NMIMS Mumbai MBA Admission 2026: Application, Eligibility, Selection, Cutoff, Fees

NMIMS Mumbai 2026 Admission: Key Updates

• Final NMIMS Shortlist was out on March 16, 2026.

• NMIMS PI Shortlist 2026 was out on January 20, 2026.

• NMIMS Form Fillup Start Date, along with the commencement of NMAT registration, is August 01, 2025.

• NMIMS Last Date for Application is October 10, October, 2025.

• Work experience for the NMIMS application 2026 is a minimum of 2 years of work experience.

• NMIMS application form fees: Rs. 2900/- (No GST) - online only.

NMIMS has several campuses, spread across Mumbai, which offer an MBA program. Let us take a look at the following list to understand which MBA programs are offered in Mumbai.

NMIMS 2026 Admission: Eligibility Criteria

Before filling out the NMIMS Mumbai form 2025 for MBA courses, the candidates will need to fulfil the NMIMS eligibility criteria 2026. At NMIMS Mumbai campus, several types of MBA programmes are offered, including: MBA, MBA - Business Analytics, MBA (Digital Transformation), and MBA Pharmaceutical Management.

Let us go through the following eligibility criteria for admission to the NMIMS Mumbai MBA programme.

• Candidates appearing for their final year of a Bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply for a full-time program. They will be offered provisional admission upon clearing the final examination of their bachelor’s degree with stipulated aggregate marks.

• Candidates must have appeared for all their subjects/ exams before the commencement of the respective program of NMIMS. Moreover, one should have been declared ‘pass’ in all the above-referred subjects by the University from which they are graduating, with minimum passing marks.

NMIMS Mumbai 2026 Registration Process for MBA

The NMIMS selection process includes several stages for the MBA courses. Candidates who have cleared both stages of the NMIMS selection process will be eligible for the NMIMS MBA admission 2026.

To explain in short, the 2 stages will be as follows:

• Stage 1: Candidates must register for NMAT by GMAC and complete the registration process by paying the registration fee.

• Stage 2: Using your NMAT registration form, you will need to complete the NMIMS application form. Following this, you will need to pay the registration fees, without which you will not be able to register. The registration is non-refundable. Remember, if this step is not completed, a candidate will not be considered for NMIMS admission.

Key Things to Keep in Mind:

1. At the time of filling out the NMIMS registration form, the candidate will need to give the program preference. A minimum of five program preferences must be given on the form. The final program preference will be taken after the shortlisting is done for the further admission process.

2. One must note that preferences given at the time of NMIMS registration are only for information. The final preference will only be considered after the shortlisting process has been conducted for the final merit list and seat allotment.

3. Make sure you check the NMIMS application form very carefully before submitting, as you will not be allowed to make any changes in the later stages.

4. Lastly, for a candidate to be eligible for shortlisting, they must have gone through both the stages mentioned above and have appeared for the NMAT exam 2025.

NMIMS Mumbai 2026 Selection Process for MBA Admission

All MBA aspirants planning to get admission to NMIMS Mumbai for the MBA programme must go through the following selection process. The NMIMS MBA selection process will be conducted in 2 stages; the candidate must ensure that they go through all the stages to get admission.

Stage 1: Take the NMAT by GMAC entrance examination

Before applying for admission to NMIMS Mumbai, all candidates must take the NMAT 2025 exam, which will be conducted from November 5, 2025, to December 19, 2025. Without the NMAT 2025 score, candidates will not be able to move ahead with the further rounds.

Stage 2: Commencement of Shortlisting Process

The second stage of MBA admission will be conducted in offline mode at the NMIMS Mumbai campus. In this stage, candidates will need to go through a computer-based Written Analytical Test (WAT), WATSON Test and Personal Interview (PI).

All shortlisted candidates (based on the NMAT 2025 score) will receive the Call Letter for the same on their NoPaperForms dashboard. Following this, one must not forget to submit the WAT & PI invite form and make the payment for the same. You will need to book your slot by clicking on the ‘Book your WAT/PI slot’ on your dashboard.

Note: Since each session will have limited seats, you will need to book another slot if your first preference is not available. No rescheduling requests will be accepted.

What Will Happen on the Day of WAT/PI Round at NMIMS Mumbai?

On the day of your WAT/PI round, all students will be given a briefing by Prof. Anupam Rastogi/Manisha Sharma about the WAT, WATSON & PI process. The entire WAT & PI process will take 4 to 4.5 hours. The results for the same will be announced on the NMIMS dashboard by the second week of February 2026, tentatively.

Documents to Carry on the Day of WAT/PI Round

On the day of youR WAT/PI round, students must carry a printed copy of their photo ID and NMAT admit card as issued by GMAC and keep it during the WAT-WATSON and PI process.

In case you come with work experience, you will need to bring the originals of Form 16, Appointment letter and your latest salary slip. If you have resigned, you must bring your resignation/relieving letter.

NMIMS MBA 2026 Work Experience Criteria

In most of the NMIMS MBA courses, a minimum of two years of work experience is desirable after the completion of the 3-year program. However, several NMIMS work experience criteria need to be kept in mind by the management aspirants while filling out the NMIMS form fill-up 2026.

1. Work experience of the candidate after completion of Graduation will be considered & not during the period of study.

2. Candidate work experience gained through Family Business / Self-employment will not be considered.

3. Work Experience wherein salary is paid in cash will not be considered.

4. Training, Internship, and apprenticeship as well as working as trainee will not be considered as valid work experience, including working as a trainee.

5. Candidate work experience documents will be verified by a third party & if found incorrect or insufficient, the candidate will be placed out of the NMIMS admission process.

NMIMS 2026 Cutoff (Official): Section wise Break-up.

NMIMS 2026 Cutoff for the MBA program is 209 while candidates need to have a comparatively lower NMAT 2025 score of 190 for the MBA is Pharmaceutical Management. Apart from matching the overall NMIMS 2026 Cutoff one also needs to match the section wise NMIMS 2026 Cutoff as well. Check the table below for more detailed information about the NMIMS NMAT 2025 Cutoff for the PI round.

NMIMS NMAT 2025 Cutoff : NMIMS 2026 Admission Weightage

Once the NMIMS 2026 PI Shortlisted candidates appear for the NMIMS 2026 competency test and the NMIMS 2026 personal interview round, the final NMIMS 2026 admission will be based on the following criteria. It would be important to note that the NMIMS 2026 competency test holds the highest weightage (60%) and the NMAT 2025 score only given 10% weightage while making the final NMIMS 2026 shortlist.

NMIMS Mumbai 2026 Fees (Expected)

Here is the expected fee structure for all types of MBA programmes offered at NMIMS Mumbai, based on the 2025-27 fee structure. We will soon update this section with the updated fee structure.

NMIMS Mumbai 2026 Refund of Fees

In case you wish to apply for cancellation/withdrawal for any reason. You must visit the official NMIMS website and go through the online admission cancellation process.