NMAT Syllabus

The time needed to prepare for the NMAT exam would be as little as around two months when a well-rounded study plan is in place. NMAT is conducted to get into some of the most elite business schools in India. The NMAT tests a candidate on the aspects of Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning. Take 20-30 NMAT mock tests, assess your weak points and work on them. Solve NMAT previous year question papers to understand the test structure, pattern and topic-wise weightage. Be a part of an online study group for NMAT preparation. A clear NMAT exam in one month is a difficult but not impossible task. Aspirants could choose an exam date according to/suitability.

All three portions of the NMAT (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Management Aptitude Test)—Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Skills, and Language Skills—are critical. However, the value of each component varies depending on the test-taker's talents and shortcomings. Candidates frequently emphasize the segment in which they are most confident in order to achieve higher results. Effective time management is essential in all sectors. To excel, concentrate on improving your skills in the area that best matches your talents while keeping a balanced approach to achieve proficiency across the exam, ultimately leading to a competitive total NMAT score.

NMAT exam comprises as many as three sections. Candidates can invest in one book which covers the syllabus for all the three sections. Alternatively, candidates may consider to study from three different books, one for each section. GMAC official guide for NMAT is considered the best sourse to study for the competitive exam. Candidates can also prepare using the books recommended for CAT exam preparation or any other MBA entrance exam preparation.

For the NMAT Quantitative Aptitude section, candidates can refer to Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma, Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal and How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma. For Languagew Skills, Noman Lewis' Word Power Made Easy is among the recommended books for competitive exams. For Logical Reasoning section, candidates can choose Logical and Analytical Reasoning by Ashok Gupta.

Besides the books mentioned above, candidates can choose from a ton of books available for competitive exam preparation.  Refer to the NMAT books article by Shiksha for complete preparation books guide (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/nmat-exam-books)

No, Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) does not change the NMAT syllabus every year. However, they do make minor changes to the syllabus from time to time make sure that it stays aligned with the latest trends as per the ever changing education systems. For instance, in 2020, GMAC made some changes to the NMAT syllabus and pattern to include more questions on data interpretation and critical reasoning.

The following are the major changes that have been made in the past five years:

• The number of questions in each section have been kept as 36 in each section with 108 questions in total.
• The difficulty level of the questions have been increased slightly.

The GMAC typically releases the NMAT exam details and syllabus for the current year in the month of July. Candidates can find the latest NMAT syllabus on the GMAC website.