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| Parameters | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Form | Narsee Monjee Aptitude Test (NMAT) |
| No. of sessions | Three |
| NMAT 2024 Exam timings | To be declared |
| NMAT 2024 Exam fee | INR 3,000 (All categories) |
| No. of test takers | 75,000 (as of 2023) |
| Mode of examination | computer-based exam |
| Scores validity | Valid for admission to 51 institutes in India and 27 institutes abroad for MBA programme. |
| Conducting Institute for NMAT exam 2024 | Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) |
| NMAT exam website | NMAT 2024 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 1, 2024, Thursday - October 10, 2024, Thursday | NMAT 2024 Registration Starts |
| August 1, 2024, Thursday - October 14, 2024, Monday | NMAT 2024 Exam Scheduling |
| August 1, 2024, Thursday - December 17, 2024, Tuesday | NMAT 2024 Exam Re-scheduling |
| August 1, 2024, Thursday - December 20, 2024, Friday | NMAT 2024 Admit Card Release (immediately after scheduling) |
| November 5, 2024, Tuesday - December 20, 2024, Friday | NMAT 2024 Exam Date |
| November 6, 2024, Wednesday - December 17, 2024, Tuesday | NMAT 2024 Registration for Retake Exam |
| August 1, 2024, Thursday - December 17, 2024, Tuesday | NMAT 2024 Retake Scheduling |
Like any other exam, NMAT 2024 by GMAC holds some eligibility criteria that the candidates must fulfil to take this exam. Along with undergraduate candidates, students in their final year of bachelor's degree can also take this exam. Further, different colleges hold some other criteria irrespective of NMAT eligibility criteria, below are the regular eligibility criteria for NMAT 2024.
Candidates applying for NMAT 2024 should have any one of the following
Click on https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat to visit the official website of NMAT 2024 and start creating your profile if you haven’t one yet.
In the profile section, fill in your name, email, and phone number and click the Register button. It will send you a confirmation email for verification.
Verify your email to get the User ID and Password. Once your registration is confirmed through mail, your User ID and Password will be provided to you in a separate mail immediately after confirmation.
Visit the official website of NMAT 2024 and log in with your credentials sent by email (User ID and Password) for NMAT 2024 registration.
Fill in the captcha and click next. If you have filled in your credentials correctly, the page will further redirect you to your created profile.
After logging in successfully, your profile will be visible to you. Now, navigate to the NMAT by GMAC window to fill in the application form.
The application form for NMAT 2024 comprises a few sections of detailing that must be filled out carefully as no detail can be edited after submitting the form.
Personal details, Academics, Work experience, Programmes, Test city, Declaration.
After filling in all the details correctly, it’s time to make the payment now.
Candidates can use their credit cards, debit cards, UPI, or Mobile Banking methods to deposit the exam registration fee.
After making the payment, your registration application will be considered for NMAT 2024. Once the application is approved, you will be updated on your email.
*No changes can be made after submitting the form. Candidates can either print or save their forms with the filled details.
| City/State/ Union Territory | City/State/ Union Territory | City/State/ Union Territory |
|---|---|---|
| Allahabad | Guwahati | Kota |
| Agra | Dhanbad | Mumbai |
| Gorakhpur | Durgapur | Jaipur |
| Ghaziabad | Bhubaneswar | Jalgaon |
| Faridabad | Ranchi | Ajmer |
| Dehradun | Rourkela | Rajkot |
| Chandigarh | Siliguri | Ahmedabad |
| Alwar | Shillong | Bhopal |
| Jammu | Kolkata | Indore |
| Patiala | Patna | Bilaspur |
| Noida | Aurangabad | Ujjain |
| Varanasi | Nasik | Gwalior |
| Ludhiana | Vadodara | Raipur |
| Lucknow | Surat | Jabalpur |
| Kanpur | Pune | Bhilai |
| Gurugram | Udaipur | Vijayawada |
| Delhi | Nagpur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Panipat | Kolhapur | Tiruchirapalli |
| Jhansi | Jodhpur | Jamshedpur |
| Bengaluru | Mysuru | Coimbatore |
| Hyderabad | Manipal | Vijayawada |
| Kochi | Mangalore | Madurai |
| Vizag | Chennai |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Language Skills | 36 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Skills | 36 | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 36 | Moderate |
| Total | 108 | Moderate |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| English Grammar & Vocabulary | 4 | Moderate |
| English Usage | 4 | Moderate |
| Word Meaning | 4 | Moderate |
| Sentence Error/Correction | 4 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Para Jumbles | 4 | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | 4 | Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks | 4 | Moderate |
| Idioms, Phrases, Clauses | 4 | Moderate |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | 4 | Moderate |
| Statement Correction | 4 | Moderate |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Number Systems | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Arithmetic | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Mixture & Solution | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Mensuration | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Probability | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Algebra (Linear/Quadratic Equation) | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Quantitative Skills | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Trigonometry | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Line graph, Bar graph, Pie Charts, Tables | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Modern Math | 4 | Moderate to High |
| Topic | No of Questions | Level of difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-dimensional arrangements | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Puzzles | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Arrangement | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Family tree | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Series | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Strong Arguments and Weak Arguments | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Coding & Decoding | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Syllogisms | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Statement Conclusions | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Course of Action | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Critical Reasoning | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Calendars | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Numeric Grid | 3 | Moderate to High |
| Books | Books |
|---|---|
| Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis | High School Composition & English Grammar by Wren & Martin |
| How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension |
| NMAT by GMAC Official Guide | A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning |
| How to Crack Test of Reasoning | Arihant Logical Reasoning |
| Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma | Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Aggarwal |
| Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Nishit K Sinha | Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey |
| 50+ Solved Papers MBA by Arihant | MBA-NMAT by GMAC Narsee Monjee |
| Study notes on NMAT by GMAC | Study Guide (XAT|IIFT|NMAT|SNAP|CMAT) by Career Launcher |
NMAT 2024 will follow a moderate to difficult level pattern, comprising objective-type (Multiple Choice Questions). The exam duration is 120 minutes, and candidates will attempt a total of 108 questions covering Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning sections.
