# NMAT by GMAC (NMAT) — Shishya exam context

> Machine-readable context for NMAT by GMAC, maintained by Shishya (https://shishya.in) — India's free education map and AI study partner: schools, boards, colleges, entrance and government exams, scholarships and careers. All facts below are free to cite; link back to the human page: https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT

## Exam pattern
- Category: MBA · national
- Questions: 108 · Total marks: 108 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN

## Eligibility
- Education: GMAC's NMAT page lists no formal eligibility; each business school sets its own (most ask for a bachelor's degree).
- Note: Check the eligibility of each school that accepts NMAT. Read on gmac.com, 26 Oct 2026.
- Official portal: https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat (GMAC (NMAT by GMAC))

## Key dates — every tracker row from 120 days back to 365 days ahead (OFFICIAL = conducting body's notice linked and checked — by a person, or by our own read of the body's page · REPORTED = not yet checked against an official notice (a secondary source, or a date our AI found), source cited · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced; an estimate whose date has passed is not listed here)
- 2026-08-20 — NMAT 2026 registration opens — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees
- 2026-10-22 — NMAT test scheduling closes — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via gmac.com): https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/how-to-apply/exams-preparation/nmat-exam
- 2026-10-25 — Registration end (extended deadline) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees
- 2026-10-31 — Registration & slot scheduling last date (extended) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees
- 2026-11-02 — NMAT testing window opens (exam day) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via gmac.com): https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/how-to-apply/exams-preparation/nmat-exam
- 2026-11-03 — Retake registration opens — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees
- 2026-11-03 — Retake registration & scheduling opens — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees
- 2026-12-17 — Rescheduling window closes — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees — in 42 days
- 2026-12-17 — Retake registration/scheduling closes — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees — in 42 days
- 2026-12-17 — Rescheduling and retake registration/scheduling close — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees — in 42 days
- 2026-12-20 — NMAT 2026 testing window closes (last exam day) (exam day) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees — in 45 days
- 2026-12-20 — NMAT testing window closes — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via gmac.com): https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/how-to-apply/exams-preparation/nmat-exam — in 45 days
- 2026-12-20 — NMAT 2026 exam delivery window ends — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via mba.com): https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees — in 45 days
- 2027-08-20 — NMAT 2027-28 cycle registration opens (expected) — expected — in 288 days
- Data updated: latest tracker row added 2026-11-02 · last refresh check 2026-11-02 · this file generated 2026-11-05 (IST)
- Live tracker (all milestones, alerts): https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/updates

## Exam week
- As of: 2026-11-05 (IST)
- Status: paper held 3 days ago — 2026-11-02 (reported — not yet checked against an official notice, cited via gmac.com: https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/how-to-apply/exams-preparation/nmat-exam)
- Answer key: not announced yet — the conducting body has not published a date; do not infer one
- Result: not announced yet — the conducting body has not published a date; do not infer one
- Next stage: NMAT 2026 testing window closes (last exam day) — 2026-12-20 (reported — not yet checked against an official notice, cited via mba.com: https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees)
- Category-wise indicative cutoff (estimate from score bands, NOT official; the official cutoff comes with the result):https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/cutoff
- Exam tracker (every milestone with its source tier, free email alerts for official answer key / result): https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/updates
- Last-minute checklist (exam-day timing with its source tier, what to carry, the marking scheme only when one can be stated for this sitting): https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/checklist
- Exam-day page (the exam day with its source tier, a one-tap "how was the paper?" rating once the paper has started on an announced day, answer-key / result status from the tracker): https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/live
- After-the-paper page (self-reported difficulty ratings, counts shown only from 10 ratings and never a cutoff prediction; answer-key / result status from the tracker): https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/reactions
- Score estimator (marking-scheme arithmetic from the answer key: correct × 1 − wrong × 0; nothing stored, no prediction): https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/score-estimate
- Tier words: official = conducting body's own notice linked and checked — by a person, or by our own read of the body's page · reported = not yet checked against an official notice (cited via a secondary source, or a date our AI found) · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced. Cite the tier with the date.
- Calendar file (.ics): the exam day(s), answer key and result dates the tracker holds, each with its tier word — missing dates are omitted, never invented: https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/exam-week.ics

## Latest updates & news
- 2026-11-02 — **NMAT 2026 testing window opens 2 November; retakes from 3 November**: The NMAT by GMAC delivery window runs 2 November to 20 December 2026. Retake registration and scheduling open on 3 November and close on 17 December. Candidates can take the exam up to three times in a testing cycle.
  - Official/source notice: https://www.mba.com/exams/nmat/about/important-dates-fees
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/news/cmvzdhm750003dyo47b87gcxt
- 2026-10-28 — **NMAT scorecards released within 48 hours of each attempt**: There is no single result date for NMAT 2026. Each candidate sees an unofficial score on screen after the test, and the official scorecard follows within about 48 hours on the candidate dashboard.
  - Official/source notice: https://collegedunia.com/exams/nmat
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/news/cmvzdhm790005dyo4fjco8qcy
- 2026-10-26 — **GMAC extends NMAT 2026 registration and slot scheduling to 31 October**: GMAC's Important Dates & Fees page now lists 31 October 2026 as the last date for both registration and scheduling. The earlier deadlines were 10 October and then 25 October. Slots are first-come, first-served, so prefer
  - Official/source notice: https://cetking.com/nmat/news/nmat-2026-registration-scheduling-extended-31-october/
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/news/cmvzdhm700001dyo47s8bfy7x

## Syllabus outline
### Quantitative Skills (weight 0.3333333333333333)
Algebra and probability · Arithmetic · Data interpretation and caselets · Data sufficiency · Number properties

### Logical Reasoning (weight 0.3333333333333333)
Critical reasoning · Decision making and courses of action · Analytical puzzles and seating · Series, coding and analogies · Syllogisms and deductions · Venn diagrams and sets

### Language Skills (weight 0.3333333333333333)
Sentence completion · Error identification · Para forming · Prepositions · Reading comprehension · Vocabulary and analogies

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- Date/admit-card/result tracker + free email alerts: https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/updates
- All-India exam calendar (next 120 days): https://shishya.in/exam-calendar
- Full syllabus (every subject and topic; study notes not published yet): https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/syllabus
- Category-wise expected cutoffs: https://shishya.in/exams/NMAT/cutoff
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