NMAT Exam 2025 Registration: Dates, Fees, Eligibility & Process

The NMAT exam is one of the MBA Entrance Exams for which registration is ongoing, starting on September 10, 2025 (Wednesday) and open till June 25, 2026. The exam scheduling starts from September 10, 2025, and continues until June 25, 2026, while the NMAT exams are delivered from September 18, 2025, onwards until June 30, 2026. 

The NMAT exam should be conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which allows MBA Aspirants to attempt this exam multiple times. However, students are allowed to take the exam 3 times in a single window, which can be achieved by having a gap of 15 days between retake exams.

Moreover, for this cycle, Nov’25 to Dec’25, NMAT Registration is from August 1st, 2025, to October 18th, 2025, which scheduling ended on October 25th, 2025, and from November 5th, 2025 onwards, NMAT exam delivery starts till December 19th, 2025. 

Highlights of NMAT 2025 Exam

NMAT EXAM Pattern 2025
NMAT 2025 Specifics	NMAT Exam 2025 Details
Exam Name	NMAT ( NMIMS Management Aptitude Test )
NMAT Exam Conducting Body	(GMAC™) Graduate Management Admission Council
NMAT 2025 Exam Level	National Level
Examination Mode	Computer-Based Online Test
Language Mode of NMAT Exam	English
Time Duration	2 hours or 120 minutes
Marking Scheme	+ 3 marks for Correct answers Zero marks for Unanswered answers No negative marking for the Incorrect answers
Sections divided in the NMAT Exam	3 Sections (Logical Reasoning, Language Skills, Quantitative Skills)
Question Type	MCQs (Multiple Choice Based Questions)
Total Questions in the Exam	108 Questions
Sectional NMAT Exam time limit	28 min (Language Skills), 52 min. (Quantitative Skills), 40 min (Logical Reasoning)
NMAT Exam Score Range	36 - 360

*Each section's score range is 12 to 120.

Highlights of NMAT Registration 2025 - 2026

There are the highlights of the NMAT Registration 2025 - 2026 session for the 3 sessions of the NMAT exam 2025 - 2026 that can be availed by the applicant at any time in a year. However, per cycle, only 3 times are allowed (1 Exam take or 2 retakes of the exam).

NMAT Highlights 2025 - 2026
Registration Start	September 10, 2025
Registration End	June 25, 2026
Scheduling Start	September 10, 2025
Scheduling End	June 25, 2026
Exam Delivery Start	September 18, 2025
Exam Delivery End	June 30, 2026
Retake Registration	To Be Announced Soon
Rescheduling	To Be Announced Soon

*This information followed from the mba.com/nmat.

NMAT exam registration for this cycle:

NMAT Event	Start Date	End Date
Registration	Friday, 1st August, 2025	Saturday, 18th October, 2025
Scheduling	Friday, 1st August, 2025	Saturday, 25th October, 2025
Rescheduling	Friday, 1st August, 2025	Tuesday, 16th December, 2025
Exam Delivery	Wednesday, 5th November, 2025	Friday, 19th December, 2025
Retake - Registration	Thursday, 6th November, 2025	Tuesday, 16th December, 2025
Retake - Scheduling	Thursday, 6th November, 2025	Tuesday, 16th December, 2025

NMAT Exam 2025 Registration Fees

Applying for the NMAT 2025 Exam, one must acknowledge about its registration fees structure, which can be follows its registration fees, retake fees, additional score reports, reschedule fees in INR and USD, and get through about it in detail.

NMAT 2025 Exam Registration Fees
Highlights of NMAT Exam	Registration Fees
	In INR	In USD
Test Registration	INR 5708 + applicable taxes	US $ 65 + applicable taxes
Retake	INR 5708 + applicable taxes	US $ 65 + applicable taxes
Additional Score Reports (beyond first five)	INR 439 + applicable taxes	US $ 5 per Score Report + applicable taxes
Reschedule	INR 2635 + applicable taxes	US $ 30 + applicable taxes

NMAT Registration Fees for this cycle:

NMAT 2025 Exam Registration Fees (for this cycle)
Highlights of NMAT Exam	Registration Fees In INR
Test Registration	INR 3000 + applicable taxes
Retake	INR 3000 + applicable taxes
Additional Score Reports (beyond first five)	INR 400 + applicable taxes
Reschedule	INR 1200 + applicable taxes

Eligibility for the NMAT Exam 2025 Registration 

For enrolling in the NMAT Exam 2025 registration, there are some eligibility criteria that NMAT applicants should be aware of, as follows:

• Candidates should have graduated from an authorized university.
• It is a must to have more than 50% marks in the graduation 
• Final year bachelor’s students are allowed to register 
• No upper Age Limit 
• Work Experience isn’t mandatory; freshers are allowed to register (work experience is allowed, but it may vary depending on the university or programs).

*Check NMAT official site mba.com/exams/nmat; for further or up-to-date information. 

Note: Applicants should prepare accordingly for both rounds of 20% weightage for the NMAT aptitude test 2025 and a significant 50% weightage for the competency assessment.

How can I register for the NMAT Exam 2025?

To register for the NMAT Exam 2025, must consider the following quick steps, are cited below: 

1. Click on “Register for NMAT by GMAC™” on the mba.com/nmat page.
2. Complete the NMAT profile through “Selected Country” and “Phone Number.”
3. Verification in your email inbox, check it.
4. Tap on “NMAT by GMAC™ Dashboard” over the mba.com/nmat page, and get the candidate’s Dashboard.
5. Fill out the application, and select the school
6. Select the NMAT score under the B-School Preferences option.
7. After that, upload the photograph and move to the submit button.
8. Afterward, you may tap on “book exam slot,” which is available on the candidate dashboard, to schedule your exam.
9. Completing the scheduling of the NMAT exam 2025 - 2026 and confirming it by paying the registration fees. 

For more score reports, require additional fees, pay INR 439 per Score Report + applicable taxes/ US $5 per Score Report + applicable taxes.

Note- *Previous year, NMAT Exam Testakers can use their previous log-in credentials for this year's exam. 

Documents needed in NMAT Exam 2025 

• The photo should be in JPG, PNG, GIF, or F format, whose size can’t exceed 1 MB 
• Valid ID Proofs
• Signature in JPG, PNG, or GIF format
• Graduation marksheet