NMAT Cutoff 2024 - Check Expected and Previous Year Cutoffs, Sectional Cutoff, & More

The NMAT Cutoff is released by NMIMS either in the form of marks or percentile and other MBA accepting institutes also release their separate cut offs. While the highest percentile at NMIMS is 98 - 99, there are colleges accepting a percentile of 70 - 80. Going by NMAT 2024 score vs percentile analysis by experts, you should score about 225 marks to get a 98+ percentile in the NMAT Exam 2024. 

Based on last year's NMAT Cut off trends, the cut off for NMIMS Bangalore and NMIMS Hyderabad is comparatively lower than the Mumbai campus. It ranges from 95-98 percentile or a score of 215-220.

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Like CAT, NMIMS also has a sectional cutoff. Going by the past trends, and the difficulty level of the exam, a scaled score of 80-85 for language skills, 75-80 for logical reasoning, and 72-75 for quantitative skills is suggested.

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What is the NMAT Cutoff?

The NMAT cutoff refers to the minimum marks which the candidate must secure to be eligible for the selection rounds at NMIMS and other NMAT accepting institutes. A candidate must clear the sectional cutoff to be eligible for selection rounds which include - GD, WAT-PI. Some salient features of the NMAT cutoff are presented below.

• NMAT cut off levels are determined individually by the NMAT participating institutes
• NMAT cut off is the minimum score candidates obtain for the selection round.
• Some institutes fix NMAT cut off based on MBA/PGDM programs
• Basis the campus and institute, NMAT cutoff may be released either as scores or as a percentile
• Test takers who qualify for the NMAT cut-off levels are shortlisted for successive selection rounds
• The overall NMAT cut-off level generally remains between 150-250.
• More than 40 B-Schools across India and 20+ international B-schools accept NMAT scores for MBA admission.

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Factors Determining the NMAT Cutoff

The NMAT Cutoff depends on various factors. Few of those factors are listed below.

• The number of seats available in a particular course.
• The difficulty level of the exam.
• Number of applicants for NMAT 2024
• The total number of candidates who actually appeared for the exam.
• Previous years' cut-offs and admission trends.

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NMIMS NMAT Cutoff 2024 - Expected

NMIMS Campus Wise Cutoff and Percentile (Expected)

Candidates can check the expected cutoff for NMAT 2024 for all the NMIMS campuses below.

NMIMS Section-Wise Expected NMAT Cutoff

Candidates can check the expected cutoff for NMAT 2024 for the different sections below.

Course-wise NMAT Cut off for NMIMS Mumbai

Course-wise NMAT cut off 2024 for NMIMS Mumbai can be around 210+ for MBA in HR/PGDM. Given below is the NMIMS Mumbai NMAT Cut off 2022.

NMAT Selection Process

The NMAT Selection procedure consists of 4 major steps - appearing for the NMAT by GMAC exam, clearing the NMAT cutoff, appearing for the GD, WAt and PI rounds, and the final merit list of the shortlisted candidates. The brief about the procedure is given below.

Step 1: Appearing for the NMAT by GMAC exam

The first step in the process is to complete the NMAT registration and appear for the exam on the set dates. The NMAT exam is scheduled for November 5 to December 20, 2024.

Step 2: Clearing the NMAT Cutoff

The second step is to clear the NMAT Cutoff. Once the NMAT result is declared, each NMAT accepting college will release their cutoff list as sectional cutoff and the overall NMAT cutoff. Candidates scoring above the minimum cutoff will then be eligible for the further selection rounds.

Step 3: Group Discussion (GD)

Candidates will be divided into groups of 7-10 and a relevant topic will be given for discussion. Candidates will be judged for their vision, viewpoints, leadership skills, and decision-making skills.

Step 4: Personal Interview (PI)

The GD round will be followed by the PI round. Candidates will be interviewed by a panel of experts and members of the internal selection committee. This round is mainly conducted to analyse the candidate's personality, his/ her confidence and knowledge of important current affairs.

Step 5: Final Selection

The final selection of candidates is based on their performance in the screening rounds. Each B-school will decide the weightage of NMAT scores for their respective selection process. The final merit list will be prepared based on marks obtained by a candidate in NMAT by GMAC, personal interview, WAT, psychometric test, work experience and past academic performance. Given below is the list of factors that will be taken into consideration at the time of final selection for 2024 admissions:

• NMAT 2024 score
• Personal Interview
• Written Ability Test
• Group Discussion
• Academic record
• Work Experience
• Academic/Gender diversity

Over 40 colleges accept NMAT scores, some of which include NMIMS Mumbai, NMIMS Hyderabad, NMIMS Bangalore, ICFAI Business School, VIT Vellore, and XIM Bhubaneswar.

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NMIMS Seat Intake For MBA Programs (2025 - 26 Session)

Candidates can check the NMIMS seat intake at the various NMIMS's from the table below. The data is subject to approval from the statutory body.