New Delhi: The registration Window for Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) - 2012 conducted by AICTE opens today, December 9, 2012 for online registration of candidates to appear in the computer based test to be organized from 20- 28 Feb 2012 in 61 cities.

AICTE in its mission to reduce the burden of students in attending to multiple examinations, launches the first national level Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) - 2012 for facilitating institutions to select suitable students for admission in all management programs approved by AICTE for year 2012-13.

The initiative is based on the relevant judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, to address the issue of physical, mental and financial stress being imposed on the students through number of entrance examinations being followed by the institutions for admission into all Management Programmes in AICTE approved institutions.

The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) - 2012 will be conducted online in 61 cities from 20th February to 28th February, 2012 and scores awarded will be used for admission in the post graduate management programs both at Degree & Diploma Level at national level for year 2012-13.

The respective Secretaries of the state dealing with Technical Education and Vice chancellors of the universities have been requested to advise the competent authority for admissions in their respective States & Jurisdictions.

The advice will be given on using the scores of CMAT-2012 for allotment of students in the AICTE approved management institutions for the academic year 2012-13 in line with the interim orders issued by the Supreme Court.

A written petition for admission procedure for management programs in AICTE approved institutions for 2012-13 states that the interim orders will not come in the way of AICTE amending its regulations to introduce All India Entrance Examination of AICTE in place of State level examinations by the respective State Governments.

The institutions and State governments are required to register online free of charge for opting to CMAT-2012 scores for admissions to academic year 2012-13. The minority institutions shall effect admissions as per the provision available for such categories.

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