NMAT 2025: Answer Key, Result (Soon), Eligibility, Syllabus, and More

The NMAT 2025 registration process for Phase - 2 is ongoing on the official NMAT website. The last date to register for the entrance test is 10th January 2026. Students will be able to schedule & reschedule the slots from 5th - 10th January 2026.

The GMAC (exam conducting body) will conduct the 2nd phase of the NMAT 2025 exam in a 5-days testing window from 13th January 2026 to 17th January 2026. For NMAT registration retake & retake rescheduling, the portal will be open from  5th - 10th January 2026.

NMAT 2025 is a National-level exam held for offering admission to the qualifying students in the MBA & PGDM program of NMIMS & other top Business Schools in India & abroad. GMAC i.e., Graduate Management Admission Council will conduct the NMAT 2025 exam within a designated test window, during which aspirants can appear for the exam up to three times. To attempt the exam, candidates must first complete the initial NMAT 2025 registration. For the second and third attempts, applicants need to complete the NMAT retake registration separately.

Check the details mentioned in this article about the NMAT 2025 exam including the important dates, eligibility criteria & registration process, syllabus & exam pattern, admit card, previous year question papers, participating colleges, and list goes on with various other factors.

NMIMS, a Deemed to be University, is one of the top Business Schools of Management in India which operates under the management of the SVKM Trust. NMIMS, also known as Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies offers admission in the MBA & PGDM programs to the students on the basis of the NMAT scores. The entrance test is conducted by GMAC – Graduate Management Admission Council.

The key highlights of NMAT 2025 are given below:

* Taxes will be applicable in the requisite fee paid by the candidates.

For more information on NMAT 2025 eligibility criteria, exam dates & schedule, the registration process, exam pattern, Syllabus of NMAT 2025, and other important aspects of the exam, read the article till the end.

Below-outlined table contains the Phase 2 - NMAT exam date 2025 and schedule of other important events:

The exam dates for NMAT 2025 - Phase 1 are given below:

NMAT 2025 is an entrance exam for students aspiring to complete their MBA or PGDM from one of the top Business schools like NMIMS. To apply for the exam, the candidates must fulfil the NMAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria that is mentioned below:

• Completed Graduation under 10+2+3 / 10+2+4 pattern in the respective stream.
• Secured a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.

* Candidates who are in the final year of their Graduation and those awaiting results are also eligible to apply.

Candidates must know that there is no age limit to apply for NMAT 2025 exam. Also, International students can apply for the exam.

Check: NMAT Eligibility Criteria 2025

The registration process for Phase 2 of the NMAT 2025 is ongoing. It is important to know that NMAT 2025 Application Form can be filled via online mode only. No offline registration is available for the exam.

The candidates must follow below-given steps to register successfully for NMAT 2025:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of NMAT i.e.,‘mba.com’.
• Step 2: Navigate the ‘Create your NMAT Account’ option.
• Step 3: Create an account by filling in all the required details like candidate’s name, contact number, E-mail ID.
• Step 4: Once the account is created, login credentials will be sent on the registered email ID.
• Step 5: Access the NMAT 2025 form on the official website by selecting ‘NMAT by GMAC Dashboard’ and login using received credentials.
• Step 6: Fill in all the required details.
• Step 7: Upload the required documents in the specified format.
• Step 8: Complete the application by paying the fee using the preferred mode of payment displayed on the webpage.

Check: NMAT Registration 2025

Going through the exam syllabus is the first step to start the preparation. Candidates must carefully go through the NMAT Syllabus which covers topics from three areas listed below:

• Logical Reasoning
• Language Skill
• Quantitative Skills.

Students can refer to the below-given table to learn more about the syllabus of the exam:

Check: NMAT Syllabus 2025

Scheduling the exam is must once the candidates have submitted their application forms successfully & paid the exam fees. NMAT is conducted by GMAC within a test window of 45 days (for Phase 1) & 5 days (for Phase 2). After checking the test-window dates, candidates have to schedule their exam for which a preferred exam date along with a chosen test centre needs to be submitted.

To schedule the exam, first candidates need to log in to the official portal of NMAT exam. Login needs to be done using the official e-mail ID and password. The students who schedule their exam date and centre successfully are allowed to appear for NMAT.

Candidates who are looking forward to attempting the NMAT exam 2025 can register / apply for the exam. Applicants can appear for the entrance test only if they have an officially issued hall ticket. The admit card will be available for download 7 days before the scheduled exam date. To download the NMAT 2025 Admit Card, students need to follow the below-mentioned process:

• Visit the official website of NMAT.
• Navigate the ‘Candidate Login’ link and login with accurate credentials (registered email ID and password).
• Look for the ‘NMAT 2025 admit card’ option and click on the link.
• Download the NMAT admit card and take a printout for further use.

GMAC issues the exam centre list of NMAT 2025 on the official portal. The conducting authority will administer the entrance test in around 79 cities across India. Candidates are allowed to appear for the exam at any of their chosen exam centres.

While scheduling the exam, candidates must select one of the below-given NMAT 2025 Exam Centers:

To make the preparation effective, it is important for the candidates to understand the paper pattern. The NMAT 2025 exam will be held online in a CBT mode. The question paper will be divided into three sections with 36 questions in each. All the sections including Language Skills, Quantitative Skills, and Logical Reasoning will have Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). The candidates will have 2 hours to complete the test and 108 questions will be asked overall. Candidates must know that there will be no negative marking for any section in NMAT 2025 exam.

