CMAT 2020 Result – National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the result for Common Management Test (CMAT) 2020 result at ntacmat.nic.in. CMAT 2020 Result will be released on on February 07, 2020. Soon after the declaration of the CMAT result 2020, a merit list is also published on the official website. The result is announced in the form of a scorecard at the candidate’s login. For checking the result, the candidates need to enter their application number and password / date of birth. After the declaration of the online test, the candidates need to appear for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). Check more about counselling, cutoff, tie-breaking and various other details about CMAT 2020 Result from this article.
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Each of the participating institute release their own set of cutoff in order to provide admission to the student. There is no centralized process of counselling under Common Management Admission Test (CMAT). Check the table given below to know more about CMAT 2020 Result.
| Events | Dates |
| CMAT 2020 Exam Date | 28Jan 2020 |
| Result declaration | 07 Feb 2020 |
| Release of merit list | Feb 2020 |
Check result: The candidates can check the CMAT 2020 Result as per the schedule at cmat.nta.nic.in.
CMAT 2020 Answer Key and Question Paper
The answer key as well as question papers are released in the online mode at cmat.nta.nic.in. Candidates can download CMAT 2020 answer key and question paper by entering the application number and date of birth / password.
The candidates can challenge the provisional answer keys if they are not satisfied with the answers. For challenging the answer key, the candidates are required to pay Rs 1000. After considering the errors, NTA releases the final answer key which is then used to prepare the result.
How is CMAT 2020 Result calculated?
The first and foremost thing that candidates must be aware is that CMAT 2020 Result is going to be compiled as per the answers indicated in the final answer key of CMAT 2020. For the calculation of result, the following marking scheme will be followed.
Marking Scheme of CMAT 2020
| Correct Response | (04) |
| Incorrect Response | (01) |
| No Response | 00 |
Merit list is generated on the basis of marks scored by the candidate and the overall percentile score. However, the participating institutes release their own set of cutoffs for the procedure of admission. The merit list of various participating institutes is prepared on the basis of factors provided below:
- Number of students appearing for the examination (CMAT 2020)
- Number of students who passed the examination (CMAT 2020)
- Level of the examination
- Availability of the seats in an institution
CMAT 2020 Cut-off
The institutes that participate in this process formulate their own cut off on the basis of various factors. More than 500 institutes participate in the process of admission under the umbrella of CMAT exam. The cut off percentile for some of the top management schools that accept admission on the basis of CMAT score is mentioned below.
| Institutes | Percentile Score |
| Goa Institute of Management | 99.85 percentile |
| KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 99.20 percentile |
| Pune University department of Management Sciences | 96.42 percentile |
| MET Institute of Management, Mumbai | 97.27 percentile |
| IFIM Business School, Bengaluru | 85 percentile |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra | 75 percentile |
| Dr. D.Y Patil, Vidyapeeth | 75 percentile |
| JBIMS, Mumbai | 99.92 percentile |
| Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad | 60 percentile |
| PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore | 75 percentile |
Note: The application fee for the process of Group Discussion / PI / WAT vary from one institute to another and can be confirmed by visiting the official website of the institute the candidate is applying for.
CMAT 2020 Result Tie Breaking
If in case, two or more candidates get the same marks in CMAT then, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied. Check the points given below to see how it will be solved according to the order of prefernces.
- Firstly, on the basis of sectional scores in the order mentioned here the tie – breaking criteria will be applied
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
| Logical Reasoning |
| Language Comprehension |
| General Awareness |
- Those candidates who have less number of negative answers
- If the tie still persists, the candidate who is older in age will be given preference
How to check CMAT 2020 Result?
In order to check the result candidates are provided with two options in order to login and download their scorecard by the National Testing Agency. The stepwise method to check CMAT 2020 result is mentioned below:
Step 1: Click on the link mentioned above or visit the official website and click on ‘View CMAT Result’.
Step 2: Click on one of the options available for checking the result i.e. through application number and password / date of birth.
- Option 1: Candidates can login using “Application number and Password”
- Option 2: Candidates can login using “Application number and date of birth”
Step 4: Click on the ‘Sign In’ option after entering the details.
Step 5: Download the scorecard and take a printout of the scorecard.
How to check CMAT 2020 Result if a candidate forgets login details?
National Testing Agency has provided two options to the students to check their result. However, if a candidate forgets the Application number while checking the result, following steps must be followed in order to retrieve it
Step 1: Open the login window and click on the button ‘Forgot Application Number’.
Step 2: A new window will appear where the candidate has to enter the details such as father’s name/mother’s name/date of birth.
Step 3: Submit all the details and click on the ‘Get Application Number’ button.
Step 4: After entering the details, the application number will be displayed on the screen.
Step 5: Jot down the application number somewhere safe and check the result.
What After CMAT 2020 Result?
After the declaration of CMAT 2020 Result, the candidates are required to appear for the further ounds of admission at the respective colleges / institutes. The candidates might be judged on the following given grounds.
- Group Discussion
- Personal Interview
CMAT 2020 Counselling
As different cutoffs are released by the institutes for the process of admission, there’s no common process of counselling for the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT). Candidates who clear the exam attend the process of admission on the basis of cutoffs released and their marks and percentile score in the examination. Each of the qualifying candidate has to apply individually on the website of the institute in order to attend further rounds that are involved in the process
CMAT Admission Criteria
Candidates who want to create their future in the field of management based studies appear for CMAT. The admission criteria followed by various institutes for providing admission to their management programmes is given below
- A valid score in the exam (CMAT)
- A graduation degree from a recognised institute
- Performance in the GD / PI / WAT process
About CMAT
National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) for the students who want to take admission in management programme. CMAT is a computer – based test and is conducted at national level. The test takes place to test the basic aptitude of the candidates. They are judged as per their knowledge from the topics General Awareness, Logical Reasinong, Language Comprehension, Quantitative Technique. The test is conducted for the duration of 2 hours. Each section consists of 25 questions.
The final selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of GD and PI. The cores of CMAT is accepted by amost 1000 institutes across India.
CMAT 2020 Result Frequently Asked Questions
Ans : A candidate is allotted with 4 marks in case of any correct answer. For every wrong answer, 01 marks will be deducted. In the end, total marks are calculated and the scorecard is prepared for every candidate.
Ans : Enter the application number and password/date of birth on the official website and download the result.
Ans : NTA calculate the score by following the formula - 100 * No. of candidates appeared in the exam with a raw score less than or equal to a candidate.
Ans : Some of the participating institutes are JBIMS, Goa Institute of Management, KJSIMSR, PUMBA DMS, Xavier Institute of Social Service, Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, and the list is long.
Ans : Candidates who qualify the exam are called for written ability test, group discussion, and personal interview from the participating institutes. NTA is not responsible for any further admission process. It has its role only till the release of the CMAT result. The rest is in hand of the institutes.
Ans : There is ‘N’ number of candidates who appear for the exam and hence, there is a high possibility that two or more candidates end up scoring the same marks. To resolve this issue, the tie-breaking method is used?
Ans : NTA resolves the tie by using the candidate’s section scores in the following manner. Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation -> Logical Reasoning -> Language Comprehension -> General Awareness
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