NMAT by GMAC for the academic session 2018-20 will be conducted in the window period of 05th October to 18th December 2017. Candidates can self-schedule their test date and time as per their convenience in these 75 days. NMAT by GMAC is a national level MBA entrance examination held every year by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). This entrance examination is used by more than 23 universities, institutes and B-schools for admission in to their various management programs. The application process has started on 04th July 2017 and the last date for completing the application process is 03rd October 2017. Once registered, applicants can schedule their examination and appear for the same at a designated centre in one of 44 Indian cities and 4 international ones (Kathmandu, Thimphu, Dhaka and Colombo). After registration, the last date for scheduling NMAT is October 16th 2017. To apply for NMAT by GMAC applicants should have completed Fulltime Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks. Student in their final year may also apply.
Some prominent universities, institutes and B-schools that accept and use NMAT by GMAC test scores for admission purposes are: SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Xavier University, MISB Bocconi, ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad and other locations, Alliance University, Amity University, Thapar School of Management, SRM University Chennai, Delhi NCR Sonipat, Shiv Nadar University, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Woxsen School of Business Management, BML Munjal University, VIT University, ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai, Mody University, GITAM School of International Business, Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University
NMAT by GMAC- Important Dates
Start Date
End Date
Register for NMAT
04th July 2017
03rd October 2017
Schedule Examination
04th July 2017
16th October 2017
Late Register for NMAT (With Late Fee)
04th October 2017
14th October 2017
Registration (Retake)
06th October 2017
14th December 2017
Rescheduling
04th July 2017
15th December 2017
Rescheduling (Retake)
06th October 2017
15th December 2017
Exam Window Period
05th October 2017
18th December 2017
Result Announcement
January 2018 (Third Week)
About NMAT by GMAC
NMAT by GMAC is a computer based examination. Once registered, the examination can be scheduled and taken thrice by the candidate in the given admission cycle or window period. The best score out of the three attempts will be considered as the final score. No-show after scheduling the examination will be counted as an attempt. The examination has three sections namely Language Skills, Quantitative Skills and Logical Reasoning. Questions are generated randomly from a pool of question bank at any given instance. The duration of the examination is 120 minutes (2 hours). The candidate has an option to choose the order in which they wish to attempt the three sections. Each of the three sections is allocated fixed time duration which cannot be carry forwarded and used for other sections. Once a candidate completes a section and moves on to another section he is not allowed to return to the previous section. But he can always review the section in the allocated time for the said section. There is no negative marking.
Section Name
Number of Questions
Time Allocated
Language Skills
32
22 minutes
Quantitative Skills
48
60 minutes
Logical Reasoning
40
38 minutes
How To Apply for NMAT by GMAC
Visit NMAT by GMAC official website www.nmat.org.in and create an account on the website using a valid email ID
Register by providing all the required information like personal information, education qualification, work experience along with test center and more
Enter your date of birth, photo ID and signature
Choose up to 5 programs named as ‘School Preference’ to send your scores to. You may add more than 5 preferences but then an additional fee of Rs. 200 will be applicable per extra program. Please note that candidates should also apply in individual universities and institutes.
Upload your photo that has resemblance to the provided photo ID. This will be used on your admit card
Pay examination fees online
After your application is processed, you will be able to download the admit card and schedule your examination from your dashboard on the website