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    NMAT Accepting Colleges 2025: List of Participating Institutes in India & Abroad

    NMAT Accepting Colleges 2025: List of Participating Institutes in India & Abroad

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 04 Nov 2025, 04:08 PM IST

    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.

    This Story also Contains

    1. NMAT Participating Institutes 2025 in India
    2. NMAT Participating Institutions Outside India 2025
    3. NMAT Participating Institutes 2025-South Africa
    4. NMAT Selection Process 2025
    5. NMAT Admission Process 2025
    6. NMAT by GMAC contact details
    NMAT Accepting Colleges 2025: List of Participating Institutes in India & Abroad
    NMAT accepting colleges

    NMAT Participating Institutes 2025 in India

    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.

    SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

    Indian School of Business (ISB) - Advance Management Programme in Business Analytics (AMPBA)

    KJ Somaiya Institute of Management

    SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) - Global Management Programme (GMP)

    XIM University

    FLAME University Pune

    ICFAI Business School

    SOIL Institute of Management

    Alliance University

    Jain University (CMS Business School)

    Jindal Global Business School

    SDA Bocconi Asia Centre


    VIT University

    Shiv Nadar Institute of Management Studies

    ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai

    Bennett University

    Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore

    SRM University, Delhi - NCR, Sonepat

    Lovely Professional University

    Stoa School

    Athena School of Management

    Amrut Modi School of Management

    Jagdish Sheth School of Management

    University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES)

    Myra School of Business

    Altera Institute

    NICMAR University

    Adani University - MBA (Infrastructure Management)

    Institute of Management, PES University

    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

    MIT World Peace University

    Amity University
    Great Lakes Institute of Management

    Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur (SPSU)

    GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam

    Mody University

    Thapar School 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.

    NMAT Participating Institutions Outside India 2025

    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.

    NMAT Participating Institutes 2025-South Africa

    Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)Milpark Business School
    North West UniversityRhodes Business School
    University of South Africa (UNISA) Graduate School of Business LeadershipWits Business School
    Nelson Mandela University Business SchoolUniversity of Cape Town (UCT)
    Johannesburg Business School, University of JohannesburgTshwane School of Business and Society, Tshwane University
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    NMAT Participating Institutes 2025-Philippines

    Asian Institute of ManagementAteneo Graduate School of Business
    Virata School of Business, University of the PhilippinesDe La Salle University - Dasmariñas
    School of Business Administration, Arellano UniversityDe La Salle University
    University of Santo Tomas Graduate SchoolSt. Paul University Manila
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    NMAT Participating Institutes 2025- Hungary

    • Corvinus University of Budapest
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    NMAT Participating Institutes 2025- Nigeria

    Lagos Business SchoolLead City University
    Redeemer's UniversityAfe Babalola University
    Covenant University, NigeriaCaleb University, Nigeria
    JHU Business School – James Hope University, Nigeria

    NMAT Participating Institutes 2025- Morocco

    • Africa Business School

    NMAT Selection Process 2025

    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.

    NMAT Admission Process 2025

    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:

    • Group Discussion (GD) or Case Discussion (CD)
    • Written Ability Test (WAT)
    • 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:

    • Student’s academic performance
    • Work experience
    • NMAT score 2025
    • Performance in GD-PI

    NMAT by GMAC contact details

    For more details on NMAT participating colleges, candidates can contact the following email address or phone numbers:

    • Email support- enquiry@nmims.edu
    • Phone support- 022-4235 5622/ 022-42355621/ 022-42355907/ 022-42355624/ 022-42355704 (Monday to Saturday)
    • NMAT toll-free number- 1800 1025 138 (Monday to Saturday)

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Is SP Jain accept NMAT scorecard?
    A:

    Yes, SP Jain accepts NMAT by GMAC scorecard.

    Q: Does SPJIMR accept NMAT scores?
    A:

    Yes, SPJIMR also accepts NMAT score to offer admission into management programme.

    Q: How many colleges accept NMAT score?
    A:

    51 colleges in India accept the NMAT by GMAC exam as the gateway for MBA admissions.

    Q: Which institutes accept NMAT scores?
    A:
    • K J Somaiya Institute of Management.
    • ICFAI Business School.
    • Shiv Nadar Institute of Management Studies.
    • FLAME University.
    • Athena School of Management, Mumbai.
    • Thapar School of Management.
    • SDA Bocconi Asia Center.
    • A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), etc
    Q: How many times can one give the NMAT exam?
    A:

    Candidates can take the NMAT exam 3 times (One main attempt + Two retakes).

    Q: Is NMAT tougher than CAT?
    A:

    Going by past year trends, the difficulty level of CAT is higher than NMAT.

    Q: Does KJ Somaiya accept the NMAT scorecard?
    A:

    Yes, KJ Somaiya also accepts NMAT score to offer admission into management programme.

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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