Is NMAT compulsory for MBA at Athena School of Management?
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No, NMAT is not compulsory for admission to the MBA/PGPM programme at Athena School of Management (Mumbai).
Athena follows a profile-based admission process, which means your overall profile — academics, communication skills, achievements, and interview performance — carries more weight than just test scores.
You can apply with scores from NMAT, CAT, XAT, GMAT, or GRE, but if you haven't taken any of these, you can appear for ASAT (Athena Scholastic Aptitude Test), which is the institute's own entrance exam.
This gives flexibility to students who don't have NMAT or CAT scores but still want to pursue a management degree.
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No, NMAT is not compulsory for admission to the MBA programs at Athena School of Management. The institute accepts multiple entrance exams such as NMAT, CAT, XAT, GMAT, and also conducts its own test — the ASAT (Athena Scholastic Aptitude Test).
Since Athena follows a profile-based admission process, candidates are evaluated on their academic background, achievements, interview performance, and overall potential, rather than just test scores.
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No, NMAT is not compulsory to get admission into the PGPM course at Athena School of Management, because the school also accepts several other entrance examination scores for admission to this management course, such as NMAT/ GMAT/ CAT/ ASAT - Athena Scholastic Ability Test. Therefore, NMAT is one of the accepted entrance exams for admission to the PGPM course. However, it is not compulsory. Therefore, candidates with relevant scores in any of the following entrance exams can get admission to PGPM courses.
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The table below shows the top government NMAT accepting MBA colleges in India with their cost:
| Top Colleges | Tuition Fee |
|---|---|
| BSE Institute Limited | INR 2.11 Lacs - INR 7.29 lakh |
| Kerala University of Digital Sciences | INR 4 lakh |
Source: External site and may vary.
NMIMS SBM emerged to be as the top NMAT accepting colleges in India. SOme of the other colleges are mentioned below with NIRF 2025:
| Top Colleges | NIRF 2025 |
|---|---|
| NMIMS SBM | 24 |
Amity University Noida | 49 |
LPU | 44 |
| TAPMI | 39 |
| IFMR GBS University | 50 |
Source: official site and may vary.
About 160+ NMAT colleges accepting MBA students in India. Out of these colleges, 130 colleges are privately owned, 2 colleges are owned by government colleges and 2 colleges are privately owned. NMAT is the most accepting MBA colleges in India. Some of the top colleges include NMIMS SBM, Amity University Noida, K J Somaiya College, and many others.
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- SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai (and other campuses like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, etc.)
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
- XIM University (Xavier University Bhubaneswar)
- T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal
- SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai
- Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai and Gurgaon
- ICFAI Business School (IBS), across all 9 campuses including Hyderabad
- SPJIMR (S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research) (for specific programs like GMP & PGMPW)
- Alliance University, Bangalore
- Amity University, Noida (and
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