NMAT Exam Cutoff: Everything You Need to Know

Q: Who is eligible for the NMAT Exam?

NMAT exam requires a graduation degree in any discipline. The MBA college accepting NMAT Scores may have specific CGPA requirements. Candidates still in their final year of graduation can apply, but they must provide a passing certificate at admission.

Q: Can we give the NMAT Exam from home?

The NMAT by GMAC exam can be taken online at home or at a test centre in India. In other countries, it is only available as an online proctored exam at home.

Q: Does NMAT have negative marking for an unattempted question?

There is no negative marking for an incoorect or unattempted question in the NMAT exam.

Q: How is NMAT marking scheme done in the NMAT exam?

The candidate gets 1 mark for each correct answer and 0 marks for any incorrect or unattempted question.

Q: Is 220 a good score for the NMAT exam?

A score of 230-240 is good (99th percentile) on NMAT Exam. A score above 200 is suitable for most colleges accepting NMAT scores, except NMIMS Mumbai &amp; Bangalore.es.

Q: When is NMAT cutoff released?

NMAT cutoff scores are released by the participating institutes during the admission process. Candidates have to apply for the desired b-school. Some of these institutes may or may not release the NMAT cutoff scores. Candidates must refer to the official website of the desired B-school to know about the cutoff scores.The overall NMAT cut-off level generally remains between 150 and 280. More than 40 B-schools across India and 20+ international B-schools accept NMAT scores for MBA admission. The cutoff scores and percentile changes across participating B-schools. Additionally, some colleges may seek admission based on sectional and overall cutoff scores, while some may only consider the overall cutoff.

Q: Which score will be considered if I took the NMAT exam twice in 2022?

GMAC allows candidates to appear for the NMAT exam up to three times during the 70-day test window. If a candidate takes the exam multiple times, the best score from the two or three attempts can be used to meet the NMAT cut off criteria.However, NMIMS accepts the score of only the first attempt.

Q: Is NMAT an adaptive test?

Yes, NMAT is a computer-based adaptive test. With adaptive testing, the test's difficulty adjusts to the candidate's performance, getting harder or easier after a correct or incorrect answer.

Author : Pratik Dubey

May 24, 2024

Overview: The NMAT Exam is held between August and December every year, and the NMAT exam results are declared within 72 hours after the exam. Students get the call for further selection process based on the NMAT Exam Cutoff set by the colleges every year after the results are announced.

This article describes the procedure for downloading the scorecard and lists the NMAT Exam Cutoff of previous years for NMIMS and the normal NMAT Exam Cutoff for other major colleges based on the NMAT Exam Cutoff of previous years.

What is the NMAT exam?

Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) is a Computer-Adaptive Test conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) for admissions to some of the leading graduate business programs in emerging markets, including India, South Africa, the Philippines, Nigeria, and Morocco.
Being the most candidate-friendly MBA admissions exam, it offers the convenience and flexibility to choose dates as per convenience & improve scores with three attempts in a testing cycle.
The next date can only be scheduled after the first attempted paper.
Candidates are allowed to attempt retakes with a 15-day gap window.
Candidates can also reschedule the date and time of their NMAT exam within the 70-day test window.
It should be noted that NMIMS accepts the scores only on the first attempt at the NMAT.
The NMAT by GMAC™ exam registration and the school application process are separate steps. Registration for NMAT does not mean you have registered for NMIMS or any other college.

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NMAT Exam Cutoff - Important Dates & Schedule

Following are the expected NMAT entrance exam dates:

Particulars	Dates (Tentative)
NMAT Registration	August to October
NMAT Scheduling	August to October
NMAT Exam Dates	October to December
NMAT Rescheduling	October to December
NMAT Retake Scheduling	October to December
NMAT Conduction Mode	Computer-Based Adaptive Test
NMAT Duration	120 minutes
NMAT Exam Pattern	Three sections with 36 questions each Language Skill – 28 minutes Quantitative Skill – 52 minutes Logical Reasoning – 40 minutes A candidate can choose the order/sequence of the test sections at the beginning of the exam.
NMAT - Number of Questions	108
NMAT Marking Range	Score range 36 - 360

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NMAT Exam Cutoff – NMAT Exam Structure

Sections	Questions	Time (minutes)	Score Range
Language Skills	36	28	12-120
Quantitative Skills	36	52	12-120
Logical Reasoning	36	40	12-120
Total	108	120	36-360

