NMAT by GMAC sees hike in registration

The NMAT by GMAC exam witnessed a growth of 7% in registrations for 2017 over 2016. With the retake, total registrations closed at 88,454 in 2017 compared to 82,928 last year. Registration window for the exam was open from 4 July to 14 October .

Since the takeover by GMAC, several unique new features have been added to the exam. Features like multiple login methods, additional payment options, new international and regional test centers have all aided candidates to opt for the NMAT by GMAC exam.

Commenting on the achievement, Vikram Shah, director product management, GMAC said, “In the past 3 years, GMAC has strived to enhance the test taking experience of the candidates and continued the efforts to help NMAT by GMAC accepting schools attract the right talent in their classrooms.”

He added: “In 2017, we have expanded the NMAT by GMAC test center network by 100% from 24 cities to 48 cities and additionally opened testing internationally in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan while we continue to see the most diverse set of diversity in our test taking population with 40% women and 47% non-engineering candidates registered for the NMAT by GMAC in 2017”.

According to Gaurav Srivastava, Regional Director, GMAC, South Asia, “This year we are witnessing a much stronger preference for the NMAT by GMAC exam by the business schools accepting the exam due to factors such as a large candidate pool to choose from, diversity in gender and stream of education.” GMAC acquired ownership of the exam from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in March 2015 and had rebranded it as NMAT by GMAC.

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