CMAT 2021 exam analysis includes overall and sectional analysis of the CMAT 2021 question paper, difficulty level of the questions, section-wise weightage, number of good attempts and expected CMAT cut offs.
CMAT 2021 analysis is now available. The CMAT exam was held in two shifts from 9 AM to 12 PM and 3 PM to 6 PM. The CMAT 2021 paper analysis includes in-depth discussion of the structure of the question paper, it’s difficulty level, number of good attempts in each section and expected cut offs for MBA admission.
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CMAT 2021 Analysis: Highlights
- CMAT 2021 was conducted by NTA in two shifts. Shift 1: 9 AM to 12 PM, Shift 12: 3 PM to 6 PM
- The CMAT 2021 question paper has five sections carrying 25 questions each
- Apart from Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning¸ Language Comprehension and General Awareness there is a fifth section – Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
- This fifth section is an optional section. Those who opted for this section were given 30 minute extra to complete the paper.
- Each correct answer carries four marks and each incorrect attempt carries minus one mark
- There is no other change in the CMAT exam pattern. The difficulty level of both shifts was easy to moderate.
- Language Comprehension was moderate. There were four RCs having 14 questions
- GK was difficult and most of the questions were from Static GK and History
- Quantitative Technique section was moderate and Logical Reasoning section was easy
- Those who opted for the new section – Innovation and Entrepreneurship said that it was moderate
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CMAT 2021 Analysis Shift 1: Sectional Break Up
The overall difficulty level of CMAT exam 2021 was moderate and about 80-85 questions with 90 per cent accuracy can fetch a good score. Check CMAT 2021 question paper break-up and marks allottment.
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| Section |
Number Of Questions |
Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
25 |
100 |
| Logical Reasoning |
25 |
100 |
| Language Comprehension |
25 |
100 |
| General Awareness |
25 |
100 |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
25 |
100 |
| Total |
125 |
500 |
CMAT 2021 Analysis Shift 1: Level of Difficulty
The new section-Innovation and Entrepreneurship was of moderate difficulty level. Check the table below for the difficulty level of the main four sections of CMAT exam.
| Section |
No. Of Questions |
Good Attempts |
Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
25 |
18-20 |
Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning |
25 |
21-23 |
Easy -Moderate |
| Language Comprehension |
25 |
17-19 |
Easy |
| General Awareness |
25 |
9-11 |
Difficult |
| Total |
100 |
65-70 |
Moderate |
CMAT 2021 Analysis Shift 2: Level of Difficulty
The overall difficulty level of CMAT exam 2021 was moderate like every year. Check the break up of CMAT 2021 question paper Shift 2.
| Section |
No. Of Questions |
Good Attempts |
Overall Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
25 |
18-20 |
Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning |
25 |
21-23 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Language Comprehension |
25 |
17-19 |
Easy |
| General Awareness |
25 |
9-11 |
Difficult |
| Total |
100 |
65-70 |
Moderate |
CMAT 2021 Analysis: Logical Reasoning
- The Logical Reasoning section of CMAT 2021 question papers of Shift 1 and Shift 2 were easy having 22 non verbal reasoning questions and 3 verbal reasoning questions.
- The questions in this section were stand-alone, straight forward and easy to solve.
| Area |
Topics |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning |
Critical Reasoning |
3 |
| Non Verbal Reasoning |
Visual Reasoning, Coding-Decoding, Relations, Series, Analogies, Blood Relations, Arrangements (Circular & Matrix), , Directions, Counting figures, etc. |
22 |
CMAT 2021 Analysis: Language Comprehension
- The Language Comprehension section of CMAT 2021 question papers consisted of 14 Reading Comprehension questions and 11 non-RC questions.
- RC questions on the two short passages (about 100 words each) were more difficult than questions on the two longer passages (400 to 500 words each).
- There were 11 non-RC questions (Vocabulary and Grammar). They all were of easy to moderate difficulty level.
| Area |
Topics |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
Four passages of 100 to 500 words |
14 |
| Vocabulary |
Synonyms, Fill in the Blanks |
3 |
| Grammar |
Sentence Correction/Improvement |
8 |
CMAT 2021 Analysis: Quantitative Technique and Data Interpretation
- The CMAT 2021 question papers of Shift 1 and Shift 2 had 25 questions in total. The section was overall of moderate difficulty.
- This section of CMAT 2021 exam was slightly difficult than the previous year.
- The Quants part was dominated by Arithmetic with 10 questions.
- The Data Interpretation questions were DI sets on Table and Pie Chart.
| Area |
Topics |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic |
Time-speed-distance, Time-Work, Percentages, Ratio-Proportion, SI-CI, Mixtures & Allegations, Work Pipes & Cisterns, |
10 |
| Algebra |
Quadratic equations, Linear Equations |
3 |
| Geometry |
Triangles |
1 |
| Modern Math |
Permutation - Combination, Function, Probability, Venn Diagram |
4 |
| Numbers |
Properties of Numbers, Surds & Indices, HCF LCM |
5 |
| Data Interpretation |
Table, Pie-Chart |
2 |
CMAT 2021 Analysis: General Awareness
- The General Awareness section of Shift 1 and Shift 2 of CMAT 2021 exam was of higher difficulty level.
- There were 17 Static GK questions and 8 Current Affairs questions.
- The section was dominated by questions of Indian context.
- There were some questions on international events too.
CMAT 2021 Shift 1: Expected Cut Offs
Based on the feedback received on the first shift paper of CMAT 2021, here are the expected percentiles by IMS India.
| CMAT Score |
Percentile |
|---|---|
| 300 + |
99.95+ |
| 265-270 |
99 |
| 220-225 |
95 |
| 190-195 |
90 |
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