NMAT 2020 – Changes, Important dates, Eligibility, Registration, Retakes, Admit card, Paper pattern, Syllabus, Result, Colleges

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), administrator of the NMAT and GMAT exam has announced the commencement of NMAT 2020 registrations from September 14, 2020 to November 20, 2020 and the NMAT 2020 exam will be held from November 4, 2020 to January 30, 2021 with the option for candidates to take the exam at test centers or take the online proctored exam from their home.

NMAT Exam

The NMAT by GMAC exam is a computer based test for admission to some of the leading graduate business programs in countries like India, South Africa, Nigeria and Philippines. NMAT exam is candidate friendly, allowing you to choose the exam mode, date, time and location of the exam as per your convenience. The exam also allows you to choose the section order and there is no negative marking. NMAT 2020 exam scores will be accepted at some of the top colleges in India like NMIMS Mumbai, SPJIMR (PGMPW), ISB (AMPBA), XIMB Bhubaneswar and many other b-schools for the MBA batch 2021-2023.

Changes in NMAT exam

1. Computerized Adaptive Test – NMAT 2020 will be computerized adaptive test thereby the difficulty of the NMAT exam will depend on how many questions you attempt correctly.

2. Two testing mode – GMAC will be providing options for the candidates to take the test either at exam centers with social distancing protocols or to take the online proctored exam from the comfort of their home.

3. Shorter Registration window – NMAT registration window has been reduced from 90+ days to 60+ days this year.

4. Longer Testing Window – NMAT 2020 exam will be delivered over a period of 88 days window instead of 75 days.

5. Fewer questions with same time duration – This year, there has been a decrease of 12 question that is the total number of questions will be 108 instead of 120 and the overall time duration will remain the same.

6. Changes in Sectional time duration – There is a change of time duration in all the three sections which is mentioned below –

7. Equal sectional Weightage – NMAT 2020 will have the equal number of questions in each section unlike last year which means there will be 36 questions in each section.

8. Check score card within 48 hours of exam – Candidates will receive their score card with scaled scores for the sections and overall total of NMAT exam within 48 hours of giving the exam through emails.

To check the NMAT 2020 Test Cities, Click Here. 

Important Dates

NMAT 2020 Exam Eligibility

Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the minimum eligibility requirements before applying for the NMAT 2020 exam. The eligibility criteria are as follows:

1. Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years of education pattern from any stream with at least 50% of aggregated marks in graduation.

2. Candidates who are in the final year or awaiting their final year results can also apply for the NMAT exam. However, the admission of these candidates if selected will be on the provisional basis until their mark-sheets and certificate of the graduation are submitted.

3. There is no age limit and the candidates with work experience can also apply for the exam.

NMAT 2020 Registrations cum Application process

1. Create an account on nmat.org using a valid Email address and Mobile number.

2. After Registration, candidates will receive their USER-ID and Password in the registered email-id and mobile number.

3. Log in as existing user using the same NMAT-ID and Password and fill up the contact information, personal and academic details, work experience, etc. in the application form.

4. Select up to 5 B-schools as your preference where NMAT by GMAC will send scores for the selection process and if a candidate apply in addition of these five programs then the additional fee of Rs.200 plus taxes will be charged for each program.

 5. Upload a scanned copy of passport size photo that bears a likeness to you and the photograph on your Photo-ID.

 6. Select the exam taking option between test center and an online proctored mode at home.

 7. Pay the application fee of Rs.2360 including GST. The application fee is to be paid online through any one of the following – Debit or Credit card, Internet banking, American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa and Mobile Wallets.   

 8. The last step is to book the exam slot and download the admit card. 

Retakes

GMAC allows the candidates to appear for the NMAT exam a maximum of three times during a year’s testing period including a first attempt and two retake attempts. The exam retake option is activated on the student’s dashboard after the exam date but the students can appear for the retake attempt only after the gap of 15 days. The students have to register and pay a separate fee for each attempt. Candidates can utilize this opportunity to improve their scores and increase their chances to get the calls.

NMAT 2020 Admit Card

NMAT 2020 Admit card will be issued to each candidate immediately after the successful registration and payment of fees. The admit card contains your NMAT registration details and photographs. Candidates are required to carry the hard copies of the admit card along with other required documents to the exam centers without which they will not be allowed to appear for the exam.

NMAT 2020 Paper pattern and Syllabus

GMAC has revised the NMAT exam pattern for 2020 wherein the number of questions has been reduced and the sectional timing is also changed. However the total time duration for the exam will remain the same. NMAT 2020 exam will have equal weightage for all the three sections. You can have a look at the table below –

The NMAT exam is of objective types questions wherein there will be five options given for each question out of which only one will be correct. There will be 3 marks awarded for every correct answer and no marks will be deducted for the wrong answers or an un-attempted questions so it would be better to mark all the questions rather than leaving the questions.

GMAC has also announced that the NMAT 2020 exam will be Computer Adaptive Test like GMAT in which the level of difficulty of the exam will depend on the number of questions answered correctly. The answer of the present question will decide the level of the next question. For example, if a candidate solves the current question correctly then the next question will be of higher difficulty and if again solved correctly then the level of difficulty will again go higher and higher and vice versa.

NMAT has a slightly lower level of difficulty when compared to other exams like CAT, XAT, IIFT as there are more number of questions with lesser time duration in NMAT which makes it a speed-based exam. As a result, the candidates must familiarize themselves with all the topics of the three sections before appearing for the exam.

Check out the complete details of NMAT 2020 Syllabus.

NMAT 2020 Result

It is expected that the NMAT 2020 final result will be declared on March 31, 2021. GMAC will release the result on the official website. After the declaration of the final results, Candidates can download the result using their NMAT-ID and Password. However, the candidates can download their preliminary scorecard in 48 hours of taking the exam. Once the NMAT 2020 scores gets published, you will receive an email conveying that the scorecard is available to download.

NMAT by GMAC result will contain the candidate name, registration number, Scaled scores of each section, total scaled score and the final percentile of the candidate in NMAT exam which will be sent to the institutes that the candidate had selected while filling the form.

Colleges accepting NMAT 2020

1. SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (All Campuses)

2. S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai (For PGMPW)

3. Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and Mohali (AMPBA)

4. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (For MBA in HRM)

5. SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai

Check out the complete list of NMAT 2020 Colleges.