NMIMS-Mumbai is one of the premier B-Schools in India, having the advantage of being located in Mumbai, India’s financial capital. NMIMS-Mumbai falls in the "AAA+" Category in T.I.M.E.’s B-School rankings. Where as NMIMS-Bangalore and NMIMS-Hyderabad are ranked among the "BBB+" grade B-schools. NMIMS Indore and NMIMS Navi Mumbai have not yet been graded as they have not yet completed 2 years.

NMAT by GMAC needs to be taken for admission into MBA/PGDM programs offered by NMIMS. NMIMS offers the following programs

NMIMS Mumbai Campus:

1. MBA
2. MBA (Pharmaceutical Management)
3. MBA HR

NMIMS Bengaluru Campus:

1. PGDM

NMIMS Hyderabad Campus:

1. PGDBM

NMIMS Indore Campus:

1. PGDM

NMIMS Navi Mumbai Campus:

1. PGDM

The following is the information about their intake

• MBA -500
• MBA-HR-60
• MBA-Pharmaceutical Management-60
• PGDM(Bengaluru campus)-180
• PGDM(Hyderabad campus)-120
• PGDM( Indore campus )- 60
• PGDM (Navi mumbai campus )- 60

Selection process comprises:

• Entrance Test (NMAT)
• Group Discussion ( Case Discussion ) & Personal Interview.

Yes, NMAT is a computer based exam. This year, the test window is from 4 th October 2018 to 17 th December 2018..

Yes, though you need to check the eligibility norms of each of the B-schools separately before applying.

• SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad
• Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
• SDA Bocconi Asia Center (formerly MISB Bocconi), Mumbai
• ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad and other locations
• Alliance University, BangaloreISBR Business School, Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
• BSE Institute Limited
• Amity University, Delhi NCR
• Thapar School of Management, Chandigarh
• Benett University - Delhi, NCRSRM University, Chennai, Delhi NCR Sonipat
• Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida
• University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
• Woxsen School of Business Management, Hyderabad
• BML Munjal University, Delhi
• VIT University, Vellore
• ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai
• Mody University, Rajasthan
• GITAM School of International Business, Visakhapatnam
• Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Hyderabad
• Jindal Global Business school - Delhi/NCR
• Athena School of Management - Mumbai

Apart from applying to NMAT, you also need to apply to NMIMS.

Note- Test takers can choose the order of sections.There will be no negative marking.Applicants can take maximum of three attempts at NMAT during the test window.

Yes NMIMS has a provision for sectional cutoffs, most of the other B-schools accepting NMAT scores do not have this provision.

MBA ( earlier known as MB- Core) is considered to be flagship course of NMIMS-Mumbai.

Eligibility: 10+2+3 degree in any branch of study or equivalent pattern recognized by the UGC & AIU with minimum 50% marks in aggregate at degree level.

• Intake – 500
• Duration - 2 years
• No of Semesters-6 (Trimesters)
• Average salary- 17.6 Lacs p.a. ( 2016-18 batch )

The last year's cut-off marks are given below

NMIMS Mumbai

QS- 65, LS -60, LR:60 Overall -210 marks

NMIMS Bangalore and NMIMS Hyderabad

Overall 190 marks, QS-60, LS-50, LR 50

NMIMS reserves 30% of seats for girls. It does not reserve seats for SC/ST/OBC/DA candidates.

The average salary for the 2016-2018 batch of NMIMS-Mumbai MBA Program was 17.6 lacs pa. while the highest CTC offered was 30.6 lacs p.a. .  A total of 166 companies participated in the placement process.

Goldman sachs, JP Morgan, Nomura,GE, RIL, Idea, JPMC, ICICI Group, Yes Bank, RBS, Deutsche Bank (Operations), Kotak Group, HDFC Bank, IDBI Bank, Crisil, Perfetti, Cognizant Business Consulting, Wipro Group, Capgemini, HCL Technologies, Infosys and Polaris were some of the companies which recruited in large numbers.

Except for the section on Logical Reasoning, all the other sections of NMAT get well covered with a good preparation for CAT. However, it is advisable for a student to work on his/her speed mathematics as some of the questions under Data Interpretation tend to be calculation intensive. Also, 120 questions in 120 minutes means that the candidate needs to be really quick in solving the questions.

The questions in reasoning section of NMAT are:

Series, Analogies, Odd man out, Coding & Decoding, Symbols & Notations, missing numbers in the figures and Direction sense.

Analytical puzzles (Blood Relations, Linear arrangement, Circular arrangement, Distribution,Comparisons and Selections).

Critical reasoning (Assumptions, Conclusions, Inferences, Strong & Weak arguments, Courses of action, Cause & Effect, Assertions and Reasons), Deductions, Input / Output, Decision Making and Venn Diagrams

The CAT students have received the reasoning Study Material - SM 1001905 and SM 1001907 (both with solutions). SM 1001907 covers the topics - Series, Analogies, Odd man out, Coding & Decoding, Symbols & Notations, missing numbers in the figures, Blood Relations and Direction sense. These topics were introduced to the CAT students in Logic Basics - 7, 8 and 10 (LRHO 1001907 and 08). One can quickly get thorough with these topics by solving the exercises from SM 1001907 and SM 1001921. Particularly the questions based on Coding & Decoding and Symbols & Notations test the speed of the students. SM 1001905 has two exercises for each of the topics in analytical puzzles. There was a thorough discussion of each of these kind of puzzles in Logic Basics - 1, 2, 3 and 4 (LRHO 1001901, 02, 03 and 04) and in LRPEs and LRTs. Venn Diagrams are discussed in Logic Basics 5 and 6 (LRHO 1001905 and 06).

SM 1001905 has four exercises (Ex 7 (a), (b), (c) and (d)) on Venn Diagrams. Students may solve the exercises 7 (a) and (b) first and then from 7 (c) and (d). As far as NMAT pattern is concerned, exercises 7 (a) and (b) are more relevant.

Among the critical reasoning topics, Assumptions, Conclusions, Inferences and Strong & Weak arguments were discussed in LR classes for CAT students. For the topics, Courses of Action, Cause & Effect, and Assertions & Reasons, if the students want to refer to some extra material apart from the T.I.M.E. material, he / she can take the help of Critical Reasoning book authored by M.K. Pandey. However, these extra materials should be referred to only after the student has exhausted the T.I.M.E. Material.

The NMAT model deductions were discussed in logic basics 10 (LRHO 1001910). The practice exercises for NMAT model deductions questions are provided in SM 1001921 and that for Input / Output & Decision Making questions are provided in SM 1001907. Input/ Output questions are quite regular in NMAT exam.

Finally, T.I.M.E.’s OMETs for NMAT are perhaps the best source for preparation.They are very close to the actual NMAT entrance exam paper and one should give maximum importance to these question papers as they provide very good exam practice to the candidates. The candidates can accustom themselves to the NMAT pattern by taking these mocks.