Led by the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies University (NMIMS), Mumbai, the NMAT (NMIMS Management Aptitude Test) makes room for MBA/PGDM programs at the institutes in Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad cities.
The test is being held over a two-month window from November to December 2017
NMAT is an online test with questions distributed into three ranges. Candidates can make three attempts and the best of three scores to would be considered at the season of shortlisting of possibility for the case discussion and personal interview stage. There is no negative marking in the test.
The test has sectional also general shortcuts, which implies that an applicant is required to demonstrate his capability in the ranges of dialect aptitudes, quantitative abilities, and consistent thinking. The accompanying are the cutoffs for the MBA program from a year ago: Mumbai campuses: Overall 209 marks, QS-72, LS-55, LR 61; Bangalore and Hyderabad campuses: Overall 185 imprints, QS-70, LS-55, LR 55.
The results would be announced in the month of January. The case discussion and personal interview would be held in February 2017.
Getting ready for NMAT
With the exception of the area on intelligent thinking, the various segments of NMAT can be aced well on the off chance that you have prepared well for CAT. Be that as it may, it would be fitting for an undergraduate to deal with his/her speed while addressing questions from arithmetic as a portion of the questions under information translation require exactness with regards to counting.
A portion of the important points incorporate analogies, coding, and decoding, symbols and notifications, analytical reasoning (linear arrangement and circular arrangement), critical reasoning (assumptions, conclusions, inferences and basic leadership).
Consistently, NMIMS has been known to have very good applicants trying to join the MBA program so there is an extreme rivalry for the few seats accessible. It is essential to have a balanced approach to deal with every one of the areas to clear the required sectional cutoff. Speed is important as 120 questions must be finished in 2 hours to get a decent score.
NMAT versus different exams
NMAT has a good comparison with all the national-level affirmation tests, for example, the CAT, XAT, and CMAT. It takes after the GMAT format. NMAT is a single point entry for admission to the MBA Program. There are marks assigned for work experience in light of the term, the addition of value and so forth. NMAT has an adjusted scoring pattern considering NMAT execution, work understanding, and academic track record.
NMAT Preparation strategy should be divided into two stages. To start with, every one of the ideas ought to be executed unmistakably with few practice questions on every single topic. Second, broad practice through coordinated tests to get settled with the test design is a must. It, for the most part, takes around four to five hours to appropriately analyze a three-segment 180-minute mock test.
NMAT vs GMAT
NMAT is accepted by Business School in India while GMAT would be accepted by International Business Schools.
GMAT is for a duration of 3.5 hours while NMAT is for a duration of 2 hours.
GMAT can be attempted 5 times a year while NMAT can be attempted 3 times at once.
GMAT cost is USD 250$ while NMAT cost is INR 1700+ taxes that would be applicable.
A candidate would be required to score on a range of 200-800 in GMAT.
In addition to the regular sections from NMAT, GMAT has an exclusive section on analytical writing assessment.
NMAT is organized nationally while GMAT is conducted internationally.
