AICTE COMMON MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (CMAT)- 2012

AICTE is conducting the first National level  Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)-2012  for
facilitating institutions to select suitable students for admission in all management programmes approved by
AICTE for the year 2012-13. The testing window for computer based test will be open for nine days i.e. from 20th February, 2012 to 28th February, 2012 in 61 cities. The candidates will have option of selecting date and city for appearing in the test.

The initiative has been taken to address the issue  of physical, mental and financial burden being imposed on
the students through a multitude of entrance examinations being followed by the institutions for admission into all Management Programmes in AICTE approved institutions and University Departments. 

Important Dates for CMAT 2012 
                                                  DATE
Registration window
opens on                                    9.12.2011
Last Date for Online
Registration                                 9.01.2012
Print out of Hall ticket From         30.01.2012
Computer based test
dates                                20.02.2012 to 28.02.2012 
Test Timings                       9.30 am - 12.30 pm
                                         2.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Declaration of result               11.03.2012
Print out of Score
Cards                          From 11.03.2012 to 11.04.2012

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline or Final year students  of Graduate Courses can apply for CMAT. 

 Registration

• online from 9th December 2011 to 9th January 2012 on website www.aicte-cmat.in  
• Selection up-to 3 cities giving order of preference.
• The first come first served; actual allotment subject to availability of the slots in a particular city.

Test Fee

Test                                   General/OBC                                                         SC/ST/PD
CMAT 2012           Rs.1200 + Bank charges as applicable         Rs.600 + Bank charges as applicable

Mode of Payment 

Net Banking / Credit / Debit Card                            Online through www.aicte-cmat.in 

Cash Payment               Through challan generated online and Cash deposited in any branch of State Bank of
                                                                                                  India.

Admission Process

Scores awarded will be used for allotment of seat in the AICTE approved Institutes/University Departments.

How to apply

Pre-requisites before starting the CMAT Registration:
We suggest you have the following ready before starting the CMAT registration process

• A Computer with good Internet connectivity so that there is no breakage of Internet during registration
• All your qualification details as you need to enter them while registering for CMAT exam
• A Valid e-mail id which you will be using at least for the next 6 months. All communication will be done on this e-mail id which you will enter while registering for CMAT exam
• A Valid mobile number as all information via sms will be sent to this number
• A valid Credit / Debit card in case you want to pay ONLINE
• A Printer connected to your system as you will have to PRINT 3 copies of CHALLAN in case you are planning to pay by CASH at the bank

Registering for CMAT is a 4 Step process as mentioned below:
Step 1) First time you will enter as NEW USER. Here you will read the instructions carefully, accept the declaration and proceed

Step 2) Self registration:  Here you need to enter few basic details. Submitting this page will generate a unique 8 digit password. This password will be shown on your screen and will be sent to you via e-mail and sms.  From now onwards, whenever you wish to login to the registration portal, you will come as an EXISTING USER and login with your e-mail id and this unique 8 digit password. This completes your self registration

Step 3) Payment Process: You can do the payment in either of the two modes mentioned below

Mode i) ONLINE PAYMENT: You can select ONLINE PAYMENT mode and then do the payment using Credit card / Debit card / Net Banking
Once your payment is successfully done, you will receive a confirmation e-mail and sms. Once you have received the successful payment confirmation, you can proceed with the remaining part of registration process

Mode ii) CASH Payment in SBI bank: You can select this option to pay by CASH at any of the designated SBI bank branch. Once you select this option and proceed, you will see a CHALLAN on your screen with your details already filled in it. You need to take 3 PRINT OUTS of this CHALLAN, fill in the details wherever required in all the copies, and walk in to your nearest SBI bank branch with CASH on the next day of generation of Challan. Cash Deposit will be accepted only from the next day of your Challan generation
E.g. If you Generate and Print the Challan copies on 9th Dec 2011, then walk in to the nearest SBI bank branch with Challan copies and CASH from 10th Dec 2011 onwards. Similarly if you PRINT the CHALLAN copies on 10th Dec 2011, then walk in to the nearest SBI bank branch with Challan copies and CASH from 11th Dec 2011 onwards.

NOTE: The last date to pay CASH in bank is 10th Jan 2012 and from there onwards to complete registration is 12th Jan 2012

In return to the CASH Deposit, the bank will give you one copy of CHALLAN with their stamp and a JOURNAL number written on it. Please ensure the JOURNAL number written is clearly visible before you leave the bank. Now that you have deposited the CASH and got the acknowledgement CHALLAN, you need to wait for 48 hours. In these 48 hours, your payment will get updated in the registration portal.
You will receive an e-mail and sms confirming that your payment data has got updated in the registration portal. Then you need to re login to the portal proceed with the remaining part of registration process

Step 4) Now that you are done with the payment, you need to fill the remaining part of the form. Once you have filled the complete form, we suggest you once again check the complete data entered. You can still modify the data entered by clicking on VIEW / MODIFY
Once you are sure that all the data entered is accurate, you will have to accept a declaration and click on SUBMIT. The system will re-confirm to you for SUBMIT. Once you confirm, your form will get finally SUBMITTED and no change in the data is possible after this SUBMIT
You will see a message on your screen stating “Thank you for successfully registering for the AICTE CMAT 2012 exam. Please login from 30^th Jan 2012 onwards to download your exam ADMIT CARD. For latest updates, please visit www.aicte-cmat.in”

This completes the registration process

CMAT Paper pattern
A three-hour test, AICTE says that CMAT scores will help applicants seek admissions across all management programmes at AICTE-approved Institutions, amounting to about 4 lakh MBA seats on paper.
The test will comprise four sections — Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness. Each section will have 25 questions and weigh 100 marks — that’s 4 marks per question. There will be negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer.
“We are expecting about 2.5 lakh candidates to register for the test. Our co-ordinating team has made special provisions to see that technical infrastructure is in place in all the CMAT test centers across 61 cities,” Dr SS Mantha, AICTE Chairman told.

Section	No of Questions	Marks
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation	25	100
Logical Reasoning	25	100
Language Comprehension	25	100
General Awareness	25	100

 Information Sources

E-mail Id :  customercare@aicte-cmat.in 
Helpline number :   022-40369695
Fax Number: 022-28576329
Phone support availability: 09th December, 2011 to11th April, 2012 (24X7)