NMAT Eligibility Criteria 2025: Qualification, Age Limit, Work Experience
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NMAT eligibility criteria 2025 mentions academic qualification, minimum marks and work experience as required by NMAT participating colleges. Check below the complete eligibility criteria for NMAT by GMAC.
NMAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
NMAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria: The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) defines the eligibility requirements for the NMAT exam. According to the NMAT eligibility criteria, candidates should hold a bachelor's degree. Colleges accepting NMAT scores may have their own eligibility criteria for MBA admissions. Common eligibility requirements for management programs include academic qualifications, age restrictions, and work experience. Candidates need to meet the NMAT eligibility criteria 2025 if they aim for admissions based on it's scores.
GMAC initiates the NMAT 2025 registration on the official website, mba.com. Candidates should refer to NMAT eligibility criteria 2025 before proceeding to complete the registration process and also know the requirements of B-schools accepting NMAT scores.
- NMAT Eligibility Criteria 2025
- NMAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria by Participating B-Schools
- NMAT Registration 2025
NMAT Eligibility Criteria 2025
Irrespective of the institute for MBA/PGDM admissions, candidates need to meet some basic NMAT eligibility conditions as mentioned below.
- Qualifying Examination: Candidates must hold a three-year graduation degree from a recognised institute/university
- Score in Qualifying Examination: Candidates must score a minimum aggregate of 50 per cent in the final year of the bachelor degree.
- Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for NMAT 2025.
Note: Candidates who are appearing in the final year examination of their graduation degree are also eligible for NMAT 2025. However, admissions to participating institutes will be provisional, subject to the fulfillment of the above-mentioned eligibility conditions.
Commonly asked questions
Candidates can appear for NMAT exam three times during one admission session. GMAC considers the best of three scores to be sent to the NMAT participating institutes for admission. Candidates who wish to appear for more than one exam take have to fill the retake registration form. The retake registration can be filled after the candidate takes the first exam attempt. While filling the retake registration form, candidates have to pay the registration fee again. Additionally, candidates have to schedule the retake exam.
NMAT exam is conducted for admission to more than 45 b-schools in India. The exam eligibility criteria can vary from the eligibility criteria of a particular institute. Additionally, MBA eligibility conditions for all participating institutes can vary. However, the NMAT exam eligibility remains the same. The space below mentions the NMAT eligibility criteria:
- Candidate must have a bachelor's degree, completed under 10+2+3 or four years of education pattern, irrespective of the stream.
- Aggregate score in the graduation degree level should not be less than 50 per cent the final year of the degree course.
- Candidates waiting for results or are currently in the final year of graduation are eligible to apply for NMAT exam.
Those who are yet to pass the bachelor's degree course get a provisional admission until the graduation mark sheet and certificate of the qualifying examination are submitted at the participating institute.
Answer is yes, surely you will be eligible for NMAT based colleges for admissions, but you will have to apply on every college website one- by -one separately according to your subject preference and score card of NMAT.
Thereafter, all colleges will provide their merit list of selected students.
Go to college and complete your procedure of admission.
No, you cannot join NMIMS without NMAT. Candidates need to appear for the course specific entrance exams conducted by the University. NMIMS also accepts several national-level entrance tests to admits students for UG, PG and PhD courses.
NMAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria by Participating B-Schools
The participating colleges of NMAT have different eligibility criteria for MBA/ PGDM as per the course specialisation. Check below for detailed eligibility criteria for some of the colleges:
NMIMS Eligibility Criteria for NMAT 2025
| Courses |
NMIMS Eligibility Criteria |
Work Experience |
|---|---|---|
| MBA / MBA HR / MBA Analytics and Decision Science (NMIMS Mumbai Campus) PGDM Courses at all campuses |
A bachelor's degree in any discipline with 50 per cent marks in aggregate of all years |
Candidates should have at least 2-3 years of work experience after completion of graduation degree |
| MBA in Pharmaceutical Management (NMIMS Mumbai Campus) |
The bachelor's degree should be in any of the streams Medical Science, Pharmacy, Life Sciences or Technology (MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS, B.Sc. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Biotechnology) Candidates holding Postgraduate degree in Sociology, Psychology, and Economics are also eligible to apply |
Candidates must have more than two years of work experience in the Pharmaceutical industry. |
Xavier University Eligibility for NMAT 2025
| Courses |
Academic Eligibility |
Work Experience |
|---|---|---|
| MBA in HRM, MBA in RM, MBA in SM, MBF |
Candidates should have completed their graduation in any discipline under the 10+2+3 years pattern They must have obtained at least 55 per cent marks in aggregate of bachelor degree |
1-2 years of relevant work experience |
| MBA in UMG |
Candidates having bachelor degree in Architecture, Geography (Hons.), Planning, Economics (Hons.) with minimum 60 -55 per cent marks in aggregate |
At least 2 years of work experience in the Urban development sector |
Thapar School of Management Eligibility for NMAT by GMAC
| Course |
Academic Eligibility |
Work Experience |
|---|---|---|
| MBA |
Candidates should have completed Graduation or Post Graduation in any discipline with 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA from a recognised university/institute |
At least one year of managerial/leadership work experience |
ISB Eligibility for NMAT 2025
| ISB Eligibility for AMP in Business Analytics |
Details |
|---|---|
| Academic Qualification |
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| Work Experience |
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Amity University Eligibility for NMAT by GMAC
| Course |
Academic Eligibility |
Mandatory Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| MBA in Artificial Intelligence and Consulting, International Business and Artificial Intelligence |
Candidates should have completed Graduation in any discipline with 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA from a recognised university/institute Minimum 60 percentile in NMAT by GMAC |
Mathematics |
| MBA in Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Management, MBA in Entrepreneurship, Finance, HR, Logistics, Marketing & Sales, Retail Management, Supply Chain Management, Transport and Logistics, Telecom Management, International |
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| MBA in Construction Project Management |
Engineering or Architecture |
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| MBA in International Business |
Candidates should have completed Graduation in any discipline with 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA from a recognised university/institute Minimum 45 percentile in NMAT by GMAC |
Hyderabad Business School Eligibility for NMAT by GMAC
| HBS MBA Eligibility |
Details |
|---|---|
| Academics |
Candidates should have completed graduation in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern with minimum 50 per cent marks in aggregate
|
| Work Experience |
At least 1-2 years of work experience after graduation |
All the documents pertaining to NMAT 2025 eligibility criteria i.e. Marksheets, Graduation Certificates, Reserved Category Certificates as well as Work Experience letters should be provided at the time of admission in support of admission requirements.
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NMAT Registration 2025
After fulfiling the eligibility criteria for NMAT 2025, candidates can proceed to complete the NMAT registration. Candidates can complete the registration for NMAT via the official website. NMAT application process includes six major steps mentioned below:
- Filling personal details
- Entering contact details
- Entering educational/ work experience details
- Choosing five preferences of institutes
- Adding identity proof
- Choosing exam mode
- Payment of application fee
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