CMAT 2025 will be held on January 25, 2025. At this juncture, an absolute must for all the aspirants is to take CMAT mock tests regularly and seriously. Ideally, an aspirant should aim for at least 10 full-length mocks during the last month of CMAT preparation.
By Mikin Shah
Last month preparation strategy for CMAT 2025 - It is exactly one month to go for CMAT 2025 exam. The efforts put in during the last stages of preparation can play a decisive role in determining your CMAT 2025 result. So, what should be the focus areas in this last one month of CMAT exam preparation 2025. In the last one month of CMAT preparation, the focus should be solely on solving practice tests and sample questions. Enough practice of CMAT questions will prepare you to handle any type of question paper- easy, moderate or tough. You can use the experience of CAT, NMAT, XAT exams, that shall have appeared for before CMAT to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses. Apart from that, candidates need to focus on several other aspects of CMAT preparation 2025 in the last month. Read below.
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At least 70,000 students across the country are expected to appear for CMAT 2025 which will be held in computer based test mode at various exam centres in 124 cities. At this juncture, an absolute must for all the aspirants is to take CMAT mock tests regularly and seriously. Ideally, an aspirant should aim for at least 10 full-length mocks during the last month of CMAT 2025 preparation. Considering that the exam is of three hours, one mock test and its analysis should make up one day’s work. I do not recommend taking CMAT mock test on a daily basis. Rather, it should be done on alternate days. The intervening days should be used to refresh some of the weaker areas.
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Strength and Weaknesses
Any student who has taken up CMAT 2025 preparation seriously and has devoted the requisite time would definitely know the areas of strengths and weakness by now. Going into the final phases, the idea is to capitalise on your areas of strength while managing your weaknesses. This is especially true while attempting mock tests. The idea should be to first tackle the section which is your strength and then move to weaker areas. You must be absolutely clear in your mind about the sequence in which the sections are to be attempted. This sequence should be followed in each mock test and then at the real CMAT exam.
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Well Defined Routine
For the last few weeks, settling into a well defined routine is a must. Various activities such as CMAT mock tests, revisions, study-breaks and most importantly the sleep timings must follow a set pattern. The aspirants should devote at least one hour daily to reading a national newspaper. Apart from being recreational, this can be of great help in improving the comprehension skills as well as adding to the general awareness.
CMAT is About Aptitude Not Memory
It has been observed that some students tend to slog too hard during the last few weeks before the exams. This must be avoided at all costs as it is likely to hurt your performance. The idea is to just peak on the day of the exam. Too much work (anything more than six hours per day) in the last month can cause you to burn out before the exam day. Also, CMAT is about aptitude and not memory, so it makes no sense to cover every possible topic / detail / concept / formulae during the last few days. Moreover, most of the candidates have already spent more than 100 hours for preparation, so there is not much to add to the repertoire during the last few days.
Q: What is the CMAT marking scheme?
Q: Is there any negative marking in CMAT?
Yes, there is a negative marking in CMAT exam. For each wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted. For example, if a candidate attempts 18 questions from Logical Reasoning and gets 15 questions correct but 3 questions incorrect. Then the candidate's score for this section will be 15x4-3, i.e. 57. However, no marks will be deducted for unanswered questions.
Thus, candidates must choose only those questions to solve which they are sure of solving accurately. It is anyway not possible to solve all 100 questions, so candidates must weigh their options viz. Strength and weak areas and then choose questions carefully.
If candidates are not sure of answering a question correctly or it is taking too much time, then they should leave that questions and move to next as they also need to keep a tab on the time limit.
CMAT 2025: What to Do in the Last Few Days?
For the last few days before the CMAT 2025 exam, the following should be kept in mind:
- It is alright to relax! You have done all the hard-work, and now is the time to harvest it.
- DO NOT attempt too many mock tests in the final days before CMAT 2025 (Not more than two mock tests during the last four days).
- Be very sure about the section-wise sequence of attempts. Maximise the attempts in your areas of strength.
- Try to visit the CMAT test center one or two days before the actual exam as it will help you to avoid last minute hassle of connectivity, traffic, etc.
- Get a good night’s sleep (at least seven hours) and spend time with family or friends on the day preceding the CMAT exam.
Last Words
Be very clear about the institutes you want to target and hence the CMAT score that you are trying to achieve. Attempt CMAT 2025 in a manner which best fits your strengths and weaknesses. Just stay confident and everything will fall in place. All the best!
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