Explore the top MBA colleges in India that accept NMAT scores, facilitating aspiring candidates in choosing suitable institutions for their management education based on NMAT scores.
Updated on:
November 25, 2023
The most prominent NMAT accepting MBA college NMIMS Mumbai has closed its application process for MBA admission 2024 after the last date to apply for NMAT exam 2023 was closed on October 12.
NMAT score is used by NMIMS Mumbai and other 50 MBA colleges that accept NMAT by GMAC score for MBA admission. NMIMS accepts only first take of NMAT score while other MBA colleges accept NMAT retake scores also. Apart from NMIMS, other top MBA Colleges accepting NMAT score include TAPMI Manipal, Great Lakes Institute of Management, ICFAI Business School, VIT Vellore, XIM Bhubaneswar, SPJIMR Mumbai, K J Somaiya Mumbai, IFMR-GSB Chennai, Jindal Global University among others.
For admission 2024, GMAC is conducting NMAT exam from October 10 to December 19, 2023. NMAT 2023 exam is being conducted at test centres as well as online proctored test from home.
Read this exclusive MBAUniverse.com article to check the top MBA colleges accepting NMAT score for admission 2024 with their admission status. It may be noted that NMAT is the mandatory entrance exam for admission to MBA programme at NMIMS Mumbai and its other campuses. Click on the College Name to get more information:
Top Ranked MBA Colleges Accepting NMAT by GMAC
Below are the top ranked MBA colleges accepting NMAT score as per NIRF Rankings 2023 and MBAUniverse.com rankings 2023
MBA college & Location |
MBA/PGDM Programmes Offered |
Admission Status 2024 |
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai |
MBA |
Open | |
K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai |
MBA |
Open | |
Xavier University Bhubaneswar |
MBA |
Open | |
T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal |
MBA |
Open | |
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai and Gurgaon | PGPM | Open | |
SPJIMR - Mumbai (For GMP & PGMPW) |
PGDM |
Open | |
IFMR Graduate School of Business at KREA University, Sri City |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
IBS Hyderabad: ICFAI Business School |
MBA |
Open | |
VIT University Vellore, Chennai |
MBA |
Open | |
IBA Bangalore | PGDM | Open | |
Other Top MBA colleges accepting NMAT scores
Below is the list of some of the other top MBA colleges accepting NMAT 2023 score for admission 2024
MBA college & Location |
MBA/PGDM Programmes Offered |
Admission Status 2024 |
TAPMI Manipal | MBA, MBA-BKFS, MBA-HRM, MBA Mktg, MBA-IB | Open | |
SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai |
Master in Business (IMB) |
Open | |
Thapar School of Management, Chandigarh |
MBA |
Opening soon |
SOIL - School of Inspired Leadership, Gurgaon |
PGPM, PGDM |
Open | |
JAGSOM Bangalore | PGDM, MBA, BBA | Open | |
Jindal Global Business School – Sonepat, Delhi/NCR |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
ICFAI Business School (IBS) Gurgaon & Mumbai | MBA/PGPM | Open | |
ITM Navi Mumbai: ITM Group of Institutions |
PGDM |
Opening Soon |
Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
BSE Institute Limited, Mumbai |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
Mody University School of Business, Jaipur |
MBA/PGDM |
Opening Soon |
ICFAI Business School (IBS) Bengaluru & Pune |
MBA/PGPM |
Open | |
Other Best MBA colleges accepting NMAT score
Other best MBA Colleges accepting NMAT score are:
MBA college/University |
Programmes Offered |
Admission Status 2023 |
Vijay Bhoomi University, Bangalore/Mumbai |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
WOXSEN School of Business Management, Hyderabad |
MBA |
Open | |
ICFAI Business School (IBS) Dehradun & Jaipur |
MBA/PGPM | Open | |
Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Hyderabad |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab |
MBA |
Opening soon |
Alliance University, Bangalore |
MBA |
Open | |
BML Munjal University, BMU Gurgaon |
MBA |
Opening Soon |
GITAM School of International Business, Visakhapat |
MBA (Dual Specialization) |
Opening Soon |
Bennett University Greater Noida, Delhi NCR |
Global MBA |
Opening Soon |
ICFAI Business School (IBS) Ahmedabad & Kolkata | MBA/PGPM | Open | |
Manav Rachna Faridabad | -- | Open | |
Being an independent and reputed exam, NMAT exam scores are accepted by some of the best MBA colleges for flagship and specialized programmes. As per the NMAT exam process, candidate’s NMAT scores are sent to five preferred MBA colleges free of cost by GMAC, the NMAT exam conducting body. Accordingly, while applying for NMAT 2023, you must select the five preferred MBA colleges out of the list of the institutes accepting NMAT exam scores.