AICTE extends CMAT Sep 2014 Registration date to Sep 1, 2014; 4 days left to apply

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August 27, 2014
AICTE has extended the last date of online registration for CMAT September 2014 test from August 25, 2014 to September 1, 2014.
CMAT Sep 2014 aspirants should apply before the last date to avoid the last minute rush and any technical glitches on the last date

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the organizing body to conduct PGDM/MBA entrance test CMAT for admission to AICTE approved management institutions has extended the last date of online registration for CMAT September 2014 test from August 25, 2014 to September 1, 2014. Now the Registration window will remain open till Sep 1, 2014 facilitating more candidates to apply for CMAT Sep 2014, the first CMAT test for MBA/PGDM admission 2015-16.

 

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Don’t miss the opportunity

 

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. Candidates desirous of applying to appear in CMAT Sep 2014 exam and missed the opportunity to register for CMAT, now still have 4 days left to submit their online application.

 

Prof S K Agarwal, expert on CMAT preparation suggests that the CMAT Sep 2014 aspirants should apply before the last date to avoid the last minute rush and any technical glitches on the last date. Besides early registration will get you preferred test date and city.

 

Opportunity to appear in the second largest MBA/PGDM entrance test

 

CMAT is the second largest management entrance test after CAT in terms of registered candidates. More than 1 lac candidates are expected to register for CMAT Sep 2014 test.  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.

 

Sep 2014 CMAT: The first test for PGDM/MBA admission 2015-16

 

AICTE has already 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: TEST DURATION & PATTERN

 

Like CAT, CMAT is an on line computer based test (CBT).  Talking about the computer based pattern of the test, AICTE mentions, “Each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and scratch paper for rough work. After the test, candidates must leave the scratch paper at the desk.”

 

The test comprises multiple choice questions. According to AICTE, the test is divided in 4 sections. There will be 25 questions in each section. The total duration is 3 hours. Every correct answer carries 4 marks and a penalty of 1 mark will be imposed for every wrong answer.

 

The sections are

 

• Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation

 

• Logical Reasoning

 

• Language Comprehension

 

• General Awareness

 

Students can move back and forth between the four sections. http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/7810/CMAT-Sep-2014-exam
 

Choose preferred test dates and Cities

 

While CAT 2014 wouldn’t allow the aspirants to choose the preferred date of exam, 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 basis and subject to availability of the slots in a particular city.

 

5 day Test window: 10 sessions

 

AICTE has notified that 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. 

 

CMAT Sep 2014 results on Oct 30, 2014

 

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.

 

CMAT score cards from Oct 30, 2014

 

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 scores are in core awarded marks form and are not in a percentile form.

 

No elimination of candidates

 

The objective of the test is not to eliminate the candidates from the process of seeking admission in the AICTE approved management programmes. The aim is 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(CMAT).  AICTE recommends all institutes offering MBA and PGDM courses to use CMAT for their admissions.

 

Acceptance of CMAT scores

 

According to AICTE notification hundreds of Government and Private Universities, highly ranked B schools in India 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 participate and accept CMAT Sep 2014 scores are: Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh

 

To know how to prepare General awareness for CMAT click on the link below
http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/7826/General-Awareness-in-CMAT-Sep-2014

 

To know how to focus on preparation for CMAT in a short period, click on the link below
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To know how to prepare Language comprehension for CMAT in a month, click on the link below
http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/7867/CMAT-Sep-2014

 

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