CMAT Exam Analysis 2024 (Soon): Detailed Paper Analysis

Vandana Thakur

Updated on - Dec 28, 2023

CMAT exam analysis 2024 will be released after the exam has been conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency) on the official website i.e, cmat.nta.nic.in. CMAT paper analysis will allow students to undertsand the question type, question paper pattern, difficulty level and previous year trends. 

Table of Contents

• CMAT Exam Analysis 2024
• CMAT Exam Analysis 2023
• CMAT 2022 Exam Paper Analysis
  • CMAT 2022 Analysis: Sectional Distribution and Difficulty Level
• CMAT Previous Years' Exam Paper Analysis
  • CMAT 2021 Exam Paper Analysis: Shift-I
  • CMAT 2021 Exam Paper Analysis: Shift-II
  • CMAT 2020 Exam Paper Analysis
  • CMAT 2019 Exam Paper Analysis

CMAT Exam Analysis 2024

CMAT exam analysis 2024 will be announced after the exam has been concluded by NTA (National Testing Agency) on the official website i.e, cmat.nta.nic.in. Students will be able to know detailed difficulty level of the paper, weisghtage per sections, important topics to study, marking scheme per question etc.

CMAT Exam Analysis 2023

CMAT 2023 exam is conducted today, May 4, 2023, in two different shifts. Shift 1 was conducted from 9 AM to 12 PM, while shift 2 is set to be held from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. The exam is held for 3 hours (180 minutes). Candidates will have to answer 100 questions from 5 sections. 

Candidates can find the detailed CMAT exam analysis 2023 for shifts 1 and 2 in the article below. In addition, topics with more weightage and section-wise exam analysis will also be provided. 

CMAT 2022 Exam Paper Analysis

Candidates were allotted 180 minutes to solve all the questions. The candidates were tested in aptitude and knowledge in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Language Comprehension, and General Awareness. The new change in CMAT 2023 is the mandatory Innovation and Entrepreneurship section, unlike last year when it was an optional section. Nonetheless, the quantitative techniques and data interpretation questions were more difficult than last year. 

Each section comprised 20 multiple-choice questions. For every correct answer, candidates will be awarded 4 marks. For every incorrect answer, 1 mark will be deducted from the total score. In case a question is not attempted, no marks will be given.

CMAT 2022 Analysis: Sectional Distribution and Difficulty Level

The difficulty level according to the various section areas mentioned in the table below. However, the analysis shared below is wholly based on candidates’ and other experts’ opinions.  

CMAT Previous Years' Exam Paper Analysis

CMAT paper analysis for the previous years is discussed in detail below. Candidates can check them and get an idea about the exam paper. 

CMAT 2021 Exam Paper Analysis: Shift-I

The overall difficulty level of CMAT exam 2021 was moderate like every year and about 80-85 questions with 90 per cent accuracy can fetch a good score. Check the break-up of CMAT 2021 question paper Shift 1.

CMAT 2021 Exam Paper Analysis: Shift - II

The overall difficulty level of CMAT exam 2021 was moderate like every year and about 80-85 questions with 90 per cent accuracy can fetch a good score. Check the break-up of CMAT 2021 question paper Shift 2.

CMAT 2020 Exam Paper Analysis

The candidates were given 180 minutes to solve all the questions. The question paper tested the candidate's aptitude and knowledge in Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Language Comprehension, and General Awareness. Each section comprised 25 multiple-choice questions.

Out of the four domains named above, the Quants section was found to be the trickiest by the candidates, and Logical Reasoning was the simplest. The overall difficulty level of the question paper ranged from moderate to difficult.

The section-wise analysis for CMAT 2020 exam is as follows:

CMAT Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation Analysis

• This section of CMAT comprised 25 questions covering the basic quantitative aptitude syllabus.
• The difficulty of the section was between moderate and difficult, mostly leaning towards the difficult side.
• There were a higher number of questions from the arithmetic topics of the syllabus.
• Ratio, Proportion, Interest, Time, and Work had a few questions in this paper.
• Data Interpretation had one set of 4 questions instead of the usual pattern of having individual questions.
• As stated, this section was reported to be a little tricky.

CMAT Logical Reasoning Analysis

• The logical reasoning section in CMAT 2020 was said to be the easiest of the lot.
• This section contained 7 verbal questions.
• There were 4 questions from Blood Relations in CMAT 2020 question paper.
• Many other questions were individual and not in a set, as compared to previous papers.
• Other topics covered in the questions in this paper were Coding-Decoding, Relations, Series, Visual Reasoning, Analogy, Directions, Symbol Based Logic, Number Grid, etc.

CMAT Language Comprehension Analysis

• The language comprehension section of CMAT 2020 was of a moderate level of difficulty.
• There was one reading comprehension that was followed by 6 questions.
• The other questions were mostly based on verbal ability.
• These included questions from topics such as antonyms, the odd one out, grammar-based questions, and jumbled paragraphs.
• Some questions were one-word substitution-based.

CMAT General Awareness

• The general awareness section of this paper was reported to be of a moderate level of difficulty.
• This paper had a lot of questions that were based on static general knowledge.
• There were 11 questions on Indian Events, 9 questions about International Events, and 5 questions about Miscellaneous Events.
• The questions related to India comprised topics such as the Constitution of India, Recent Acts in the Parliament, and other related events.

CMAT 2019 Exam Paper Analysis

CMAT 2019 was conducted in two sessions, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. The question difficulty was of moderate level, and candidates good at the selection and rejecting options did well in the exam.

CMAT Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation Analysis

Most of the questions present in this section were based on conventional areas. This section had a moderate difficulty level. There were two data interpretation questions; three from speed, time, and distance, and two from algebra. Permutation and Combination topics contributed to four questions. Being able to attempt 21-23 questions led to a good rank in the exam.

CMAT Logical Reasoning Analysis

This section was having a difficulty range of easy to moderate. There were three questions from Verbal Reasoning, two from Analogy, and one from Analytical Reasoning. The questions were also from topics such as coding/decoding, number sequences, and blood relations. Being about to attempt 20-22 questions could be considered a good attempt.

CMAT Language Comprehension Analysis

There were a total of four passages in this section. Three of these were short passages with 3 questions each, which were about Endangered Languages (Greek and Latin), the World Trade Organization, responsible for deciding the status of the developing countries. There was another long passage on the topic - Parenting and Culture-related value system. They were all composed of factual questions with one inference question. These were relatively easy. The overall the difficulty level was moderate to difficult.

CMAT General Awareness

This section of General Awareness had around 8 questions about current affairs. If the candidate has a habit of reading newspapers and a good knowledge of what's going on in the world, he/she could have attempted around 6 questions with ease. Most questions were from Static GK, based on Awards, Science, Politics, etc. 18 out of 20 would be considered a good score considering the level of questions.