NTA CMAT 2021: CMAT exam session 1 concluded; Check CMAT analysis
Himanshu Shekhar | March 31, 2021 | 01:05 PM IST | 2 mins read
CMAT 2021 first slot concludes at 12:30 pm. The overall difficulty level of the CMAT exam was moderate. Check section wise CMAT analysis 2021 here.
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has successfully conducted CMAT 2021 (Slot 1) today from 9:00 AM to 12:00/12:30 PM. Due to the addition of an additional section “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” in the
CMAT 2021 exam pattern
, there were mixed reactions from the students. The CMAT analysis 2021 as per the students of shift 1, CMAT exam 2021 was moderate to difficult.
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CMAT Analysis 2021 by Students
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Overall difficulty of CMAT exam: Moderate
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Most difficult section: CMAT Gk section
Those candidates who appeared for CMAT 2021 slot 1 exam, did not face any technical glitch while taking the CMAT exam. CMAT 2021 slot 1 exam analysis comprises the number of questions asked in a particular section and its difficulty level.
CMAT Exam Analysis 2021: Shift 1
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Section name |
Difficulty level |
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Logical Reasoning |
Moderate to Difficult |
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Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation |
Moderate |
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General Awareness |
Difficult |
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Language Comprehension |
Easy |
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Optional) |
Moderate |
|
Overall |
Easy to Moderate |
CMAT 2021- Exam highlights
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CMAT 2021 question had five sections carrying 25 questions each
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Apart from Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, General Awareness and Language Comprehension there was fifth section- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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For each correct answer four mark will be awarded
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One mark will be deducted for each wrong answer
CMAT 2021 shift 1: Students reaction
CMAT Shift 1 is over and candidates noted the overall difficulty level of CMAT 2021 Shift 1 is moderate. Here, the CMAT analysis for shift 1.
According to one of the candidates, Gaurav, “Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation section took some time-consuming. The general awareness section was also very difficult and a candidate could get good marks if he could answer 13 to 18 questions. The reasoning section was between easy to moderate difficulty level”.
Another aspirant, Aarushi said, “That the overall difficulty level of CMAT 2021 exam was easy to moderate. In the Language Comprehension section most of the questions asked from English Grammar, and Synonym and Antonym. In the QA category, the weightage of probability was higher compared to last year. I expect more than 85 percent in CMAT.
What after CMAT 2021? (Slot 1)
After the conclusion of CMAT 2021 (Slot 1), the next slot will start from 3:00 PM to 6:00/ 6:30 PM. In these two hours after CMAT slot 1, candidates can check the CMAT slot 1 analysis provided by Careers360.
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