NMAT Scores

GMAC does not release NMAT cutoffs. The participating b-schools announce their specific cutoff scores during their admission processes.

No, there is no negative marking in NMAT exam. Candidates get marks for the correct answers. There is no negative marking for unattempted questions and incorrect responses in NMAT.

A good NMAT score, generally considered 215–230. Most of the bschools accepting NMAT score will have their cutoff scores within this range or below. 

The NMAT score is given a weightage of 10% in the preparation of the merit list. The competency assessment test is given the highest weightage at 60%. The scores of the Work Experience and Personal Interview are given a weightage of 15% each for the selection of the candidate in the final merit list.

The accepted entrance tests at the FOSTIIMA Business School are CAT, XAT, CMAT, and others. Students must get good scores in the accepted entrance tests for admissions. For NMAT related info, seek information from the college. The college admission office will surely help students knowning whether the said entrance test is accepted or not. 

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.