The NMAT cut off is the minimum score required to be scored by aspirants in the exam for admissions into MBA and PGDM courses in NMIMS, its affiliated universities, and other top business schools in the country that accept the NMAT scores. The NMAT cut off score is determined by the participating institutes and is regulated by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The cut off may be released in the form of a score or percentile. Candidates who manage to score the minimum cut off will be eligible to appear for the further rounds of admission- the Group Discussion (GD), and the Personal Interview (PI). Candidates can go through the contents of this page for more details.
Factors determining NMAT Cut Off 2021
To determine the cut off for the exam, GMAC considers the following factors:
- The difficulty level of the exam
- The number of candidates who appeared for the NMAT exam
- The number of application forms received
- The previous years' cut off trends
- The number of seats available at the different colleges under NMAT 2021
NMAT Expected Cut Off 2021- Section-wise
The section-wise NMAT expected Cut Off for MBA in HR/ Capital Marketing/ Banking and MBA in Pharmaceutical Management is provided below:
| Course Name | Language Skills Cut off | Quantitative Aptitude Cut off | Logical Reasoning Cut off | Overall Cut off |
| MBA in HR/ Capital Marketing/ Banking | 55 | 74 | 61 | 208 |
| MBA in Pharmaceutical Management | 50 | 50 | 50 | 169 |
NMAT Expected Cut off 2021- Institution-wise
The NMAT expected cut off 2021 that is done institution-wise for all the participating in the NMAT 2021 colleges. The expected NMAT colleges cut off for the year 2021 has been tabulated below.
| College |
Expected NMAT 2021 Cut Off
|
|
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS Mumbai)
|
200+ |
|
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS Bangalore and Hyderabad)
|
180+ |
|
Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB), Bhubaneswar
|
200+ |
|
Woxsen Business School, Hyderabad
|
160+ |
|
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad
|
150+ |
|
ISBR Business School
|
170+ |
|
BSE Institute Limited
|
200+ |
|
Alliance University
|
100+ |
|
Amity University
|
200+ |
|
Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University
|
150+ |
|
SRM University Chennai, Delhi NCR Sonipat
|
250+ |
|
Thapar School of Management
|
150+ |
|
Shiv Nadar University
|
200+ |
|
Bennett University
|
180+ |
|
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES)
|
160+ |
|
BML Munjal University
|
200+ |
|
ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai
|
200+ |
| VIT University | 250+ |
|
Mody University
|
200+ |
|
GITAM School of International Business, Visakhapatnam
|
200+ |
NMAT Cut Off- Selection Process
Different participating institutes follow different selection processes for the MBA programs. However, there are some common elements across all the individual selection processes.
- NMAT 2021 Score
- Personal Interview
- Written Ability Test
- Group Discussion
- Academic Record
- Work Experience
- Academic/Gender Diversity
NMAT Cut Off- Composite Merit List Preparation
Each element in the selection process based on the NMAT Cut Off carries a certain amount of weightage that will determine a candidate's eligibility for the various MBA and PGDM courses. The weightage of each element in the selection process is given below:
| NMAT Selection Process Element | Weightage |
| NMAT by GMAC Score | 70% |
| Group Discussion (GD) | 10% |
| Personal Interview | 10% |
| Academic Performance | 5% |
| Work Experience | 5% |
NMAT Cut Off for Previous Years
The NMAT Cut Off for 2020, 2019, and 2018 are compiled below. Analyzing the cut offs from the previous years will give candidates an idea of the minimum marks they would require to clear the NMAT 2021 exam.
