Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies-National Test for Programs After Twelfth
NMIMS-NPAT(National Test for Programs After Twelfth) is the official entrance test for admissions to Undergraduate Degree Programs offered by NMIMS after the 12th. It covers Programs in Commerce, Economics, International Studies, Branding & Advertising, and Liberal Arts & Management.
Check the tentative event schedule for the NPAT 2025 exam in the table below:
NPAT Exam Dates 2025
Particulars |
Date |
Online registration starts |
December 2024 |
Online registration ends |
May 2025 |
NMIMS NPAT 2025 Exam Date |
January 2025 to May 2025 |
NMIMS NPAT 2025 Exam Result |
First week of June-2025 by respective institutes |
Although NMIMS has not released the NPAT exam pattern for the 2025 edition of the test, it is likely to follow the same pattern as previous years.
NPAT Exam comprises 3 major sections with no negative marking. To have a better understanding of the NPAT exam pattern, take a look at the table given below:
NPAT Exam Pattern 2025
Sections |
Number of Questions |
Time Duration |
Total Marks |
Quantitative Reasoning |
40 |
100 |
40 |
Logical Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
|
Verbal Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
|
Total |
120 |
100 |
120 |
Candidates aspiring to be admitted to the BBA through the NPAT Exam must fulfill the eligibility criteria.
The eligibility conditions for the NPAT Exam given by the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) are as follows:
NPAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Programs under NPAT |
Eligibility Criteria |
B.B.A. / B. Com / B. Sc. Finance/ BBA (FinTech) |
Minimum of 50% aggregate marks in 10 + 2 or equivalent examination |
B.Sc. Economics (4 years program) |
|
BBA in Branding & Advertising (3-years program) |
Minimum of 50% aggregate marks in 10 + 2 or equivalent examination |
BA in Liberal Arts (4-years program) |
|
Bachelor in Business Management & Marketing (3-years program) |
|
BBA (International Business) in collaboration with Kingston University. |
Minimum of 60% aggregate marks |
Note: Candidates acquiring a Grade Point Average must testify from the Board / University concerned, the equivalent percentage for the GPA/CGPA obtained.
IB & Cambridge Candidate:
As per their official website, candidates who have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Certificate or DP or CP awarded candidates with 24 credits compulsory and has passed 3 subjects at Higher Level (HL) and 3 subjects at Standard Level (SL) mandatorily from any stream.
Candidates who do not have a final mark sheet will be given “Provisional Admission” based on predicted scores.
Note: Candidates those who have completed their (10+2) or equivalent examination/s from overseas school/s / Institute/s / University or awaiting results must submit a copy of AIU notification confirming the eligibility for the program as equivalent to (10+2) examination/s. The mark sheet/s / transcript/s issued by the Board/University shall only be considered.
Candidates can register for the NPAT Exam online by visiting its official website. The only mode of application form submission available is online.
The application fee for the NPAT Exam can be paid through online payment methods such as credit/debit/net banking.
Check the following steps for the NPAT 2025 Registration process:
Step 1: Visit the NMIMS official website for the registration process.
Step 2: Create an account, choose the program-wise form, and register.
Step 3: Pay the application fee and complete the process.
Step 4: After the successful registration and payment, the candidate will get options to schedule the exams by choosing the test date/s and test center on a first come first serve.
NPAT Online Registration Fee
No. of school chosen |
First attempt in the category |
RETAKE-1 in the same category |
RETAKE-2 in the same category |
1 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2 |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
3 |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
4 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5 |
6000 |
6000 |
6000 |
6 |
7000 |
7000 |
7000 |
NPAT Exam Centers
Test Centres for NPAT |
|
Vijayawada |
Guwahati |
Rajahmundry |
Patna |
Visakhapatnam |
Raipur |
Delhi/New Delhi |
Goa |
Ahmedabad |
Rajkot |
Surat |
Vadodara |
Changa |
Faridabad |
Gurugram |
Karnal |
Solan |
Jamshedpur |
Ranchi |
Bengaluru |
Mysuru |
Kochi |
Trivandrum |
Ernakulam |
Thrissur |
Kozhikode |
Kottayam |
Trichur |
Bhopal |
Indore |
Jabalpur |
Aurangabad |
Mumbai |
Nagpur |
Nashik |
Navi Mumbai |
Pune |
Shirpur |
Kolhapur |
Thane |
Kalyan |
Dhule |
Bhubaneshwar |
Puducherry |
Amritsar |
Chandigarh |
Ludhiana |
Jaipur |
Jodhpur |
Kota |
Udaipur |
Chennai |
Coimbatore |
Salem |
Hyderabad |
Mahbubnagar |
Mathura |
Ghaziabad |
Greater Noida |
Kanpur |
Lucknow |
Meerut |
Varanasi |
Dehradun |
Kolkata |
NMIMS releases the NPAT Exam admit card immediately after the candidate schedules the exam date.
