With the release of the notification, AICTE was supposed to conduct CMAT 2017 on two days, January 28 and 29, 2017. However, now the official website of AICTE-CMAT states January 29 as “Reserved Day”. This change on the website without any clarification has certainly created confusion among the aspirants. However, the CMAT official from the helpline centre said that the exam date has not yet been finalized, but it will either be January 28 or 29, 2017. The test will be held on one day and in single session only. Since last year, AICTE has been experimenting with the conduct of CMAT. The online registration has commenced from October 10 and will conclude on December 10, 2016. A link to access the application form has been provided here below in this article. Approx. 72000 candidates took the test last year and this number is expected to increase this year. Check the details of CMAT 2017 important dates & events, application form, registration fee, eligibility criteria etc. below on this page.
CMAT 2017 Notification – Registration Extended
Last date to register for CMAT 2017 examination has been extended till 15th December 2016.
CMAT Latest Update
CMAT 2017 registration begins from October 10. Access the link given below to apply for the test. Register for the test on or before December 10, 2016. Exam to be held on a single day only, either on January 28 or 29, 2017. The CMAT official from the helpline centre said that the exam date has not been finalized as of now.
Important Dates – CMAT 2017
The dates for the conduct of AICTE CMAT 2017 have been announced. The candidates can check the dates from the table below.
| Events | Dates |
| Online Registration started from | 10 October 2016 |
| Last date to fill and submit the online application form | 10 December 2016 |
| Last Date to submit application fee in cash at SBI Bank | 9 December 2016 |
| Trial Test will be available on | 15 December 2016 |
| Admit Card to be released on | 13 January 2017 |
| CMAT 2017 to be held on | 28 or 29 January 2017 (Exam will be held on either of the days) |
| Date of Result declaration and release of Merit List | To be announced (Expected to be announced in second week of February 2017) |
CMAT Eligibility Criteria 2017
AICTE has prescribed the eligibility criteria to appear for this test, which must be satisfied by all the candidates interested in taking this test. They must ensure that they satisfy the eligibility conditions of CMAT, before filling the application form. Non-fulfillment of the same may lead to disqualification of the candidature irrespective of the stage of admission a candidate will be. The eligibility norms are as follow –
- The candidate should be an Indian citizen and can apply for the test irrespective of his or her age.
- He/she must have a Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized University or Institute.
- Also, final year pursuing students of Graduate courses whose result will be declared before commencement of admissions for the academic year 2017-18 are also eligible to apply.
CMAT Application Form 2017
The candidates eligible and interested in applying for this test will be required to get themselves registered online. AICTE has released the application form on October 10 and the last date to register for the test is December 10, 2016. For the ease of the candidates, a direct link to register for the test has been provided here in this article also. The applicants must fill and submit the CMAT 2017 Application Form only after ensuring that they fulfill the eligibility criteria.
To register for the test, the candidates will have to enter as “New User” and fill a self-registration form by entering a few basic details. On submission of this form, a unique 6 digit password was generated. This password was sent to the candidates via e-mail and SMS. Thereafter, using this password and ID, the candidates will have to login to the registration portal for filling the application form and pay the requisite application fee.
CMAT Application Fee 2017
The candidates will be required to pay a non-refundable registration fee while filling the application form. This fee can be paid online via Credit Card/Debit Card/Net banking or by depositing cash at any SBI Bank branch in India against the online generated challan. The amount of the application fee is as follow –
For General category candidates – Rs. 1400/- + Bank Charges
For Reserved category candidates – Rs. 700/- + Bank Charges
CMAT Exam Pattern 2017
The CMAT MBA Exam is a computer based test. The questions asked in the exam are objective type and 180 minutes are given to attempt these 100 MCQ’s. For every correct answer marked, 4 marks will be awarded and 1 mark will be deducted for marking a wrong answer. The test pattern can be easily understood from the table given below.
| Types of Questions | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation | 25 | 100 |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | 100 |
| Language Comprehension | 25 | 100 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 100 |
CMAT Cutoff 2017
There are over 400 B-Schools affiliated to AICTE which accept the CMAT scores for granting management admission to the deserving candidates. After the declaration of CMAT Result, these management institutes will release their individual cutoff. It will be out for every category and generally the cutoffs remain on a higher side only. The minimum CMAT 2017 percentile for renowned and good B-schools in India is expected to range in between 97-99.XX. Based on these cuoffs and the selection criteria’s laid down by these institutes, the candidates will be shortlisted for further selection process. The selection criteria and cutoffs may vary for each institute. Usually the selection process comprises of a Written Test and a Personal Interview. Some of the institutes conduct a Group Discussion round also.
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