Top B-schools Accepting NMAT Scores and Cutoffs

Top B-schools Accepting NMAT Scores and Cutoffs - Result of NMAT 2019 has been declared on January 16, 2020. The NMAT by GMAC 2019 exam was conducted from October 5, 2019, which made it imperative at that time to understand the NMAT cutoff in order to boost one’s preparation and secure desired percentile. Additionally, the ones who will have already appeared for the exam will have a chance to improve their score since GMAC, the conducting body of the NMAT allows up to two retakes for the exam. Without further ado, let us look at the top B-schools accepting NMAT Scores and their cutoffs.
Latest: NMAT result 2019 has been announced on January 16, 2020. Scorecard of NMAT 2020 will be available till January 31, 2020.

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The application process of NMAT 2019 concluded on October 3, 2019. Most of the top MBA colleges accepting NMAT 2019 scores will declare their notification for the upcoming academic year by the time the result of NMAT 2019 is released. However, based on last year’s trends, the NMAT cutoffs for this year are expected to be on similar lines as that of last year. The cutoffs for the NMAT by GMAC participating institutes are brought in the table below:

Top B-schools Accepting NMAT Scores and Cutoffs 2019

Up to five programmes/ schools under the “School Preference” section can be opted during the time of NMAT registration. In case applicants want to select more than five programmes/schools, they will have to pay Rs.200 + applicable tax for each school/ programme. Before selecting the five institutes, candidates must extensively explore the terms and conditions as well as prerequisites of each management institution in the list of participating colleges of NMAT 2019.

Candidates who will be shortlisted on the basis of their performance in NMAT by GMAC 2019, will be called for the selection rounds in accordance with the cutoffs of each participating NMAT college. The selection rounds are a set of procedures which candidates will be evaluated upon in order to finally seek admission in the desired programme.

Typically, the selection of all NMAT participating colleges involves a similar pattern, comprising of all or any of the following stages:

1. Group Discussion (GD)

2. Written Ability Test (WAT)

3. Personal Interview (PI)

In some institutes such as SDA Bocconi, there is some weightage given to the following parameters besides the ones listed above:

1. Academic Abilities - Candidates with a consistent academic background and a demonstrated ability to work under pressure have an advantage in the selection process.

2. Extra-Curricular & Soft skills - Extra-curricular activities such as management experience, leadership potential, entrepreneurial experience, communication skills, creativity, and involvement in community/social clubs are additional considerations.

The selection process of NMIMS Mumbai has a slightly different approach. Instead of GD, NMIMS conducts a Case Discussion(CD) round which is not very different from Group Discussion. Candidates will be given a case brief of around one page to analyze. They will be given five minutes for the same. Once the time is up, they will be asked to discuss the case topic for about 10-15 minutes giving their inputs and will be evaluated on the same. This round evaluates the candidate's’ public speaking skills similar to GD round. A personal interview (PI) round will follow thereafter.

Gitam School of International Business, Visakhapatnam holds a selection process which is parallel to the rest of NMAT participating colleges. The selection procedures like GD/PI that are taken into consideration in GSIB Visakhapatnam during the admission process are:

• Group Discussion & Personal Interview which will be conducted at Thiruvananthapuram/Bengaluru/ Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Visakhapatnam/ Bhubaneswar/ Raipur /Ranchi/Patna/ Kolkata / Guwahati/ Lucknow / Delhi/ Mumbai.

• Applicants with a valid test score who suffice the cutoff can avail for the online mode of the selection process. Candidates who will be unable to attend the GD in person can avail the option of appearing for Micro Presentation through Skype and also give their Personal Interview through the same medium. Slots will be available from October 2019 to February 2020 every Saturday between 10 am to 4 pm (excluding holidays).

As per the exam pattern of NMAT 2019, the exam was a two-hour computer-based test. It was conducted in a 75-day long window commencing from October 4, 2019. The last day to attempt and appear for NMAT exam 2019 was December 17, 2019. The final announcement of NMAT 2019 results has taken place on January 16, 2020. The result is available for download in the form of scorecard and will be available till January 31, 2020.