NMAT 2020 Exam Pattern Revised; Total Number Questions Reduced

According to the revised NMAT exam pattern, test-takers will have to solve only 108 questions. Check details about changes in NMAT 2020 exam pattern.

Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has revised the exam pattern of NMAT 2020 exam. This year, the candidates will have to solve lesser number of questions than previous years.

The total number of question in NMAT question paper has been reduced from 120 to 108. The exam has three sections, Language Skills, Quantitative Skills and Logical Reasoning. From this year onwards, each of these sections will have equal number of questions .i.e. In NMAT 2019, sectional weightage was uneven with Quantitative Skills section having maximum questions (48), followed by Logical Reasoning (40) and Language Skills (32).

Sectional time-limit for each section of NMAT 2020 has also been revised. In Language Section, the time limit has been increased from 22 minutes to 28 minutes, while in Quantitative Skills the time limit has been reduced from 60 to 52 minutes. In the Logical Reasoning section, the sectional time limit has been increased from 38 minutes to 40 minutes.

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Revised NMAT 2020 Exam Pattern

Sections	Number of Questions	Time (Minutes)	Score Range
Language Skills	36	28	12-120
Quantitative Skills	36	52	12-120
Logical Reasoning	36	40	12-120
Total	108	120	36-360

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NMAT 2020 Dates

Check the table below for NMAT exam 2020 activities and dates.

NMAT Events	Start Date	End Date
NMAT Registration-Main	14-Sep-2020	20-Nov-2020
NMAT Late Registration	21-Sep-2020	30-Nov-2020
NMAT Scheduling	14-Sep-2020	02-Dec-2020
NMAT Re-scheduling	14-Sep-2020	17-Jan-2021
Exam Delivery	04-Nov-2020	30-Jan-2021
NMAT Registration - Retake	05-Nov-2020	04-Nov-2020
NMAT Re-take Scheduling	05-Nov-2020	04-Nov-2020

NMAT exam is conducted in a 75-day test window from October to December. The candidates get three attempts at the test during the examination window. The result cum scorecard is generated within 48 hours of taking the exam, so that the candidates can decide whether they want to go for re-test.

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