About NMAT

The NMAT or the NMIMS Management Aptitude Test is conducted as an entrance exam to grant admissions to management programmes of the various NMIMS institutes across the country. It is a national level test conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).  

The 2-hour examination is an online exam, held once a year. Candidates whose scores qualify for admissions into the NMIMS institutes will then be called for the Group Discussion and Personal Interview round. A candidate can make 3 attempts at taking the exam within the 75-day exam period. The exam does not have negative marking. 

The total number of retakes allowed for the NMAT is three. This includes no-shows

Schedule for NMAT:

Event	Date	End
Registration - Main	Monday, September 14, 2020	Friday, November 20, 2020
Late Registration	Saturday, November 21, 2020	Monday, November 30,2020
Scheduling	Monday, September 14, 2020	Wednesday, December 02,2020
Re-scheduling	Monday, September 14, 2020	Sunday, January 17, 2021
Exam Delivery	Wednesday, November 4, 2020	Saturday, January 30, 2021
Registration Retake	Thursday, November 5, 2020	Sunday, January 17, 2021
Re-take scheduling	Thursday, November 5, 2020	Sunday, January 17, 2021

NMAT Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for the NMAT should have graduated with a minimum of 50% marks. The exam does not prescribe any age limit. Candidates having work experience can also apply. There is no age-limit specified on the official website of the exam.

NMAT 2020 - Exam Pattern

GMAC has announced changes to the NMAT 2020 paper pattern. What are the implications of the changes?

	NMAT 2020	NMAT 2019	NMAT 2020	NMAT 2019
Section	No. of Questions		Time Per Section (In Mins)
Language Skills	36	32	28	22
Quantitative Skills	36	48	52	60
Logical Reasoning	36	40	42	38
Total	108	120	122	120

1. Comparing NMAT 2020 with NMAT 2019, there has been a decrease of 12 questions and an increase of 2 minutes in the time allotted to attempt the exam.
2. The number of questions has decreased by 12 in the Quant section of NMAT 2020, while the time allotted has reduced by 8 minutes. This means that now, an NMAT test-taker will have a few seconds more per question in NMAT 2020. Prima facie, this may not seem to make too big a difference but during the exam, each second matters and it all adds up.
3. The number of questions has increased in the Language Skills section by 4 questions, and the time allotted for this section has also increased by 6 minutes.
4. The LR section sees a decrease in the number of questions and a 4-minute increase in the time allotted to attempt this section. This means that test-takers now have over 1 minute available per question, as compared to last year when you had only 57 seconds to attempt each LR question.
5. All sections have an equal number of questions but have an unequal amount of allotted time. The Quantitative Skills section has been allotted the maximum amount of time (52 minutes), while the Language Skills section has been allotted the minimum amount of time (28 minutes). 

Which institutes accept NMAT?

NMIMS, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (Advanced Management Programme In Business Analytics), SPJIMR Mumbai (Post Graduate Management Programme for Women), SDA Bocconi Asia Centre, Xavier University, ICFAI Business School, IFMR Graduate School of Business, Master’s Union School of Business, Athena School of Management, Chitkara University, IILM University, MYRA School of Business, School of Petroleum Management, PDPU, Jain University, Center For Management Studies, Alliance University, SOIL Institute of Management, Shiv Nadar University, Bennett University, Universal Business School, Woxsen School of Business Management, LM Thapar School of Management, ISBR Business School, Amrut Modi School of Management, BSE Institute Limited, Amity University, SRM University - Chennai, Delhi NCR, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, BML Munjal University, ITM Business School, Mody University, Gitam School of International Business, Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Jindal Global Business School, Ansal University, Lovely Professional University, IIHMR University, Jagdish Sheth School of Management (Previously known as IFIM Business School), Vijaybhoomi University, ISME