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What is the difference between the CMAT and the NMAT?


Mukesh Negi 10th Dec, 2021
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ritika patel 24th Dec, 2021

The difference between Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) and Narseemonjee Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) is:

Exam Conducting Body

CMAT — National Testing Agency (NTA)

NMAT — Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)

Exam Mode

CMAT & NMAT — Computer-Based Test

Frequency of Exam

CMAT — Twice a Year

CMAT — Candidates can re-take the exam within the stipulated exam dates

Duration

CMAT — 3 Hours (180 Minutes)

NMAT — 2 Hours (120 Minutes)

Number of Sections

CMAT — 04

NMAT — 03

Sectional Time Limit

CMAT — No Time Limit

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General Awareness (25 Ques for 100 Marks)

Logical Reasoning (25 Ques for 100 Marks)

Language Comprehension (25 Ques for 100 Marks)

NMAT —

Language Skills (22 Minutes)

Quantitative Skills (60 Minutes)

Logical Reasoning (38 Minutes)

Types of Question Format

CMAT & NMAT — Objective Type MCQs

Option to Choose Order of Sections

CMAT — Candidate can answer questions in any section.

NMAT — Test takers can choose the order of sections in the NMAT. Once the order of the sections is selected, the NMAT test taker should follow this order.

Total Marks

CMAT — 400 Marks

NMAT — 120 Marks

Marking for Correct Answer

CMAT — 04 Marks for correct answer

NMAT — 01 Mark for correct answer

Marking for Incorrect Answer

CMAT — (-1) mark is deducted for wrong answer

NMAT — No Negative Marking

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