Management Aptitude Test and Common Management Admission Test are two of the most popular entrance exams for admissions to Master of Business Administration/Post Graduate Diploma in Management courses, not because they are pan-India exams or because a large number of government and private Business-Schools accept their scores but also because they both are much easier than the Common Admission Test conducted by Indian Institutes of Management.
Management Aptitude Test and Common Management Admission Test are both speed-based exams having the same syllabus. However, Common Management Admission Test has an extra section and is more difficult than Management Aptitude Test. But the benefit of the Management Aptitude Test over the Common Management Admission Test is that one can attempt the Management Aptitude Test multiple times in the same academic session to improve the exam score, unlike Common Management Admission Test which is conducted only once a year.
Management Aptitude Test over Common Management Admission Test is that it is conducted in computer-based mode, paper-based mode, and internet-based mode. One can choose the exam mode at their convenience and location. Common Management Admission Test is conducted in computer-based mode only and one has to visit the designated test center to take the test.
Exam Name
Management Aptitude Test
Exam Conducting Body: All India Management Association - AIMA
Frequency of Exam: Multiple times in four phases per year
Participating Colleges: 700 MBA colleges
Eligibility: Passed or appearing in Bachelor's degree in any stream and Professional degrees in commerce and accounting are also eligible.
Application Fee: INR 1,900 for one paper, INR 3,150 for two papers.
Exam Mode: Paper-Based Test mode (PBT), Computer-Based Test mode (CBT), and Internet-Based Test mode (IBT).
Exam Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Shifts and Timings: PBT mode 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, CBT mode 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, and IBT mode Multiple shifts.
Exam Difficulty level: Easy to Moderate.
Sections: Five
Sectional Time limit: No
Subjects: Indian and Global Environment, Language Comprehension, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Mathematical Skills, and Intelligence and Critical Reasoning.
Total Questions: 200 questions
Type of Questions: Multiple-Choice Questions
Total Marks: 200 marks
Negative Marking: 0.25 marks were deducted for each wrong answer.
Mathematical Skills Topics: Number System, Mixtures and Allegation, Profit and Loss, Interest & Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Trigonometry, Algebra, Mensuration.
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning Topics: Passage Conclusions, Fact Inference Judgment, Statement Argument, Blood Relations, Charts, and Analogy.
Language Comprehension Topics: Fill in the blanks, Reading Comprehension, English proficiency, Vocabulary and grammar, Para Jumble.
Indian & Global Environment Topics: Current Affairs, World Records, Books and Authors, Top Officials of Big Companies, Space Research Missions, Awards National, International, and Different Industries.
Data Analysis and Sufficiency Topics: Data Interpretation in Tables, Graphs, Data Sufficiency Sentences and Conclusions, Venn Diagram, and Charts (Column, Bar, Pie).
Common Management Aptitude Test
Exam Conducting Body: National Test Agency - NTA
Frequency of Exam: Once a year
Participating Colleges: 1300 B schools in India
Eligibility: Passed or appearing in Bachelor's degree in any stream and Professional degrees in commerce and accounting are also eligible.
Application Fee: INR 2,000 for General Male candidate, INR 1,000 for General Female candidate, and INR 1,000 for SC, ST, and PWD candidate
Exam Mode: Computer-Based Test mode
Exam Duration: 3 hours
Shifts and Timings: Morning shift - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, and Evening shift - 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Exam Difficulty level: Moderate to Difficult
Sections: Four
Sectional Time limit: No
Subject: Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Total Questions: 100 questions
Type of Questions: Multiple-Choice Questions
Total Marks: 400 marks
Negative Marking: 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation Topics: Algebra, Time, Speed, Distance & Work, Allegation and Mixtures, Geometry, Quadratic Equation, Linear Equations, Mensuration, Data Interpretation in Tables, Graphs, Data Sufficiency Sentence and Conclusions, Venn Diagram, Charts (Column, Bar, Pie).
Logical Reasoning Topics: Analytical Reasoning, Linear Arrangements, Series, Matrix Arrangements, Blood Relations.
Language Comprehension Topics: Fill in the blanks, Reading Comprehension, English proficiency, Vocabulary and grammar, Para Jumble.
General Awareness Topics: Economic Events, Corporate Events, Current Affairs, Politics, Sports, Culture & Society.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Business Decision, Reading Comprehension, Types Business.
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