How to Apply

Pre‐requisites before starting the CMAT Registration:
We suggest you have the following ready before starting the CMAT registration process
• A Computer with good Internet connectivity so that there is no breakage of Internet during
registration
• All your qualification details as you need to enter them while registering for CMAT exam
• A Valid e‐mail id which you will be using at least for the next 6 months. All communication will
be done on this e‐mail id which you will enter while registering for CMAT exam
• A Valid mobile number as all information via sms will be sent to this number
• A valid Credit / Debit card in case you want to pay ONLINE
• A Printer connected to your system as you will have to PRINT a copy of CHALLAN in case you are
planning to pay by CASH at the bank
Registering for CMAT is a 4 Step process as mentioned below:
Step 1) First time you will enter as NEW USER. Here you will read the instructions carefully,
accept the declaration and proceed
Step 2) Self registration: Here you need to enter few basic details. Submitting this page will
generate a unique 8 digit password. This password will be shown on your screen and will be sent
to you via e‐mail and sms. From now onwards, whenever you wish to login to the registration
portal, you will come as an EXISTING USER and login with your e‐mail id and this unique 8 digit
password. This completes your self registration
Step 3) Payment Process: You can do the payment in either of the two modes mentioned below
Mode i) ONLINE PAYMENT: You can select ONLINE PAYMENT mode and then do the payment
using Credit card / Debit card / Net Banking
Once your payment is successfully done, you will receive a confirmation e‐mail and sms. Once
you have received the successful payment confirmation, you can proceed with the remaining
part of registration process
Mode ii) CASH Payment in bank: You can select this option to pay by CASH at any of the
designated SBI bank branch. Once you select this option and proceed, you will see a CHALLAN
on your screen with your details already filled in it. You need to take a PRINT OUT of this
CHALLAN, fill in the details wherever required in all three copies, walk in to your nearest SBI
bank branch and deposit the CASH
In return, the bank will give you two copies of CHALLAN with their stamp and a JOURNAL
number written on it. Please ensure the JOURNAL number written is clearly visible. Now that
you have deposited the CASH and got the acknowledgement CHALLAN, you need to wait for 72
hours. In these 72 hours, your payment will get updated in the registration portal.
You will receive an e‐mail and sms confirming that your payment data has got updated in the
registration portal. After this you can proceed with the remaining part of registration process
Step 4) Now that you are done with the payment, you need to fill the remaining part of the
form. Once you have filled the complete form, we suggest you once again check the complete
data entered. You can still modify the data entered by clicking on VIEW / MODIFY
Once you are sure that all the data entered is accurate, you will have to accept a declaration and
click on SUBMIT. The system will re‐confirm to you for SUBMIT. Once you confirm, your form
will get finally SUBMITTED and no change in the data is possible after this SUBMIT
You will see a message on your screen stating “Thank you for successfully registering for the
AICTE CMAT 2012 exam. Please login from 30th Jan 2012 onwards to download your exam
ADMIT CARD. For latest updates, please visit www.aicte‐cmat.in”
This completes the registration process
NOTE: The detailed instructions are also available under “NEW USER” tab which you will click on
to start the registration process from 9th Jan 2012 onwards
In case of any query you can contact our helpline number mentioned under the Helpline tab.
Please visit our website www.aicte‐cmat.in for all the latest updates