MBA Entrance Exam – NMAT Exam
NMAT exam is a national-level entrance examination for (to take) admission into MBA courses at NMIMS University and 33 other colleges in India. It is conducted by the Graduate management admission council (GMAC). Around 37 B-schools in India, 7 B-schools in South Africa, and 5 B-schools in the Philippines accept NMAT scores.
Interesting Facts about NMAT
- NMAT is a candidate friendly exam, applicants can schedule the time, date, and venue of the exam according to their convenience.
- The exam will be held for 88 days at 58 centers across India and 4 international states
- The candidates can retake the exams for not more than 3 times with this 88-day duration.
- NMAT Exam Pattern is changed in 2020 session, each section will have 36 questions each for a score range of 12-120.
- Sectional time limit will be different: language skills (28 min), quantitative aptitude (52 min) and reasoning (40 min) respectively.
NMAT 2021 Highlights
| Particular | Detail | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| Conducting Body | Graduate Management Aptitute Test | NMIMS Management Aptitiude Test by Graduate Management Aptitude Council |
| Testing Window | 88 Day Window | November 04, 2020 to January 30, 2021 |
| Mode of Exam | Online Computer Based Test | 2 hour duration |
| Number of Questions | 108 questions | Individual time limit alloted to each section |
| Number of Sections | 3 | Language Skills, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning |
| Sectional Order | Can be Decided | Once chosen has to be followed |
| Retake | 3 opportunities to retake the exam | From November 5, 2020 to January 17, 2021 |
| Participating Institutes | 35+ NMIMS, SPJIMR, ISB, XIMB, VIT, ICFAI, Shiv Nadar, SDA Bocconi | 13 B schools offere exclusive scholarship |
| Average Percentile Required | 90+ | Scores accepted by certain foreign institutes as well |
| NMAT 2021 Exam Date | October first week – December third week (tentative) |
| Conducting body | Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) |
| Exam Type | National-level |
| Exam Mode | Computer-based |
| Application Fees | INR 2000/- |
| Number of attempts | 3 times in an academic year |
| Course Offered | MBA/ PGDM |
| Exam Centers | 58 centers in 56 cities |
| Participating institutes | 37 B-schools in India 7 B-schools in South Africa 5 B-schools in the Philippines |
| Official website | nmat.org.in |
NMAT 2021 Important Dates
The official dates will be released by GMAC. But here is the tentative date according to the dates of previous NMAT exams
| Events | Starting date | Closing date | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | July 2, 2021 | October 3, 2021 | INR 2000 + taxes |
| Scheduling | July 2, 2021 | October 16, 2021 | |
| Late Registration | October 4, 2021 | October 14, 2021 | INR 2500 + taxes |
| Retake registration | October 5, 2021 | December 14, 2021 | INR 2000 + taxes |
| Re-Scheduling | July 2, 2021 | December 14, 2021 | INR 1100 + taxes |
| Retake Scheduling | October 5, 2021 | December 14, 2021 | |
| Exam Delivery | October 4, 2021 | December 17, 2021 | |
| Announcement of Result | 3rd week of February, 2022 | ||
| Official scorecard download | March 31, 2022 | INR 200 (only if more than 5 scorecards are downloaded | |
| Starting of registration of GD/ PI | March 2022 onwards | ||
| GI/ PI | March 2022 onwards |
NMAT 2021 Exam Pattern
NMAT is an online exam of 360 marks. It consists of a total of 120 multiple-choice questions divided into 3 sections: Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning. Each objective type question carries 3 marks and there is no negative marking for wrong answers and unattempted questions.
NMAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria to apply for NMAT is laid down by GMAC. The basic criteria is mentioned below but it may vary institute-wise.
- Qualification – The candidate should be a graduate with at least 50% marks or should be in the final year of the graduate program. The part-time or correspondence bachelors are not encouraged.
- Age limit – The candidate should not be more than 25 years of age.
Eligibility Criteria for Overseas candidates:
- The candidate should have a full-time bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks.
- They should have appeared for GMAT and should have a score of 600 or above.
- They should get clearance from the government of their country and a student visa from the Indian Embassy in the candidate’s country.
Last Updated: 16th Dec 2020
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