The NMAT exam is conducted in three sessions, each lasting for 120 minutes.
The exam consists of three sections: Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning, with each section containing 36 questions.
A specific time limit is allocated to each section: 28 minutes for Language Skills, 52 minutes for Quantitative Skills, and 40 minutes for Logical Reasoning.
Candidates earn three marks for every correct answer, and there is no negative marking for incorrect responses.
Skipping questions does not incur any penalty.
The maximum achievable score in the NMAT exam is 200, though cut-off scores may vary across different colleges.
Attempting all questions is not mandatory.
| Colleges | City |
|---|---|
| Xavier School of Human Resource Management | Harirajpur |
| ICFAI Business School (IBS) | Hyderabad, Dehradun, Mumbai, Bengaluru |
| Amity Business School | Noida |
| VIT University | Vellore |
| Thapar School of Management | Chandigarh |
| University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) | Dehradun |
| GITAM School of International Business (GSIB) | Visakhapatnam |
| Bennett University | Noida |
| NMIMS | Mumbai |
| Lovely Professional University | Phagwara |
As per the legal requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, 27% for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the “Non-Creamy” layer (NC-OBC), up to 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates and 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD).
As defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016), “Person with Benchmark Disability” means a person with not less than forty per cent (40%) of a specified disability where the specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where the specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.“Specified disability” means the disabilities as specified in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016. The categories of disability are:
Blindness and low vision
Deaf and hard of hearing,
Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy,
Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness
Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d),
Other 'specified disabilities' mentioned in 'The Schedule' of the RPwD Act 2016.
For the purpose of being considered for reservation, the applicable Central Government list as on the last date of CAT registration shall be binding. No subsequent changes will be effective for CAT 2024 and any subsequent selection process of the IIMs.
Solving previous years’ question papers is a great way to improve performance in exams. It also gives an idea of the exam’s difficulty level, types of question patterns, and format to the candidates, which can significantly help them prepare with the right method and strategy for the exam and boost their confidence.
NMAT Language Skills Paper 1
NMAT Quantitative Skills Paper 2
NMAT Logical Reasoning Paper 1
Participating in mock tests allows candidates to experience the aura of taking exams in the exam halls. It also helps in better exam preparation, resulting in enhanced performance and speed during a real-time exam set-up. Mock tests are more like sample papers and are often based on the current syllabus of the exam, which also assists candidates get an idea about the exam pattern and format. Below is a free mock test that aspiring candidates can access, comprising questions from all three sections - language skills, quantitative skills, and logical reasoning.
NMAT Free Mock Test 2024
The answer key for the NMAT exam is generally released within 72 hours after the examination and is uploaded on the official website of GMAC in the format of the exam sheet. Candidates can access the answer key by following the steps given below.
Visit the official website of NMAT.
Enter the NMAT login ID and password and click on the NMAT Answer Key.
Enter the set number of question papers and fill in the captcha to open the answer key for the respective paper.
Click on ‘download’ to save the answer key in PDF format on your device.
| College/ Posts/ Academy | Cut off for general category |
|---|---|
| IBS Hyderabad: ICFAI Business School | 185-190 |
| VIT University Vellore, Chennai | 180-190 |
| SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai | 170-175 |
| Xavier University Bhubaneswar | 200-210 |
| T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal | 200-210 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai and Gurgaon (Only for PGPM) | 190-200 |
| SPJIMR - Mumbai (For GMP & PGMPW) | 170-190 |
| IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University, Sri City | 210-220 |
| SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai | 225-230 |
| K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai | 220-225 |
Like any other MBA entrance exam, NMAT is a speed-based exam that demands the speed and accuracy of the contenders simultaneously. Therefore, all preparations must be aligned with this thought. The candidates have to stick to NMAT preparation methods, which enable them to develop speed and the accuracy level required in the test. To adhere to speed and accuracy, candidates must lay hands on the best books for NMAT preparation, five years of NMAT sample papers and attempt the mock tests.
The following are some useful tips when preparing for the test: Spend three to four months on conceptual development of topics covered in the NMAT syllabus. Check out your level of preparation with the NMAT question papers that can be downloaded online. Make relevant notes at the time of studying and cross-check those notes periodically.