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NMAT Exam Cutoff: How to download the NMAT Scorecard

You get your unofficial NMAT score immediately after taking the exam on your system as soon as you submit your exam.
The official scorecard is sent to you within 72 hours through E-mail.
The NMAT final scorecard, which contains details about scaled scores across all sections, is released a few days after the preliminary scoresheet.
Once the results are released, GMAC notifies students via an E-mail and posts that students can download their scoresheet using the below steps:
1. Log in to the official NMAT Website
2. Click on the ‘Login’ option.
3. Enter the username ID and password generated during the NMAT registration process.
4. Click on the Download option once you are granted access to the ‘NMAT Scorecard’ option.
5. Download the PDF and Print the hard copy, as students need to present this hard copy during the GD/PI rounds.

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NMAT Exam Cutoff: Factors Affecting the NMAT Exam Cutoff

Every year, the NMAT Exam Cutoff percentiles are determined based on various factors. Some important factors of the NMAT Exam cutoff are listed below:

Number of candidates appearing in the NMAT exam that year
Difficulty level of the NMAT question paper
Number of seats available in the program
Previous Year NMAT Exam Cutoff scores and trends

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NMAT Exam Cutoff: Expected NMAT Exam cutoff for NMIMS

NMIMS MBA admissions 2024 were based on the scores of the candidates in NMAT 2023. The space below mentions the overall and sectional NMIMS NMAT Exam cutoff:

Program/Campus	Logical Reasoning (LR)	Language Skills (LS)	Quantitative Skills (QS)	Overall
MBA Mumbai	71	76	71	234
MBA Human Resource	71	77	69	234
MBA Business Analytica (Mumbai)	71	70	75	225
MBA Digital Transformation	67	69	66	222
MBA Pharmaceutical Management	50	50	50	185
MBA Bangalore	65	70	64	222
MBA Navi Mumbai	65	70	64	222
MBA Hyderabad	60	60	60	206
MBA Indore	60	60	60	206

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NMAT Exam Cutoff: Colleges Accepting NMAT Exam Cutoff

The NMAT Exam cutoff at which colleges accept students is almost similar every year.

NMAT Colleges	NMAT Exam Cutoff Score/Percentile
NMIMS Mumbai	248+ NMAT Scores
NMIMS Bangalore	220+ NMAT Scores
NMIMS Hyderabad	220+ NMAT Scores
ISB - Hyderabad	140+ NMAT Scores
XIM - Bhubhaneshwar	85+ NMAT percentile
SDA Bocconi Asia Center (formerly MISB Bocconi), Mumbai	200+ NMAT scores
Alliance School of Business, Alliance University	100+ NMAT scores
ITM Business School	65+ NMAT percentile
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad	150+ NMAT scores
BSE Institute Ltd.	180+ NMAT scores
Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida	85+ NMAT percentile
Bennett University - Delhi, NCR	65+ NMAT percentile
Woxsen School of Business Management, Hyderabad	160+ NMAT scores
Thapar School of Management, Chandigarh	150+ NMAT scores
ISBR Business School, Bengaluru	140+ NMAT scores
Amity University, Delhi-NCR	60+ NMAT Percentile
SRM University	180+ NMAT scores
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun	140+ NMAT scores
BML Munjal University, Delhi	150+ NMAT scores
VIT University, Vellore	50+ NMAT percentile
Jindal Global Business School - Delhi/NCR	65+ NMAT percentile
FLAME University	190+ NMAT score

NMAT Exam Cutoff: What is the selection process?

The Selection Process based on the NMAT Exam Cutoff starts after the results are announced.

Neither GMAC nor NMIMS offers unified counselling.
Institutes that accept NMAT scores handle counselling differently, depending on their NMAT Exam cutoff, which is set independently by all institutes based on their selection criteria.
The selection process consists of different rounds of Group Discussion (GD), Case Discussions, Group Exercise (GE), and Personal Interview (PI).
Some colleges that accept students based on the NMAT Exam Cutoff also require a Written Ability Test of about 20 minutes to measure their ability to write and communicate.
Those who clear the NMAT Exam cutoff for their respective institute get forward to other rounds of GD-PI.
The selection process based on the NMAT Exam Cutoff is organised by the respective college, and GMAC has no stake in it.

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