NMAT Scores

NMAT scores are accepted for admission at more than 50 b-schools. There is no common admission policy for all NMAT participating colleges. All participating colleges for NMAT will set its own eligibility conditions, cutoff scores, academic requirements, work experience preference, and selection process.

Some of the NMAT participating colleges may have selection rounds, such as Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), or Personal Interview (PI). Some b-schools may have more weightage for NMAT scores, while some might have more weightage for the internal selection rounds.

No. IIM admissions are based on the CAT exam scores. More than 50 colleges accept NMAT scores for MBA/PGDM admissions, IIMs are not among the NMAT participating institutes. Admission to IIMs is not possible using NMAT scores. Top b-schools such as SVKMs NMIMS, XIM Bhubaneswar, KJ Somaiya, TAPMI, among others accept NMAT scores for admission. Candidates aiming for admission to IIMs must appear for CAT exam and meet the admission criteria, such as WAT, PI, etc.

NMAT scaled scores are based on the raw exam score after adjusrting for the difficulty level of the exam version. The scaled score helps ensure fairness across different test slots. Whereas, the NMAT percentile score was calculated earlier to evaluate candidates on a relative scale. Lately, GMAC dropped releasing the NMAT percentile score. NMAT scorecard hosts the NMAT scaled score for all three sections as well as the overall scaled score of the candidate.

NMAT scorecard issued inside the login dashboard indicates the adjusted raw marks of a candidate after considering the difference in the difficulty level for all candidates. Scaliong of NMAT scores ensures fairness while evaluating candidates getting different question while appearing for the NMAT exam. 

Before the scaling of scores, GMAC evaluates each candidate's performance based on the actual number of correct answers and incorrect responses by the candidates. NMAT reports the scaled score to candidates and institutions.

GMAC does not provide any hard copy for NMAT scorecard on the exam day. However, test takers receive an unofficial digital score immediately at the test centre once they submit the exam responses. Candidates get the official score report for MMAT within 48 hours of the exam delivery. Candidates can download the NMAT official scorecard from the official website. Several participating b-schools may also require a hard copy of NMAT scorecvard at the time of selection rounds. Therefore, candidates must download and print the official scorecard if a hard copy is required by an institution.

NMIMS School of Business Management Mumbai offers admission to its MBA course based on candidates' performance in the NMAT entrance exam, followed by a psychometric test, written aptitude test, and personal interview round for final selection. During the SBM NMIMS Mumbai NMAT cutoff 2024, the cutoff score was 248 for the General AI category students. Considering the last year's cutoff, students with an NMAT score of 228 are eligible for admission at SBM NMIMS Mumbai.

With this score in the entrance exam, you have very few chances of getting admission to NIMIMS. The last round NMAT cutoff in the year 2024 (General All India) was 248, and the same was in 2023. So as your score is quite low and the difference is huge, your chances are less. However, any guaranteed statement cannot be given as the cutoff varies every year according to the seats intake and demand. You are advised to wait for the final cutoff list and reappear for the exam or go to any other institute if you don't get selected.

Yes, NMIMS Bangalore accepts NMAT scores for admission to its MBA course. To be eligible for admission to the course at the college, the candidate has to score a minimum of 50% aggregate in graduation in a relevant stream from any recognised university or institute.