🏛 Conducting Body & Scope
- Test: NMIMS–NPAT (National Test for Programs After Twelfth) — single portal for NMIMS UG admissions (non-Law, non-Engineering).
- Programs using NPAT (examples): BBA, B.Com (Hons) (Minor in Business Analytics), B.Sc (Finance), BBA (FinTech), B.Sc (Economics), BBA (Branding & Advertising), BA Liberal Arts, BBMM/BBA(IB)/BBA(Finance) (campus-wise). npat.nmims.edu
- (Law uses NMIMS-LAT; Engineering/Pharma use NMIMS-CET.) npat.nmims.edu
📅 Key Dates (2026 — tentative, based on 2025 schedule)
- Registration window: Feb – May 2026 (2025 ran Feb 20 – May 26, 2025). NMIMS Application
- Exam window (CBT at centres): Mar – May 2026 (2025 was Mar 1 – May 31, 2025). NMIMS Application+1
- Merit list/result: late June 2026 (2025 result on June 24, 2025). Shiksha+1
Exact day-wise schedule will be posted on the NPAT portal when 2026 opens.
🎓 Eligibility (programme-wise highlights)
- Common minimum: Class 12 (10+2) from a recognised board; ≥ 50% aggregate (some pages/PRs mention 60% for certain programmes—follow the year’s handout). NMIMS+1
- Maths/Statistics mandatory in Class 12 for: B.Com (Hons), B.Sc (Finance), BBA (FinTech), B.Sc (Economics) (all campuses). NMIMS+2npat.nmims.edu+2
- Maths/Statistics NOT mandatory for BBA (Branding & Advertising) (min 50% from any stream). npat.nmims.edu
- BBA (general/other BBA variants): check campus-specific handout; some campuses require Math/Stats. NMIMS
🧪 Exam Pattern (as per official 2025 handout — expect similar for 2026)
- Mode: Computer-Based Test (test centres).
- Duration: 100 minutes.
- Questions: 120 MCQs.
- Sections & distribution:
- Quantitative Reasoning – 60 Q
- Logical Reasoning – 40 Q
- Verbal Reasoning – 20 Q
- Marking: +1 each; no negative marking. npat.nmims.edu
🔁 Attempts & Score Use
- You can take up to 3 attempts (1 main + 2 retakes); best score counts for merit. (Published in NPAT FAQs.) npat.nmims.edu
- Merit lists and admissions are drawn from best-of-attempts after normalization; results appear on the NPAT portal. Shiksha
📝 Application Process (single portal)
- Register on the NPAT site → create account.
- Choose test category (NPAT) and programme/campus preferences (multiple programmes allowed).
- Schedule your test within the window (only paid candidates can schedule).
- Admit card is emailed; appear for CBT → Result/Merit on portal → document upload & fee payment as per round. nlat.nmims.edu+1
🗺 Campuses (Commerce/Management under NPAT)
- Mumbai (ASMSOC / School of Commerce), Navi Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Indore, Dhule, Chandigarh (availability program-wise). Programme pages list exact offerings & seats. NMIMS
📚 Syllabus Pointers (prep)
- Quant: arithmetic (percentages/ratio/PLP/avg), algebra, numbers, P&C/probability basics, data interpretation (tables/graphs).
- Logical: arrangements, series/coding, syllogisms, clocks/calendars, data sufficiency, puzzles.
- Verbal: RC (short), vocab-in-context, sentence correction/usage. (Structure aligns with three-section blueprint.) npat.nmims.edu+1
📄 Result, Merit & Admission
- Result/merit published on NPAT portal; rounds of document upload & fee payment follow per schedule. Shiksha
- Institute-wise instructions are issued alongside merit/offer lists. NMIMS
❓ Quick FAQs
- Is there negative marking? No. npat.nmims.edu
- How many attempts? Up to 3 (1 main + 2 retakes); best score considered. npat.nmims.edu
- Do all programs need Maths? No—Finance/Economics/B.Com(H) & FinTech do; Branding & Advertising does not. Others vary by campus—check the handout. NMIMS+3NMIMS+3npat.nmims.edu+3
- Is this test at home? NPAT is run at test centres in the published window. NMIMS Application
🔗 Official Pages (bookmark)
- NPAT main portal (program list & FAQs): eligibility, attempts, admit card, etc. npat.nmims.edu+1
- Commerce programmes & eligibility (official pages): B.Com(H), B.Sc Finance, BBA (FinTech), B.Sc Economics. NMIMS+1
- Branding & Advertising (eligibility note – Maths not mandatory): npat.nmims.edu
- 2025 NPAT handout (pattern/structure & registration instructions): npat.nmims.edu
- 2025 schedule reference (dates): reg & test window.