NMAT is an MBA entrance exam conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). NMIMS offers a wide range of MBA programs to prepare candidates entry into the corporate world.
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Important Dates
| Activity | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Application Start Date | 4th July 2016 to 13th October 2016 |
| Application End Date / Registration Last Date | 4th July 2016 to 14th October 2016 |
| Re-application Start Date | 8th October 2016 |
| Re-application End Date | 15th December 2016 |
| Rescheduling | 4th July 2016 to 17th December 2016 |
| Exam Delivery | 07th October 2016 to 20th December 2016 |
| Re-take Scheduling | 08th October 2016 to 17 December 2016 |
| Final Announcement of Results | Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
Course Commencement & Closure of admission: 5th June 2017.
The dates mentioned above are tentative dates and will be updated as soon as the actual dates are declared. Students are requested to please keep visiting the website and stay updated about all the dates.
Eligibility for NMAT
For MBA, MBA HR (Mumbai campus), PGDM (Bengaluru campus) and PGDBM (Hyderabad campus):
- Full time bachelor’s degree (10+2+3/4) in any discipline from a recognized university with minimum 50% marks in the aggregate in first attempt.
- Those candidates who have cleared their graduation by doing a part-time course or through distance learning, correspondence courses, externally, open school are not eligible to apply.
Application Fee
The candidate applying for NMAT can register for one of the programs individually or for both the programs. Following table provides the applicable fees:
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Test Registration (Early) | INR 1700 + applicable taxes |
| Test Registration (Late) | INR 2000 + applicable taxes |
| Retake | INR 1700 + applicable taxes |
| Reschedule | INR 1000 + applicable taxes |
| Additional Score Reports (beyond first seven) | INR 200 / Score Report + applicable taxes |
How to Apply
NMAT Application Form
The Registration process for NMAT 2017 starts from 1st week of July 2016. The candidates have to register on the website and once the Registration process is complete they have to log into the website with their Email ID and Password. The candidates have to fill in their Personal Details, Education, Work Experience, Contact, List of programmes to send Score and the ID which will be carried by the candidate into the Examination Hall.
The mode of payment will be as under Credit card, Debit Card or Internet Banking
On the completion of Registration and submission of Application Form, the candidate will be eligible for the Entrance Test and Retake Test.
Syllabus
NMIMS Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) Syllabus includes of three sections are as follows:
| Language Skills | Quantitative Skills, Data Interpretation & DS | Logical Reasoning |
| Reading Comprehension | Arithmetic | Coding & Decoding |
| Passages | Algebra | Strong Arguments and Weak Arguments |
| Poems | Trigonometry | Series |
| Synonyms | 2D and 3D Geometry and Statistic. | Family tree |
| Anonyms | Line graph | Multi-dimensional Arrangements |
| Dictionary meanings of different words | Bar Graph | Puzzles |
| Syntax, and correct grammar | Tables | |
| Language usage and their rules | Pie chart |
Paper Pattern for NMAT
| Section | Questions | Time |
| Language Skills | 32 questions | 22 minutes |
| Quantitative Skills | 48 questions | 60 minutes |
| Logical Reasoning | 40 questions | 38 minutes |
| Total | 120 questions | 120 minutes |
The NMAT is a computer based test owned by the Graduate Management Global Connection (India) Private Limited (GMGC), a subsidiary of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).
The NMAT is a 2-hour test containing multiple choice questions. Prior to the start of the test, there will be a 2-minute period for the test taker to agree to the Non-Disclosure Agreement, a 10-minute tutorial and a 3-minute period for section selection and sequencing.
There are 3 sections: Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning. Each section is individually timed.
NO ABILITY TO RETURN TO A SECTION AFTER LEAVING IT: Test takers need to answer the questions of each section within the allotted section time. Once the test taker completes a section, whether the test taker selects to move to the next section or if time runs out, the test taker will not be able to return to that section.
NO CARRYOVER OF TIME: Test takers cannot add the remaining time of one section to other sections. If a test taker completes answering and reviewing a section before the allotted section time expires, the test taker may choose either to revise their answers in the section or move to the next section, but the balance time cannot be added on to the next section timing.
NMAT Test Centres
| Test Centres | Test Centres |
|---|---|
| North | Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow |
| West | Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Nagpur |
| South | Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad |
| Central | Bhillai, Bhopal, Indore |
| East | Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata, Patna |
Admit Card
Candidates will be able to print their admit card from www.nmat.org.in website after registration. It is mandatory for the candidates to carry their Admit Card at the time of NMAT by GMAC exam and get it signed by the Test Centre Administrator. The signed admit card shall be required to be presented during CD and PI, if shortlisted. Admit card is a mandatory document which should be retained till the admission cycle is not complete.
NMAT Cutoff
The NMAT Cutoff is the minimum required score for qualifying the exam and getting shortlisted in the final merit list of the institute. Every year, the cutoff is released by the exam authorities to shortlist candidates for the next stage or round of the admission process.
NMAT Cutoff has been listed below for all courses offered at the NMIMS Campuses. The following cutoffs has been deduced on the basis of the previous years cutoffs issued by the NMIMS. NMIMS offers various full time MBA programmes, having duration of 02 years and it released NMAT cutoff section wise and course wise, which is as follow –
Course 1 – Full Time MBA Program/MBA Banking/MBA Capital Market/MBA HR
| Sectional Cutoff | Overall Cutoff | ||
| Language Skills (96) | Quantitative Techniques (144) | Logical Reasoning (120) | 360 |
| 55 | 74 | 61 | 208 |
Course 2 – Full Time MBA Pharmaceutical Management
| Sectional Cutoff | Overall Cutoff | ||
| Language Skills (96) | Quantitative Techniques (144) | Logical Reasoning (120) | 360 |
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 169 |
Course 3 – PGDM Bangalore and Hyderabad Campus
| Sectional Cutoff | Overall Cutoff | ||
| Language Skills (96) | Quantitative Techniques (144) | Logical Reasoning (120) | 360 |
| 55 | 70 | 55 | 200 |
Result
The final result for NMAT 2017 will be declared by the GMAC on 24th January 2017. The result will be available on the official website of NMAT. In the result, the candidates will get their percentile score. For checking their result on the website, the candidates will be required to enter their email address and password.