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    Top MBA Colleges Accepting NMAT Score for 2025: Check List of B-Schools, Courses & Exams Accepted

    Top MBA Colleges Accepting NMAT Score for 2025: Check List of B-Schools, Courses & Exams Accepted

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 12 Nov 2025, 05:23 PM IST

    Colleges Accepting NMAT Score: NMAT by GMAC score is used by NMIMS Mumbai, and there are more than 30 top MBA colleges that accept NMAT scores for MBA admission. When the NMIMS opens the application form for MBA admission 2026-28 with the commencement of the NMAT registration process, other MBA colleges will keep the admission process open until February/ March based on the NMAT score for the MBA/ PGDM.

    Top MBA Colleges Accepting NMAT Score for 2025: Check List of B-Schools, Courses & Exams Accepted
    NMAT Score and MBA Specializations

    NMAT is one of the exams you should consider, as it offers some good cluster 2 and cluster 3 B-schools offering management diplomas and management degrees. NMAT, like XAT, CAT, and other management entrance exams, is an objective exam that tests you based on your verbal, reasoning, and quantitative skills.

    List of Colleges Accepting NMAT Scores

    Once you have successfully qualified for the NMAT exam, you can apply to the colleges mentioned below.

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    Name of the College

    Location

    Popular Programmes

    Other Exams

    ICFAI Business School (IBS)

    Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Pune, Dehradun

    • MBA/ PGPM

    GMAT, IBSAT, CAT

    Xavier Faculty of Management

    Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

    • MBA Urban Management & Governance

    GMAT, X-GMT, XAT, CAT

    Xavier School of Human Resource Management

    Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

    • MBA Human Resource

    GMAT, X-GMT, CAT, XAT

    Xavier School of Sustainability

    Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

    • MBA Sustainability Management

    GMAT, CAT, XAT, X-GMT,

    Xavier School of Rural Management

    Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

    • MBA Rural Management

    X-GMT, CAT, XAT, GMAT

    SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

    • MBA (HR)
    • MBA (Pharmaceutical Management)
    • MBA (Law)
    • MBA (Entrepreneurship & Family Business)

    Only NMAT

    Athena School of Management

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

    • MBA (HR)
    • MBA (Finance)
    • MBA (IB)
    • MBA (Marketing)
    • MBA (Luxury Management)
    • MBA (Media & Communication Management)
    • MBA (Operations)
    • MBA (Entrepreneurship)

    GMAT

    MISB Bocconi

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

    • PGP Business
    • International Executive Masters in Business
    • Executive Programme in Business Analysis

    CAT, GRE, GMAT, CMAT

    Alliance School of Business

    Bangalore, Karnataka

    • MBA
    • Executive MBA

    CAT, ATMA, XAT, CMAT, MAT, AUMAT

    Shiv Nadar University

    Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

    • MBA

    CAT, GMAT, XAT

    Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University

    Hyderabad, Telangana

    • MBA Programme

    MAT, XAT, ATMA, GMAT, CAT

    Amity Business School

    Noida, Uttar Pradesh

    • MBA HR
    • MBA Finance
    • MBA Marketing and Strategy
    • MBA Rural Management

    CAT, GMAT, MAT, XAT

    SRM University

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu

    • MBA Program
    • MBA (Integrated) Program
    • MMS in Banking & Financial Services

    XAT, CAT, MAT, GMAT, CMAT

    VIT Business School

    Vellore, Tamil Nadu

    • MBA

    MAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT, MAT

    Mody University

    Sikar, Rajasthan

    • MBA Dual Specialization
    • MBA (Family Business and Entrepreneurship)

    MET, MAT, CAT, XAT, ATMA

    University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES)

    Dehradun, Uttarakhand

    • MBA Aviation Management
    • MBA Business Analytics in academic collaboration with IBM
    • MBA Energy Trading
    • MBA International Business
    • MBA Logistics & Supply Chain Management
    • MBA Oil & Gas Management
    • MBA Port & Shipping Management
    • MBA Power Management

    CAT, GMAT, MAT, CMAT, XAT

    Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University

    Jaipur, Rajasthan

    • MBA
    • MBA in Digital Marketing
    • MBA in Financial Analytics
    • MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    • MBA in Retail Management

    ATMA, CMAT, JKLU - MET, XAT

    LM Thapar School of Management

    Behra, Punjab

    • MBA
    • Executive MBA

    CAT, GRE, MAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, TU entrance exam

    Ansal University

    Gurugram, Haryana

    • MBA

    MAT, CMAT, CAT, XAT

    Woxsen School of Business Management

    Hyderabad, Telangana

    • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
    • Post Graduate Programme for Experienced Professionals (PGPXP)

    GRE, CAT, GMAT, XAT, CMAT

    GITAM School of International Business, Visakhapatnam

    Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

    • MBA-International Business
    • MBA-International Banking and Finance
    • MBA-Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    GET, CAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT, MAT

    Chitkara University

    Patiala, Punjab

    • MBA in Marketing
    • MBA in Banking & Finance
    • MBA in Financial Market Practices with BSE Institute
    • MBA in Human Resource Management with ManpowerGroup
    • MBA in Healthcare

    MAT, XAT, CMAT, CAT

    BML Munjal University

    Gurgaon, Haryana

    • MBA in HR
    • MBA in Finance
    • MBA in Marketing
    • MBA in Operations
    • MBA in System Management
    • MBA in Accounting and Finance (in association with KPMG)
    • MBA in Business Analytics (in association with IBM)

    BMU-MAT, CAT

    While colleges that accept NMAT scores are not the same as colleges that accept XAT and CAT scores, it does give you the opportunity to get admission to some of the best business schools if you do not perform well in CAT, XAT, MAT, and other such exams.

    One advantage of NMAT is that there are no negative marks in this exam. Therefore, the chances of getting a score are better than other MBA entrance exams. It is always best to take at least 3 to 4 entrance exams to get admission in MBA or PGDM courses.


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    Questions related to NMAT

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    Have a question related to NMAT ?

    With an NMAT score of 194, you are in a good position to secure admission to several decent management schools (around the 30-41 percentile range). Top choices for this score include various campuses of Amity University, ITM Business School, ISBR Business School, and SRM University.

    Attaining an NMAT score of 225 marks with sectional marks for VARC and QA around 73 marks, and LR at 79 marks, places you in a strong position for colleges like NMIMS Bengaluru, NMIMS Navi Mumbai, NMIMS Hyderabad, NMIMS Indore, KJ Somaiya, TAPMI, and more.

    Hi there,

    With an NMAT score of 216 (LR 76, VA 74, QA 66), you have a wide range of good options for admission. You can consider schools where your score is at par with the scores of admitted students, such as NMIMS campuses in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, Xavier

    HELLO,

    Here are some good MBA Colleges that you can target with an NMAT score around 204:-

    1.SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai

    2.SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai

    3.ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad

    4.SOIL Institute of Management, Gurgaon

    5.Great Lakes Institute of Management

    6.Alliance