The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is a global non-profit organization of leading graduate business schools around the world. GMAC is the owner and administrator of GMAT exam and NMAT by GMAC™ exam.

Yes, NMAT by GMAC™ is a computer adaptive exam. The NMAT by GMAC™ exam gives each candidate a randomly generated test from a pool of questions, delivered one-at-a-time. The number of questions, difficulty levels, and the time limit for each of the sections is predetermined and, under normal administration conditions, are the same regardless of when and where the test is administered. Questions in the NMAT by GMAC™ exam are selected from the question pool for each examinee based on his or her performance on the questions previously answered. The questions a candidate receives are targeted at his or her ability level; therefore, a high- scoring candidate generally receives a more difficult sample of questions than a low-scoring candidate. The NMAT by GMAC™ exam is scored by first obtaining the candidate’s final ability estimate based on the probabilistic model approach of modern exam theory, and then transformed to a scaled score ranging from 12 to 120.

The following are the B-schools which accept NMAT by GMAC™ scores

India

1. SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
2. K J Somaiya Institute of Management
3. Indian School of Business (ISB) – Advanced Management Programme in Business Analytics (AMPBA)
4. S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) - Global Management Programme (GMP)
5. XIM University
6. SDA Bocconi Asia Center
7. T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), A Constituent Unit of MAHE, Manipal
8. ICFAI Business School
9. SOIL Institute of Management
10. FLAME University
11. ISBR Business School
12. Alliance University
13. BML Munjal University
14. Great Lakes Institute of Management – (PGPM)
15. IFMR Graduate School of Business
16. Jindal Global Business School
17. ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai
18. Jain University (CMS Business School
19. Amity University
20. VIT University
21. Shiv Nadar Institute of Management Studies
22. MIT World Peace University
23. Universal AI University
24. ATLAS – ISME School of Management and Entrepreneurship
25. SRM University
26. School of Petroleum Management (PDPU)
27. School of Business, Woxsen University
28. Thapar School of Management
29. Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University
30. Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore
31. Bennett University
32. SRM University, Delhi – NCR, Sonepat
33. University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES)
34. IFIM College
35. Mody University
36. Lovely Professional University
37. IILM University
38. Stoa School
39. Amrut Modi School of Management
40. Athena School of Management
41. Jagdish Sheth School of Management
42. GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam
43. IIHMR University
44. BSE Institute Limited
45. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
46. Chitkara university
47. Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur (SPSU)
48. iMET Global
49. Myra School of Business
50. Rishihood University
51. Ansal University, Gurgaon

Philippines

1. Asian Institute of Management
2. Ateneo Graduate School of Business
3. Virata School of Business, University of the Philippines
4. De La Salle University - Dasmariñas
5. School of Business Administration, Arellano University
6. De La Salle University
7. University of Santo Tomas Graduate School
8. St. Paul University Manila

Nigeria

1. Lagos Business School
2. Lead City University
3. Redeemer's University
4. Afe Babalola University
5. Covenant University
6. Caleb University
7. JHU Business School – James Hope University

Hungary

1. Corvinus University of Budapest

South Africa

1. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
2. Milpark Business School
3. North-West University
4. Rhodes Business School
5. University of South Africa (UNISA) Graduate School of Business Leadership
6. Wits Business School
7. Nelson Mandela University Business School
8. University of Cape Town (UCT)
9. Johannesburg Business school, University of Johannesburg
10. Tshwane School of Business and Society, Tshwane University

Morocco

1. Africa Business School

NMIMS-Mumbai is one of the premier B-Schools in India, having the advantage of being located in Mumbai, India’s financial capital. NMIMS-Mumbai falls in the "AAA" Category in T.I.M.E. 's B-School rankings. Whereas NMIMS-Bangalore is ranked among the “A" grade B-schools. NMIMS-Hyderabad and NMIMS Navi Mumbai are graded among the BBB+ grade, whereas NMIMS Indore is counted among the BBB grade B-schools.

