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pdwords Student Expert 27th Apr, 2022

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Firstly, the eligibility criteria for CMAT is passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, candidates in their final year too are eligible to apply provisionally, there is no specific aggregate required in this case,

it is conducted for 180 minutes, and additional 30 minutes is allotted for optional section, there are total of five sections(one is optional) and each one consists of 25 questions for 100 marks as follows, for each correct answer four marks are awarded and in case of each incorrect attempt one mark is deduced,

Quantitative techniques and data interpretation consists of the following-

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  • Ratio-Proportion
  • Profit & Loss
  • Compound Interest
  • Averages
  • HCF
  • LCM
  • Mensuration
  • Triangles
  • Permutation - Combination
  • Venn Diagram
  • Time-speed-distance
  • Time-work

Logical reasoning consists of the following topics-

  • Number Grid
  • Directions
  • Analogy
  • Syllogism
  • Coding - decoding
  • Blood Relations
  • Strong/Weak Argument

General awareness has the following topics-

  • Current Affairs of National and International Economy
  • Daily trends and related news
  • Economics
  • Trade Awareness

Language comprehension has the following topics-

  • Sentence completion
  • Meaning of phrase
  • Paragraph Jumbles
  • Synonyms/Antonyms
  • Spelling

Innovation and Entrepreneurship (optional)

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