NMAT 2025 Question Papers, Previous Year Papers (2024, 2023): Download PDFs

NMAT 2025 ( NMAT )

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Abhishek Dhawan
Updated on Nov 26, 2025 16:48 IST

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NMAT 2025 Question Papers: The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) does not release NMAT question papers after the exam. NMAT question paper for all candidates is different. However, to familiarise candidates with the type of questions and the difficulty level of questions appearing in the NMAT exam 2025, GMAC releases the official preparation guide with questions that appeared in the previous year's exams. Candidates can practice the NMAT previous year's question papers using the official NMAT preparation guide from the NMAT website, mba.com.

Practising NMAT question papers or NMAT mock tests helps candidates prepare with an identical exam pattern, syllabus and difficulty level. Candidates can find the NMAT sample papers from previous exam sessions available on the official website. This article provides the links to check and download the NMAT sample papers for all sections along with the exam preparation guides.

NMAT 2025 syllabus comprises three sections. Get section-wise NMAT syllabus PDF here.

Download NMAT 2025 Syllabus PDF
Table of contents
  • Prepare using NMAT Sample Papers
  • Shiksha's Exclusive MBA Preparation Guides
  • Importance of NMAT Sample Papers
  • Difference Between NMAT Question Paper and CAT Question Paper
  • NMAT College Predictor

Download previous year NMAT question papers and sample papers. Use them for practice and improve your speed and accuracy. You can download NMAT previous year question papers and the preparation guides for free.

Prepare using NMAT Sample Papers

NMAT Sample Question Papers

NMAT SAMPLE PAPER 1
NMAT Sample Paper 2
NMAT SAMPLE PAPER 3
NMAT SAMPLE PAPER 4
NMAT by GMAC Practice Question Paper

Section-Wise Practice Questions for MBA Exams

DILR Questions with Answers for Practice
Quantitative Aptitude Questions with Answers for Practice
VARC Questions with Answers for Practice

Shiksha's Exclusive MBA Preparation Guides

How To Prepare for MBA Entrance Exams updated.pdf
How To Prepare for MBA Entrance Exams updated
Preparation Guide for MBA Entrance Exam - Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning.pdf
Preparation Guide for MBA Entrance Exam - Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
Preparation Guide for MBA Entrance Exams- Quantitative Aptitude.pdf
Preparation Guide for MBA Entrance Exams- Quantitative Aptitude
Preparation Guide for MBA Entrance Exams- Verbal Ability.pdf
Preparation Guide for MBA Entrance Exams- Verbal Ability
Prepare Like CAT Toppers.pdf
Prepare Like CAT Toppers
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Importance of NMAT Sample Papers

Candidates who prepare using NMAT sample papers and mock tests get an edge over other test takers. NMAT mock tests help candidates to know about the test structure, important topics, and difficulty level of questions. Candidates also get to know their weak and strong areas. Aspirants can decide to prepare for NMAT with a focused approach towards the topic where they need to put in extra efforts. Solving more and more questions also help candidates to increase their speed and accuracy.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is there any sectional time limit at NMAT exam?
A: 

Yes, questions in each section of NMAT exam are to be answered within a specified time limit. Section wise time limit is as follows:

NMAT Section

NMAT Sectional Time Limit

Language Skills

28 minutes

Logical Reasoning

40 minutes

Quantitative Skills

52 minutes

Total

120 minutes

Q:   What are the sections included in the NMAT exam syllabus?
A: 

Similar to other top NMA entrance exams, NMAT exam also comprises three sections. These three sections have equal weightage in terms of maximum marks, number of questions, and a similar marking scheme. NMAT exam sections include the following:

  • Language Skills
  • Lgical reasoning
  • Quantitative Skills.

Candidates need to answer questions from all three sections of the NMAT exam. Each section of the NMAT exam has a time limit collectively making the NMAT exam duration as 120 minutes.

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Difference Between NMAT Question Paper and CAT Question Paper

NMAT exam pattern is different from CAT exam at several levels. The test structure of CAT and NMAT is different in terms of the number of sections, type of question papers, exam duration, number of questions and more. However, both NMAT and CAT have objective-type questions. However, the CAT exam also includes TITA questions. While appearing for NMAT, candidates do not find any negative marking. Whereas, CAT exam has negative marking for MCQs questions. Candidates can appear for NMAT three times during the test window. However, candidates can only take CAT exam once in each exam session.

Different candidates appearing for NMAT find different set of questions, whereas, CAT have a common set of questions for each exam slot.

Also Check: Difference Between CAT and NMAT

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Are all questions in NMAT exam similar in terms of marking scheme?
A: 

Yes, all questions of NMAT exam have a similar marking scheme. NMAT exam score is scaled between 36 and 360. There is no negative marking in NMAT exam.

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NMAT College Predictor

Check NMAT cut-offs and predict calls from colleges accepting NMAT scores for admission. Check Fees, Placement Reviews, Admission, Shortlist Criteria and Eligibility of all NMAT participating colleges by clicking the link below:

Predict NMAT Admission Calls
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Do NMAT reference books comprise answers to all the questions?
A: 

Official NMAT reference book, also known as NMAT by GMAC Official Guide, comprises a short description of the answer. Not all options will be right and the right answer will have a logic behind it. Such characteristics are exclusive to textbooks for preparation and one may not always find them in any other resources available for NMAT preparation. The official guide has past year papers along with the answers to the same. Candidates can get answers as well as solutions to the analytical questions.

Q:   How many questions are asked in the NMAT exam?
A: 

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.

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