2 Mumbai boys Margesh Wavhal and Patrick D’Souza city boys among CMAT toppers

2 city boys among CMAT toppers

Mumbai grabbed two of the top five spots in the common management admission test (CMAT), the results of which were declared on Wednesday. But it has fared poorly overall as compared to other cities. Only one girl from Mumbai figured in the top 10 list. Delhi’s Anirudha Batra top-scored with 330 marks out of 400 and Ratul Banerjee from Chennai was second with 324 marks. Mumbai boys Margesh Wavhal and Patrick D’Souza were ranked third and fourth. The girl topper was Prabhdeep Kaur Saluja of Raipur, who was placed ninth with 308 marks. The CMAT exam, which is conducted twice a year by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), determines admissions to management courses across the country. The second session will be held in January. State-wise, students from Karnataka, Haryana and Chandigarh performed the best. Maharashtra was ranked 12th overall. About 32% of the candidates who registered for the exam were girls. A total of 9,000 students from Mumbai took the exam, but they did not fare as well as their compatriots from other cities. The national average score was 113.2. Mysore students did the best (score 160), followed by Chennai and Gurgaon. Mumbai, with a score of 140, was 11th in order of performance. “This is the first test of this year. So, it is possible that many candidates from Maharashtra and Mumbai took it lightly,” said SS Mantha, chairman, AICTE.