CMAT 2025 Syllabus
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CMAT 2025 exam syllabus consists of 5 Sections - Language Comprehension, Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, General Awareness, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Earlier the innovation and entrepreneurship section was not mandatory to answer for candidates. From now onwards this section also carries the same weightage in the exam. The CMAT syllabus is directed by the AICTE. In order to take admission to top MBA/PGDM colleges of India.
The duration of the exam is 3 hours(180 Minutes), and 20 questions come from each section consisting of 100 marks. For every right answer, the candidate gets 4 marks, and for every wrong question, 1 mark is deducted in CMAT exam. Careful analysis of the exam syllabus is the initial step for candidates before they start their cmat exam preparation.
- Total number of questions: 100
- No of Section:5 section (Language Comprehension, Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning, General Awareness, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
- Maximum marks: 400
- Total duration: 3 Hours
- Negative marking: 1 Mark
Sectional Sub-division of CMAT Syllabus
Section-1
Language Comprehension is divided into two parts - Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension.
Section-2
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation also consists of two parts with Mathematics and Data Interpretation questions.
Section-3
Logical Reasoning which has questions on various topics of Logical Reasoning.
Section-4
General Awareness (GK) Section which covers current affairs, static GK, Business & Economy, International current affairs, Who's Who, Constitution of India, United Nations Organization among other key topics.
Section-5
Innovation & Entrepreneurship section will ask questions related to innovation and entrepreneurship domain. In total 20 questions will be asked from this section which carries 80 marks in the exam.
All the sections have equal number of questions. In total 20 questions will be asked from each section. The CMAT exam syllabus for Quantitative Ability section is very wide and covers each topic in Mathematics with greater prominence on Arithmetic.
CMAT exam syllabus is based on the cmat previous year paper patterns which contain questions from all these sections.
Section Wise CMAT Syllabus
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Section-1: CMAT Language Comprehension
CMAT defines its Verbal Ability section as Language Comprehension. It covers comprehensive English test which includes the test of grammar, tenses, vocabulary, jumbled paragraphs and reading comprehension.
Key topics in CMAT 2025 Syllabus for this section are
- Dangling Modifiers
- One-word substitution
- Jumbled paragraphs
- Inference-based Questions
- Idioms
- Analogies
- Sentence corrections
- English usage corrections
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Usage of Articles
- Non-finites
- Usage on Nouns & Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions –regular and followed, Verbs, Syntax, Subject-verb Agreement, Simple, continuous, Perfect tenses and Conditional-unreal past.
- Verbal Ability
RC Passages
CMAT gives you briefer RC passages of 500-600 words. The passages are not exceedingly difficult passages. There is no fixed rule on framing the questions based on Reading comprehension passage, which is pursued by at least 4-5 questions each.
Questions could be any of following types:
- Questions based on Inference
- Questions based on the Central Idea of the passage
- Questions based on phrases, idioms
- Questions based on expression in the passage.
Section-2: Updated CMAT Syllabus on Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation - 2025
Questions in this section are individual.
Quantitative Techniques
- Arithmetic-Ratio, Mixtures, Work, Average, Percentage, Time & speed, Profit and loss, Interest, Basic statistics
- Number properties
- Probability
- Alligations & Mixtures
- Partnership
- Permutation and combination
- Counting principles
- Inequations
- Geometry
- Pipe & Cisterns
- Algebra
- Binomial Theorem
- Derivatives (Maxima-Minima)
Data Interpretation
- Graph, Quardric and linear equation
- Table and pie chart
- Bar diagrams and graphs
- Data Sufficiency
- Data Comparison
- Caselets
- Charts
Section-3: Syllabus of CMAT 2025 on Logical Reasoning
The section is a combination of the topics from arrangements like linear, seating, sequencing & arranging with conditions to coding.
The CMAT Logical Reasoning Syllabus covers the following topics:
- Blood Relationship Test
- Statement Arguments, Non-verbal reasoning, Statements Assumptions,
- Number Series, Sequencing
- Paradoxes
- Figure Series
- Sequencing
- Statement-conclusion
- Inferences
- Logical puzzle,
- Coding - Decoding
- Numerical puzzle
- Direction & Distance
- Venn Diagram
- Floor Puzzle
- Cause & effect
- True/false statements
- Visual Reasoning
- Number Series
- Matrix Arrangements
Section-4: CMAT Syllabus on General awareness
This section in CMAT is divided into three parts.
- Conventional GK
- Current GK- based on current reading of newspapers and periodicals
- Business & Economics GK – i.e. changes in Fiscal and Monetary policy, CRR, Repo Rate,
- Devaluation and up valuation of Rupee.
- Global summits and conferences
- Business, National, and International events
- Who’s who
- Sports news, Personalities in News,
- Biodiversity
- Literature
- Culture, Geography, History of India
- Constitution of India
- Currency and Capitals of the countries
- States of India
- International Organizations
- Monetary and fiscal tools
- Emblem
- Identification of personalities, companies.
Section-4: Syllabus of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
This section will ask questions related to innovation and entrepreneurship domain. In total 20 questions will be asked from this section which carries 80 marks in the exam. Earlier this section was optional to attempt but this year it is compulsory to solve this section.
- Startups
- Latest Innovation
- Trends in Entrepreneurship
- Role of Women in Entrepreneurship
- Project Management
- Management System Idea
- Startups in India
- Types & Framework of Entrepreneurship