Updated on 16th May 2023 | 2:47 pm | #NMATNotification
A national-level exam held by GMAC, NMAT scores can help get admission to top B-schools including Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. Candidates can attempt the exam a maximum of 3 times during the test-taking window. The next date can only be scheduled after the first paper has been attempted. The paper comprises 108 questions to be answered in 120 minutes. The questions are split into 3 sections which are:
The NMAT Notification 2023 will be released in August 2023. According to past year trends, NMAT 2023 will be held across a 70-day test-taking window starting in October 2023 till December 2023. Registrations for the same will tentatively start in the first week of August 2023 and go on till the second week of October 2023.
Before the notification arrives or you begin preparing for the exam it is important to understand the NMAT exam itself. Thus to grasp the details of NMAT 2023, here are the highlights of NMAT 2022:
About |
Details |
---|---|
Level of Exam |
National-level Entrance Exam |
Conducting Body |
Graduate Management Admission Council |
Testing Window |
70 days |
Number of Attempts |
3 per year |
Mode of Test |
Online |
Number of Questions |
108 |
Time Allotted |
120 minutes |
Number of Sections |
3 |
Application Fees |
INR 2,800/- |
Official Website |
https://register.nmat.org/ |
Here are a few key points that candidates giving the NMAT exam should be mindful of-
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The timeline for NMAT 2023 will be confirmed by the NMAT notification. Here are the tentative deadlines for NMAT 2023:
Event |
Begins |
Ends |
---|---|---|
Registration open |
August 2023 |
October 2023 |
Scheduling |
August 2023 |
October 2023 |
Rescheduling |
August 2023 |
December 2023 |
Retake Registration |
October 2023 |
December 2023 |
Retake Scheduling |
October 2023 |
December 2023 |
Exam Dates |
October 2023 |
December 2023 |
NMAT notification offers details about the registration fees in detail. After registering and paying the registration fees students will have the option of scheduling their exam. Students can also reschedule the exam by paying the rescheduling fee. Based on NMAT 2022, the expected application fee for NMAT 2023 is as follows-
Function |
Fees |
Registration Fee |
INR 2,800 + Taxes |
Fees for Rescheduling |
INR 1,200 + Taxes |
Fees for Retaking |
INR 2,800 + Taxes |
Additional Score Report (above 5) |
INR 300 per report + Taxes |
To be eligible for NMAT 2023 a candidate is expected to meet the eligibility criteria given below:
Note: Before selecting the colleges in the application, candidates should confirm the eligibility criteria of the participating colleges individually as they may vary.
The NMAT exam is a computer-adaptive exam that comprises three sections. The time allotted for the exam is 120 minutes with each section having separate time limits. Given below is the breakup of the sections-
Section |
Questions |
Time Allotted |
---|---|---|
Language Skills |
36 |
28 |
Quantitative Skills |
36 |
52 |
Logical Reasoning |
36 |
40 |
Total |
108 |
120 minutes |
The NMAT exam pattern is divided into three sections with a separate syllabus for each section. The language skills section primarily focuses on reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar. The quantitative skills section is primarily mathematics-based. On the other hand, the logical reasoning section aims to analyze the decision-making, analytical and reasoning skills of a candidate.
Given below is the brief outline of the most common topics covered in the NMAT exam-
Logical Reasoning- Assumptions, Critical Reasoning, Syllogism, Deductions, Other Reasoning and Analytical Puzzles
NMAT has the longest testing window and candidates can give the exam a maximum of 3 times per year. To register, candidates can apply through the online registration application available on the official website once registrations open.
After successfully registering and scheduling the NMAT exam candidates will receive a confirmation within 24 hours. Then the NMAT admit card will be available for download on the candidates’ dashboards. Candidates can log into their account on the official site and download the NMAT admit card.
The following points should be kept in mind regarding the NMAT Admit card:
Candidates can attempt the NMAT exam 2023 three times in one year. Here are the key points of retaking and rescheduling the NMAT exam-
Candidates will be required to carry the following documents with them to the center without which they will not be allowed to write the test:
NMAT (NMIMS Management Entrance Test) 2023 is a national MBA entrance test. NMAT is conducted every year in an online mode across 52 B-schools in India. Top NMAT colleges include some top names like NMIMS Mumbai, SPJIMR, XIM Bhubaneswar, SPJIMR etc. Apart from this, some prestigious B-schools from countries like Nigeria, South Africa, the Philippines, etc. which are booming education markets also accept the NMAT score as a qualifying criterion for admission.
As per the official NMAT by GMAC website, the following institutes accept NMAT scores for consideration for admission into their management programs:
Read in detail: Top NMAT colleges that you should target
NMAT is conducted once a year. Candidates can register for a test date within the given test window of 70–90 days.
The test window in NMAT is anywhere between 70-90 days. Last year, for NMAT 2022 the test window was of 70 days from 10th October 2022 to 19th December 2022.
Candidates can appear for NMAT 2023 3 times including the scheduled exam and 2 retakes. Candidates can only apply for a retake after they have given the scheduled NMAT exam.
The NMAT registration fee for 2022 was INR 2,800 (plus applicable taxes). For scheduling a retake, candidates had to pay an additional INR 2,800 (plus applicable taxes) while to reschedule, the fee was INR 1,200 (plus applicable taxes).
As per last year's trends, candidates attempting the test in India could choose between giving the exam at a test center or online proctored at home. The remaining candidates outside India could only give the exam in the online proctored at home mode.