| Name of Participating Institutes | Cutoff Score in NMAT |
| Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS Mumbai) | 212 |
| Xavier School of Human Resource Management - Bhubaneswar | MBA-HRM: 87 percentile |
| Xavier School of Rural Management - Bhubaneswar | MBA Rural Management - 50 percentile |
| Xavier School of Sustainability - Bhubaneswar | MBA in Sustainability Management - 40 percentile |
| Xavier Faculty of management (Urban Management & Governance) - Bhubaneswar | MBA in Urban Management and Governance - 40 percentile |
| SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai | Average 200 score |
| SPJIMR, Mumbai (For PGMPW) | NA |
| Indian School of Business (ISB)(For Certificate Programme in Business Analytics - CBA) | NA |
| ICFAI Business School (IBS) | 150+ |
| Shiv Nadar University | 60 percentile |
| Alliance University | 100+ |
| VIT University | 85 percentile |
| Amity Business School, Noida | For Non Sponsored category- 60 percentile For Sponsored category- 50 percentile |
| Amity Business School, Jaipur | 65 percentile |
| Amity Business School, Mumbai | 65 percentile |
| Amity Business School, Lucknow | 65 percentile |
| Amity Business School, Gurgaon | 65 percentile |
| Amity Business School, Gwalior | 65 percentile |
| Thapar School of Management | 140+ |
| Woxsen School of Business Management | 160+ |
| University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) | 140+ |
| GITAM School of International Business (GSIB), Visakhapatnam | 140+ score |
| Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University | 140+ score |
| SRM University | 180+ |
| BML Munjal University | No cutoff |
| Mody University | 40 percent |
| ISBR Business School | 140+ |
| Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University | NA |
| ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai | 150+ |
| Bennett University | NA |
| BSE Institute Limited | NA |
| Jindal Global Business school - Delhi/NCR | NA |
| School Of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar | NA |
| Universal Business School, Raigad | NA |
| Jain University - CMS Business School | NA |
| Athena School of Management, Mumbai | NA |
| School of Inspired Learning | NA |
NMAT Cut Off 2019
The table below details the NMAT Cut Off 2019 for various participating institutes based on the scores and percentiles:
| Institutions |
NMAT Cut Off 2019
|
| University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) | 140 - 145 |
| SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies | 200 - 215 |
| Amity Business School, Gurgaon | 65 percentile |
| Alliance University | 100 - 105 |
| Woxsen School of Business Management | 160 - 165 |
| Indian School of Business (ISB)(For Certificate Programme in Business Analytics – CBA) | – |
| Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University | – |
| ISBR Business School | 140 - 145 |
| SRM University | 180 - 185 |
| Amity Business School, Noida | 60 percentile |
| Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University | 140 - 145 |
| Jain University – CMS Business School | – |
| ICFAI Business School (IBS), in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Pune, Gurgaon, Dehradun, Bengaluru & Mumbai | 150 - 152 |
| Xavier School of Human Resource Management – Bhubaneswar | 85 - 87 percentile |
| Bennett University | – |
| Thapar School of Management | 140 - 145 |
| Jindal Global Business school – Delhi/NCR | – |
| Amity Business School, Gwalior | 65 percentile |
| SPJIMR, Mumbai (For PGMPW) | – |
| SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai | 200 - 205 |
| School Of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar | – |
| School of Inspired Learning | – |
| Amity Business School, Mumbai | 65 percentile |
| ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai | 150 - 155 |
| BSE Institute Limited | – |
| Amity Business School, Jaipur | 65 percentile |
| Xavier Faculty of management (Urban Management & Governance) – Bhubaneswar | 40 percentile |
| Amity Business School, Lucknow | 65 percentile |
| Universal Business School, Raigad | – |
| VIT University | 85 percentile |
| Xavier School of Sustainability – Bhubaneswar | 40 percentile |
| BML Munjal University | – |
| Athena School of Management, Mumbai | – |
| Shiv Nadar University | 60 percentile |
| Mody University | 40 percentile |
| GITAM School of International Business (GSIB), Visakhapatnam | 140 - 145 |
| Xavier School of Rural Management – Bhubaneswar | 50 percentile |
NMAT Cut Off 2018
The NMAT Cut Off 2018 is detailed for the various participating institutes based on the scores and percentiles:
| NMAT Colleges | Cut off score/percentile |
| SVKM'S Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai SVKM'S Narsee Monjee Institue of Management Studies, Bangalore SVKM'S Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Hyderabad |
200+ NMAT scores |
| Indian School Business (ISB) | 140+ NMAT scores |
| Xavier University, Bhubaneshwar | 170+ NMAT scores |
| SDA Bocconi Asia centre (formerly MISB Bocconi), Mumbai | 200+ NMAT scores |
| Alliance School of Business, Alliance University | 100+ NMAT scores |
| ITM Business School | 65+ NMAT scores |
| ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad | 150+ NMAT scores |
| BSE Institute PVT. | 180+ NMAT score |
| Shiv Nadar University, Great Noida | 85+ NMAT scores |
| Bennett University, Delhi NCR | 65+ NMAT scores |
| Woxsen School of Business Management, Hyderabad | 160+ NMAT scores |
| Thapar School of Management, Chandigarh | 150+ NMAT scores |
| ISBR Business School, Bengaluru | 140+ NMAT scores |
| Amity University, Delhi NCR | 60+ NMAT scores |
| SRM University | 180+ NMAT scores |
| University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun | 140+ NMAT scores |
| BML Munjal University, Delhi | 150+ NMAT scores |
| VIT University, Vellore | 50+ NMAT scores |
| Jindal Global Business school-Delhi NCR | 65+ NMAT scores |
Colleges accepting NMAT Score
Apart from NMIMS, various other well-reputed B-schools accept NMAT scores for admission. The list of some renowned institutions is provided below:
| MISB Bocconi, Mumbai | IBS B-schools, Hyderabad & other locations |
| Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Sciences, Mumbai | Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Sciences |
| Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore |
| Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Sciences, Bangalore | SRM University |
| Alliance University, Bangalore | BSE Institute Ltd., Mumbai & other locations |
| Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida | WOXSEN, Hyderabad |
| Amity University, Noida | Thapar School of Management, Mohali |
| UPES, Dehradun | BML Munjal University, Gurgaon |
| ITM, Navi Mumbai | Mody University, Jaipur |
| GSIB, Visakhapatnam | -- |
NMAT Sectional Cut Off for NMIMS
The cut off for each of the sections of the NMAT question paper is given below. For admission to NMIMS, the candidates were required to attain the scores mentioned in these tables. The candidates must observe that the cut off for the Mumbai campus of NMIMS is slightly higher than the Bangalore campus.
