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What are some major differences between MAT, CMAT and, GMAT exams?


Atif Ali 23rd Jan, 2021
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chinchujoseph1993 23rd Jan, 2021

Hello,

MAT, CMAT and, GMAT  are some of the popular Management entrance exams. I will list out the major differences between the three.

MAT

Management Aptitude Test (MAT)  is a National Level Exam and conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA) four times a year for admission to around 600 B-schools across India.

The exam consists of Five  sections with 40 questions in each. The sections and time for each are:

  • Intelligence and Critical Reasoning - 30 minutes
  • Language Comprehension - 30 minutes
  • Mathematics - 35 minutes
  • Data Analysis and Sufficiency - 40 minutes
  • Indian and Global Environment - 15 minutes

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CMAT

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a National Level Exam and is held Once a year by the National Testing Agency for admissions to over 1000 participating Institutes.

CMAT 2021 is a 3-hour test with MCQs from Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, and General. Each section will have 25 questions for 100 marks.

TO read more on CMAT please refer: https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cmat


GMAT

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is the entrance exam for those who wish to pursue their MBA and PGDM abroad. GMAT scores are accepted in over 80 countries worldwide and many top institutions in India.

GMAT is a computer adaptive test which is 3 hours and 30 minutes long and comprises 4 sections for evaluation namely Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Integrated Reasoning and Analytical Writing

TO read more on GMAT please refer: https://www.careers360.com/exams/gmat


Good Luck





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