Registration
Start: Thursday, August 1st, 2024
End: Thursday, October 10th, 2024
Scheduling
Start: Thursday, August 1st, 2024
End: Monday, October 14th, 2024
Retake Registration
Start: Wednesday, November 6th, 2024
End: Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
Rescheduling
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End: Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
Exam Delivery
Start: Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
End: Friday, December 20th, 2024

The exam will be conducted from 5 Nov 2024 till 20 Dec 2024

Test Registration: INR 3000 + applicable taxes
Retake: INR 3000 + applicable taxes
Additional Score Reports (beyond first five): INR 400 per Score Report + applicable taxes
Reschedule: INR 1200 + applicable taxes

No, the exam pattern has not changed.

SECTION	NO. OF QUESTIONS	TIME (MINUTES
Language Skills	36	28
Quantitative Skills	36	52
Logical Reasoning	36	40
Total	108	120

You will see your unofficial score card once you submit the exam. You will receive your score card with overall and sectional scaled scores within 48 hours of giving the exam. Any exams with test security incidents are subject to audit and the result will be published in 10 working days.

You will be notified by email once your score card is ready for download.

Apart from applying for NMAT exam, you also need to apply to NMIMS.

The following is the process for applying for NMIMS

To begin with, students need to register for the NMAT exam. They must note down the NMAT registration number without fail as without it they will not be able to apply for NMIMS. It is mandatory to complete the NMAT registration before proceeding for the NMIMS application process. Registration with NMIMS before your scheduled exam date is mandatory to apply for any NMIMS programs.

NMIMS only accepts scores of the first NMAT examination attempted by the candidate.

The application form for NMIMS is available now, the last date to apply for the same is 10 October 2024. The application fee is Rs 2800.

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Except for the section on Logical Reasoning, all the other sections of NMAT get well covered with a good preparation for CAT. However, it is advisable for a student to work on his/her speed mathematics as some of the questions under Data Interpretation tend to be calculation intensive. Also, 108 questions in 120 minutes means that the candidate needs to be really quick in solving the questions.

The questions in reasoning section of NMAT are:

Series, Analogies, Odd man out, Coding & Decoding, Symbols & Notations, Missing numbers in the figures and Direction sense.

Analytical puzzles (Blood Relations, Linear Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Distribution, Comparisons and Selections).

Critical reasoning (Assumptions, Conclusions, Inferences, Strong & Weak arguments, Courses of Action, Cause & Effect, Assertions and Reasons), Deductions, Input / Output, Decision Making and Venn Diagrams

You can study these topics from Reasoning Study Material - SM 1002505, 2506, and SM 1002207. SM 1002207 covers the topics - Series, Analogies, Odd man out, Coding & Decoding, Symbols & Notations, Missing Numbers in the figures, Input/Output, Blood Relations and Direction Sense. These topics were introduced to the CAT students in Logic Basics - 7, 8 and 13 (LRHO 1002207, 2208 and 2213) . One can quickly be thorough with these topics by solving the exercises from SM1002207. Particularly the questions based on Coding & Decoding and Symbols & Notations test the speed of the students. SM 1002505 and 2206 have two exercises for each of the topics in analytical puzzles. There was a thorough discussion of each of these kinds of puzzles in Logic Basics - 1, 2 and 3 (LRHO 1002201, 2202 and 2203) and in LRPEs and LATs. Venn Diagrams are discussed in Logic Basics 5 and 6 (LRHO 1001905 and 1906).

SM 1002506 has four exercises (Ex 1 (a), (b), (c) and (d)) on Venn Diagrams . Students may solve the exercises 1 (a) and (b) first and then from 1 (c) and (d). As far as NMAT pattern is concerned, exercises 1 (a) and (b) are more relevant .

Among the critical reasoning topics, Assumptions, Conclusions, Inferences and Strong & Weak arguments were discussed in LR classes for CAT students. Chapter 14 and 15 of SM1002207 provide necessary practice exercises for these topics .

The NMAT model deductions were discussed in logic basics 10 (LRHO 1001910) class . The practice exercises for NMAT model Deductions/Syllogism questions are provided in SM 1002506 exercises 4 (c) and 4 (d). Input / Output & Decision Making questions are provided in SM 1002207 (chapter 8 and chapter 11) . Input/ Output questions are quite regular in NMAT exam.

Finally, T.I.M.E.’s OMETs for NMAT are the best source for preparation.They are very close to the actual NMAT paper and one should give maximum importance to these question papers as they provide very good exam practice to the candidates. The candidates can accustom themselves to the NMAT pattern by taking these mocks.