ITM Business School MBA Admissions 2026
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The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has a set list of NMAT accepting institutes that accept the NMAT exam scheduled to be held from November 05, 2025, to December 19, 2025. The number of NMIMS Management Aptitude (NMAT) 2025 participating institutes in India is 56. Besides, there are around 10 B schools in South Africa and 8 in the Philippines that accept NMAT scores. The total number of NMAT 2025 accepting colleges from 6 countries is around 83. All NMAT colleges release the shortlist for the MBA admission process based on the scores of candidates achieved in the NMAT exam.
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Every year, NMAT by GMAC releases the official list of NMAT participating institutes that will accept NMAT scores. However, they have not released the list till now. Although we have compiled a list of colleges that accept NAMT scores. We will update this page with new data when it is out.
Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the conducting body, will release the complete list of NMAT 2025 participating institutes. As per last year's trend here, we provide a list of NMAT participating Institutes that accept NMAT scorecards. Check out the top NMAT Participating Institutes 2025 in India.
Indian School of Business (ISB) - Advance Management Programme in Business Analytics (AMPBA) | |
SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) - Global Management Programme (GMP) | |
| FLAME University Pune | |
Stoa School | |
| University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) | |
Altera Institute | |
Hari Shankar Singhania School of Business | |
| Acharya Bangalore B-School (ABBS, Autonomous) | Sparsh Global Business School |
| International School of Management Excellence, Bangalore | Ansal University, Gurgaon |
| Rishihood University | Chitkara university |
| BSE Institute Limited | IIHMR University |
| IFIM College | IILM University |
| School of Petroleum Management (PDPU) | ATLAS – ISME School of Management and Entrepreneurship |
| T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), A Constituent Unit of MAHE, Manipal | University of Southampton, Delhi |
| BML Munjal University | |
| Amity University | Great Lakes Institute of Management |
Keep in mind that above mentioned list is not complete and that there are more that the candidate can view by visiting the official website.
We know that the NMAT (NMIMS Management Aptitude Test) exam is primarily used for students to get admission to top B-schools in India. However, the NMAT 2025 is also accepted by a few institutions outside of India, including some in South Africa, the Philippines, Nigeria, Hungary and Morocco. The NMAT registration fees allow candidates to send their scores to these five participating institutions. Let us take a look at the following list of NMAT participating institutions outside India.
| Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) | Milpark Business School |
| North West University | Rhodes Business School |
| University of South Africa (UNISA) Graduate School of Business Leadership | Wits Business School |
| Nelson Mandela University Business School | University of Cape Town (UCT) |
| Johannesburg Business School, University of Johannesburg | Tshwane School of Business and Society, Tshwane University |
| Asian Institute of Management | Ateneo Graduate School of Business |
| Virata School of Business, University of the Philippines | De La Salle University - Dasmariñas |
| School of Business Administration, Arellano University | De La Salle University |
| University of Santo Tomas Graduate School | St. Paul University Manila |
| Lagos Business School | Lead City University |
| Redeemer's University | Afe Babalola University |
| Covenant University, Nigeria | Caleb University, Nigeria |
| JHU Business School – James Hope University, Nigeria | |
On the basis of the NMAT score, 2025 candidates will be shortlisted for the selection round at various participating institutes. The NMAT selection process will comprise the following rounds.
Candidates will have to fill out a separate admission form from the official website of the respective participating institutes of NMAT. To be admitted to colleges accepting NMAT, candidates will have to clear the following stages:
Stage 1- Appear for the NMAT 2025 exam starting November 05, 2025, to December 19, 2025.
Stage 2- After the declaration of the NMAT result, shortlisted candidates will be called for the following rounds:
Personal Interview (PI)
Stage 3- After the conclusion of the NMAT selection round, authorities will prepare the final merit list based on the following parameters:
For more details on NMAT participating colleges, candidates can contact the following email address or phone numbers:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, SP Jain accepts NMAT by GMAC scorecard.
Yes, SPJIMR also accepts NMAT score to offer admission into management programme.
51 colleges in India accept the NMAT by GMAC exam as the gateway for MBA admissions.
Candidates can take the NMAT exam 3 times (One main attempt + Two retakes).
Going by past year trends, the difficulty level of CAT is higher than NMAT.
Yes, KJ Somaiya also accepts NMAT score to offer admission into management programme.
On Question asked by student community
Dear Yashwant,
Please check the Last Date to Apply for NMAT Colleges here:
NMAT Colleges Last Date to Apply 2026–28: Deadlines, Fees & Complete List of NMAT Accepting Colleges
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
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