NMIMS University Mumbai with a legacy of 35 years will shortlist the candidates for admission to its prestigious MBA programme on the basis of NMAT by GMAC scores provided they have applied to NMIMS also after registering for the exam. NMIMS has 4 campuses situated in Mumbai, Shirpur, Bangalore and Hyderabad. NMAT by GMAC will be the mandatory exam, scores of which will be accepted by NMIMS for admission year 2016-17.
Apply for NMAT by GMAC as well as to NMIMS
Sharing with MBAUniverse.com Dr Rajan Saxena, Vice Chancellor NMIMS University has clarified that Candidates seeking admission opportunity to MBA programme 2016-18 batch at NMIMS have to apply online to register for NMAT by GMAC alongwith applying to NMIMS. According to him “It is important for all aspirants to understand that the only gateway to NMIMS is NMAT and that the registration at both the places will end on October 5. If they don’t register for NMAT or NMIMS by that time, they will miss the opportunity of getting in NMIMS this year.”
The registration and application process for NMAT by GMAC is going to close on October 5 and for NMIMS it will close on October 19, 2015 it is very important for the NMIMS aspirants to apply for NMAT by GMAC as well as for NMIMS within the stipulated time period.
Dr Saxena has shared that ‘At the moment there are 35,000 students who have registered for NMAT by GMAC’. Since only 5 days are left to finalize the registration and application process for NMAT by GMAC, it will be better to simultaneously apply for NMIMS else the candidates desirous of getting into MBA 2016-18 batch of NMIMS at one of its campuses might forget to register and lose the admission opportunity.
Dr Saxena VC, NMIMS suggests “For all those who are desirous of joining NMIMS it is necessary that they register at both places that is at the NMAT by GMAC website and at NMIMS. This is an important change this year as now the Test is independent of NMIMS and is owned and marketed by GMAC.”.
NMIMS among top 10 B-schools
Putting forward a few of the key USPs of NMIMS, Dr Rajan Saxena shares “NMIMS has consistently being ranked among the top 10 B-School since 1998. It is a school which has had an excellent track record in each successive year notwithstanding the industry turmoil and increase in the batch size at NMIMS, Mumbai.”
Rising placement packages
Speaking about the rising placement trend and relevance of NMIMS curriculam, Dr Saxena shares “Last year the average salary was Rs.17.5 lakhs per annum. Its curriculum has continuously remained relevant to the 4 needs of the industry. Some of the uniqueness of the program in Mumbai are experiential learning methodology adopted by the faculty, live industry projects and community engagement program to develop the social sensitivity skills of the graduates. The focus of the program is on developing skills that will enhance the employability of the graduates at both the national and global level.”
Highly placed Alumni
NMIMS alumni are highly placed and this fact is confirmed by Dr Rajan Saxena as he shares “Our Alumni today are at the key strategic positions in multinational and Indian companies like Starbucks, Heinz, Capgemini, Bank of America, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industry, Cognizant, Microsoft etc.”
Accreditations
Regarding accreditation of MBA programmes at NMIMS, Dr Saxena informs “NMIMS Mumbai programs are accredited by SAQS. NMIMS Bangalore has been ranked among top 5 emerging B-Schools in India by NHRDN and the PGDM program is accredited by AMBA. Both Bangalore and Hyderabad have had 100% placement track record with an average salary of about Rs.10 lakhs per annum.”
NMAT by GMAC: no different from NMAT
NMAT used to be the official entrance exam for admission to MBA programmes at NMIMS till 2015. With effect from the admission year 2016, NMAT has been renamed as ‘NMAT by GMAC’ after its acquisition by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) who is going to conduct first ‘NMAT by GMAC’.
GMAC, the owner of GMAT exam acquired NMAT 2015 and all subsequent year NMATs in the month of March 2015. Now the entrance exam for admission to flagship MBA programme at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) is known as ‘NMAT by GMAC’.
NMAT by GMAC’ will be no different than NMAT. There will not be any changes in content of the test. The exam will be conducted in the longest testing window of 75 days from October 6 to December 19, 2015.
According to Dr Rajan Saxena VC NMIMS “The test design and the number of retakes remain the same as that of last year. Also the difficulty level will be the same as that of last year. My suggestion to all the aspirants is to prepare well.”
NMAT by GMAC’ will be a computer based objective type multiple-choice test as was NMAT. NMAT by GMAC will comprise 120 questions to be solved in 2 hours (120 minutes). Aspirants will have 1 minute per question to solve. No descriptive type of questions would be asked in NMAT by GMAC. The exam will allow 3 retakes to improve score and thereby the admission chances in NMIMS.
To improve the level of preparation and to score high in NMAT by GMAC, Dr Saxena suggests “GMAC has just introduced an official guide to NMAT. Students who are interested may consider acquiring it.”
NMAT by GMAC shall have same test components as earlier NMAT used to contain. The time allocation and number of questions will also not change and the entire exam will follow the earlier NMAT pattern
|
Components |
Number of questions |
Estimated time to solve in minutes |
|
Language skills |
32 |
22 |
|
Quantitative skills |
48 |
60 |
|
Logical Reasoning |
40 |
38 |
Important dates for NMAT by GMAC
Registration for NMAT by GMAC will close on October 5, 2015. Below are given the important dates for the NMAT by GMAC to be conducted from October 6 to December 19, 2015.
| Event |
Start |
End |
|
Registration |
Thursday, July 02, 2015 |
Monday, October 05, 2015 |
|
Scheduling |
Friday, July 03, 2015 |
Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
|
Late Registration |
Tuesday, October 06, 2015 |
Monday, October 19, 2015 |
|
Rescheduling |
Friday, July 03, 2015 |
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 |
|
Exam Delivery |
Tuesday, October 06, 2015 |
Saturday, December 19, 2015 |
|
Retake Scheduling |
Tuesday, October 06, 2015 |
Friday, December 18, 2015 |
|
Final Announcement of Results |
|
Friday, January 15, 2016 |
Apart from 4 campuses of NMIMS 11 other Universities & B-schools will also accept NMAT by GMAC scores.
NMIMS is one of the highly ranked management institutes in India and has acquired the shape of a multi-disciplinary University in Mumbai. The courses are conducted across 4 campuses at Mumbai, Shirpur, Bangalore and Hyderabad. There are 350 full time faculty members who impart education to more than 12000 students of NMIMS.
NMIMS Offers a wide range of MBA programs, both general management and specialised areas, to suit industry requirements and make a student future ready. The 4 campuses of NMIMS offer admission opportunity with an intake of 800+ seats in MBA 2016-18 batch.
Placement season 2015 at NMIMS was marked with grand success with higher placement packages and PPOs.
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