CMAT Eligibility 2025 - Age Limit, Academic Qualification, Reservation

Common Management Admission Test

Avantika Bhardwaj
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CMAT Eligibility 2024: CMAT Eligibility 2024 is set by NTA. It is applicable to all AICTE approved Schools offering MBA and PGDM programmes based on CMAT scores.

Check CMAT eligibility before filling the CMAT application form. CMAT 2025 will be conducted in May 2025 and only those who meet the eligibility criteria will be allowed to appear for the exam.

CMAT Eligibility Criteria 2024

Below are a few details about the CMAT 2024 eligibility criteria that include minimum qualification, age limit and nationality..

  • Candidates must be Indian citizens.

  • They should possess a Bachelor's degree in any discipline issued by a recognised university or institute.

  • The course duration of a bachelor's degree must be three years or above.

  • The candidate must have secured a minimum of 50% marks (45% for candidates from reserved categories) in the qualifying examination.

  • Candidates studying in the final year of their graduation (10+2+3) are also eligible for CMAT. However, they must provide their results and degree certificates during the admission process.

  • There is no age limit to apply for the CMAT 2024 exam.

CMAT 2024 Basic Eligibility Criteria

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the CMAT Eligibility criteria and the eligibility criteria for MBA admission to management institutes.

CMAT 2024 Eligibility 

Eligibility Requirement 

Citizenship 

Applicant must be a citizen of India 

Minimum education 

Graduate with 15 years of minimum education in any discipline from a Recognized University/Institute

Minimum Percentage of Marks in Graduation 

50% marks for the general category 

45% for the SC/ST/PWD category 

Eligibility for Candidates in Final Year of Graduation

The application process is also open to students whose final year results will be announced before the start of admission.

Age limit to apply for CMAT 

No Age limit restriction 

CMAT 2024 Number of Attempts

There has been no limit to the number of attempts allowed for the CMAT exam. As there are no age restrictions, candidates are free to apply as many times as they feel they are capable of meeting the other criteria.

CMAT 2024 Work experience

The CMAT Eligibility Criteria 2024 indicates that candidates with no prior experience are eligible to apply for CMAT. 

CMAT Reservation Policy

The candidates should be aware of the reservation policy. Below is the CMAT 2024 reservation policy for the central government-run management institutes. 

Category

Reservation (in percentage)

Scheduled Caste

15%

Scheduled Tribe

7.5%

Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)

27%

General/Open

50.5%

PwD

5% in each category

CMAT Reservation under Persons with Disabilities

Candidates suffering 40 per cent or more disability (from listed disabilities) can claim admission under the PwD category. The PwD list of disabilities are:

  1. Blindness and low vision

  2. Deaf and hard of hearing

  3. Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy

  4. Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness, and

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