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NMAT by GMAC
Conducted by GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) ↗
The management entrance test run by GMAC and used by NMIMS and other business schools: 108 questions in 120 minutes, computer-adaptive, no negative marking, a scaled score from 36 to 360, up to three attempts a year.
Every fact below links the official page Shishya read it on, on 26 Oct 2026. The official practice links go to the conducting body's own mocks and papers.
NMAT on Shishya → one full practice paper in the official pattern — Shishya's own questions, written with AI and answer-checked by a person, not a past paper — plus a free question to try.
NMAT by GMAC
- Testing window
- 2 November to 20 December 2026 (India). Source: gmac.com ↗
- Registration and scheduling
- Registration 20 August to 10 October 2026; test scheduling 20 August to 22 October 2026 — both closed on the day Shishya read the page. Source: gmac.com ↗
- Pattern
- Language Skills, Quantitative Skills and Logical Reasoning, 36 questions each; 120 minutes in all; sections in any order the candidate chooses. Source: gmac.com ↗
- Section times
- GMAC's syllabus page gives 52 minutes for Quantitative Skills and 40 for Logical Reasoning, and 38 for Language Skills — with the 120-minute total that leaves 28, so check the timing on the test-day screen. Source: gmac.com ↗
- Scoring
- Scores range from 36 to 360. There is no negative marking. Source: gmac.com ↗
- Attempts
- Up to three in a testing year, at least 15 days apart. Source: gmac.com ↗
- Fee
- ₹3,000 to register, ₹3,000 for a retake, ₹1,200 to reschedule (taxes extra). Source: gmac.com ↗
Official practice and documents
- NMAT on gmac.com ↗Dates, fees, structure and scoring (gmac.com)
- What is on the NMAT syllabus ↗Topics in each section (gmac.com)
- NMAT registration (mba.com) ↗Where candidates register and schedule (mba.com)
Dates and rules can change; the conducting body's site is the final word. More: free official practice · all entrance exams.