Declaring the result and scores of CMAT-2015-16 (First Test) conducted online from 25-Sep, 2014 to 28-Sep, 2014 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced the All India Merit list based on the scores obtained by the candidates in computer based Common Management Admission Test. The CMAT merit list indicates Roll number, Rank and the Score of all the candidates. CMAT-2015-16(First Test) score will remain valid for the admissions in academic year 2015-16.
AICTE declares Raw scores with Percentile scores
A total of 43212 candidates have been included in the National Merit List declared by AICTE on October 30, 2014. AICTE has calculated and declared percentile also along with the raw scores out of 100. A brief analysis of scoring pattern in CMAT Sep 2014 result is shared below.
-2 candidates with a score of 323 and 313 have been placed in 100 percentile slot by AICTE.
-4 candidates with a score from 311 to 309 have been placed in 99.99 percentile slot.
-4 candidates, 1 with 307 marks and other 3 with 300 marks have been placed in 99.98 percentile slot
-5 candidates; 1 with 300 marks, 1 with 298 marks, 2 with 296 marks and 1 with 295 marks have been placed in 99.97 percentile slot
-419 candidates with marks in the range of 294 to 247 have been placed in the percentile slot of 99.96 to 99.
All the above candidates are expected to get good B schools, if they wish to explore admission possibilities based on their CMAT scores.
Sectional or overall score weightage: B school to decide
The declaration of scores is section wise as well as overall. Which section is supposed to get more weightage by the B school in the shortlisting criteria has been left to the respective B school admission process. AICTE states “Admission authorities and institutions, however, will be free to take their own decision at the time of admission as to what weightage they wish to give to a particular section.”
There are some B schools who give more weightage to English Language Comprehension and Logical Reasoning; a few find that Quant and DI should be given more weightage; few others prefer the candidates with better score in Logical reasoning and General Awareness
Admission or No admission: Choice is yours
Number of good B schools accept CMAT scores. MBAUniverse.com has already shared the expected over all cut offs in number of B schools across the country.
Candidates who wish to explore admission opportunities in these B schools may apply to them based on their CMAT scores. However, before proceeding to pay the admission application fee, admission seekers should check whether they are in the expected score cut-off slot required for the particular B school. It is advisable to check the admission site of the B school. Candidates can also register with MBAUniverse.com to get proper guidance for admission in the preferred B schools.
Appearing for CAT 2014: ‘Put your best’
Number of candidates who have scored well in CMAT Sep 2014 exam and have registered for CAT 2014 will have a good opportunity to seek admission possibilities in the top rated B schools in India based on their CAT 2014 scores. Almost all the B schools who accept CMAT also accept CAT scores. It is possible that many B schools accepting CAT scores may not accept CMAT scores, but the B schools accepting CMAT scores in all probability will accept CAT scores.
If you are serious enough and are preparing for CAT whole heartedly, it will be better to wait. Not only IIMs but also the top University and private B schools like FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, TAPMI, IMI, IMT, BIMTECH, XIMB, JBIMS, KJ Somaiya, SIMSREE, NL Dalmiya, Great Lakes, LBSIM, FORE, will accept CAT 2014 scores. The condition is that you should score a very high percentile sectional as well as overall in CAT 2014 to get shortlisted for final admission round in these B schools.
No Hard copy of CMAT score card
AICTE declares “The candidates would be able to download the electronically generated score card with complete details using their login details from http://www.aicte-cmat.in from 30th Oct to 30th Nov 2014. Separate Score Cards will not be sent by email or by post to the candidates.” Please therefore do not wait for any hard copy of the admit card and proceed with the print out of the downloaded score card, if you plan to apply to any good B school for admission based on CMAT scores.
If you are not satisfied with your scores or wish to have details about the exam, you may ask for details related to your examination under RTI. However, it should reach AICTE within one month of result declaration.
Related Links
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Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more updates on CMAT Sep 2014 result
