Best Colleges accepting NMAT Score in Bangalore

Graduate Management Admission Council conducts the NMAT exam within a particular exam timeline. Every year, NMAT exam is usually scheduled to be conducted in the last quarter of a calendar year. Candidates are able to take the exam until December. Candidates can appear for the NMAT exam three times during the testing window. Soon after taking the first exam attempt, candidates can fill the retake registration form to apply for the NMAT retake. However, one can schedule a retake of the NMAT exam 15 days after the first take.

NMAT 2026 exam dates will be revealed later.

NOTE: NMAT exam dates can vary every year. However, the timeline remains the same.

NMAT registration typically commence in the first week of August every year. Candidates must complete the NMAT registration before the deadline to appear for the exam. Candidates who wish to retake the exam later within the current testing widnow are also required to apply before the last date.

For real-time updates on exam dates of NMAT exam, follow NMAT exam date and schedule.

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.

A total of 108 questions appear in NMAT exam. Each section of NMAT exam has 36 questions. All three sections have equal weightage in NMAT exam.

The university provides scholarships based on national-level entrance exam scores. Check below some of the scholarships for MBA courses:

CAT/ XAT/ GMAT Scholarship

Scholarship criteria: A pass in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with at least 60% throughout the session.

Yes, the NMAT is easier than the CAT exam. This is due to the following reasons:

1. There is no negative marking in the NMAT unlike one-third negative marking for wrong answers in the CAT.
2. You can do guess marking in a last-minute rush and get three marks even if only one choice is right.
3. NMAT allows you to schedule the order of sections during the test. This makes it easier to attempt the sections for which you are well prepared.
4. According to the updated pattern, the CAT has only 66 questions, compared to the NMAT's 108 questions, but the level of difficulty is higher.
5. The CAT is a concept-based exam where you need to understand each question, and therefore, you need accuracy as well as speed in this exam.
6. The competition in the NMAT is less than that in the CAT. As most MBA aspirants aim for IIM.

The NMAT exam is an MBA entrance exam conducted for admission to top business schools in India and abroad. GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) conducts the NMAT exam every year within a testing window. B-schools including different campuses of NMIMS, TAPMI, SDA Bocconi, ISB, among others accept NMAT scores for MBA admissions.

Here are some of the key features of the NMAT by GMAC exam.

1. NMAT is held once a year with three attempts for each candidate.
2. Candidates can choose the NMAT exam date using a scheduling window.
3. Candidates have to fill the retake registration form to apply for another attempt for NMAT during the testing window.
4. The application fee for this exam is Rs. 2,300.
5. NMAT exam is administered as computer-based test (CBT).
6. Candidates have to answer as many as 108 questions within 120 minutes.
7. Each section will have a sectional time-limit.
8. NMAT is an English medium exam.

Candidates aspiring for MBA admnission based on NMAT scores can find the detailed process for NMAT registration here.

No, candidates are not applicable for MBA admission at NMIMS Bangalore without NMAT score. As per the admission guidelines, candidates must register for the NMAT exam 2025. The national-level exam is conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) for MBA admissions at NMIMS University and other reputed B-Schools in India as well as abroad. 

The national-level entrance exam,  NMAT, is conducted annually during the test window of specified days. NMAT by GMAC score is based on the performance of candidates in three sections, namely, Language Skills, Quantitative Skills and Logical Reasoning. 

For admission in Dayananda Sagar Business School MBA programme, submit an online application followed by shortlisting based on academic background and entrance exam scores. Candidates are further evaluated through a micro presentation and personal interview. Final selection is made on overall merit.

ISBR Bangalore conducts placements for PGDM students. In the final year, students can participate in the placement drive. Internship opportunities are also available during the degree. ISBR Bangalore has released the summer internship report 2023 for the PGDM programme. As per the report, the the highest stipend and average stipend offered to ISBR Bangalore PGDM students stood at INR 30, 000 per month and INR 15,000 per month, respectively.

Further, the the highest and average package offered during ISBR Bangalore PGDM placements 2022 stood at INR 14 LPA and INR 8 LPA, respectively.

The PESSAT question paper incorporate questions of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English. There are four different sections wherein Physics and Mathematics sections will encompass 60 questions each and Chemistry and English section will comprise of 40 and 20 questions respectively. Check below details:

ICFAI Business School Bangalore offers a range of full time and part time management courses. The institute has good reputation for placements with high placement rate and attractive average and highest salary packages. ICFAI Business School Bangalore has been recognised and ranked by various organizations and publications. Silicon India has ranked IBS Bangalore 14th among top 30 B-schools. IBS Bangalore also offers scholarships to meritorious students.  

The date for the XAT 2025 exam was 5 January, 2025. This piece of information was released by the XLRI Jamshedpur.