NMAT Exam 2026 News & Notifications

NMAT 2026 ( NMAT )

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Updated on Dec 18, 2025 00:49 IST

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NMAT by GMAC is a national-level management aptitude test for admission to MBA courses offered by NMIMS and over 50 B-schools located in India. The NMAT registration process is facilitated on the official website. GMAC conducted the exam within a test window from November 5 to December 19. NMAT scorecard is released on the official website 48 hours after taking the test. Scroll down for latest updates, including NMAT news and notifications 2025.

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Answered 23 hours ago

No, you cannot join UPES Dehradun for its MBA programme without appearing for the accepted entrance examination. To gain admission to this institute, students would need to take one of the following exams after they clear the basic eligibility rules. 

  • NMAT, XAT and MAT

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 4 days ago

ParameterYour ScoreImpact
CAT72.33%ileTier-2/3 Eligibility
NMAT187Target non-Mumbai NMIMS campuses
10th/12th72.6% / 65.4%Average; may limit "Old IIMs" even if scores were higher
BE77.6%Strong Point helps in engineering-preferred pools

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Sidhartha Singh

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 2 weeks ago

Candidates need to score 160 or above in NMAT in order to apply for Jain University MBA admissions. If the candidates scores the aforementioned marks, they get to skip JET and proceed to the essay writing and personal interview round. However, candidates who scored below the aforementioned limit nee

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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 weeks ago

No, NMAT is not mandatory for admission to the MBA+PGPM programme at Amity Global Business School (AGBS), Ahmedabad. While NMAT scores are accepted, the school offers multiple pathways for admission, and the exam is not the sole requirement. 

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Jaya Sharma

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

Yes, students have to apply separately for NMIMS MBA admission after NMAT results are out. Students must go to the NMIMS website and register online. To submit the form, candidates have to provide documents and application fees.

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Nishtha Jain

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

The maximum scaled score a candidate can achieve in the NMAT exam is 360 marks. Since there are 108 questions and each correct answer carries three marks, the total score ranges between 36 and 360.

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Vikram Tyagi

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a month ago

The NMAT exam consists of three distinct sections. These sections are Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning. Each of these three sections has equal weightage and contains exactly 36 questions for candidates to solve.

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Dhanya Shekhar

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a month ago

In the NMAT exam marking scheme, candidates are awarded three marks for each correct objective-type question. There is no negative marking for incorrect attempts, but zero marks are deducted for any unattempted questions during the online test.

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Nikita Saxena

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a month ago

The total duration of the NMAT exam is 120 minutes. NMAY has a sectional time limit with 28 minutes for Language Skills, 40 minutes for Logical Reasoning, and 52 minutes for the Quantitative Skills section.

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Rupali Shukla

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a month ago

The NMAT exam pattern features 108 objective-type questions to be completed in 120 minutes. It is a computer-based test divided into three equal sections: Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning, each containing exactly 36 questions.

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Bhumika Sharma

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177 Institutes accepting NMAT

  • 26.10 Lakh
  • 18 months
  • |
  • Full Time

NMIMS, Mumbai

Vile Parle West, Mumbai Private

NMIMS, Mum
  • 10.00 Lakh
  • 2 years
  • |
  • Full Time

Amity University, Noida

Noida Private

Amity Univ
    • 7.80 Lakh
    • 2 years
    • |
    • Full Time

    Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

    Kanchipuram, Chennai Private

    Great Lake
    • 19.39 Lakh
    • 1 years
    • |
    • Full Time

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