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NMAT Exam Pattern

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NMAT · checked 19 September 2026

NMAT at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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NMAT: the facts that matter now

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    Registration 20 August – 10 October 2026; test scheduling to 22 October; testing window 2 November – 20 December 2026; scores to schools after…

    2026 cycle

  2. 02

    GMAC (the Graduate Management Admission Council), computer-based at test centres in more than 80 Indian cities and online-proctored abroad, for…

    Conducted by

  3. 03

    108 questions in 120 minutes — Language Skills, Quantitative Skills and Logical Reasoning, 36 questions each, in the order the candidate chooses…

    Pattern

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    Up to three in a testing year — one attempt and two retakes — with at least 15 days between attempts; the school sees the score the candidate sends

    Attempts

Pattern

NMAT — NMAT exam pattern 2026: 108 questions, three sections, adaptive scoring and no negative marking

NMAT is a two-hour computer-adaptive test of 108 questions — Language Skills, Quantitative Skills and Logical Reasoning, 36 each, in the order the candidate chooses — with no negative marking and a scaled score of 36 to 360.

Structure.
SectionQuestionsScaled score
Language Skills3612 – 120
Quantitative Skills3612 – 120
Logical Reasoning3612 – 120
Total10836 – 360
Rules.
RuleDetail
Time120 minutes
MarkingNo negative marking
AttemptsThree per testing year, 15 days apart
Fee₹3,000 registration; ₹3,000 retake; ₹1,200 reschedule
Window 20262 November – 20 December

Exam resources

Everything for NMAT

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

NMAT SyllabusNMAT syllabus — language skills, quantitative skills and logical reasoning topics, at a conventional management-entrance level.NMAT Exam PatternNMAT exam pattern 2026 — 108 questions in 120 minutes, three sections of 36 in your order, adaptive, no negative marking, 36–360 score, three attempts.NMAT Previous PapersNMAT previous year papers — building the pace the sections demand and practising with no negative marking.NMAT Mock TestsNMAT mock tests — sectionally timed practice with no negative marking, and rehearsal of section order.NMAT PreparationNMAT preparation strategy — building pace, planning the three attempts and using a CAT preparation as the base.NMAT Study MaterialNMAT study material — quantitative, verbal and reasoning notes, with emphasis on grammar and data sufficiency.

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