Candidates to get three attempts at new NMAT exam

Move will enable them to submit best scores; 12 institutes including NMIMS to accept scores

Candidates appearing for the NMAT by GMAC exam (earlier called NMIMS Management Aptitude Test) will get three attempts in the 75-day test cycle this year onwards, the Graduate Management Admission Council has said.

The move means candidates can submit the best score of the three attempts to a B-School of their choice. 

Vikram Shah Associate Director-Market Development, South Asia at Graduate Management Admission Council said, “A candidate can take the NMAT three times in a given admission cycle. This will ensure that the candidate is given an opportunity to give his best score to the institute that he wishes to join.”

After the results are declared, candidates can view their results and then decide to apply to business school or retake the test. The test will not have any negative marking either. 

Shah said that this year 12 institutions apart from NMIMS will accept NMAT scores. This includes NMIMS University, Alliance University, SRM University, BML Munjal University, VIT University, ICFAI University, Ansal University, Mody University, NIIT University, Thapar University, Shoolini University and Woxsen School of Business.

In March 2015, GMAC had acquired the NMAT exam in India from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). It assumed ownership and management of NMAT and the exam was re-titled the ‘NMAT by GMAC’. This was its first ever acquisition of a test asset anywhere in the world.

Shah said that going forward there will would be a roadmap to bring it on par with global standards.

The registrations for NMAT began on July 2, 2015 and will close on October 5, 2015. The exam is scheduled to take place starting October 6 and will continue through December 19, 2015, at 27 centres in 18 locations across India.