NMAT 2020 Notification

The NMAT 2020 Notification has been released as on 16th June 2020. The NMAT 2020 notification is the first notification of the MBA Admissions season. The NMAT 2020 exam can be taken across a 75-day test taking window starting from 6th Oct to 19th Dec 2020.

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NMAT 2020 Important Dates

The timeline for NMAT 2020, which will be confirmed by the NMAT 2020 notification, is expected to be along the following lines:

Registration open – 1st August 2020 to 5th October 2020
Scheduling – 1st August 2020 to 18th October 2020
Late Registration – 6th October 2020 to 16th October 2020
Registration (Retake) – 7th October 2020 to 16th December 2020
Re-Scheduling – 1st August 2020 to 16th December 2020
Re-Take Scheduling – 7th October 2020 to 16th December 2020
Exam Delivery – 6th October 2020 to 19th December 2020
Final Announcements of results – End of March 2021

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NMAT 2020 Application Fee

NMAT notification offers both in-time and late registration. Students registering in the late registration window will be charged an extra fee in addition to the fee payable during the normal registration period. Post registration, students will have the option of scheduling their exam in the given 75 day period. Students can also reschedule their exam by paying the rescheduling fee. The application fee for NMAT 2020 is as follows:

Registration fee: INR 2000 + Taxes
Late Registration fee: INR 2500 + Taxes
Application to Schools (more than 5): INR 200 + Taxes (for each additional school)
Reschedule: INR 1100 + Taxes
Additional Score Reports (beyond first five): INR 200 (per score report) + Taxes

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NMAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria

According to the NMAT notification, to be eligible for NMAT 2020 a candidate requires:

Bachelor's degree in any discipline from any recognized university with minimum of 50 % aggregate.
Students in their final year of the bachelors can also apply for the exam.

NMAT 2020: How to Register?

Candidates can register for NMAT 2020 through the online registration application available on the official website from the 1st August 2020.
The next step is to fill the requisite details. Please be careful while entering the details; ensure that there are no errors before submitting the details.
After filling the details, candidates will be required to make the payment.
Once the payment has been successfully processed, candidates can select the time slot, date, and test center for their NMAT 2020 exam.
Please note that the time slot, date, and test center are subject to availability. The scheduling will take place on a first come first serve basis that is candidates registering earlier will have a higher chance of getting a time slot, date, test center of their preference.
Following the scheduling of the NMAT 2020 exam, candidates will receive a confirmation mail comprising the test time, test date, and test center.

NMAT 2020 Admit Card

The NMAT 2020 Admit Card is available for download in the student’s dashboard 48 hours after successfully scheduling the NMAT 2020 Exam. It is mandatory to carry the NMAT Admit Card along with the required IDs, scheduling confirmation letter, and photocopy of the IDs to be allowed to write the exam.

NMAT Rescheduling

Candidates have the option to reschedule their NMAT 2020 exam 72 hours prior to the scheduled exam slot. Rescheduling will be subject to availability of a time slot on a different date. Candidates will have to pay an additional fee of INR 1100 + Applicable taxes for the same. After passing the 72-hour mark students will not be able to reschedule the exam.

NMAT 2020 Exam Windows

The 75-day test taking window is generally divided into 5 windows. The results are generated separately for each window. Normalization takes place for test takers within each window. The percentile and cut off is declared later basis the normalized scores of all test takers.

NMAT Window 1: First Week of Oct 2020 to Third Week of Oct 2020
NMAT Window 2: Third Week of Oct 2020 to First Week of Nov 2020
NMAT Window 3: First Week of Nov 2020 to Third Week of Nov 2020
NMAT Window 4: Third Week of Nov 2020 to First Week of Dec 2020
NMAT Window 5: First Week of Dec 2020 to Third Week of Dec 2020

NMAT 2020 Exam: Things you need to carry

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:

Photo ID - Passport/ PAN Card/ Voter's ID Card/ UID/ Aadhaar Card
Signature ID - Passport/ PAN Card/ Debit/Credit Card/ Driving license
Admit Card
Photo Copy of Photo ID/Signature ID
Print out of confirmation letter received for the given exam slot

When to appear for NMAT?

If you want to appear only once for NMAT

CAT is likely to be held on 29th November, IIFT on 6th December and SNAP on 13th December. Depending on the exams that you want to appear for and your preparedness, you need to schedule NMAT such that there is sufficient gap between two exams.

If you want to appear twice for NMAT

Schedule your first attempt latest by 10th November, so that there is at least a gap of two weeks between CAT and NMAT. You should get to know your score by the first week of December. If you are not satisfied by the score, you can appear for a retake in December.

If you want to appear thrice for NMAT

Schedule your first attempt in October. You should get your scores by November second week. If you are not happy with the score, you can appear for a retake in November. The retake score should be available by early December. If you are still not happy, you can take the NMAT again in December.

Please note:

You need to apply for both NMAT (at nmat.org.in) and NMIMS (at nmims.secure.force.com/NMIMS Application_Login) separately. One without the other will be of no use.
Make sure that you do not become a part of any group on social media platforms like WhatsApp or Facebook where NMAT questions are revealed using your registered mobile no(s), email id(s) in the NMAT/NMIMS form.

Institutes that accept NMAT Score

As per the official NMAT by GMAC website, the following institutes accept NMAT scores for consideration for admission into their management programs:

SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad
Indian School of Business (ISB) - (Advanced Management Programme in Business Analytics (AMPBA))
SPJIMR - Mumbai (For PGMPW)
Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
TAPMI (For Mu Sigma- TAPMI L.E.A.D Program)
SDA Bocconi Asia Center (formerly MISB Bocconi), Mumbai
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad and other locations
School of Inspired Leadership (Soil)
Alliance University, Bangalore
Athena School of Management - Mumbai
Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Bennett University - Delhi, NCR
Universal Business School
Woxsen School of Business Management, Hyderabad
Thapar School of Management, Chandigarh
ISBR Business School, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Jain University - CMS Business School
Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
BSE Institute Limited, Mumbai
Amity University, Delhi NCR
SRM University, Chennai, Delhi NCR Sonipat
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
BML Munjal University, Delhi
VIT University, Vellore
ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai
Mody University, Rajasthan
GITAM School of International Business, Visakhapatnam
Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Hyderabad
Jindal Global Business School - Delhi/NCR