1. How good is
NMIMS?
A. 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 AA Category. Where as NMIMS-Bangalore and NMIMS-Hyderabad are ranked among the BBB grade B-schools.
2. Which exam is to be written to gain admission in NMIMS? What are the programs offered by NMIMS?
A. NMAT by GMAC needs to be taken for admission into MBA/PGDM programs offered by NMIMS. NMIMS offers the following programs
NMIMS Mumbai Campus:
A. 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 AA Category. Where as NMIMS-Bangalore and NMIMS-Hyderabad are ranked among the BBB grade B-schools.
2. Which exam is to be written to gain admission in NMIMS? What are the programs offered by NMIMS?
A. NMAT by GMAC needs to be taken for admission into MBA/PGDM programs offered by NMIMS. NMIMS offers the following programs
NMIMS Mumbai Campus:
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MBA
·
MBA
(Pharmaceutical Management)
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MBA
HR
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NMIMS
Bengaluru Campus:
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PGDM
·
NMIMS
Hyderabad Campus:
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PGDBM
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 (increased by 30)
3. What is the selection process for these programs?
A. Selection process for MBA, MBA in HR, PGDM – Bengaluru and Hyderabad Campus:
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Entrance
Test (NMAT)
·
Group
Discussion ( Case Discussion ) & Personal Interview.
4. Is NMAT an online exam? When is NMAT conducted?
A. Yes, NMAT is an online exam. This year, the test window is 07 October to 20 December 2016.
5.What are the changes in this year's NMAT?
A. This year onwards NMAT will be conducted by GMAC ( organization which conducts the GMAT exam across the world ). The other major change is apart from NMIMS, NMAT scores this year will be accepted by the following B-schools
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NMIMS
University, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad
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Alliance
University, Bangalore
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Amity
University, Delhi NCR
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Ansal
University, Delhi NCR
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ICFAI
University, IBS Business School, Hyderabad and other locations
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Mody
University, Rajasthan
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BML
Munjal University, Delhi
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Shoolini
University, Chandigarh
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SRM
University, Chennai
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Thapar
University, Chandigarh
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VIT
University, Vellore
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Woxsen
School of Business, Hyderabad
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University
of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES)
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Hyderabad
Business School, GITAM
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Chitkara
University
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Institute
of Mnagement, Jk University
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Shiv
Nadar University
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Gitam
School of Business
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There is no change in the pattern of the examination.
6. What are the schedule of NMAT exam?
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Event
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Start
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End
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Registration
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Monday,
July 04,2016
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Monday,
October 03,2016
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Scheduling
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Monday,
July 04, 2016
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Friday,
October 14, 2016
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Late
Registration
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Tuesday,
October 04, 2016
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Wednesday,
October 12, 2016
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Rescheduling
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Monday,
July 04, 2016
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Saturday,
December 17, 2016
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Exam
Delivery
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Tuesday,
October 07, 2016
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Tuesday,
December 20, 2016
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Results
Submission & Final Announcement of Results
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Tuesday,
January 24, 2017
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Registration for CD/
PI
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Wednesday,25th
January, 2017
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Sunday,29th January,
2017
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Conduct of CD/ PI
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6th February, 2017
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18th February, 2017
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First Merit List
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Tuesday, 28th
February, 2017
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7. I have not cleared my graduation in stipulate duration as per the respective University / Institution awarding the degree, i am i eligible to take NMAT?
A.Yes, though you need to check the eligibility norms of each of the B-schools separately before applying.
8.What is the test fee for NMAT?
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Service
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Fee
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Test
Registration (Early)
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INR
1700 + applicable taxes
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Test
Registration (Late)
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INR
2000 + applicable taxes
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Retake
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INR
1700 + applicable taxes
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Reschedule
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INR
1000 + applicable taxes
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Additional
Score Reports
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(beyond
first seven) INR 200 / Score Report + applicable taxes
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9. If i am interested in studying at NMIMS, applying to NMAT alone is sufficient or should i separately apply to NMIMS also?
A. Apart from applying to NMAT, you also need to apply to NMIMS. The application fee is 1100 Rs if one wishes to apply to NMIMS Mumbai alone or NMIMS Bangalore/Hyderbad alone. The application fee is 1500 Rs if one wishes to apply to NMIMS Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The last date for application is 13th October 2016.
10. What would be the structure of NMAT-2016?
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Sr.
No
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Section
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No.
of Questions
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Time
in Minutes
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1
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Language
Skills
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32
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22
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2
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Quantitative
Skills
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48
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60
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3
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Logical
Reasoning
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40
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38
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Total
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120
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120
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Note- there will be no negative marking.Applicants can take max of three attempts at NMAT-2016, the best of three will be considered at the time of shortlisting of candidates for GD/PI stage.
11. Does NMAT have sectional cut-offs?
A. Yes NMIMS has provision for sectional cutoff’s,most of the other B-schools accepting NMAT scores do not have this provision.
12. What is the flagship course offered at NMIMS?
A. MBA ( earlier known as MB- Core) is the flagship course of NMIMS-Mumbai.
13. Could you provide me with some details of the MBAprogram offered at NMIMS-Mumbai?
A. 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)
14. What were the cut-offs last year for the MBA Program at NMIMS (Mumbai)?
A. The last year's cut-off marks are given below
Overall 208 marks, QS-65, LS-50, LR 55
15. Does NMIMS follow reservation policy?
A. NMIMS reserves 30% of seats for girls. It does not reserve seats for SC/ST/OBC/DA candidates.
16. Can you give me Placement details of the MBA (Core) Program?
The average salary for the 2014-2016 batch of NMIMS-Mumbai MBA Program was 17.09 lacs pa. whereas the highest CTC offered was 30 lacs p.a. The average salary for the 2014-2016 batch of NMIMS-Mumbai MBA HRM Program was 12.04 lacs p.a. A sum of 160 companies participated in the placement process.
17. Who were the key recruiters at NMIMS-Mumbai?
A. IDBI Bank, JP Morgan, ICICI Group, GE, RIL, JPMC, RBS, Kotak Group, HDFC Bank, Crisil, Idea, Perfetti, Goldman sachs, Cognizant Business Consulting, HCL Technologies, Yes Bank, Deutsche Bank (Operations), Wipro Group, Capgemini, Infosys and Polaris were some of the companies which recruited in large numbers.
18. Can you give me some suggestions on how to prepare for NMAT?
A Except for the section on Logical Reasoning, all the other sections of NMAT get well covered with a good preparation for CAT. However, it would be 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 in120 minutes means that the candidate needs to be really quick in solving the questions.
The questions in reasoning section of NMAT are:
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Series,
Analogies, Odd man out, Coding & Decoding, and Symbols & Notations
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Analytical
puzzles (Linear arrangement, Circular arrangement, Distribution,Comparisons and
Selections)
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Critical
reasoning (Assumptions, Conclusions, Inferences, Strong & Weak arguments,
Courses of action, Cause & Effect, Assertions and Reasons,Deductions, Input
/ Output, and Decision Making).