The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

•  The syllabus for the exam will be as prescribed by AICTE. 
•  The medium of Question Paper shall be in English only. 

Marking Scheme: 

•  i) Each question carries 04 (four) marks. 
• ii) For each correct response, candidate will get 04 (four) marks. 
• iii) For each incorrect response, 01 (one) mark will be deducted from the total score. 
• iv) Un-answered/un-attempted will be given no marks. 
• v) To answer a question, the candidate needs to choose one option as correct option. 
• vi) However, after the process of Challenges of the Answer Key, in case there are multiple correct options or change in key, only those candidates who have attempted it correctly as per the revised Answer key will be awarded marks.  
• vii) In case a Question is dropped due to some technical error, full marks shall be given to all the candidates irrespective of the fact who have attempted it or not.

 Eligibility Criteria for CMAT-2023

•  The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree in any discipline. 
• Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree, whose result will be declared before commencement of admission for academic year 2023-24, can also apply for CMAT-2023. 
• The candidate must be a citizen of India. 
• There is no age restriction for appearing in CMAT - 2023. 
•  Each category will have 5% reservations for the candidates with 40% or more disability as defined in Section 2 (r) and (zc) of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016.

Facilities for PwD candidates to appear in the exam. 

•  As per the guidelines issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under Ministry of Social Justice & following facilities will be made available to Person with Benchmark Disability: 
• In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, holding a disability certificate in the format prescribed in Annexure- II, the facility of scribe/reader/lab assistant shall be given, if so desired by the person. 
•  In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, holding a disability certificate in the format prescribed in Annexure- II, the facility of scribe/reader/lab assistant shall be given, if so desired by the person. 
• Compensatory time of one hour for Examination of three hours duration would be provided, whether such candidate with benchmark disability uses the facility of Scribe or not. 

 Note:  

• The minimum degree of disability should be 40% (Benchmark Disability) in order to be  eligible for availing reservation for persons with specified disability.  
• The extent of “specified disability” in a person shall be assessed in accordance with the “Guidelines for the purpose of assessing the extent of specified disability in a person included under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016)” notified in the Gazette of India by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)] on 4 January 2018. 
• No change in the category will be entertained later.
• Candidates must note that the benefit of reservation will be given to them subject to verification of documents. If it is discovered at any stage that a candidate has used a false/fake/incorrect document, or has furnished false, incorrect, or incomplete information, in order to avail the benefit of reservation, then such a candidate shall be excluded from all admission processes. In case such a candidate has already been given admission, the admission shall stand cancelled.
• Physical Disability certificate (Unique Disability Identification (UDID) issued by the notified medical authority needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of CMAT – 2023.