CMAT 2021 exam dates yet to be announced; Know tentative date here

NEW DELHI: Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2021 is likely to be held in the first or second week of April, according to an NTA official. An NTA notification dated February 12, 2021, stated that the exam will be conducted in the last week of March or in early April.

CMAT is usually conducted in January but CMAT 2021 was delayed till February owing to the COVID-19 situation in the country. The CMAT 2021 exam was earlier scheduled to be conducted on February 22/27. However, there is no official announcement yet on the CMAT 2021 exam dates.

Several media reports were doing rounds on the internet stating that the CMAT 2021 exam is expected to be held in May. Some reports even stated that the NTA updated the CMAT exam date as “May 8” on its official website which was later changed to “to be declared”. The delay in the announcement of CMAT 2021 exam dates has caused confusion among students.

Careers360 contacted an NTA official to get clarity on the exam date and availability of the CMAT 2021 admit card.

When asked if the CMAT 2021 exam is scheduled for May, the NTA official told Careers360, "No, the date of CMAT exam will not be extended till May. CMAT 2021 is likely to be held in the first or second week of April and the hall ticket will most probably be released by the last week of March. An official notification regarding the availability of CMAT admit card might also be released soon."

CMAT 2021: What we know so far?

The NTA on December 23, 2020, released a notification saying that the CMAT 2021 exam will be held in February. Thereafter, on February 12, the NTA released another official CMAT notification postponing the exam date and extending the registration. As per this notification, CMAT 2021 exam was to be held either in the last week of March or early April 2021.

CMAT 2021: Changes made in CMAT schedule to date

Impact on admission due to postponement of CMAT 2021

More than 1,000 B-schools accept CMAT scores for admission to MBA/ PGDM programmes and usually they start their application process after the declaration of the CMAT result. This year, the timeline for MBA admission at these colleges is also likely to get delayed. Also, there are slight chances of many duly registered CMAT aspirants to back out and not appear for this entrance due to timeline clashes with their other B-school personal interview rounds.

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