NMAT 2025 test window is expected to be facilitated from for 45 to 50 dats. Applicants with their NMAT 2025 exam scheduled in a month should intensify their preparation efforts. Shiksha's article provides a comprehensive preparation plan to successfully tackle NMAT 2025 within a month.
NMAT One Month Preparation Plan
GMAC conducts NMAT 2025 exam over a test window of 45 to 50 days. Candidates have the flexibility to schedule their NMAT exam on any preferred date within the test window. Additionally, all applicants are granted two extra attempts beyond the initial one. GMAC will send the best of three scores to the NMAT participating institutions. These factors make NMAT a candidate-friendly examination. However, it is critical for the applicants to devise a specialised MBA preparation strategy to clear NMAT with one month preparation.
NMAT test-takers get a chance to attempt the test thrice, including the first attempt. This is an advantage for the candidates as in case the first attempt is not up to the mark, they get a chance to improve their performance in the other two attempts. However, there should be a gap of at least 15 days between the two attempts. Test takers can score high on their first attempt if this one-month duration can be utilised well. Check below the one-month preparation plan for NMAT.
- NMAT Exam Pattern 2025
- Checklists of NMAT 2025 Preparation in One Month
- How to Prepare for NMAT?
NMAT Exam Pattern 2025
Without knowing the exam pattern, it is difficult for anyone to begin with NMAT exam preparation. Therefore, understand the fundamentals of the NMAT exam pattern briefly here.
Candidates need to attempt a total of 108 questions of a maximum of 360 marks. Each question carries up to three marks with no negative marking scheme. However, one has to follow the sectional time limits in NMAT. Candidates will not get an option of returning to a section after leaving it. Candidates also need to complete the questions in each section within the sectional time limit. Time allotted to a particular section cannot be carried forward to another section.
Check out the details on time allotted for each section along with the number of questions in the table below:
| Sections |
Time Allotted |
Number of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Language Skills |
28 minutes |
36 |
| Quantitative Skills |
52 minutes |
36 |
| Logical Reasoning |
40 minutes |
36 |
| Total |
120 minutes |
108 Questions |
Commonly asked questions
How hard it is to get admission to the course depends on a variety of factors. These factors are the difficulty level of the entrance exam, the number of applicants, the availability of seats in the selected course/specialisation. etc. Admission to the BTech programme of NMIMS Hyderabad is based on the N-CET scores. Seats are allotted to the candidates who manage to secure the required cut-off for BTech admission at the institute, provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria. The institute's BTech eligibility criteria are not very difficult to meet. A candidate must have passed Class 12 with at least 45% in physics, mathematics, chemistry, or vocational subjects to be eligible for the course. Candidates with 45% in Diploma in engineering can also apply.
To get admission in NMIMS Hyderabad, students first have to meet the NMIMS course eligibility. Once the admission portal opens, students need to apply for the course/ entrance test and go through the selection rounds followed by counselling for seat allotment. Selected students have to report for document verification and pay the admission fees to secure their seats.
Based on feedback from test takers, NMAT exam is moderate to tough in terms of difficulty standards. Compared top other exams like XAT, and CAT, NMAT is on an easier side. NMAT difficulty is considered similar to SNAP exam.
To confirm their admission to the courses offered at the institute, selected students must submit the NMIMS Hyderabad fees. The annual fee for BCom has been mentioned as INR 1.5 Lacs on the official admission handout of the institute. The duration of BCom (Hons) at the institute is four years. Hence, the NMIMS BCom (Hons) fee can be estimated as INR 6 lakh. The students can also choose to complete the BCom programme in three years. Such students are not awarded with an honours degree in BCom. Fees for the three-year BCom programme can be estimated as INR 4.5 lakh. The mentioned fee is subject to change and hence, is indicative.
Checklists of NMAT 2025 Preparation in One Month
Here we have listed down some NMAT preparation strategies that candidates need to adopt to score high:
- Refer to some good study materials properly
- Attempt sufficient mock tests online in order to boost the chances of reaching NMAT cut off
- No negative marking scheme is present in NMAT, giving candidates the freedom to attempt all the questions
- The level of the difficulty level of NMAT is comparatively lower than CAT and the application of smart strategies can help candidates crack NMAT easily
- Candidates need to spend at least four hours preparing for NMAT to crack the minimum NMAT cut off.
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How to Prepare for NMAT?
Below mentioned preparation tips for NMAT 2025 will help in top-notch NMAT preparation
- Devise Week Wise Planning for One Month Preparation- In a short span of time; always try to be very precise with the planning. Devote two weeks completely on diving deep on topics from the NMAT syllabus that one has confidence and know much of the content from those chosen few topics. Prepare on gaining foundational knowledge on these topics. Devote the last ten days on revision and attempting NMAT Mocks to analyse self-preparation levels.
- Start NMAT Preparation with the Stronger Section- If one is stronger in Logical Reasoning or any other section say Quantitative Skills, first start with the stronger section and aim at conceptual clarity. Following this, move on to some other section, in which they are not strong at but at least have a fair knowledge on it. Here too, aim for conceptual clarity. Do not begin with any topic that one is not familiar with in this one-month time. It is practically not feasible to cover all topics in such a short span of time. The trick is, therefore, to remain precise with planning and focus completely on preparing topics with foundational knowledge. Applying this approach will help candidates to boost their confidence level in the exam and score well.
- Refer to NMAT Official Guide without Any Miss- The best way to gain foundational knowledge on different topics is by referring to NMAT by GMAC official guidebook along with other best books for NMAT exam. The official guide contains detailed information on exam pattern, previous year’s questions with answers and proper guidelines and tips to break through the NMAT exam. This book can largely assist the test takers to gain a section-wise approach for NMAT preparation.
- Create Notes and Practice Question Papers- When preparing for the exam, create short notes on topics and revise them from time to time. Further, reading and then writing it down is considered a good memorization technique. Practising the previous year NMAT question papers can give candidates a clear idea of the type of questions they can expect in the current exam paper. Familiarity with concepts and questions give candidates the confidence to clear the test.
With such preparation tips put into use, one can easily prepare for NMAT in one month and score high on the test. All the best!
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