Aspirants can understand the NMAT 2025 Exam Pattern from the table outlined below:

Check: NMAT Exam Pattern 2025

Without efficient preparation, qualifying NMAT 2025 can be very difficult for the aspirants. Candidates must study well to prepare for the exam. Below-listed are some of the NMAT Preparation tips for the candidates that they can utilise to enhance their scope of obtaining excellent results:

• Go through the NMAT 2025 syllabus to get the idea of the topics to be studied.
• Prepare a practical timetable that assists in covering all the topics mentioned in the syllabus.
• Students are advised to allocate more time for preparing difficult topics to gain proficiency.
• In order to get a thorough understanding of the exam, applicants can consider solving the NMAT Previous year question papers.
• Attempting NMAT 2025 mock tests is considered as an efficient way of getting familiar with the exam pattern and getting familiar with the do’s and don’ts to be followed on the actual exam day.

The official authorities have set certain regulations which the appearing students need to adhere to on the exam day. These norms are related to the dress code & protocols they need to follow inside the exam hall, the documents they must carry for verification, etc.

A few of the NMAT 2025 Exam Day Guidelines the applicants must follow are listed below:

• No electronic devices must be carried inside the exam hall. These include smart watches, mobile phones, calculators, etc.
• Candidates should not take any personal belongings like a bag, wallet, etc. inside the hall; these must be kept in the lockers or outside the examination hall.
• Required documents must be carried for verification, like a printed admit card & a valid photo ID.

Moreover, the guidelines related to dress code and other factors must be checked carefully by the candidates before going to the examination centre or hall on the actual exam day.

To help the candidates with their NMAT exam preparation, Graduate Management Admission Council releases an official mock test on its website. The mock test series provided by GMAC is considered effective for candidates to practise for NMAT.

Moreover, the mock tests enhance the students’ familiarity with the exam pattern and questions. To access NMAT 2025 mock test, candidates can visit GMAC’s official website.

NMAT cut-off refers to the marks candidates require to pass the entrance test and to take admission in MBA or PGDM programs in top Business Schools like NMIMS & others. Different B-Schools have set their own NMAT cut-off and take admissions on the basis of the same. The usual cut-off range is between 150 – 250 score.

Below-given is a list of expected NMAT 2025 cut-off for separate sections:

• For Logical Reasoning, the expected cut-off is 79+ score.
• For Quantitative Skills, expected NMAT 2025 cut-off is 73+ score.
• For Language Skills, the expected cut-off is 85+ score.

According to the expected cut-off for the above three sections of NMAT 2025, the overall cut-off may be around 205 to 250 score.

GMAC typically declares the result after 48 hours from the time the candidates have completed the NMAT exam. The same is notified to the applicants via email. The results will be declared on the official website in the form of a scorecard by GMAC. The NMAT scorecard 2025 will contain the scaled section marks & the total marks secured by the candidates.

By following the below-given steps, candidates can check their results after 48 hours of completing the test:

• Access the official website of NMAT.
• Navigate the login link.
• Enter the accurate credentials – registered email ID and password.
• Access the dashboard & click on the NMAT 2025 Scorecard link.
• Download the NMAT Scorecard and take a printout for future use.

* In case of test security incidents, an audit will be conducted and the result of the same will be released after 10 working days.

Once the candidates qualify the NMAT 2025, they must proceed to attend the Counselling for admissions in NMIMS or other top B-Schools. During the counselling process, students are required to go through Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).

The counselling process of every Business School may be different. Some Schools may conduct a Case Discussion (CD) instead of a GD, or may also conduct a Writing Ability Test (WAT) for admission in the MBA or PGDM programs.

Below-given are the common documents which are required during the Counselling process for getting admission in MBA / PGDM courses:

• 10^th and 12^th Mark Sheets / Passing Certificates
• Degree Certificate
• Degree Mark Sheet (Separate for all semesters, consolidated marksheet if the University does not issue semester-wise)
• Provision Passing Certificate (if Degree is not available)
• PG Degree Marksheet & Certificate (if applicable)
• Eligibility Certificate (if required)
• Migration Certificate
• AIU Certificate (applicable for candidates who have done graduation from abroad Universities)
• Certificate of Medical Fitness (Signed by registered medical practitioner)
• Mediclaim Policy
• Work Experience Certificate (with Salary Slips and Bank Statement)

There are various Colleges in India and abroad situated in Morocco, Nigeria, Hungary, South Africa, and Philippines, which accept the NMAT scores. The selection process for these educational Institutions include considering the NMAT score along with the respective selection rounds.

Some of the popular Colleges accepting NMAT scores in India are listed below:

• NMIMS - Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
• Lovely Professional University - LPU Jalandhar
• XIM University
• Amity University
• SP Jain Institute of Management and Research - SPJIMR
• ISB - Indian School of Business
• K J Somaiya Institute of Management
• ICFAI Business School
• Chitkara University
• SRM University Chennai, Delhi NCR, Sonipat
• VIT University, etc.

Other than the above-mentioned Universities & Business Schools, there are many more educational Institutions in the list which accept NMAT entrance exam scores for offering admission to the MBA & PGDM programs. Candidates who wish to take admissions in MBA or PGDM in these Universities or other top Business Schools can start preparing for NMAT 2025.