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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

NMAT Score vs Percentile 2025

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

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.

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

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230

87

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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

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196

43

197

45

198

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199

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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

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169

16

170 - 171

17

172

18

173

19

174

20

175 - 176

21

177

22

178

23

179

24

180

25

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How is NMAT cutoff score decided?
A: 

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

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)
Course2023
MBA Retail Management140
Marketing and Sales 140
MBA Finance140
Human Resources140
Telecom Management140
International Business140
International Business with AI140
MBA in Construction Project Management140
MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management140
MBA in Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Management140
MBA in Entrepreneurship140
Supply Chain Analytics and Management140
 
Q:   What factors determine NMAT cutoff for admission?
A: 

some factors that determine NMAT cutoff are as follows:

  • NMAT exam scores
  • Total applications
  • Total seats available
  • NMAT cutoff trends
  • Reservation criteria
  • Exam difficulty
Q:   Will GMAC release NMAT cutoff?
A: 

Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the conducting body of NMAT exam, do not release the NMAT cutoff scores or percentile. The cutoff scores are released by the NMAT participating institutes at the time of the admission process. For NMAT exam conducted from October 10 to December 19, the MBA admission process at participating b-schools typically start from the month of November. While some b-schools also conduct the NMAT based MBA admission process from the month of February in the subsequent admission cycle.

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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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