NMAT Exam

Overview

NMAT 2025 Registration will be started from August 2024. Candidates will be ablet to fill application form through online mode. Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is the conducting authority of NMAT entrance examination.

Application Process

• Candidates can check given section to know NMAT 2025 application form details:
• NMAT 2025 application form will be released from the first week of August 2024 for first attempt.
• Candidates will be able to complete registration procedure through online mode, no offline mode will be provided.
• GMAC has released list of more than 35 Business schools accepting NMAT Scores. After the declaration of result in the first week of January institutes will release  NMAT cut off individually.

NMAT Eligibility Criteria 2025

Go through the section below to know complete NMAT 2025 eligibility criteria:

• Qualification: Candidates must have bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognized university to apply for admission.
• Age Limit: There will be no age limit to apply for entrance exam.
• Percentage: In qualifying exam, candidates must score minimum 50% marks to apply for exam.

Appearing: Those appearing candidates in last semester of their qualifying degree will also be eligible to apply for exam.

NMAT 2025 Highlights

The NMAT entrance exam difficulty level is easy to moderate. NMAT Question paper contains total of 108 questions which are to be solved within 2 hours. The most noting part is, there is no negative marking in the exam, applicants can attempt the entire question paper.

Features	Details
Exam Name	NMIMS Management Aptitude Test
Conducting Body	Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Once a year (75-day test window)
Exam Mode	Exam will be held through online proctored mode at home.
Exam Duration	Total 2 hours will be given to solve test.
Exam Syllabus	Logical Reasoning: Artificial Language, Calendars, Cause and effect, Clocks, Reasoning Analogies, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Critical path, Cubes and cuboids, Data Sufficiency, Decision making, Alphanumeric series, etc. Language Skills: Para Jumble, Fill in the blanks and correct grammar, antonyms, synonyms, analogic, Reading comprehension, Vocabulary, Cloze test, Prepositions, etc. Quantitative Skills: Coordinate geometry, probability, profit and loss, number system, pie chart, HCF and LCM, ratio and proportion, mensuration, percentage, Partnership, simple and compound interest, time and work, speed and distance, Alligation and Mixtures, Algebra, etc.
Exam Pattern	120 Questions
Language	English
Exam Fees	Rs 2000/-
Exam Purpose	Admission into top business Schools of India such as- NMIMS, SP, JIMR, ISB, XIMB, VIT, ICFAI, SDA
Course Offered	MBA/PGDM
No. of Test Cities	46
Exam Helpdesk No.	0120 4397855

NMAT BY GMAC 2024 Dates

Find below information on the dates of important events related to NMAT exams 2024. Check them out!

NMAT Events	NMAT Dates (2024)	Salient Features
NMAT 2024 Registration- Main	08-August-2024 to 05-October-2024	Registration process to begin on the official website
NMAT 2024 Late Registration	05-Oct-2024 to 16-Oct-2024	Late registration facility to be made available on the official website
NMAT 2024 Registration- Retake	07-Oct-2024 to 16-Dec-2024	Candidates who wish to take the test again, can apply for retake
NMAT 2024 Scheduling	08-August-2024 to 15-October-2024	Candidates can book their exam slot during this period
NMAT 2024 Re-scheduling	02-January-2025 to 16-Feb-2025	Re-scheduling of slot booking facility available during this period
NMAT 2024 Exam	06-March-2025 to 15-April-2025	Exam to be held in the 75-day test window. Candidates to take test as per their slots.
NMAT 2025 final scorecard release date	31-June-2025	NMAT 2025 final scorecard will be released on the official website of NMAT by GMAC

Top MBA Colleges Accepting NMAT Scores

Given below in the table is the list of top colleges which accept NMAT score for MBA admission.

