CMAT Counselling 2024: Registration Dates, Documents

Hafsha Qureshi
Hafsha Qureshi

Updated on - Apr 25, 2024

CMAT counselling 2024 dates will be announced on the official website i.e, cmat.nta.nic.in by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The CMAT counselling is expected to commence in the first week of Jun 2024 tentatively. The scores of this exam are accepted at more than 1000 B-schools, and each institute releases a separate set of CMAT cuts off which the candidates must check before applying.

CMAT Counselling 2024 Dates

The tentative schedule for CMAT 2024 counselling will be discussed in this section. The precise dates, once announced, will be furnished in the table given below:

CMAT Counselling 2024 Dates
Specifications Dates
CMAT Exam 2024 May 15, 2024
CMAT Counselling 2024 Date  Jun 2024

CMAT Counselling 2024 Selection Procedure

The admission process in some B-Schools includes a group discussion round to shortlist candidates for CMAT Counselling 2024. The selection procedure varies within institutes. The selection procedure of CMAT 2024 mostly comprises GD (Group Discussion), PI (Personal Interview), or WAT (Written Ability Test).

After CMAT written exam, the selection process goes on in the following way:

  • Group Discussion
  • Personal Interview
  • Written Ability Test
  • Final Selection

Candidates will be required to attend the different stages of CMAT counselling 2024, as elaborated below:

1. Group Discussion

A group will have around 10 candidates and they will be given a topic to discuss on the day of CMAT counselling 2024. The key area tested here is communication skills. Apart from this, GD also helps one to find the best team player. Candidates who begin the discussion first, who negotiate better, and who express their thoughts in an orderly fashion will have an edge over others.

2. Personal Interview

This round is to test the personality and interpersonal skills of a candidate. The interviewer also checks the subject knowledge of the aspirant and questions will be asked based on his or her job or education.

3. Written Ability Test

In the written ability test of CMAT counselling, candidates will be asked to write on a particular topic. Newspaper reading will help students to perform well. This is to check how the candidate articulates his thoughts and ideas in English without any factual flaws.

4. Final Selection

Based on the performance of the candidates, in the previous stages, the final selection of CMAT counselling 2024 will take place. The scores obtained in the personal interview, group discussion and the written test will be cumulated and a final merit list will be released by the conducting authority.

The selected candidates will be contacted by the various institutions, based on their scores in the final merit list. The method of contact can range from emails to normal phone calls or SMS, depending upon the institution. It is advised that the candidates regularly check the official website for further details regarding CMAT counselling 2024.

Documents Required for CMAT Counselling 2024 

Candidates attending the counselling sessions must have documents ready themselves before they appear for the same. The counselling process will be held after the declaration of the result. Applicants should be very much cautious about documents required for the counselling process and they should be aware of the fact that documents should not be missed out.

Important documents which are required at the time of CMAT 2024 counselling are as follows:

  • 10th and 12th Marksheets
  • Degree certificate
  • Call Letter for CMAT Counselling 2024 
  • Admit Card
  • CMAT 2024 Scorecard
  • Payment Challan Copy for Counselling Process
  • 5 Passport Size Colour Photographs
  • Caste Certificate
  • Domicile Certificate
  • Valid Photo ID Recognized by the Indian Government

CMAT 2024 Reservation Policy

The exam has reservation policy criteria and students who are giving the exam under these criteria need to follow specific rules and regulations when appearing for counselling. Parameters involving CMAT Reservation Criteria are as follows:

  • Guidelines: Every participating institute has its own unique set of guidelines according to the category and directions of its corresponding state government.
  • Horizontal Reservations: There are provisions of a horizontal reservation for the Physically Handicapped (PH), Defence Persons, and the girl child category candidates, which again vary from institute to institute. The priority of candidates in horizontal reservation also varies as per CMAT counselling 2024.
  • Undisclosed: NTA does not provide any information on a reservation of seats for various categories such as Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), or Other Backwards Classes (OBC).
  • Unofficial: There is no official announcement made by NTA on the reservation of seats for the counselling process, for the Physically Handicapped (PH) category, Kashmiri Migrant (KM) category, girl child category, and Defence Persons category.
  • Creamy/Non-Creamy Layer: Reservation of seats for OBC candidates through NTA CMAT Counselling 2024 will also depend on a layer, from which they belong, that is, creamy and non-creamy layer.
  • Statutory Provisions: The reservation of seats in the management programme through CMAT selection procedures will be done based on prevalent statutory provisions of the State Government under which a particular participating institute falls.

CMAT 2024 Participating Institutes

CMAT scores will be accepted by over 1000 B-schools in India. Some of the best-known B-schools accepting CMAT scores are discussed in the table below:

Colleges Accepting CMAT Scores 2024
Institutes
Acharya Bangalore Business School, Bangalore
Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi
Pune University MBA (PUMBA) Department of Management Sciences
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
Doon Business School, Dehradun
Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Indus Business Academy
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business (IISWBM), Kolkata
Future Business School, Kolkata
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE) Mumba
KIIT School of Rural Management, Bhubaneswar
Goa Institute of Management, Goa

 

FAQs on CMAT Counselling

Q: When will the CMAT counselling 2024 dates be announced?

A: CMAT counselling 2024 dates are expected to be out after the results are released. The CMAT counselling is expected to be out by May 2024-First Week.

Q: What are the documents required in CMAT counselling 2024?

A: The documents required in CMAT counselling 2024 are 10th and 12th Marksheets, degree certificate, call letter for CMAT counselling 2024, admit card, CMAT 2024 scorecard etc. Students must cross check that they should have all the required documents on the counselling day of CMAT 2024.

Q: What is the selection process of CMAT 2024 counselling?

A: CMAT counselling 2024 is usually conducted in four rounds. The four rounds of CMAT counselling 2024 are group discussion, personal interview, written ability test and final selection.

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