Candidates can download the admit card for the NPAT exam as soon as it is generated after getting the preferred slot. Also, one can visit the official website (nmimsnpat.in) anytime before the exam date to download the admit card.
On-duty staff at the exam center will check the details along with the photograph on the admit card with the candidate. In addition to this, candidates should carry an original as well as a photocopy of government-approved ID proof.
NMIMS generally releases the NPAT Syllabus alongside the NPAT Exam Notification. Based on the previous year's exam analysis, we have gathered a few important topics for the exam. These topics are considered while designing the NPAT Exam paper.
Candidates should cover all topics that could possibly come under the following sections:
There are 40 MCQ-type questions in this section. The NPAT syllabus in this section aims to check the English language comprehension skills and Grammar of a candidate. Key topics covered in the NPAT Syllabus for this section are:
This is the second section to prepare as per the NPAT exam syllabus. There are 40 MCQ type questions in this section.
The NPAT syllabus in this section awards higher weightage to Arithmetic as there are more questions on this topic in NPAT exam syllabus. Other topics and segments to prepare in the NMIMS NPAT Syllabus include Geometry, Algebra, graphs, charts, etc. as given hereunder.
Key topics covered in the NPAT Syllabus for this section are:
This is the third and last section to prepare the NMIMS NPAT 2025 Syllabus. There are 40 MCQ-type questions in this section.
The NPAT syllabus in this section is divided into verbal and non-verbal reasoning, statements, arguments, true-false, and analogy among others.
Key topics and segments to prepare in NMIMS NPAT Syllabus 2025 for this section are
Here are some of the preparation tips to help candidates to qualify for the exam:
The NMIMS NPAT selection procedure is straightforward.
There is only one component to it, i.e., the NPAT Entrance Exam. There are no additional admission procedures, such as the written ability test or personal interview.
The candidate is required to take the NPAT entrance exam, and based on the scores obtained in the entrance test, a merit list will be released by the respective participating institutes individually.
Note:
NPAT scores will be valid for admission to the list of NMIMS campuses mentioned below. Know more about these institutes, the programs offered and the total number of seats at each of them.
NMIMS Colleges Accepting NPAT Score
Schools |
Programs Offered |
Mumbai |
Navi Mumbai |
Bengaluru |
Hyderabad |
Indore |
Dhule |
Chandigarh |
Jyoti Dalal School of Liberal Arts (JDSOLA) |
B.A.(Hons.) Liberal Arts |
120 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anil Surendra Modi School of Commerce (ASMSOC) |
BBA |
720 |
180 |
240 |
120 |
180 |
60 |
120 |
B.Sc Finance |
240 |
60 |
60 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
B.Com |
180 |
120 |
120 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
|
BBA FinTech |
60 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Sarla Anil Modi School of Economics |
B.Sc. Economics |
180 |
60 |
60 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
School of Branding and Advertising |
BBA Branding & Advertising |
240 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Pravin Dalal School of Entrepreneurship & Family Business Management |
BBA Marketing Management |
420 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Centre for International Studies |
BBA International Business |
240 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SVKM's NMIMS generally releases the results on the official website of the university (nmims.edu/result) by the ____. The result is always released in the form of a merit list, so candidates can check the merit list of the NPAT exam using the details of their registration ID and date of birth.
The full form of NPAT is the National Test for Programs After Twelfth. It is conducted by SVKM's NMIMS.
There is a criteria of minimum percentage marks a candidate should have to apply to the respective program. Candidates are advised to look up for the eligibility criteria for each program.
For NPAT examination, the candidate is permitted to take 1 main and 2 retakes.
The highest marks among all the attempts will be considered for the respective school merit process.
An applicant may add their preferred school, till the time he/she has attempted the main examination. Once the main exam is completed, a new school in the same category for retake cannot be added, but you can add a new category of test.
Candidates may select up to five preferences.