NMAT Sectional Cut Off 2018
The table below shows the section-wise NMAT Cut Off for 2018:
| NMIMS Institute | Quantitative Skills | Logical Reasoning | Language Skills | Total Cut Off |
| Mumbai Campus | 65 | 60 | 57 | 209 |
| Bangalore Campus | 65 | 50 | 55 | 200 |
NMAT Sectional Cut Off 2017
The table below shows the section-wise NMAT Cut Off for 2017:
| NMIMS Institute | Quantitative Skills | Logical Reasoning | Language Skills | Total Cut Off |
| Mumbai Campus | 65 | 60 | 60 | 210 |
| Bangalore Campus | 65 | 60 | 50 | 190 |
NMAT Sectional Cut Off 2016
The table below shows the section-wise NMAT Cut Off for 2016:
| NMIMS Institute | Quantitative Skills | Logical Reasoning | Language Skills | Total Cut Off |
| Mumbai Campus | 74 | 31 | 55 | 208 |
| Bangalore Campus | 70 | 55 | 55 | 200 |
NMAT Score & Cut Off - MBA Colleges
Given below is the cut off for various other MBA colleges that accept NMAT scores for admission. The candidates can check the percentile scores which they need to attain to get admission to the corresponding B-school.
MBA colleges accepting NMAT scores - 90% Cut Off
The table below shows the list of MBA colleges that provide admissions based on the NMAT Cut Off scores being 90% or more:
| Institute Name | City | Cut Off Percentile Score | Fees (INR in Lakhs) |
| NMIMS | Mumbai | 94 | 17.44 |
| NMIMS | Bangalore | 91 | 9.80 |
| NMIMS | Hyderabad | 90 | 9.05 |
| XIM | Bhubaneshwar | 90 | 13.18 |
MBA colleges accepting NMAT scores - 80% Cut Off
The table below shows the list of MBA colleges that provide admissions based on the NMAT Cut Off scores being between 80% and 90%:
| Institute Name | City | Cut Off Percentile Score | Fees (INR in Lakhs) |
| VIT | Vellore | 85 | 6 |
| SRM University | Chennai | 80 | 6 |
MBA colleges accepting NMAT scores - 70% Cut Off
The table below shows the list of MBA colleges that provide admissions based on the NMAT Cut Off scores being between 70% and 79%:
| Institute Name | City | Cut Off Percentile Score | Fees (INR in Lakhs) |
| MISB Bocconi | Mumbai | 70+ | 18.25 |
| IBS | Hyderabad (+ 9 other cities) | 70 | 6.25 |
| Alliance University | Bangalore | 70 | 8 |
| BSE Institute | Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkota, Ahmedabad | 70 | 1.50 |
| Shiv Nadar University | Greater Noida | 70 | 12.09 |
| WOXSEN | Hyderabad | 70 | 17.30 |
MBA colleges accepting NMAT scores - 60% Cut Off
The table below shows the list of MBA colleges that provide admissions based on the NMAT Cut Off scores being between 60% and 69%:
| Institute Name | City | Cut Off Percentile Score | Fees (INR in Lakhs) |
| Amity University | Noida | 65 | 11.0 |
| Thapar School of Management | Mohali | 65 | 6.45 |
| UPES | Dehradun | 65 | 10.52 |
| BML Munjal University | Gurgaon | 65 | 9.80 |
| ITM | Navi Mumbai | 65 | 9.30 |
| Mody University | Laxman Garh | 60 | 4.76 |
| GSIB | Vishakapatnam | 65 | 7.50 |
| HBS | Hyderabad | 60 | 7.50 |
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