CMAT-Everything you need to know

A brief Overview

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is held annually after the announcement of Grade XII results to enroll new students who aspire to pursue any of the many courses provided by the Faculty of Management TU.

CMAT is a common test for students that assesses their aptitude and reasoning, and it is compulsory for all students to enroll in programs offered by FoM. This test is highly competitive evaluating students' aptitude and caliber for admission. Only after successfully taking this test with good grades do students gain admission to their desired college.

Programmes requiring CMAT:

The Following is the list of programmes that demand CMAT for enrollment:

• Bachelor in Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

• Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)

• Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM)

• Bachelor of Information Management (BIM)

• Bachelor of Mountaineering Studies (BMS)

• Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA)

Eligibility for CMAT:

Any candidates wishing to appear for CMAT to enroll in programmes offered by FoM should first satisfy the following conditions:

• A minimum grade of D in each subject with a CGPA of 1.8 in Grades 11 and 12. Applicants can also apply for CMAT if they are awaiting grade 12 results.

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• A minimum D+ in each subject with a CGPA of 1.8 for students who passed Grades 11 and 12 in 2078 or before 2078.

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• A minimum second division mark in 10+2, PCL, or equivalent in any discipline.

CMAT Format:

• No. of questions: MCQ-based 100 questions.

• Full marks:100

• Pass marks: at least 40 (however preference is given to high-scoring candidates.)

• Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.

• Exam charge: Rs. 1,000/-

• Late charge: N/A

• Marking Scheme: None negative.

• Exam Type: Paper-based.

• CMAT form available: https://www.tudoms.org/bachelor/cmat/form

Documents Needed to Complete the CMAT Form:

• Marksheets for grades 10, 11, and 12 (Applicants can also apply for CMAT if they are awaiting grade 12 results).

• Character certificate of grade 10.

• Passport-size photo.

• Payment voucher/slip.

CMAT syllabus and marks weightage:

CMAT contains one hundred (100) objective questions with four options. It has four primary areas and each area carries a 25% weightage. The test includes the following:

• Verbal Ability: Verbal ability is English language fluency testing in CMAT which includes vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, suitable prepositions, Idioms and phrases, and passages and questions.

• Quantitative Ability: It checks the mathematical skill of students in probability, ratio and proportions, statistics, commission, taxation and VAT, matrix and determinants, and so on.

• Logical Reasoning: This test examines the reasoning ability of students including types of relation, odd one-out arguments and flow chart, pure logic, common sense logic, guest logic, etc.

• General Awareness: Assess the General Knowledge (GK) of students in diverse fields like current affairs, business and economy, sports, politics, management theories, science, literature, interesting facts, and others.

The syllabus and marks weightage are given in the table below:

Mode of Examination

The CMAT entrance exam consists of both a written exam and an interview.

• Written Exam:

The 90-minute CMAT exam consists of 100 objective questions containing twenty (25) questions in each section with a total weight of 100 marks. The students must secure at least 40% to qualify for the examinations.

• Interview:

The colleges running the program also conduct individual presentations and interviews to select suitable candidates. Applicants securing the above cut-off point marks in the CMAT will be short-listed. Then the shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and selected for admission.

Merit List:

Admissions will be strictly based on the merit list. The merit list is prepared based on:

• 60% of marks secured in the CMAT Entrance examination;

• 30% of marks secured in percentage in plus two or equivalent;

• 10% Interview.

CMAT Admit Card:

The CMAT Admit Card can be collected from the respective college administration where the students had submitted their application form or the Admit Card can be downloaded from the website of the TU Faculty of Management. The downloaded copy of the Admit Card must be verified by the college where students submitted the form.

CMAT Exam Centre:

The students will be notified about the Exam Centre by the colleges while they collect CMAT Admit Cards. The Exam Centre will be set according to the symbol number provided on the Admit Card, the students are expected to appear in the respective assigned exam center set as per the symbol number.

Preparing for the test:

It is relatively difficult to prepare this test within a limited time frame. A person learns general knowledge of various subjects at secondary and higher secondary level. Similarly, a person learns basic language and numerical skills during his or her schooling. Therefore, these basic skills are part of individual personality. Nevertheless, how to learn this knowledge and skill within a few days to succeed in the CMAT has appeared as an issue in the present context. The following part represents a study plan in a more intensive way that enables you to prepare for the entrance test.

• Familiarize yourself with the various types of questions that appear on past entrance examinations.

• Do not wait; instead, make advance preparations for the exam.

• The entrance test measures your accuracy and speed, so you should practice to achieve the expected speed and accuracy.

• Utilize practice tests, model questions, and previous examination questions as much as possible.

• Practice all of these while adhering to the specified time schedules.

• After completing the practice tests, model questions, and previous examination sets, you can compare your answers with the provided answer key.

• Identify the areas where you did not score well and then strengthen your weaknesses by reviewing additional materials.

Some Tips for the Test:

The candidates should be aware of the techniques of taking entrance tests. Therefore, the success of a person depends on how he or she uses the techniques of exam preparation and appears. The candidates should therefore keep in mind the following tips for taking the entrance test.

• Read the instructions carefully: The candidates should not hurriedly go through the questions but read the directions or instructions given at the beginning of each section very carefully. The candidates should watch out for the tricky words used in the instructions.

• The strategy of attempting the questions: The candidates with average intelligence can answer most of the questions. All questions should be attempted. Some of the questions may be difficult for an average student; they are designed to confuse the candidates. These questions are in the real sense, time wasters. The candidates, therefore, should not spend too much time pondering over such questions. If a student spends more time on these questions, he/she will be left with less time for the questions. Hence it is better to attempt such questions using common sense or guesses.

• Intelligent guessing: There is no negative marking for wrong answers. Therefore, by all means, one should go ahead and make an intelligent guess. It is always better to guess than absolutely leave the question. Wild guessing should, however, be avoided.

• Speed: This is the crucial element in the entrance test. Speed is the essence of this test. The student should keep this essence in mind. Higher scores can be obtained only when the student completes all the questions in the given time. For this, time planning is essential. One good way to improve is to practice the exercises and model questions.

• Fresh mind: Candidates should take the entrance test with a fresh mind. Last-minute preparations for the test are not going to help him/her in any way. There is nothing to be memorized for the entrance test.

• Knowing the pattern of the entrance test: The candidates should be aware of the structure of the test, the time limit, and the level of difficulty.

• For a high score: The candidates should not leave any questions attempted. All the questions in the entrance test are objective type with four answer choices. The candidates should read all the alternative choices and choose the best.

Important Notes:

• The Details of the Admission procedures, criteria, and selection process are available at FoM website www.fomecd.edu.np and www.tudoms.org

• Link to Online Application (CMAT) form is available at the FoM website www.fomecd.edu.np or www.tudoms.org

• The Online CMAT Application form must be submitted to any campus offering the respective programmes by paying Rs 1,000 (Rs one thousand only) in cash or through the online payment system to the Dean's Office account. The Dean's Office account number is 04500100099066000001.

• Contact the respective campuses/colleges or visit the FoM website for further information.

• Test Center and other details: To be notified by the FoM to the respective campuses submitting the CMAT form or Visit the FoM website.