CMAT is an All-India Level (62 cities), computer-based exam which is conducted once every year in the month of January for admission to MBA/PGDM program offered by over 1000 management institutes across India. Till 2018, CMAT was conducted by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). From 2019 onwards CMAT will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), set up by the Government of India. CMAT 2019 will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift will be from 9:30 am till 12:30 pm and the second shift will be from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.