Which is tougher to crack: MAT or CMAT?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

CMAT and MAT, these both exams are among the important management exams. But CMAT is bit tougher than MAT. These exams are almost the same but difficulty level is somehow different. MAT exam includes Reading Comprehension, Logical Reasoning, Data Analysis, Mathematical Skills, etc. and CMAT includes Quantitative Techniques, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, etc. There are many good institutes like NIT Warangal, Institute of Finance and International Management-Bangalore, etc. are also giving admission through MAT and institutes like JBIMS-Mumbai, Goa Institute of Management-Goa, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management, etc. also give admission through CMAT. So both the exams have similar contents, but CMAT is tougher than MAT. So if one is preparing for CMAT then one can score well in MAT.

manpreet 2 years ago

Both the colleges have different level of difficulty as MAT is accepted by tier 2-3 colleges and CMAT is accepted by JBIMS, KJ Somaiya, etc. so there is a difference between both the exams. CMAT is much more difficult then MAT as you will be getting more opportunities after getting good score in CMAT as compared to MAT. MAT is conducted by AIMA all India Management association for Admission into MBA course by tier 2-3 college whereas CMAT is conducted by AICTE for Admission into JBIMS , KJ Somaiya, Goa Institute of Management, etc. are top college accepting the score of CMAT. So it needs more prepared studies then MAT. The more you score in CMAT you will be getting call from good college for GD/PI as compared to MAT which will land you to normal level college.

manpreet 2 years ago

Before comparing MAT and CMAT toughness, I will be like to provide general information about CMAT and MAT like exam pattern, institutions conducting these exam, frequency of these exam in year and which B Schools use them for admission process. MAT stands for Management Aptitude Test and it is an aptitude test conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA). MAT exam is offered 4 times in a year. MAT is 2 and half hour exam comprise of 200 questions. There are 5 sections with 40 question each. Sections are: 1. Language Comprehension 2. Intelligence and Critical Reasoning 3. Data Analysis and Sufficiency 4. Mathematical Skills 5. Indian and Global Environment Here is the list of top B school accepting MAT score 1 National Institute of Technology, Warangal 2 TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal 3 Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore 4 Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad 5 Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore 6 Alliance School of Business, Bangalore 7 Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune 8 Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow 9 Thiagarajar School of Management, Thirupparankundram 10 SCMS Cochin School of Business, Cochin CMAT Exam is conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education for the admissions to those colleges who is approved by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development. Applicants have to apply online for the CMAT exam and its exam is conducted in the month of January with its last date of registration is December (tentatively). Here is the CMAT exam pattern: The duration of test is 180 minutes (3 hours) There are four sections in the test with 25 questions in each. The sections are (a) Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation b) Logical Reasoning c) Language Comprehension and d) General Awareness Top B-School accepting CMAT score are: Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) Mumbai Goa Institute of Management, Goa K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai Pune University Department of Management Studies XISS Ranchi Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New MET Institute of Management, Mumbai I can say that bot exam are more or less of same toughness but according to me CMAT is little tougher to crack. I hope this helps you!