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A total of 51 B-schools in India accept NMAT scores for MBA/PGDM admissions. While 27 colleges in Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Hungary, and the Philippines accept NMAT scores for admissions. Check list of all participating colleges in NMAT by GMAC here.

List of NMAT Colleges

NMAT 2025 Colleges

Complete NMAT Colleges List: The Graduate Management Admission Council conducts the NMAT 2025 exam for admission to a total of 78 b-schools across the globe. As many as 51 institutes in India and 27 institutes abroad accept NMAT scores for admissions to MBA/PGDM programmes. While completing the NMAT registration, candidates can choose institutes from the list of accepting b-schools where they wish GMAC to send their score reports. With the registration fee of INR 3000, candidates can select up to five b-schools during registration. An additional fee of INR 400 is applicable if the candidates wish to send their score reports to more than five colleges. 

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The NMAT participating institutes or NMAT colleges are registered with the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) to shortlist the candidates for admission.

Colleges accepting NMAT by GMAC scores fix a minimum cutoff score or NMAT cutoff percentile to shortlist the candidates for admission. NMAT 2025 will be conducted in a 45-day window. Candidates can attempt NMAT 2025 thrice within the test window. Best of the three scores are sent to the NMAT participating institute

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Q:   Can I get direct admission in a CS BTech in Shiv Nadar Noida with an 82 percentile in the JEE Mains?
A:

Shiv Nadar University does not offer direct admission to any of the programme. BTech CSE is one of the popular specialisations of SNU. Candidates are required to either qualify JEE Main or CUET/ SAT/ SNUSAT. Now, is 82 percentile enough in JEE Main to get a seat in BTech CE programme of SNU Noida. The chances are low. As per the information collated from multiple sources, aspirants must score 90 & above percentile for getting into a specialisation like Computer Science. Besides, aspirants with 98 percentile in JEE Main. can avail SNU Scholarship providing 25% waiver in tuition fee.

Q:   Can I get TAPMI at 80 percentile?
A:

TAPMI maintains an overal CAT percentile of 85 for its MBA course from the past three years (2020, 2021 and 2022) for the General All India category student. Considering the past three years cutoff percentile, there is high chances that a student can get a call from TAPMI with 80 percentile in CAT. However, final admission will be based on CAT/ XAT cutoff score, followed by candidates' performance in the Group Discussion and Personal Interview round. Also, the cutoff score vary for different catergory students. 

Q:   Does Amity University Noida have entrance exam?
A:

No, Amity University Noida does not conduct any entrance exam for admissions in 2025. Admission to most of the UG and PG courses at Amity University Noida is merit-based. Students just need to fulfil the minimum eligibility and direct admission is given to them based on their merit performance in the previous qualifying exam. For courses such as MBA, Amity accepts a valid score of CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ NMAT entrance exams, where the weightage of each exam is considered differently. 

NMAT Colleges List 2025 in India

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NMAT Colleges List 2025 Outside India

Besides India, NMAT scores are accepted by multiple management institutes in South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, Hungary, and the Philippines. Here is the complete list of country-wise colleges accepting NMAT scores for admission.

NMAT Colleges List in South Africa

South Africa has a total of 10 MBA colleges offering admissions based on NMAT. NMAT colleges in South Africa include:

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NMAT Colleges List in Nigeria

Nigeria has a total of 10 MBA colleges offering admissions based on NMAT. NMAT colleges in Nigeria include:

Q:   Can I join SRM University Sikkim directly?
A:

It's fairly simple to get direct admission to SRM University if you meet all the requirements. Because of the intense competition for admission to this university, it is critical that you do well on both the university's entrance exam and your class 12 exam. For the majority of the Programmes offered by SRM, admission is done through Joint entrance examination conducted by SRM Institute of Science and Technology or authorized /statutory boards or agencies. For few programmes, admission is done directly.

Q:   Is NMIMS Mumbai easy to crack?
A:

It is not tough to get in NMIMS Mumbai but it is not easy either. Admission to all PG-level Management programmes and UG-level Law courses are based on NMAT by GMAC scores and NLAT & CLAT scores, respectively. Cracking these exams needs torough research on how to strategically prepare for the exams. Refer to the Shiksha’s NMAT exam page for more details on how to prepare for NMIMS Mumbai entrance exam.

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NMAT Colleges List in Philippines

The Philippines has a total of eight MBA colleges offering admissions based on NMAT. NMAT colleges in the Philippines include:

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NMAT Colleges List in Morocco

Morocco has only one MBA college offering admissions based on NMAT. Africa Business School offers MBA admission based on NMAT in Morocco.

NMAT Colleges List in Hungary

Hungary has only one MBA college offering admissions based on NMAT. Corvinus University of Budapest offers MBA admission based on NMAT in Hungary.

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Loveleen Sharma

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Bhumika Sharma

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NMAT scaled scores are based on the raw exam score after adjusrting for the difficulty level of the exam version. The scaled score helps ensure fairness across different test slots. Whereas, the NMAT percentile score was calculated earlier to evaluate candidates on a relative scale. Lately, GMAC dro

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NMAT scorecard issued inside the login dashboard indicates the adjusted raw marks of a candidate after considering the difference in the difficulty level for all candidates. Scaliong of NMAT scores ensures fairness while evaluating candidates getting different question while appearing for the NMAT e

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Rupali Shukla

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NMAT website mentions the score range for each section of the exam. NMAT score range in the scorecard indicates the minimum and maximum possible scores for each section and the overall exam. Individual sections, including Quantitative Skills, Language Skills, and Logical Reasoning have a range of 12

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Shruti Shukla

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GMAC does not provide any hard copy for NMAT scorecard on the exam day. However, test takers receive an unofficial digital score immediately at the test centre once they submit the exam responses. Candidates get the official score report for MMAT within 48 hours of the exam delivery. Candidates can

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Akansha Goyal

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No. NMAT scores are valid for one admission cycle only. This validity applies to score reporting and usage by business schools. After 12 months, NMAT exam scores expire and cannot be used for admissions to any of the participating b schools. Candidates must plan their application timelines according

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Rohini Bisht

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In 2024, MBA programs were offered in part-time and full-time mode for the candidates seeking admission to PGDM courses. Considering the NMIMS Mumbai NMAT cutoff 2024, the score for the part-time MBA course was 248. And, for the full-time MBA course was 220 for Master of Business Administration (MBA

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Yatendra Kumar

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NMAT exam is conducted for the admission to PGDM course. After the result declaration, it is advisable to the candiates to be attentive and vigiliant throughout the admission process. Candidates should keep their documents ready for the next stages.

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Chandra Jain

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Candidates seeking admission must have a valid NMAT score to be eligible for the admissions. As per the NMIMS Mumbai NMAT cutoff 2024, the last-round for MBA (Part-time) and MBA (Full-time) courses stood at 248 and 220 for admission to NMIMS Mumbai for the General category students in the All India

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