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CMAT - 2020
45 Days Preparation Plan

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Test Date: 28th January, 2020

Test Time: Slot 1: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Slot 2: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
 CMAT EXAM 2020

The CMAT or Common Management Admission Test is an online entrance

test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to
MBA/PGDM courses in over 1000 B-schools across India.

The duration of the exam is three hours within which the candidates are
required to answer 100 questions from Quantitative Techniques & Data
Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General
Awareness.

Most of the B-School which accepts CMAT scores also accept CAT and XAT
scores. CMAT will be a saviour if you couldn’t do well in other exams.
Look at the cutoffs 200/400 marks is 99%ile as exam takers are less. So
take CMAT seriously and try for a good score.

Ideal score in CMAT Target should be 260 marks in CMAT i.e. attempt of
around 300 marks of paper so that you can clear cutoff of every college
through CMAT. 250 is the ideal target score for top 4 colleges.

CMAT Eligibility Criteria:

● Must be a citizen of India
● The CMAT 2020 aspirant must have completed Graduation in any
discipline or equivalent from a recognized university
● Final year Graduation students (10+2+3) are also eligible to apply
for CMAT, provided their results are declared before
commencement of admission for 2020
● There is no age restriction for CMAT 2020.

Important Dates:
CMAT Event Date

Admit Card Availability 24th December, 2019

CMAT 2020 Exam 28th January, 2020

Result Announced 3rd February, 2020

Eligibility for Management programs (PGDM, MBA and similar)

• Recognised Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 Years duration Obtained at least

50% (45% in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) at the qualifying
Examination. Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply. Click Here
to check the eligibility of other programs accepting CMAT scores.
Correct Answer: +4 Marks
CMAT 2020 Duration: 3 Hours Wrong Answer: -0.25 Marks
Subject No. Of Questions Marks

Quantitative Techniques (QT) & 25 100

Data Interpretation (DI)

General Knowledge (GK) 25 100

Language Comprehension (LC) 25 100

Logical Reasoning (LR) 25 100

TOTAL 100 400

45 Days Preparation Schedule

Data Language General Quantitative

DAYS Interpretation Comprehension Knowledge
Logical Reasoning
Techniques

Company Critical
Pie Chart
Verbal Reasoning
HCF & LCM

Day 1 Punch Lines Reasoning ( 2-3

( 2-3 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)
( 2 hrs.) hrs.)

Pie Chart
Syllogisms
Geography
Visual Reasoning
Percentages

Day 2
( 2-3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 3 hrs.)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Ratios and

Graphs
Sequencing

Day 3 Words
Affairs
Proportions

( 3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)

Day 4 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Using the same Quadratic

Critical
Graphs
word with different Geography
and Linear
Day 5 Reasoning ( 2-3
( 3 hrs.) meaning
( 2 hrs.) equations

hrs.)
( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs.)
DAYS Data
Interpretation
Language
Comprehension
General
Knowledge
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative
Techniques

Work and
Bar Graphs
Contextual Usage
History
Visual Reasoning

Day 6 Time

( 3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)

( 2 hrs.)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Work and

Bar Graphs
Sequencing

Day 7 Words
Affairs
Time

( 3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)

Day 8 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Coding and
Line Charts
Analogies
History
Geometry

Day 9 Decoding

( 3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 3 hrs.)

( 1:30 Min.)

Assumption -
One Word
Line Charts
Business
Premise - Geometry

Day 10 Substitution

( 3 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.) Conclusion

( 3 hrs.)
( 1 hr.)
( 2 hrs.)

Assumption -
Vocabulary - 50 Current Geometric
Pie Chart
Premise -
Day 11 Words
Affairs
Progression

( 2-3 hrs.) Conclusion

( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 3 hrs.)

( 2 hrs.)

Day 12 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Column Statements and Time - Speed

Antonyms
Business

Day 13 Graphs
Assumptions
- Distance

( 1:30 Minutes) ( 2 hrs.)

( 3 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min) ( 2 hrs.)

Column Statements and

Idioms
Science
Profit and
Day 14 Graphs
Assumptions

( 1:30 Minutes) ( 2 hrs.) Loss ( 2 hrs.)

( 3 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Identifying Valid Geometric

Line Charts

Day 15 Words
Affairs
Inferences
Progression

( 3 hrs.)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs.)

Day 16 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Books and
Venn Assertion and
Fill in the blanks
authors/ Algebra

Day 17 diagram
Reasons

( 1 hr.) Awards
( 3 hrs)
( 3 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)
( 2 hrs.)

