How is the NMAT score and percentile calculated?

The scores of candidates will be equated and percentile scores are calculated after the completion of exam for declaring the final NMAT result. Check below, how the scaled and percentile scores are calculated. Scaled scores: The scaled scores are prepared after normalising the marks obtained by the candidates. These scores are equated to account any differences in the overall difficulty level. This process is applied to check the scores are comparable across the different sets of question papers. Final percentile: The final percentile is prepared after the candidates have appeared for NMAT by GMAC examination. The scorecard of NMAT sent to schools will be updated with the announcement of the result. For example, if a test taker is said to score 75 percentile, the test taker scored better than 75%ile of all the test takers who took the exam.

What is the expected NMAT cutoff for Amity University MBA admissions?

Amity University admission 2024 to MBA course is based on MAT, XAT, CAT, NMAT, CMAT, GMAT and CUET. The 2024 CAT cutoff is yet to be released for admission to Amity University. The expected NMAT cutoff 2024 based on previous years' cutoff data will be estimated nearly around 140 to 150 in the upcoming admission session 2025. Candidates seeking admission to Amity University through NMAT can check previous year scores in the table below: Amity Business School : NMAT Cutoffs (GN-AI) Course 2023 MBA Retail Management 140 Marketing and Sales 140 MBA Finance 140 Human Resources 140 Telecom Management 140 International Business 140 International Business with AI 140 MBA in Construction Project Management 140 MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management 140 MBA in Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Management 140 MBA in Entrepreneurship 140 Supply Chain Analytics and Management 140

What factors determine NMAT cutoff for admission?

some factors that determine NMAT cutoff are as follows: NMAT exam scores Total applications Total seats available NMAT cutoff trends Reservation criteria Exam difficulty

NMAT Score vs Percentile 2025: Check Official Data, Scaled Score

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Updated on Nov 25, 2025 08:09 IST

NMAT score vs percentile report released by GMAC is based on a sample size of over 65,000 candidates. This data is gathered from the NMAT 2024 session held from November 5, 2024 to January 17, 2025. NMAT percentile calculation depends on the number of candidates who secured less marks than a particular candidate.

NMAT score vs percentile is released by GMAC based on previous year's score. Analyse NMAT score and percentile report here.

NMAT Score vs Percentile 2025: GMAC conducts NMAT for MBA admissions across 50+ b-schools in India. NMAT participating colleges. Candidates get admission into colleges accepting NMAT scores based on their scores. Candidates aspiring for admission to NMAT participating colleges like NMIMS, TAPMI, KJ Somaiya, among others must go through NMAT cutoffs.

NMAT percentile is indicative and does not affect admission process at the participating colleges. Scorecard mentions NMAT scaled scores of the test takers; there is no mention on the NMAT percentile scores. Candidates can check NMAT score vs percentile to know how they performed after checking their score on the exam day.

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NMAT Score vs Percentile

Also Check: NMAT Scorecard 2025

NMAT Score vs Percentile: Scaled Score of Top 25 Percentile

NMAT score is scaled from 36 to 360. Candidates with a scaled score between 219 to 360 would have an approximate percentile among top 25 in NMAT.

Total Score	Percentile
219	75
220	76
221	78
222	79
223	80
224	81
225	82
226	83
227	84
228	85
229	86
230	87
231	88
232	89
233 - 234	90
235	91
236 - 237	92
238	93
239 - 240	94
241 - 242	95
243 - 245	96
246 - 248	97
249 - 253	98
254 - 263	99
264 - 360	100

NMAT Score vs Percentile: Scaled Score for 50 to 75 Percentile

NMAT score is scaled from 36 to 360. Candidates with a scaled score between 201 to 218 would have an approximate percentile between 50 and 75 in NMAT.

Total Score	Percentile
201	50
202	52
203	53
204	54
205	56
206	57
207	59
208	60
209	62
210	63
211	64
212	66
213	67
214	69
215	70
216	71
217	73
218	74

NMAT Score vs Percentile: Scaled Score for 25 to 50 Percentile

NMAT score is scaled from 36 to 360. Candidates with a scaled score between 181 to 200 would have an approximate percentile between 25 and 50 in NMAT.

Total Score	Percentile
181	26
182	27
183	28
184	29
185	30
186	31
187	32
188	34
189	35
190	36
191	37
192	38
193	40
194	41
195	42
196	43
197	45
198	46
199	47
200	49

NMAT Score vs Percentile: Scaled Score for 0 to 25 Percentile

NMAT score is scaled from 36 to 360. Candidates with a scaled score between 36 to 180 would have an approximate percentile between 0 and 25 in NMAT.

Total Score	Percentile
36 - 99	0
100 - 119	1
120 - 130	2
131 - 137	3
138 - 142	4
143 - 146	5
147 - 150	6
151 - 152	7
153 - 155	8
156 - 157	9
158 - 159	10
160 - 161	11
162 - 163	12
164 - 165	13
166	14
167 - 168	15
169	16
170 - 171	17
172	18
173	19
174	20
175 - 176	21
177	22
178	23
179	24
180	25

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is meant by sectional cutoff for NMAT?

NMAT sectional cutoff is the minimum score required in each section of the exam for admission to a particular B-school. NMAT exam has three sections.

Q: How is NMAT cutoff score decided?

NMAT participating institutes decide the cutoff scores for admission and to shortlist candidates for admission rounds. Several factors, including the previous year's cutoff scores, total applicants, total seats, candidate's performance, among other factors helps in deciding the cutoff scores.

Typically, the participating institute shall decide the NMAT cutoff marks based on the number of seats, total applicants, and previous year's cutoff scores. The cutoff score may change based on demand-supply principle. More number of applications will lead to higher cutoff score. Whereas, decrease in the number of applications can lead to a lower cutoff score.

Q: How can I know about the NMAT cutoffs of different colleges?

The cut-offs of different colleges are different so once the colleges decide on the NMAT cutoffs they will officially release the set level of cut off individually. However, for reference purposes, they can check the past year NMAT cut-offs to understand the level of a particular college.

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Difference b/w NMAT Scaled Score and Percentile Score

Scaled score in NMAT represents the individual performance of a candidate in the NMAT exam. On the contrary, NMAT percentile indicates the relative performance of candidates. Although the percentile score is not released in the NMAT scorecard, candidates can estimate their performance compared to other test takers after analysing the NMAT score vs percentile report.

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