NMAT 2018 cutoff- The cutoff of NMIMS Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) 2018 will be declared after the declaration of result by the conducting body i.e. Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) for the candidates willing to get into NMIMS University or its participating institutes for postgraduate management programs. The candidates if fulfill the minimum cutoff percentile released by the participating institutes will get shortlisted and will be called for the further rounds of the selection procedure that involve Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Once these rounds of selection procedure are completed, the final merit list will be released containing the names of selected candidates for seeking admission in above-mentioned institutes. However, the final merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks acquired in NMAT 2018, previous academic record and performance in GD and PI rounds. Therefore, the aspiring candidates must start their preparation from now onwards in order to score high percentile to get shortlisted by the top participating institute of NMIMS.
Important Dates of NMAT 2018 Cutoff
The candidates can check the dates which are tentative related to the NMAT 2018 which are mentioned below.
| Events | Start Date | End Date |
| NMAT by GMAC 2018 Exam | 4th October 2018 | 17th December, 2018 |
| Result of NMAT 2018 | Second week of January 2019 | |
| Final NMAT 2018 Result | Third week of January, 2019 | |
| NMAT 2018 Cutoff | January/February 2019 | |
Factors Determining the NMAT Cutoff 2018
Below are the factors mentioned for deciding the cutoff of NMAT 2018:
- Number of candidates’ appeared for the NMAT by GMAC 2018 examination.
- Number of candidates’ passed the NMAT by GMAC examination.
- Difficulty level of the question paper.
- Number of seats available.
Campus-wise CutOff
It is important for the candidates to attain the cutoff marks to get admission. If the two or more candidates secure the same marks or percentile, inter-se-merit list will be prepared by the university. The score will be split up into sections which are scaled score for each section, a total score, and a percentile ranking. The university will be releasing the sectional cut off for all the sections of the examination. This will be separately released for all the Business schools accepting NMAT scorecard. The cutoff marks will vary for each and every participating institute every year. The various institutions will call the candidates on the basis of NMAT 2018 cutoff for the CD (case discussion), GD (group discussion) and PI (personal interview) rounds.
Previous Year’s Cutoff
The candidates will be able to check the sectional cutoff for quantitative techniques, language skills, and logical reasoning. The cutoff of the previous years for various courses under MBA programme is mentioned below.
NMAT Cutoff for 2017
MBA/MBA Banking/MBA Capital Market/MBA HR
| Sections | Sectional Cut off |
| Language Skills | 55 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 74 |
| Logical Reasoning | 61 |
| Overall | 208 |
MBA Pharmaceutical Management
| Sections | Sectional Cut off |
| Language Skills | 50 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 50 |
| Logical Reasoning | 50 |
| Overall | 169 |
PGDM Bangalore and Hyderabad Campus
| Sections | Sectional Cut off |
| Language Skills | 55 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 70 |
| Logical Reasoning | 55 |
| Overall | 200 |
NMAT Cut Off for year 2016
MBA/MBA Banking/MBA Capital Market/MBA HR
| Sections | Sectional Cut off |
| Language Skills | 55 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 74 |
| Logical Reasoning | 61 |
| Overall | 208 |
MBA Pharmaceutical Management
| Sections | Sectional Cut off |
| Language Skills | 50 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 50 |
| Logical Reasoning | 50 |
| Overall | 169 |
PGDM Bangalore and Hyderabad Campus
| Sections | Sectional Cut off |
| Language Skills | 55 |
| Quantitative Techniques | 70 |
| Logical Reasoning | 55 |
| Overall | 200 |
NMAT 2018 Score Card
The final score report will consist of the candidates obtained marks in each section, overall score and percentile ranking. The exam conducting authority will notify the candidates about the scorecard availability. The score of the candidates will be sent to different business schools and institutions which were selected by the candidates to share the scores once the authority will provide the final percentile. According to the marks attained by the candidates, the ranks of the candidates will be assigned to them. The candidates will be selected for counselling based on the score rank.
NMAT 2018 Selection Procedure
The candidates after satisfying the minimum cutoff marks released by each participating institutes will get shortlisted for the further round of selection procedure that involves of Group Discussion (GD) or Case Discussion (CD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. After completion of all these rounds which are mentioned above, the final merit list will be released by calculating the composite score on the basis of the previous academic record, work experience etc. for the candidates to seek admission in that particular institute. Moreover, the candidates while going for the selection procedure must also carry academic mark sheets, work experience certificate, certificate of medical fitness etc.