Venn Sports/ Identifying

Odd man out
Algebra

Day 18 diagram
Politics
Reasons

( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs)
( 3 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.) (1 hr.)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Linear

Bar Graphs
Algebra

Day 19 Words
Affairs
Arrangements

( 3 hrs.) ( 3 hrs)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 1 hr.)
DAYS Data
Interpretation
Language
Comprehension
General
Knowledge
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative
Techniques

Day 20 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Jumbled Company Linear

Graphs
Averages

Day 21 Paragraphs
Punch Lines Arrangements

( 3 hrs.) ( 3 hrs)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 1 hr.)

Sentence Sports/ Matrix Number

Pie Chart

Day 22 Completion
Politics
arrangements
System

( 2-3 hrs.)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs) ( 2 hrs)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Matrix Partnership

Bar Graphs

Day 23 Words
Affairs
arrangements
(Accounts)

( 3 hrs.)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs) ( 3 hrs)

Day 24 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Books and
Column Sentence
authors/ Family Tree
Percentages

Day 25 Graphs
Correction

Awards
( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs.)
( 3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.)
( 2 hrs.)

Foreign language
Venn
words used in Geography
Family Tree
Vectors

Day 26 diagram

English
( 2 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs)
( 3 hrs.)
( 1 hr.)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Work and

Line Charts
Cause and effect

Day 27 Words
Affairs
Time

( 3 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min)

( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)

Day 28 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Venn Time - Speed

Read Paragraphs
History
Cause and effect

Day 29 diagram
- Distance

( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min)

( 3 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)

Company Critical
Bar Graphs
Read Paragraphs
Geometry

Day 30 Punch Lines Reasoning

( 3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs.)

( 2 hrs.) ( 2-3 hrs.)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Work and

Bar Graphs
Sequencing

Day 31 Words
Affairs
Time

( 3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)

Day 32 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Pie Chart
Syllogisms
Geography
Visual Reasoning
Percentages

Day 33
( 2-3 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 3 hrs.)

Column Statements and

Idioms
Science
Profit and
Day 34 Graphs
Assumptions

( 1:30 Minutes) ( 2 hrs.) Loss ( 2 hrs.)

( 3 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min)
DAYS Data
Interpretation
Language
Comprehension
General
Knowledge
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative
Techniques

Foreign language
Venn
words used in Geography
Family Tree
Vectors

Day 35 diagram

English
( 2 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs)
( 3 hrs.)
( 1 hr.)

Day 36 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Venn Time - Speed

Read Paragraphs
History
Cause and effect

Day 37 diagram
- Distance

( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min)

( 3 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)

Column Statements and

Idioms
Science
Profit and
Day 38 Graphs
Assumptions

( 1:30 Minutes) ( 2 hrs.) Loss ( 2 hrs.)

( 3 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min)

Using the same Quadratic

Critical
Graphs
word with different Geography
and Linear
Day 39 Reasoning

( 3 hrs.) meaning
( 2 hrs.) equations

( 2-3 hrs.)
( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs.)

Day 40 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Venn Time - Speed

Read Paragraphs
History
Cause and effect

Day 41 diagram
- Distance

( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min)

( 3 hrs.) ( 2 hrs.)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Linear

Bar Graphs
Algebra

Day 42 Words
Affairs
Arrangements

( 3 hrs.) ( 3 hrs)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 1 hr.)

Vocabulary - 50 Current Identifying Valid Geometric

Line Charts

Day 43 Words
Affairs
Inferences
Progression

( 3 hrs.)
( 1 hr.) ( 2 hrs.) ( 1 hr.) ( 3 hrs.)

Column Statements and

Idioms
Science
Profit and
Day 44 Graphs
Assumptions

( 1:30 Minutes) ( 2 hrs.) Loss ( 2 hrs.)

( 3 hrs.) ( 1:30 Min)

Day 45 SELF-ASSIGNED TEST (150 minutes only) ; Preferably in the morning

Key References:

The following links will help you prepare comprehensively for CMAT 2020.

1 https://www.indiabix.com All
2 https://www.Inshorts.com Current Affairs
News Editorial and
3 https://knappily.com Analysis App
4 http://educationsatguru.com For Current Affairs
Quantitative
Techniques, Logical
5 https://testpot.com Reasoning
6 https://www.examsbook.com/tests/list Quantitative techniques
7.https://www.examsbook.com/quantitative-
aptitude-questions-and-answers-for-bank-
exams Quantitative techniques
8 https://www.bbc.com/news English Reading Skills
9 https://www.newyorker.com English Reading Skills
Language
10 https://www.englishgrammar.org Comprehension
Language
11 https://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com Comprehension
Language
12 https://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/ Comprehension