). The states which are likely to accept CMAT Sep 2014 scores are: Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh
The objective of the test is not to eliminate the candidates from the process of seeking admission in the AICTE approved management programmes, rather to facilitate the institutions to select the suitable candidates as per their merit.
In 2012, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the government appointed regulator for technical education in India started conducting its own entrance test – Combined Management Admission Test or CMAT. AICTE recommends all institutes offering MBA and PGDM courses to use CMAT for their admissions.
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