CMAT Registration 2021 – The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the online registration or application form of CMAT 2021 sometime in the 1st week of November. The CMAT application form 2021 is for admission to various management programmes across the country. Candidates who meet the CMAT eligibility criteria 2021 may duly fill the application form and submit it before the last date. As part of the CMAT 2021 application process, the candidate will have to first get registered and create an applicant account, fill in academic and other details, upload scanned documents, pay the exam fee, select CMAT exam centres 2021, and finally take printout of the completed application form. Candidates who successfully complete the application process will be issued CMAT admit cards 2021. Go through the rest of the article to learn the full details of CMAT registration 2021.
CMAT application form dates 2021
| Event | Tentative Dates |
| ONLINE application form of CMAT 2021 starts | 1st week of November, 2020 |
| Last date to submit CMAT application form | Last week of November, 2020 |
| Payment of application fee | 1st week of November – 1st week of December, 2020 |
| Choice of CMAT test city | 1st week of November – 1st week of December, 2020 |
| CMAT admit cards to be available for download | 4th week of December, 2021 |
| CMAT 2021 exam date | 4th week of January, 2021 |
How to fill CMAT 2021 application form
The application form of CMAT 2021 can be filled in five steps listed below:
- Online registration
- Uploading of documents
- Payment of application fee
- Selection of test city
- Taking printout of confirmation page
Step 1 – Online Registration
- Go to the CMAT NTA website – Click here
- Click on the application link
- A registration form will open.
- Fill in details like name, mobile number, email id, date of birth, etc.
- Select and confirm password for the Applicant account
- Submit the details.
- A 12-digit application number will be generated and displayed on screen.
The candidate will next have to enter academic details and again submit the form.
Step 2 – Uploading of photograph and signature
In this step the candidate will have to upload scanned copies of photograph and signature as per the specification mentioned in the table below.
Document specifications:
| Scanned documents to be uploaded | Size | Format |
| Photograph | 10 kb– 200 kb | JPG/JPEG |
| Signature | 4kb – 30 kb | JPG/JPEG |
Step 3 – Payment of application fee
The exam or application fee of CMAT 2021 has to be paid in online mode using credit or debit cards, net banking, UPI, or PAYTM. The category-wise CMAT application fee is given in the table below:
CMAT application fee 2021
| Category | Male | Female |
| General | Rs 1,600 | Rs 1,000 |
| General-EWS / OBC (NCL) | Rs 1,000 | Rs 1,000 |
| SC, ST, PwD | Rs 800 | Rs 700 |
| Transgender | Rs 700 | Rs 700 |
Step 4 – Selection of CMAT exam city
- In this step of the application process, candidates will have to select the test city from they want to take the CMAT 2021 entrance exam
- The CMAT 2021 entrance exam will be conducted at around 110 cities across the country.
- How many test centres can one select: The candidate is allowed to select a maximum of four CMAT 2021 exam centre cities; the test cities must be entered in the order of priority
- Exam officials will alloted the candidate a CMAT test center 2021 based on options selected by the candidate, seat capacity of test centres in corresponding centres, and also the address mentioned by the candidate at the time of registration
- The details of the CMAT exam centre 2021 allotted to the candidate will be mentioned on the CMAT admit card 2021.
- Once an exam centre has been allotted, requests for change will not be entertained.
Step 5 – Taking printout of the confirmation page
This is the last step of the CMAT 2021 application process, wherein the applicant will have to take a printout of the completed application form. Note that once the application form is finally submitted, it can’t be edited any further.
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When will the CMAT application correction facility open?
The schedule for CMAT 2021 application correction will be announced by NTA on its official website. Typically the application correction facility is activated within a few weeks of the closure of the online application form.
Using the CMAT application form correction facility, the candidate will be able to correct some of the important details in the CMAT application form 2021.
CMAT eligibility criteria 2021
It is recommended that the candidate goes through the eligibility criteria of CMAT 2021 before filling the application form. That being said, the CMAT 2021 eligibility criteria are pretty lax. For example, any candidate who has simply passed a graduation exam can take the exam.
It may be noted that CMAT participating institutes may require work experience and other such requirements. So, the candidate may refer to the institute they intend to apply for admission to learn about any additional requirements.