NMAT Participating B-Schools
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)	VIT University
Alliance University	Ansal University
School of Management, BML Munjal University	ICFAI Business School (IBS)
SRM University	SP Jain Institute of Management and Research
Xavier University, Bhubaneswar	T.A. Pai Management Institute
Bennett University, Delhi	Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida
Woxsen School of Business Management, Hyderabad	GITAM, Hyderabad Business School
CMS Business School, Jain university	LM Thapar School of Management
ITM Business School, Mumbai	SDA Bocconi Asia Center
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad	School of Inspired Leadership
Athena School of Management	Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Universal Business School	ISBR Business School
Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University	Bombay Stock Exchange Institute (BSE Ltd.)
University Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES)	VIT University

NMAT 2025 Selection Process

NMAT selection process, comprising Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) is done individually by each institute accepting NMAT score. Here is a brief look at the different stages of NMAT selection process:

1'st Stage: NMAT Exam

The first stage in the selection process is qualifying the NMAT exam conducted in online mode. The online paper has three sections Language Skills, Quantitative Skills and Logical Reasoning.

NMAT Exam Pattern

The duration of the test is 2 hours and 120 MCQs are asked in the exam. The table below indicates section-wise distribution of questions and time allotted to each of them.

Section Name	Number of questions	Allotted time in minutes
Language Skills	36	28 min
Quantitative Skills	36	52 min
Logical Reasoning	36	40 min
Total	108	120 min

 

NMAT Mock Test

To check your NMAT preparation level, take this free online mock test created by Shiksha. This will give you an idea of the type of questions asked in the exam as well as your strenghts & weakeness. 

NMAT Mock Test will help you to get an idea about the type of questions asked, the exam pattern and marking scheme. After taking the test, you can immediately check your score. You can also download the Question Paper along with answers and their explanations for Free. Click below to start the free online test now.
2'nd Stage: GD - PI Round

The next stage in the NMAT selection process is the GD & PI round. This is conducted at the individual level for all the candidates shortlisted based on NMAT score. Candidates must meet the cut off score stipulated by the exam conducting authority.

The participating institute may also decide to conduct WAT (Writing Ability Test) or Case Discussion (CD) round instead of the conventional GD round. The decison of final admission is based on the combined performance in NMAT online test and GD - PI round.

NMAT 2025 Test Centres 

The table below provides the list of all test cities for conducting NMAT by GMAC exam. Candidates can schedule/re-schedule the test as per their convenience.

NMAT Test Cities
Agra	Vadodara
Chandigarh	Bengaluru
Dehradun	Chennai
Delhi	Kochi
Faridabad	Hyderabad
Gurgaon	Manipal
Jammu	Mysore
Kanpur	Tiruchirapalli
Lucknow	Vellore
Noida	Vizag
Patiala	Vijayawada
Varanasi	Bhopal
Ahmedabad	Indore
Jaipur	Jabalpur
Jodhpur	Raipur
Kota	Bhubaneswar
Mumbai	Guwahati
Nagpur	Jamshedpur
Nasik	Kolkata
Pune	Patna
Pilani	Ranchi
Surat	Shillong

NMAT 2025 Test Locations Abroad

Test City	Country
Kathmandu	Nepal
Thimphu	Bhutan
Dhaka	Bangladesh
Colombo	Srilanka

 

NMAT 2025 Exam Day Guidelines

• Report to the allotted exam centre for NMAT by GMAC 2024 at least an hour before the exam begins.
• Carry NMAT admit card as well as one valid photo ID (original as well as one copy) to the venue
• Valid photo IDs include Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, PAN card, Driving License and Debit Card/Credit Card (with signature of candidate)
• Do not carry any prohibited electronic items, study material or mobile phones as these items are not allowed in the exam centres
• NMAT admit card contains important instructions for the exam day and test centre. Don't forget to carefully go through the instructions.

NMAT 2025 Test Centre Facility for Test Takers with Disabilities

Test takers with disability will have access to special arrangements during NMAT by GMAC including accommodation facility. Such candidates should submit a request to GMAC for the same while filling up NMAT application form.

Candidates with following disabilities can avail this facility:

• Mobility impairment
• Learning disability
• Blindness (low vision to no vision)
• Leprosy
• Cerebral Palsy
• Others

Other arrangements made by GMAC for disabled candidates are:

• Reader
• Extra time
• Large fonts
• Mobility assistance