CMAT Sep 2014, the first CMAT for admission to PGDM/MBA programmes in 2015 is all set to be attended by about 50 thousand management aspirants. If we go by the past trends, CMAT September exam, the first of the two entrance tests to PGDM/MBA courses in the coming session, every year gets a dip in Registration which goes up again in second test held in February.

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The First CMAT for admission session 2015-16 is scheduled to be conducted in a five day test window from September 25 to 29, 2014. CMAT Sep 2014 will be an online entrance test for AICTE approved PGDM courses across the country.

MBAUniverse.com has already shared with the aspirants every minute detail on number, pattern & types of questions, their weightage in the section, tips on how to prepare, model questions for all the four sections of CMAT that is Language comprehension, Quantitative Techniques, Reasoning and General Awareness.

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Past Analysis

The analysis of the number of registrations during past years is an indicator to this fact that CMAT Sep registration number is less than the CMAT February registration. CMAT has been the most sought after and second largest PGDM/MBA entrance examination after CAT.

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Let us have a look at past CMAT registration trends

CMAT Feb 2014 emerged the second biggest MBA/PGDM entrance test after CAT in India in terms of number of registration and actual test takers.

Table: Comparison of CMAT Data from last year: Number of candidates appeared

Source: AICTE & MBAUniverse.com Analysis

More than 1 lakh registered for CMAT Feb 2014

CMAT Feb 2014 had more than 1 lakh of registered candidates. However a few of them didn’t take CMAT. This trend is not unusual. According to Dr S S Mantha, AICTE Chairman “CMAT Feb 2014 has received more than 1 lakh registrations for admissions in AICTE approved PGDM B Schools and state universities and the response for CMAT 2014 has indeed been fantastic”. 

Apart from this fact, there is difference of 10 to 15% between the number of registered candidates and the number of candidates who actually take the test. This fact is true about all the important PGDM/MBA entrance exams like CAT/XAT/IIFT/NMAT/IBSAT/CMAT. The number of registered candidates is always more than the number of actual test takers.

What causes dip in Registration for CMAT Sep test

CMAT is a biannual entrance test for management programmes. CMAT September is the first test for PGDM/MBA admission in next session with an opportunity to appear in second CMAT conducted in February, following September test.

Aspirants have the opportunity to take both the tests or one test as they prefer. Most of the CMAT aspirants prefer February CMAT (second CMAT) as the score validity for admission to PGDM/MBA of both the exams is same. Besides September is the registration and preparation time for other important MBA/PGDM entrance tests like CAT/XAT/NMAT/IIFT/IBSAT.

As against CMAT, these tests are conducted once in a year and their preparation pattern is slightly different. For example CAT doesn’t focus on General Awareness and General Awareness in XAT is not considered in percentile calculation. Sectional formation is also different in each test.

With all these key factors, more aspirants find it better to go for CMAT February test instead of registering for CMAT September.

CMAT: conducted by AICTE

Common Management Admission Test or CMAT is conducted by AICTE to facilitate the management education aspirants to grab the opportunity of getting admission to a B school of their choice.  Management institutes affiliated to Universities in thirteen states of Chhatisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland,  Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and other private B schools approved by AICTE accept the CMAT scores.

CMAT serves as a good chance for the MBA aspirants who couldn’t fare so well in CAT and XAT to find a good management institute.

Know the top rated B schools accepting CMAT scores

Mumbai, Pune & other Maharashtra B schools to accept CMAT

Top rated Management institutes in Maharashtra like JBIMS, SIMSREE, KJ Somaiya, PUBMA, where admission to their flagship MMS programmes is only through the CAP (Centralised Admission Process) also accept CMAT scores alongwith the scores of other important exams including MAH CET/ CAT/ XAT/ATMA. Those who have registered for MAHCET will have the opportunity to be considered for admission in these B schools.

Mumbai B schools like JBIMS; SIMSREE; K J Somaiya Institute of Management and Research; Chetana's Institute of Management and Research (CIMR); IES Management College and Research Centre;  SIES College of Management Studies are a few of the highly ranked B schools that will accept the CMAT scores.

Pune B schools like PUMBA Department Of Management Sciences, Pune; Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Management , Pune; shall accept CMAT September 2014 scores

Delhi NCR B schools

Following B schools in Delhi NCR where admission process is going to be opened shortly are expected to accept the CMAT September 2014 scores. Candidates should apply immediately after declaration of CMAT results. Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida; IILM Institute of Business and Management, Gurgaon; Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi; NDIM; Apeejay; Accurate.

B schools In South

There are good B schools in Bangalore accepting CMAT scores. A few of them are MS Ramaiah institute of management; Acharya school of Management, Bangalore 

CMAT does not disqualify any candidate

The results will rank all the candidates who appeared in the test based on their aptitude towards the management education in the order of their merit. Candidates will not be declared as eliminated from the admission process in the AICTE approved management programme. On the contrary the aim is to facilitate the institutions to select the suitable candidates as per the rank awarded by CMAT September 2014.

Test scores of CMAT September 2014 will remain valid for the admission year 2015-16 and will be accepted by all the AICTE approved institutes.

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