CMAT 2024 was concluded today on 15th May 2024. The exam was held in two shifts from 9 AM to 12 PM and 3 PM to 6 PM. Overall, the difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate.
In this article, we have covered the drilled-down CMAT 2024 exam analysis for the second shift including good attempts, difficulty level, and the topic-wise breakup of questions.
The marking scheme of the paper remains unchanged at +4 for each correct answer and -1 for each incorrect answer. The below table presents the breakup of the 100 questions:
|
Name of Section |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
|
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation (QT & DI) |
20 |
80 |
15 |
Easy to moderate |
|
Logical Reasoning (LR) |
20 |
80 |
15 |
Easy |
|
Language Comprehension (LC) |
20 |
80 |
15 |
Easy-Moderate |
|
General Awareness (GA) |
20 |
80 |
15 |
Easy |
|
Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
20 |
80 |
10 |
Moderate |
The CMAT syllabus 2024 is divided into five sections. The CMAT exam comprises a total of 100 questions, with 20 questions in each section, get an in-depth analysis of CMAT 2024:
The section consisted of 20 questions. The overall difficulty level was EASY. A good percentage of questions were from Arithmetic. There was exactly one data interpretation set of three questions which was easy too. Overall, an attempt of 15 questions in this section will be considered a good attempt.
The breakup of the questions is as follows:
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
|
Data Interpretation (Table + Pie chart) |
3 |
|
Probability |
2 |
|
Mensuration: (3D) (Cylinder + Cone) and (2D) |
2 |
|
Permutation and Combination |
1 |
|
Time and work |
1 |
|
Profit, Loss, and Discount |
2 |
|
Geometry |
2 |
|
Ratio |
1 |
|
Percentage |
1 |
|
Mixtures |
2 |
|
Number system (LCM/HCF and arrange numbers in order) |
2 |
|
Algebra |
1 |
There were 14 math-based reasoning questions. The 6 questions from the Logical Reasoning part consisted of topics like Statement–assumption, statement–argument, statement–assertion, syllogism, and analogy.
The breakup of math-based 14 questions is as follows:
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
|
Coding-Decoding |
1 |
|
Blood Relations |
1 |
|
Alphabet Series |
1 |
|
Missing number – Grid-based |
2 |
|
Odd one out - Number Series |
1 |
|
Directions |
2 |
|
Circular arrangement |
1 |
|
Row Ranking |
1 |
|
Clock |
1 |
|
Calendar |
1 |
|
Cube |
1 |
|
Square count |
1 |
The difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate with a few tricky questions from the vocabulary section. Also, some questions were statement-based and few were of the form Match the following. However, a well-read student would have completed it easily. There was one RC of two questions which was also fairly easy.
The breakup of questions is as follows:
|
Section |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
|
Grammar |
Direct-Indirect |
1 |
|
Vocabulary |
Synonyms |
2 |
|
Antonym |
1 |
|
|
Word/phrase meaning |
2 |
|
|
Phrasal Verb |
2 |
|
|
Fill in the blanks |
6 |
|
|
Analogy |
2 |
|
|
Reading Comprehension ( Main Idea, Vocabulary, Fact-Based) |
2 |
|
|
Para Jumble |
2 |
|
The innovation & entrepreneurship section consisted of the Business GK questions involving definitions of an entrepreneur, EDP, and basic concepts of business terms. Anyone with an entrepreneurial/business mindset could attempt 12+ questions in this section.
Some of the areas from which the questions were asked included:
Much like last year, this year also, the General Awareness Section was dominated by questions from Static GK. Some of the questions were tricky. There were hardly any questions from Current Affairs. The broad topics covered in Static GK were Indian History, Polity, and Science.
Some of the areas from which the questions were asked included: